The WEM/JWP wrestling team picked up their most falls in a dual meet this year, pinning four Kenyon-Wanamingo wrestlers in a 48-32 loss to the Knights Thursday, Jan. 20.
Brady Murphy (106) opened the night with a fall in 3:04 over Ryan LaCanne.
Lucas Morsching (145) recorded a fall in 3:46 over Austin Avery.
Sam Carlson (220) pinned Charles Konkur in 1:39.
Heavyweight Keegan Kuball pinned Amari Stokes in 1:36.
Carson Petry (113) picked up a 15-0 technical fall over Masyn Hanson in 4:35.
Gavin Krause (138) earned a 9-3 decision over Landon Trump.

Freshman Keegan Kuball was a bright spot for the WEM/ JWP wrestling team during their quadrangular tournament in Chatfield Thursday, Dec. 23.
Kuball picked up three wins for the Grizzlies, including two by fall during the event.
Kuball received a forfeit against Ellsworth, WI. He pinned Caden Nolte of Chatfield in 2:54. He pinned Preston Horihan of Aquinas, WI in 4:23.
The Grizzlies lost all three duals and picked up only six individual wins.

Senior Michael Taylor took a pass from senior Brady Nutter with less than a second to play and layed the ball in, giving the WEM boys basketball team a 40-38 non-conference win over Tri City United Thursday, Dec. 16.
The winning play ended a run which the Bucs trailed by seven points late in the second half. TCU held a 21-17 lead at halftime in a game which neither team shot very well. Both teams hit only one three-pointer. It was Jonathan Remme’s three-pointer which pulled the Bucs to within two points late in the second half.

WEM senior Domanik Paulson was voted the Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year on the Buccaneer football team.
He was one of five players who earned team honors during the Buccaneer football banquet held Monday, Nov. 15 in Waterville.

The opening two matches in the Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament were easily won by the No. 1 seeded WEM Lady Bucs.
WEM defeated No. 8 seed Blue Earth Area 25-10, 25-9, and 25-11 in the first round Thursday, Oct. 21. Monday, Nov. 1 Minnesota Valley Lutheran was the next team to end their season after the Bucs downed MVL 25-18, 25-21, and 25-14.

A 3rd place finish by the WEM/JWP boys cross country team was a very solid finish for a team competing against much bigger schools in the Waseca Invitational held Thursday, Oct. 7 at Lakeside Country Club.
The Grizzlies were the smallest school enrollment- wise among the eight teams entered.

The results from the WEM/ JWP Pie Run Invitational Thursday, Sept. 30 were about as good as they could get for the Grizzly runners.
The boys team won the six team invitational with a score of 31 points. NRHEG (59), Blooming Prairie (70), Maple River (75), and Blue Earth Area (120) followed the Grizzlies.
The girls placed second in the six team field with 63 points. NRHEG captured the title with 42 points. WEM/ JWP was followed by Blooming Prairie (67), Maple River (71), and Medford (90).

A little known high school extra curricular activity may have landed a pair of local fisherman into a national competition.
WEM senior Bryce Bohlen and Mankato West senior Payton Goettlicher advanced to the Minnesota Junior B.A.S.S. High School Fishing Championships by way of their performances throughout the conference season which was held this past summer.

The Gopher Conference volleyball title will still need to go through WEM after the Lady Bucs started their 2021 season with three straight wins.
The Class A No. 8 rated team defeated state-rated Hayfield (15-25, 25-16, 18-25, 26-24, and 15-9) Tuesday, Sept. 14 and rolled past Randolph (25-21, 25- 15, 25-13) Thursday, Sept. 16.
The Buccaneers have been the dominate team in the conference for most of the last six years and their early season win streak in conference play bodes well for the rest of the season.

The opening week of the volleyball season for WEM saw the Bucs split six matches.
The season started with a match at Class AA No. 3 rated Cannon Falls on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The Bucs entered the contest rated No. 7.
The Bombers swept the Bucs 25-9, 25-13, and 25-13.
Claire Bohlen led the offense with seven kills. Riley Sammon added six kills and Alex Heuss added five. Bohlen also had two block assists.
Mikaya Schuster was 20-of- 21 setting.
Josie Volkmann finished with 40 passing attempts, 9-of-10 serving, and 10 digs.

A pair of 13-60 League wins for the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team clinched the league title for the local squad.
The Indians defeated Morristown, 11-1, Wednesday, July 21 in a game which had been rescheduled three times due to weather. They finished their league schedule with a 2-1 win over Minnesota Lake Friday, July 23.
In the win over the Morries, Nolan Grose settled into his designated hitter spot in the line-up and apparently it suited him fine. He finished the night 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double, four runs batted in, and three runs scored.

The Morristown Morries amateur baseball team picked up a pair of big wins last week to move into fourth place in the 13-60 League. The Morries routed Cleveland, 16-6, in seven innings Saturday, July 17. The following day they edged third place Blue Earth, 5-3. Following the Wednesday game with Waterville, Morristown will finish their regular season Saturday, July 24 with a 2 p.m. home game against Wells.

The Waterville Indians remain on top of the 13-60 League standings after picking up one league win and a non-league victory last week.
The Indians, winners of 15 straight games, routed Wells, 19-6, Wednesday, June 30 in Waterville.. The following night the Indians defeated New Prague, 7-2, in a non-league game.

A pair of big wins last week pushed the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team’s winning streak to 13 straight.
The Indians defeated Janesville (9-2) Wednesday, June 23 and Waseca (11-2) Sunday, June 27 to improve to 14-2 overall. They have only one loss in the 13-60 League.

WEM softball players received team awards during the team recognition held Monday, June 28.
Brielle Bartelt and Allison Rients were named the team’s Most Valuable Players.
Bartelt was named to the Class A All- State Team and Rients played in the State All-Star Games. Bartelt was also named the Best Offensive Player after hitting .526. She was among team leaders with 41 hits, 32 singles, five doubles, two triples, two home runs, 26 RBI, and 23 runs scored. She only struck out four times in 87 at bats.
The Buccaneer Teammate Award was presented to senior Ella Michael.

Six WEM softball players earned Gopher Conference Awards following the team’s second straight Gopher Conference Championship season.
Seniors Brielle Bartelt and Lindsay Condon were named to the First Team. Seniors Autumn Taylor and Allison Rients were named to the Second Team. Senior Ellie Ready was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Sophomore Emma Woratschka was named the Sportsmanship recipient.
Condon was an Honorable Mention pick in 2019,Taylor and Rients were Second Team selections in 2019. There were no awards in 2020.