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Bucs’ season ends with loss to Eagles

The No. 3-seeded Maple River Eagles defeated the No. 6-seeded Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 48-24 in the Section 2AA football playoffs Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Mapleton. Maple River, with a record of 5-4, moved on to the semifinal round where they will face the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown ...

Jaguars oust Rebels from playoffs

Two closely matched teams met on the volleyball court last Monday, Oct. 21, when the No. 8-seeded Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman Jaguars hosted the No. 9-seeded United South Central Rebels in the opening round of the Section 2A Volleyball Tournament. The match went to five ...

BEA, USC wind up cross country seasons

Members of Blue Earth Area’s and United South Central/Alden Conger’s cross country teams competed at the Section 2A Championship on Oct. 24, at Baylor Park near Norwood Young America. Loyola-Cleveland-St. Clair won both the girls and boys team competitions. Girls Results The BEA girls ...

Bucs end regular season with a win

Fans at Wednesday night’s football game in Blue Earth between the Buccaneers and the Sibley East Wolverines may not have been able to see the comet that is currently supposed to be visible in the sky to the southwest, but they were able to watch a comet on the football field in the form of ...

Bucs eliminated from Section 2AA Tourney

Round one of the Section 2AA volleyball tournament had the Sibley East Wolverines hosting the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded team in the section, Belle Plaine. The Wolverines won the first set 25-18 and the second set 25-15. The Bucs turned things ...

USC wins defensive battle over NRHEG

The United South Central Rebels football team only managed to score one touchdown in their game against New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva on Wednesday night, Oct. 16. But that one score was enough, as the Rebels shut out the Panthers 8-0. The only score of the game came in the second ...

Rebels can’t quite overcome the Bulldogs

The United South Central volleyball team fell 3-1 to the Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Bulldogs on Tuesday, Oct. 15. After losing the first two games, the Rebels fought back and won the third in a tight set, but then lost the fourth set. The scores were 25-16, 25-23, 26-28, 25-21. “We ...

USC fourth at Gopher

The United South Central/Alden Conger boys and girls cross country teams each took fourth place at the Gopher Conference Cross Country Meet held in Janesville on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Plus, two boys and one girl ended up being All-Conference. Laiken Farris came in with a time of 19:06 to take ...

LCWM scores late to defeat Bucs

The Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to break a 21-21 tie and defeat the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 27-21 on Friday, Oct. 4, at Wilson Field in Blue Earth. The homecoming loss dropped BEA’s record to 0-6 while LCWM improved to 3-3. The ...

Cross country teams host Buc Invite

The Blue Earth Area cross country teams hosted the Buc Invite on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Minn-Iowa Golf Course north of Elmore. Five teams competed at the event which was run under sunny skies and comfortable temperatures. Girls Results Mountain Lake-Comfrey won the girls event with 43 ...