Youngest Wrestlers Bring Home Hardware From Lake Crystal Tourney
On January 29th the St. James Cyclones Wrestling Club was represented at the K-3 duals in Lake Crystal and reeled off four straight wins to take top honors.
Explosion of Points and Overtime End With Huskies Win

The St. James Area Saints battled back to force an overtime against the Jackson County Central Huskies on February 6th but came up short in the 98-92 decision. Taylor Sodeman’s outstanding effort of 42 points was countered by JCC’s Rylie Cother’s school record 53 points to pace the winners.
Cardinals Sweep St. James Area Basketball Doubleheader
SJA basketball fans all headed west as both varsity Saints teams played at Luverne on February 3rd with the host team winning the girls game 55-40 and 88-77 in the boys contest. The leadoff game matched the Saints girls with the Section frontrunner and a low scoring affair settled at 25-21 in favor of Luverne when halftime hit.
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 29, 2023, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James, where a Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m.
Saints Wrestlers Roll Over Madelia and Springfield, Drop Match With RRC
Madelia hosted a quadrangular wrestling match on January 31st and St. James Area closed out a good month with a pair of wins. A major highlight was Kollin Anderson’s 75th career victory as he earned three wins during the evening.
Home Wrestling Triangular Ends in Split for St. James Area
The Saints ran roughshod over LeSueur-Henderson by a 57-24 score but came up just short, 37-36, to St. Clair on February 3rd. Head coaches included former teammates Ethan Hildebrandt for St. James Area and Giovanni Alvarado for St. Clair.
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 1 p.m. at Sturm Funeral & Cremation Services where the…
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 29, 2023, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Augustana Lutheran…
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.