Local Sports
USC golfers are second at Gopher Conference meet
The United South Central girls golf team took second in a Gopher Conference meet at Oakview Golf Course in Freeborn on Thursday, April 22. Blooming Prairie won the meet with a team score of 231. USC scored 246 for second place and Hayfield came in with 267. Halie Strunk of Blooming Prairie ...
BEA splits doubleheader with RWV
The Blue Earth Area Buccaneers played host to the Redwood Valley Cardinals for a doubleheader on April 20, a day when the weather seemed more suitable for a November football playoff game. The Cardinals won the first game before the Bucs rallied to win the second game. RWV 11, BEA 10 The ...
Bucs compete at Cardinal Relays
The Blue Earth Area boys and girls track teams traveled west to Luverne on Friday, April 16, to participate in the Cardinal Relays. BEA placed second in the girls portion of the meet with 65 points. Luverne won the meet with 118 points, Marshall was third with 57 points and St. James had an ...
Boys fall to Luverne in tennis opener
The Blue Earth Area boys tennis team opened their season with a home meet on Thursday, April 15, against the Luverne Cardinals. The two teams split the four singles matches but Luverne swept the doubles matches to go home with a 5-2 victory. James Greer, playing at No. 3-singles, got one ...
BEA golfers take second in St. Peter
Low temperatures once again greeted area golfers on Tuesday, April 20, when six Big South Conference teams gathered for an invitational meet at Shoreland Country Club in St. Peter. Temperatures were in the 40s and the wind was gusty as the golfers took the course. Blue Earth Area finished ...
USC girls gain win in track opener
The United South Central girls track team won the girls portion of the track meet at the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (NRHEG) track meet on Thursday, April 15. The USC Rebel boys were third. “We had a very competitive night,” says coach Kara Christianson. “The girls and boys ...
Rebels lose in softball
The United South Central Rebel girls softball team traveled to Faribault on Thursday, April 15, to take on the Cardinals of Bethlehem Academy. USC lost 8-2 to FBA. The Rebels scored both their runs in the fourth inning. The Cards scored three in the third, four in the fourth and one in the ...
USC victorious in baseball games
The United South Central Rebels baseball team advanced their season record to 2-0 with an 11-3 win over the Cardinals of Faribault Bethlehem Academy on Thursday, April 15. Zale Bushlack had a big night at the plate to lead the Rebels to the win. He had two hits and four RBIs in the game which ...
Fifteen Bucs honored by BSC
The All-Conference teams have been announced for the winter sports by the Big South Conference. There were 15 athletes from Blue Earth Area who received either All-Conference or honorable mention recognition for their accomplishments. The honorees in boys and girls basketball, gymnastics and ...
Golfers hit the course for first meet
The Blue Earth Area boys golf team opened their season by hosting the Maple River Eagles in a nonconference dual at Riverside Town & Country Club on Friday, April 9. It did not feel like golf weather with below normal temperatures and gusty wind conditions but the teams played on and BEA ...