Secretary of State Steve Simon visits St. James and Butterfield
Secretary of states Steve Simon has been working on traveling to all 87 counties this year. On Friday, he visited Watonwan County. While in Southern Minnesota Simon visited Butterfield-Odin High School’s Entrepreneur class and Watonwan county’s auditor Kelly Pauling.
Danceline Schedule Features High Mileage
The St. James Saintettes Danceline continues to compete, including a meet at Lac Qui Parle HS, the Big South Conference Showcase in Marshall on January 14th, and an upcoming trip to Granite Falls for a meet at Yellow Medicine East High School on January 21st.
Wrestlers Travel to Waseca and Bluejays Stave Saints Surge
The Saints were shorthanded but mounted a strong effort at Waseca on January 12th in a 45-30 Big South Conference match. Beck Johnson, Levi Miest, Hayden Davis, and Willie Curry all delivered pins for St. James Area.
2023 Big South Wrestling Tournament Dominated by Jackson County Central
The Huskies of JCC sent nine wrestlers to the finals and captured seven individual titles at the 2023 BSC tournament in Pipestone on Saturday, January 14th. St. James finished ahead of Windom/ Mt. Lake in the team standings and only a few points behind Blue Earth Area and Luverne.
Weekly Schedule
January 19th Wrestling Triangular at New Ulm (5:00) GBB vs Minnesota Valley Lutheran (H) BBB at Edgerton January 20th BBB vs Lesueur-Henderson (H) Gymnastics vs New Ulm (H) January 21st Wrestling at Wabasso Danceline at Yellow Medicine East (9:00) GBB vs New Ulm Cathedral (home at 2:15) January 24th BBB vs Redwood (H) GBB at Redwood January 26th Gymnastics at Blue Earth Wrestling vs Blue Earth Area (H) .
Mirror Margins Mark Big South Tour for Boys Basketball
The Saints boys hoops squad played a pair Big South Conference road games, losing by 21 points to both BEA and Redwood Valley. Bennett Flohrs was a leading scorer for both games, followed closely by Brennan Kern.
Monday Night Matinee is Thriller Against Mavericks of MCW
Leading 44-41 at home at halftime, the St. James Area Saints held a 7-point lead with eight minutes remaining but Martin County West hit big shots down the stretch for an 80-75 win on January 16th. The Mavericks, 7-7, were led by Zach Anderson’s 36 points while Anthony Sletta and Alex Stresemann led the Saints with 19 and 18 points respectively.
Wrestling Taps Into Trifecta at Springfield
The St. James Area Saints wrestling team battled tough opponents throughout the opening portion of the season and have been road warriors, wrestling away from home most of those meets. Entering the quadrangular at Springfield on January 10th, the team had one win. When they left they had three more, beating Wabasso, Madelia, and Springfield.
Saints Soar Out of the Gate in League Victory
The St. James Area girls basketball team opened a 20-point lead early and wrapped up a 69-37 Big South Conference triumph over the BEA Buccaneers. The Saints were led by Madelyn Malmgren and Taylor Sodeman, scoring 22 and 21 points respectively.
Luverne Boys Team Completes Sweep Over Saints With 74-65 Outcome
The Luverne Cardinals weathered a long road trip to win a Big South Conference matchup with St. James on January 13th. Raising their record to 7-6, the boys duplicated the girls win and the SJA boys saw four starters reach double figures scoring.