Sports
Gymnastics Competes at Jackson, Prepares for Home Invitational on December 10th
The young St. James Area gymnastics team began the season with a meet against Jackson County Central on Thursday, December 1st. Upcoming events include traveling to Gustavus Adolphus College on December 8th and hosting an invitational tournament this coming Saturday, the 10th.
2022 Medallion Clues
This year the Plaindealer is publishing the Medallion Clues that have been released and will continue to have them until the Medallion is found. 1.
Sharp Shooting Saints Wrap Up Road Win Over Panthers
Balanced scoring, led by Anthony Sletta and Brennan Kern, paved the way for a 73-55 win over New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva. Strong advantages with free throws, fouls, and three-pointers were key factors to even the season record at 1-1.
Danceline Season Enjoys Busy Start
The St. James Area Saintettes schedule included the opener at home and a trip to Cannon Falls two days later. Six teams competed at the home invite on December 1st and the team traveled to Cannon Falls on Saturday, December 3rd.
Weekly Schedule December 8th – 15th
Thursday • 8th BBB varsity game 7:15 (H) GBB varsity game 6:00 (H) Gymnastics at Gustavus Adolphus (A) Friday • 9th BBB at Comfrey versus Mountain Lake-Comfrey (A) GBB at Sleepy Eye (A) Saturday • 10th Gymnastics hosts invitational (H) Monday • 12th GBB at Nicollet (A) Tuesday • 13th Wrestling at Red Rock Central (A) GBB versus Redwood Valley (H) BBB at Redwood Valley (A)
Home Opener is Seesaw Affair, GFW Escaping With 73-69 Decision
Friday night lights were inside the St. James Area Event Center on December 2nd, hosting the boys basketball opener against Gibbon- Fairfax-Winthrop. The Saints mounted a charge before halftime and held a lead late but the visitors made the baskets down the stretch.
Home Opener for Saintettes is
The St. James Area Saintettes will host an Invitational competition on Thursday, December 1st, with a 6:00 start time.
Paul Krueger Classic Tournament Brings Wrestling Crowd to St. James
Eight wrestling programs will battle it out for early success with the annual home tourney hosted by the St. James Area Saints. Competition will take place on multiple wrestling mats, starting mid-morning and running into later afternoon.
Sports Schedule
Varsity Sports Schedule December 1st • Danceline Invitational (H) 6:00 • Gymnastics at JCC (A) 6:00 2nd • BBB vs GFW (H) 7:15 3rd • Wrestling Tournament (H) 9:45am • Danceline at Cannon Falls (A) TBD December 6th • Wrestling Quadrangular (H) 5:00 • BBB at New Richland (A) 7:15 December 8th • GBB/BBB vs Pipestone (H) 6:00 • Gymnastics at Gustavus Adolphus (A) 6:00 Notes B squad basketball games start at 6:00, varsity follows. The November 29th GBB game has been postponed, no makeup date known yet.
Hoops Standout Signs to Continue Career With South Dakota School
On Friday, November 18th, St. James Area senior Taylor Sodeman signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate basketball at Briar Cliff University in Yankton, SD, The Chargers compete is an NAIA school that competes in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.