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Recent soccer matchups with Worthington and Fairmont on consecutive days challenged Wings United. The first score ended at 5-0 and Fairmont came away with a 6-0 victory.

Runners from St. James Area have proven to be among the best in Section 2A, taking a break before making a run at the Section Meet later this month. The past week saw races conducted for both junior high and lower grades.

The initial season for the St. James/Windom Wings United boys soccer program includes many highlights, including a 7-1 victory over Triton on Tuesday, October 4th. The recent schedule has been loaded as the team prepares for their first taste of the postseason.

The team is called Cuervos F.C with uniforms sponsored by the Smithfield company, crowning champions for the second consecutive year in the local Amateur league on September 18 at 1:30 pm playing against the Latinos United team with a score of 2 - 1, on the fields of Northside Elementary School, also counting on the best player Ricky Torres and the best Goalkeeper Merlin Sierra. Olga Gamboa

An undefeated Murray County Central squad scored early in the game on September 23rd, building a healthy lead before St. James Area capitalized on a pair of long drives to wrap up the scoring at 35-15. The Saints are still searching for their first win but left no doubt that progress is clearly moving in the right direction.

St. James Area runners are hitting their stride with favorable weather to match, winning the boys competition at a September 22nd meet at Glencoe and following with a runnerup finish in September 27th’s home meet. The girls team was paced by America Trejo and Katelyn Friesen, placing 8th and 9th respectively in both events.

There is no place like home and the St. James Area girls tennis team proves that saying true, the latest example coming on September 24th as they swept the competition. A rematch against at St. Peter for the Big South Conference title on September 27th ended with a 5-2 decision in favor of the host school, complete results posted in next week’s issue.

It took all of five sets to lock up the first win of the 2022 season but the Saints volleyball team wasted no time adding to the win column. After beating Fairmont on the 22nd, SJA chalked up a pair of triumphs in a home tournament on Saturday, the 24th.

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