January 2022
Saints go 1-1 on Coaches vs Cancer night
St. James defeated Madelia 66-18 and lost to Wabasso 54-27 on Coaches vs.
Backpack Program receives donation
St. James Mayo Clinic Health System awarded $10,000 to the Watonwan County Backpack Program as part of its Season of Gratitude awards. The program is for elementary students and there is a Food Pantry Program for the high school students.
Low scores show golf still evolving
KAPALUA, Hawaii – The scoreboard was filled with red numbers under par after the first round, all of them reaching double digits, the leading score at 59. Soft and gentle Kapalua? No, this was the PNC Championship.
Saints boys continue road stretch in winnable games this week
St. James will be the favorite in high school boy's basketball games at Blue Earth Area on Thursday and Winona Cotter Saturday.
Saints girls edge New Ulm
Heavy-favorite St. James will play host to Blue Earth in a Big South East high school girl’s basketball game on Thursday night.
Anna Bogle place second against Marshall
On Monday, January 10th the Saint's gymnasts competed against the Marshall Tigers. It was a fun and energetic meet where both teams supported each other throughout the night. In the end, the win went to the Tigers with a team score of 124.425 to the Saint's 103.9. Where Marshall dominated the top five placings on the vault senior captain Anna Bogle took first place on the bars with a 7.05, third on beam with a 7.35, and third on floor with a 8.075. In the all-around competition, Anna Bogle captured second place with a total score of 30.55, her personal best of the season so far! Also making the top five in the all-around Katelyn Rodriguez took fourth with a 24.75.
St. James Cyclones Jeff Nelson Memorial individual tournament
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I like you very much, now please go
For those of us who’ve been craving a little silent night since Thanksgiving, there was World Introvert Day on January 2. And I missed it. Introverts being introverts, I guess no one was out there promoting it.
St. James Knowledge Bowl first meet
St. James High School knowledge bowl team had their first meet of the season on Friday.
National blood donor month
In the coming weeks the St. James area is having two blood drives happening. First Presbyterian Church is hosting the first of the two on Jan. 20 and 21. Butterfield-Odin High School will be hosting the second on the following week on Jan.27.