Travis Engels is a small boy, probably the smallest on his team. And he’s a freshman, so he’s very young. But the youngster has finally found his sport.
When the golf season began, Tristan Sorensen was expected to help make an impact for the Minneota boys’ golf team.
Both teams were sitting on top of the Camden Conference with perfect 8-0 records.
Weather had claimed the first Canby vs. Minneota game — so Tuesday they played in Minneota.
During a long season, you're going have "one of those nights."
Minneota Trap Shooter Travis Engels had another good week on the range and is ranked No. 4 in the top 25 of the State Trap Shoot League. Minneota is in Class 2A, Conference 2.
Sometimes it’s not about being the best or the most successful athlete. Sometimes it’s just as important to have fun while also doing what you can to help your team be successful.
"They could have easily packed it in,” said Coach Keven Larson.
Down 7-0 in the third against a good Kerkhoven-M-S team, the Vikings were in trouble.
They went for it. But when all was said and done, the Canby-Minneota track girls' attempt to make the “True State Tournament” fell a little short.
For the second time in history, the Minneota wrestling team has finished as the state runner-up in the “Individual state tournament scoring system.”