A bases loaded walk in the sixth inning plated the winning run in a 5-4 victory for United South Central over WEM Monday, May 24 in Gopher Conference baseball.
The Bucs held a 4-2 lead when the Rebels scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the win.
Senior Kurtis Crosby picked up a pair of hits including a double, scored twice, knocked in a run, and walked once to lead the Bucs.
Tanner Hines, Aiden Snesrud, and Dylan Ahlman also knocked in runs.
The WEM baseball team was limited to three hits in a pair of losses last week.
For the past two years, WEM High School sports have been competing in Class A, the smallest of the three or four classes in the state, depending on sport.
The next two years will look a lot different for Buccaneer teams for a couple of different reasons.
The first change is...
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The WEM baseball team is 2-3 in the Gopher Conference after winning one of three games last week.
The Bucs had only one hit Monday, April 26 against NRHEG but managed to...
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The WEM boys and girls track and field teams were up and running with three meets over the course of eight days.
The Lady Bucs won...
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Two WEM/JWP wrestlers were honored by Gopher Conference coaches following the 2020-21 season.
8th grader Carson Petry was named First Team All-Gopher Conference.
Freshman Gavin Krause received the Sportsmanship Award.
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Take a Mom Fishing Weekend is the weekend before fishing opener
Fishing seasons open for walleye, bass, trout in lakes, and northern pike on Saturday, May 15, with this year’s date taking the prize for the latest possible opener under Minnesota statute.
“We know there is some confusion about this year’s opener date,” said Jon Hansen, fisheries program consultant for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Seven WEM senior basketball players have received State honors following their 2020-21 season.
Brielle Bartelt, Lindsay Condon, Kylie Pittmann, Ellie Ready, Toryn Richards, Allison Rients, and Autumn Taylor were each honored by the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association.
Bartelt and Richards were named to the Class A All-State Honorable Mention Team for the second straight season.
Knights edge Lady Bucs in Section 2A Championship
The Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s girls basketball team was one of the highest scoring teams in Class A this season. They averaged nearly 80 points per game.
WEM held the Knights to 21 first half points in the Section 2A Championship game Friday, March 26 at Arlington, but were unable to score enough themselves in a 64-59 loss.
The season has ended for the WEM girls basketball team after a 64-59 loss to Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's in the Section 2A Championship played Thursday, March 25 at Sibley East High School in Arlington. The Bucs finished the season with a 20-4 record, with two of those losses being to the Knights. For more on this game and WEM's win over Martin County West in the South Sub-Section Championship, check out the April 1 edition of the LifeEnterprise. SESM is currently undefeated and will find out Saturday, March 27 when they play in the Class A State Tournament.
The WEM girls basketball team defeated Martin County West, 61-26, Tuesday, March 23 in the Section 2A South Sub-Section Championship. This was the second straight Sub-Section title for WEM. They will play Class A No. 3 rated Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in Arlington for the Section 2A Championship. SESM defeated WEM, 62-58, March 5. The Lady Bucs defeated SESM, 79-68, in the Section 2A Championship game last year. Check out the April 1 edition of the LifeEnterprise for more on the Section 2A Tourney.
The WEM boys basketball team finished its regular season with three straight wins, including Gopher Conference victories over Faribault BA and NRHEG last week.
The Bucs moved into...
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The WEM girls basketball team won the schools’ fourth Gopher Conference Championship Friday with a resounding 86-43 win over NRHEG.
This was the final game of the regular season. The Bucs finished with a 15-3 overall record and a 13-1 conference mark. Last year they...
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The WEM boys basketball team evened its Gopher Conference record Monday, March 8 after downing Blooming Prairie, 63-40.
The Bucs have won three straight conference games and are now...
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Bucs run win streak to four straight
The WEM girls basketball team won its fourth straight game last week, defeating Maple River 71-39 Friday, Feb. 26.
This was one of two Gopher Conference wins for the Bucs. They also picked up a 66-24 win over United South Central Tuesday, Feb. 23.
The Bucs are 8-1 in the conference and 10-2 overall. The upcoming week features three of the biggest games of the season, which winds down the second week in March.
The WEM/JWP wrestling team was without a number of wrestlers Thursday, Feb. 18 due to Covid protocol.
The Grizzlies dropped a pair of duals, including a Gopher Conference matchup with Westfield.
In the opening dual, the Grizzlies were defeated by the Razorbacks, 63-12.
In the second dual, St. Clair/Mankato Loyola edged WEM/JWP, 39-27.
Westfield recorded seven pins, received three forfeits, and won one match by a decision.
A modest two game winning streak came to an end Friday, Feb. 19 for the WEM boys basketball team.
Hayfield knocked off the Bucs for the second time this season, downing WEM 76- 53 in Hayfield.
The Bucs had their best shooting night of the season, but turnovers and steals proved to be their demise.
WEM shot 54 percent from the field and 61 percent (17-of-28) from inside the three-point arc.
Hayfield, the second place team in the Gopher Conference, forced 21 WEM turnovers and had 13 steals. WEM forced only 10 turnovers and had five steals.