November 2022
Section Race Brings Best Times for St. James Area Runners
Out of a field of 18 teams, the SJA boys placed 3rd overall and the girls team placed 5th at the Section 2A Cross Country Meet at Norwood- Young America on October 27th. Four runners, Levi Miest, America Trejo, Jacob Friesen, and Katelyn Friesen were named All-Section and Miest and Trejo will advance to compete at the State Cross Country Meet on November 5th.
Community Calendar
Thursday:8-11:30 a.m. Mayo Clinic Flu Shot Clinic; 11 a.m. Catholic Daughters Fall Bazaar Drive-Thru Luncheon Friday: 6 p.m. Father Daughter Masquerade Ball; Collage St. James Holiday Open House Saturday and Sunday: Collage St. James Holiday Open House.
Bluedorn and Haler Represent St. James at State Tennis Tournament
Allison Bluedorn and Keyana Haler partnered to win an opening round match at the 2022 Class A State Tennis Tournament on October 26th. The next round made for an exit as the duo met up with the eventual State champs.
Subsection Match at Pipestone Ends Season for St. James Area
The Saints traveled to Pipestone to open playoffs against the top seed for the 3AA South Subsection and the Arrows needed only three sets to complete the match. Pipestone advanced to battle Redwood Valley.
2022 Gridiron Season Wraps Up With Playoff Trip to Pipestone
The St. James Area Saints earned the #7 seed for the Section 3AA playoffs and traveled to Pipestone on October 25th, returning after losing 30-0 to the #2 seed Arrows. After ending a long losing streak with a shutout over Wabasso, SJA will look towards building continued success while Pipestone plays in the Section championship against JCC after a semifinal win over MVL.
St. James Area Tennis Reaches State Consolation Championship
The 2022 season ended with an impressive 24-5 record for the SJA Saints, narrowly missing out on an upset of Breck in the opening round. SJA opened the consolation round with a 5-2 victory over Staples- Motley before bowing out to Pine City in a 5-2 decision to earn 6th place at the State Championships.
Back in Time: Moon Night Madness in Downtown St. James
Barb Holmgren In November 50 years ago the merchants in St. James set aside the hours from 5 p.m.
Watonwan County Fair
In July of 2023 the Watonwan County Fair will be celebrating it’s 144th year. The fair board is made up of men & women who work hard to have the best and biggest Annual Watonwan County get together.
FFA is back at Butterfield-Odin
Butterfield-Odin has brought FFA back to its school. For years Butterfield-Odin was partnered with St. James for FFA, but with the partnership ending at the end of last year this left the students in Butterfield without an opportunity to have AG classes.