February 2023
St. James VA Clinic’s ribbon ceremony
On Feb. 3 the St. James VA Clinic held its ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new location. (l to r) Brad Doboszenski; Minneapolis VA Health Care System Public Affairs Officer, Lynae Grunzke; Nurse Manager of the St James Clinic, Deb Grote; Watonwan County Veteran Service Officer, Pat Kelly, Director Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Kassidy Karnik; Minneapolis VA Health Care System Community Based Outpatient Clinic Director, Sara Otterness; Chief Nurse Primary and Specialty Care at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Thomas Schumann; Business Manager of the Community Based Outpatient Clinics at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Keith Langsdorf
Valentines Cards are Bittersweet for SJA Girls Basketball
The St. James Area girls basketball team rolled into Fairmont with hopes for an upset in the Section standings but the Cardinals captured the 75-62 decision on February 14th. St. James squad led 36-34 but were unable to hold off the hosts down the final stretch.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
BBB vs Fairmont at Waseca for BSC Showcase (10:00am) Wrestling at Jackson for Section Individual Tournament (10:00am) GBB Subsection playoff vs Windom (7:00) (H) February 27th BBB vs Edgerton (H) February 28th GBB Subsection Semifinals at TBD (6:00) March 2nd State Wrestling Tournament .
Saints Showcase Talents to Gain Revenge Against Fairmont
Less than a week after a setback to Fairmont, SJA faced the same foes in the Big South Conference Showcase at Windom on February 18th. The Saint put together a monster second half en route to a 73-61 reversal of the previous matchup.
Adrian Leaves Saints Behind in Section Wrestling
The St. James Area wrestling team loaded the bus for a Section team contest at Adrian on February 16th, falling 62-12 to the #3-seeded Dragons. The Saints found points hard to come by outside of a pair of decisions on either side of Kollin Anderson’s pin at 138 pounds.
Saints Return to Winning Ways With 73-61 Victory Over Jaguars
Deadlocked at halftime, St. James Area played a smart final half of basketball to beat Truman/Martin Luther/ Granada-Huntley-East Chain 73-61 on February 16th at Northrop. A game-high 27 points by Alex Stresemann paced the scoring and the Saints capitalized on a free throw advantage to beat the Jags who were riding a 12-8 winning streak.
Wrestling Practice Switches Gears for Individual Qualifiers
Progress for the St. James Area wrestling program was evident, piling up 11 wins over the 2022-23 schedule after several lean years. Focus now shifts in the practice room as efforts channel towards earning a trip to State with Section Individuals slated for Jackson at 10:00 on February 25th.