Fast start propels win over Monte
It certainly looked like Minneota was going to run the Montevideo Thunderhawks off the floor.
It certainly looked like Minneota was going to run the Montevideo Thunderhawks off the floor.
Two members of of the 2017 Minnesota State Class A Champion Minneota Vikings have signed letters of intent to play football at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Minneota's defending state champion heavyweight TJ Esping took third at the Rumble on the Red wrestling tournament at the Fargodome on Friday.
With all the poise of a veteran, Minneota eighth grader Natalee Rolbiecki stepped to the free throw line and sank four free throws, then with 14 seconds to go, Morgan Kockelman sank two more.
Taylor Reiss, a junior outside hitter from Southwest Minnesota State University, and a graduate of Minneota High School, was named the DII Honda Athlete of the Year nominee for volleyball.
Minneota certainly is in the mix as a top Section 3A team with their 7-0 record and recent win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove (4-3).
Viking players Thomas Hennen and Logan Sussner were named to the Candy Cane All-tournament team.
When Ivanhoe basketball players first joined Minneota, they had a tradition of playing in the “Candy Cane” holiday tournament with teams like Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Heron Lake-Okabena.
Talk about rusty. You could almost see the rust falling off a layer at a time.
Assistant Coach Dale Kockelman said, “Right now we’re not a very good team.”
Minneota sweep a pair of wrestling matches Thursday, beating Fulda-Murray County Central 76-0 and Redwood Valley, 49-19 at Fulda.