Sports

The St. James Saints basketball team held their awards banquet at the Presbyterian Church on March 20th.

March Madness is a focal point across the nation, games growing in excitement and frustration increasing commensurately as bracket picks are demolished by upsets. This guy, despite experience playing and coaching basketball, shuns the chance to pick the Final Four.

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The spring of 1949 started with St. James teams in the spotlight, claiming honors on the cinder track and baseball diamond.

The St. James Area Danceline closed a successful 2022-23 season with their awards banquet on March 7th. Individual honors were meted out along with awards for academics and serving in leadership roles.

This issue’s flashback centers on the 1948-49 school year and reflects major changes in opportunities and perspectives for modern students and school events. Significant changes in the facilities were announced in the September 27th issue of the Saints Reporter, most obvious was the new athletic field.

The Saint James Area wrestling banquet was held at the Presbyterian Church Monday evening, March 13th. Awards celebrated strong improvement during the recent campaign with an extra helping of optimism for even greater success in coming years.

On Wednesday, March 1, Fish and Wildlife and Companion Animal competed in a regional contest in Tracy, MN. Both teams competed well and qualified for State Competition which is held annually at the FFA State Convention which is located at the U of M in Minneapolis, MN.