Sports

K-M’s Bigelow honored with 2018 Bob Welch Award

During the Lewiston Auto Holiday Classic, Kasson-Mantorville senior Logan Bigelow earned a distinct honor by being named the recipient of the 2018 Bob Welch Memorial Award. The two-day tournament, which the K-M boys basketball team participated in on December 27 and 28, gives out the award for a...

The Kasson-Mantorville girls basketball team welcomed Mya Suess to the pregame huddle before their tip-off against Winona.

KoMets have strong showing at Winona State Classic

The Kasson-Mantorville girls basketball team had a strong showing at the Winona State Holiday Classic last week as they were able to take a game from host Winona and had a great effort against #8AAA Red Wing. While the KoMets were strong in one game, they showed they had plenty to improve upon if...

K-M’s Jacob Hildebrand drives to the rim against Byron on December 18.

K-M keeps working to improve

In the early portion of the season, the win-loss record for the Kasson-Mantorville boys basketball team isn’t what they expected. With three losses dropping the KoMets to 1-6 on the season, it would be easy to say that things aren’t going the way they should. However, K-M is showing improvement...

Kasson-Mantorville’s Patrick Kennedy has his hand raised after defeating Waconia’s Cade Mueller in the 170-pound final at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament in Rochester. Kennedy’s title would help propel the KoMets to finish second as a team in a field featuring some of the best teams throughout the state of Minnesota.

K-M finishes second at Christmas Tournament

The Kasson-Mantorville wrestling team tackled their latest challenge to open the 2018-19 season last week as they entered the Minnesota Christmas Tournament. The tournament, which took place in Rochester on December 14 and 15, features some of the top talent in the state and even though the KoMets...

STICK IT TO CANCER

For several years, the Dodge County boys hockey team has done its part in the battle to help support the fight against cancer. On Dec. 8, the Wildcats gathered the community during their game with Becker-Big Lake for the team’s annual Stick It To Cancer event, which raises funds for the Eagles...

When she arrives to the Youngstown campus next fall, Wilcox will be the first K-M alum to swim for a Division-I program.

K-M Swimmer Wilcox takes a different path

As a program, there are plenty of sports that people think of when they think about Kasson-Mantorville athletics. The KoMets have been successful in multiple sports over the past couple of years, but one sport that doesn’t get thought of much is swimming. With no official program at K-M, the...

K-M volleyball standout Peyton Suess is surrounded by her family as she signed her National Letter of Intent to play for Wake Forest next fall.

SIGNING DAY

As any high school athlete heads toward the end of their high school careers, the chance to play their respective sport collegiately is an honor that many don’t to get to receive. With the months winding down before they move on to their college of choosing, National Signing Day is the opportunity...

Lending a hand in an off-court battle

Over the summer, K-M alum Braxton Raymond was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. During times such as the one that Raymond is going through, it’s always nice to know that a family is there to have your back. The K-M community has been no exception to this rule as it has played a huge role...

New brick dugouts have replaced the old, wooden ones at the K-M baseball field this fall. The new dugouts are bigger than its predecessors and are moved back to give fans a better view of the game.

‘It feels more like a baseball field’

In the past, the K-M baseball field has represented a random diamond in the middle of nowhere. It’s gotten the job done, but there were little intricacies that hindered the fan experience. With several additions this fall, the hope is that not only will fans be able to get a better view of the game...

K-M’s Bailey Berge greets a St. Cloud Cathedral player as they prepared for the opening serve in a Class AA quarterfinal.

Vikings conquer K-M’s title hopes

The Kasson-Mantorville vollyball team entered the Minnesota Class AA State Tournament with high hopes. The KoMets entered the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul with a record of 30-2 on the season and had been ranked either first or second in Class AA for the entire season. With the tournament’s top...