On Thursday, the Canby-Minneota track team participated in the Montevideo meet. The girls had a stellar day with many first place finishes which carried the team to place first.
A year ago, then eighth grader Travis Engels went to the state trap shoot in Alexandria and competed as just one of two Minneota shooters in the varsity tournament.
For the past few years, Minneota’s boys have been building for the future. They still are, but they’ve got some solid building blocks in place.
One of the challenges Coach Greg Gile lays before his golfers is intended to help the girls control their “short game.” He places garbage cans a ways down the course, then challenges the golfers to
Two of the strongest distance runners in the area put on Canby-Minneota uniforms. One is junior Anthony Wollum, who ran in the state last year and placed 12th.
Coach Heidi Boerboom was looking to strengthen her pitching staff. So where did she look?
Donnie Schuelke stood along, hands on his hips, a smile crossing his face.
The only sports not to swing into action yet are the Minneota boys’ and girls’ golf team.
Coach Larson saw Heron-Lake-Okabena lost their opener to Worthington by a close, 4-2 score.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” he said.