Sports

The Section 3A Individual Tournament ran its course on February 22nd at the SJHS Event Center and Talyn Tande earned a ticket to the State Class A tourney. The senior captured 1st place in the 145 pound bracket with a late takedown and will compete at the Xcel Center on February

Holding within a bucket at halftime at 38-35, St. James Area saw Redwood Valley pull away in the 2nd half for a 76-61 victory in the 3AA South Subsection playoffs on February 21st. Ending her career with a flourish, Madelyn Malmgren led in scoring with 19 points and added to her Saints rebounding record with 18 boards.

St. James Area finished their regular season, and conference schedule, with a convincing 91-76 victory at New Ulm on February 24th. Brennan’s 27 points led a quartet of double figure scorers that included John Boelke, Wyatt Haler, and Sawyer Olson.

St. James Area capped their home portion of the regular season with an 82-64 victory over Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on February 20th. A red-hot 2nd half by Wyatt Haler led the Saints to a comfortable victory in the nonconference contest.

The 2025 Section 3A tournaments will be extra memorable for SJM senior wrestler Talyn Tande, earning career win 100 at the Section Team tourney on February 13th and a trip to State at the Section Individual Tournament on the 22nd.

A bittersweet tournament for St. James-Madelia’s Noel Davilla included a close miss for a trip to state and also career victory #100. Both situations occurred at the Section 3A Individual Tournament on February 22nd.

The St. James Area boys traveled to Jackson County Central High School on February 17th for a Big South Conference contest that went the way of the hosts by a 91-78 score. The Saints basketball community also brought a gesture of support for JCC’s coach who formerly held the same position at SJHS.