October 2022
4-H Golden Gleaners have started a new year
The Golden Gleaners is the local 4-H club based in St. James, there are seven families enrolled in the club. The club is very active within their community, they put together May Baskets for residents within the nursing home, assisted living, and Homestead.
Individual Tennis Tournament Features Wins by SJA Entrants
With a Section 2A team championship in the books, Saints netters returned for the individual portion of the competition. Singles entrants were #1 seed Eva Romsdahl and Maya Kulseth, seeded #6, and doubles teams of Allison Bluedorn and Keyana Haler, also seeded #1, and the #6 seeded duo of Alexis Brekken and Mykela Hanson.
St. James Area FFA Trapshooting Blasts Their Way to Top Honors at State Meet
Over 90 teams and 400 individuals descended upon Shooters Sporting Clays in Marshall for the State FFA Trapshooting Meet on September 30th-October 1st. The sharpshooters from St.
Saints Earn Return to State Tournament, #16 for Saints Program
The top seed in the Section 2A girls tennis tourney, St. James Area opened the semifinal round with a 6-1 victory over Maple River and claimed a 5-2 win in the championship over Fairmont. The opponent for SJA at State will be the Section 4 winner, most likely top-ranked Blake.
Runners Preview Conference Meet With Race at Fairmont
St. James Area boys cross country varsity placed 5th out of 13 teams at the I-90 Invitational at Fairmont on October 6th and the girls team was led by American Trejo and Katelyn Friesen racing close together towards the top in the a field of 82 girls.
Wings United Ramps Up for Section Match at St. Peter
The opening season for the boys soccer cooperative with St. James Area and Windom moves into the postseason on October 13th with a match at St. Peter. Wings United finished ahead of Cannon Falls and Triton in the seedings.
Schedule Serves Up More BSC Foes For Volleyball
St. James Area’s volleyball squad squared off with a pair of Big South Conference opponents the past week, pushing a strong New Ulm team to five sets on October 6th. A rematch with Blue Earth Area on October 11th ended after three sets in favor of the Buccaneers.
Stepping Up: Watonwan County
Area farmers donating soy-based shoes to frontline health care workers Watonwan County – From farm to frontline, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is taking another giant leap forward to highlight environmentally friendly investments from the soybean checkoff. Watonwan County soybean farmers, in partnership with MSR&PC, which directs the state’s soybean checkoff resources, are aunching the Stepping Up campaign to amplify farmer profitability and promote the value-added uses of the “miracle bean” while making community connections.