February 2023

Dennis Earl Shellum
Dennis Earl Shellum, 67, of St. James died on January 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in St. James. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 12 to…
Jean Audrey Lepp
Jean Audrey Lepp, 91, of St. James, died on January 31, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society-The Village in Mountain Lake with family at her side. Visitation will be on Saturday, April…

Saints Girls Continue to Roll Through BSC and Section 3AA
St. James Area staved off a pesky Windom Eagle squad on January 31st for a 69-65 Section and Big South Conference win. Journey Swanson tore up the nets from long distance on her way to 24 points, and Taylor Sodeman added 22 points.

City Hall set to move
City Hall offices will be moving during the month of February. We will be tentatively closed Thursday, February 16, Friday, February 17, and the following Monday, February 20 due to the observance of Presidents Day.

Entire Saints Lineup Reaches Award Stand at RRC Tournament
The St. James Area Saints brought a contingent of eight varsity wrestlers to the High-Water Ethanol Invite on January 27th, with each Saint finding a spot among the top six finishers. Talyn Tande and Kollin Anderson gained championship matches.
Section Fortunes Take Positive Turn With Road GBB Win at Pipestone
Precise shooting as a team effort moved St. James Area to an 80-67 triumph at Pipestone on January 27th. Four players hit double figure scoring and the Saints finished 16-18 on free throws to keep the Arrows at bay.

Saints Run With High Scoring Eagles in Home Conference Contest
On January 31st St. James Area completed a rematch with an explosive Windom hoops squad with a final score of 107-83. Scoring leaders for the Saints were Alex Stresemann, Anthony Sletta, and Brennan Kern as they each notched double figures.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE
January 2nd Gymnastics at Luverne January 3rd Wrestling Triangular vs L-H and St. Clair (H) (5:00) GBB at Luverne (6:00) BBB at Luverne (7:30) January 4th GBB vs JCC (H) January 6th GBB vs Jackson County Central (H) BBB at Jackson January 7th Wrestling Quadrangular (H) (5:00) Gymnastics vs Worthington (H) January 9th GBB vs Redwood (H) .

Home Match for Saints Goes to Blue Earth Area 51-30
The BEA Buccaneers visited St. James Area on January 26th for a Big South Conference matchup.