Minneota players celebrate after winning a set against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton last Thursday night in Tyler.
Vikings go 3-2 at SW Volleyball Challenge
Minneota won three of five matches in the two-day Southwest Minnesota Challenge this past weekend and finished sixth among 32 teams. The Vikings (6-2), ranked No. 4 in Class A, defeated Sartell 23-25, 25-19, 15-8 before topping West Fargo Sheyenne 25-21, 22-25, 16-14.
Minneota defensive lineman Sam Myhre intercepts a pass and returns it 27 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
Vikings tie program's win streak with ease
Minneota tied a school record with its 48th consecutive win, trouncing Eden Valley-Watkins 55-0 last Friday night in Eden Valley. The win tied the 1986-89 teams that won three Class C state titles while winning 48 straight.
The winners of the 1976 Countryside Golf Club tournament. Standing, left to right: Wynston Boe, championship flight winner; Mike O’Reilly, championship flight runner-up; Slim Klein, first flight winner; Andy Traen, second flight winner; Dr. W.W. Merritt, third flight winner. Front row, left to right: Norm Myer, fourth flight winner; Virgil Ufkin, fifth flight; Bernie Wambeke, sixth flight; Don Tomasek, seventh flight; and Leonard Richards, eighth flight.
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100 YEARS AGO (September 17, 1926) War declared on rats at Citizen’s Lunch meeting
Homecoming Queen Jaylyn Coequyt and King Tristen Sussner.
Coequyt, Sussner, Buysse, Myhre Homecoming royalty
Jaylyn Coequyt was selected as this year’s Minneota Homecoming Queen, while Tristen Sussner was named Homecoming King during coronation Monday afternoon in the high school gym. Gretta Buysse is this year’s Homecoming Princess and Sam Myhre is the Homecoming Prince.
The 2026-2027 Boxelder Bug Days royalty rode in Sunday’s parade. Left to right: Second Princess Alexa Mead, First Princess Eden Meagher, and Queen Addy Kiley.
Kiley crowned queen, Meagher, Mead named Bug Days princesses
Addy Kiley was so surprised when she was crowned Boxelder Bug Days queen on Saturday night that she almost didn’t know how to react. “I’m pretty seldom a winner,” she said, “so, I was really surprised and I just smiled a lot.”
This group was among 12 teams in the puzzle competition. Clockwise from left: Gail Boe, Renee Wyffels, Alison Neet, and Alison’s daughter, Emma Neet.
Minneota players celebrate after winning a set against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton last Thursday night in Tyler.
Minneota defensive lineman Sam Myhre intercepts a pass and returns it 27 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
The winners of the 1976 Countryside Golf Club tournament. Standing, left to right: Wynston Boe, championship flight winner; Mike O’Reilly, championship flight runner-up; Slim Klein, first flight winner; Andy Traen, second flight winner; Dr. W.W. Merritt, third flight winner. Front row, left to right: Norm Myer, fourth flight winner; Virgil Ufkin, fifth flight; Bernie Wambeke, sixth flight; Don Tomasek, seventh flight; and Leonard Richards, eighth flight.
Homecoming Queen Jaylyn Coequyt and King Tristen Sussner.
The 2026-2027 Boxelder Bug Days royalty rode in Sunday’s parade. Left to right: Second Princess Alexa Mead, First Princess Eden Meagher, and Queen Addy Kiley.

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Canby/Minneota girls 2nd to Marshall at TMB Cross Country Invite

Canby/Minneota’s Mya Pesek finished fourth in the girls’ race Thursday in Tracy, sparking the team to a second-place finish behind Marshall.

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Robyn Dwyer
1953-2026
Due to a hard and unexpected family health situation, the family of Robyn Dwyer has made the difficult decision to postpone funeral services for her.

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