Tip off between West Central Area and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle will be at 4:30pm today, not 2:30 as previously scheduled.
It is due to the blizzard that has raged across western Minnesota last night and this morning.
Showing posts with label WCA Knights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WCA Knights. Show all posts
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
None of the three WCA wrestlers get past the quarterfinal round at the state wrestling tourmament
Congradulations to WCA senior Seth Felland, who defeated Minneota's Andrew Swedzinski 7-3 in his state tournament opener on Friday in the 135-pound division. Felland then lost a tough battle 8-6 in the state quarterfinals to Jacob Anderson of River Valley.
Felland then lost out of the tournament with an extremely heartbreaking 8-6 triple overtime loss to Mark Francour of Mille Lacs in the wrestlebacks.
Felland finishes a fine senior campaign 36-8 overall.
Kyle Martineau and Jon Pikop both lost their state tournament openers, with Martineau finishing his junior season with a 30-11 record and Pikop (senior) finishing 32-9.
Felland then lost out of the tournament with an extremely heartbreaking 8-6 triple overtime loss to Mark Francour of Mille Lacs in the wrestlebacks.
Felland finishes a fine senior campaign 36-8 overall.
Kyle Martineau and Jon Pikop both lost their state tournament openers, with Martineau finishing his junior season with a 30-11 record and Pikop (senior) finishing 32-9.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Great win tonight for the WCA Knights girls basketball team, 65-36 over Minnewaska Area
Action from the final minute of the first half between West Central Area and Minnewaska Area in non-conference girls basketball action on February 24 at MAHS gymnasium. WCA led 32-19 at halftime.
In the final 20 seconds of the clip below, WCA senior Marissa Skinnemoen slices through the lane for a quick basket with just over 3 minutes left before halftime.
In the final 20 seconds of the clip below, WCA senior Marissa Skinnemoen slices through the lane for a quick basket with just over 3 minutes left before halftime.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Awesome news! West Central Area school's one-act play takes first place at today's sub-section contest
Members of the WCA One-Act play pose with their sub-section championship trophy in the high school auditorium.
What awesome news!
Read all about WCA's championship performance in the one-act competition in next week's Herman-Hoffman Tribune.
The Knights advance to the Section 5A round, held next Saturday (Feb. 5) at A-C-GC High School in Grove City, MN.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Now 1:15am - the WCA levy builds a 46 vote margin lead!
At 1:10am, the tally now stands at 685 yes to 639 no.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
This is awesome! Toby Weigand taking it to the house at the FargoDome last Thursday
The WCA Knights won 27-19 over Park Rapids Area on October 21.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
West Central Area Knights football picks up a big road win at Warroad
The Knights won 27-24 over Warroad to improve to 2-3 on the season.
WCA ran for 144 yards and passed for 156 yards, giving them 300 yards of total offense on the night. Warroad had 336 (107 rushing, 229 passing). The Knights had just one turnover to three for the Warriors and also had ten more first downs than the home team, 17-7.
West Central Area took a 14-8 lead after one quarter on an eighteen yard touchdown pass from Colton Blascyk to Toby Weigand and a three yard TD run by Blascyk. Both extra point kicks were good. They trailed 22-21 at the half as Warroad connected on two long passes for touchdowns and had a third TD on a ten yard run. WCA’s third touchdown of the night came on a ten yard run by Blascyk in the second quarter.
WCA is now tied for 4th place in the Heart O' Lakes Classic standings with Pelican Rapids at 2-2.
Warroad fell to 2-3 overall.
Read more on the game in next week's October 7 issue of the Herman-Hoffman Tribune.
WCA ran for 144 yards and passed for 156 yards, giving them 300 yards of total offense on the night. Warroad had 336 (107 rushing, 229 passing). The Knights had just one turnover to three for the Warriors and also had ten more first downs than the home team, 17-7.
West Central Area took a 14-8 lead after one quarter on an eighteen yard touchdown pass from Colton Blascyk to Toby Weigand and a three yard TD run by Blascyk. Both extra point kicks were good. They trailed 22-21 at the half as Warroad connected on two long passes for touchdowns and had a third TD on a ten yard run. WCA’s third touchdown of the night came on a ten yard run by Blascyk in the second quarter.
WCA is now tied for 4th place in the Heart O' Lakes Classic standings with Pelican Rapids at 2-2.
Warroad fell to 2-3 overall.
Read more on the game in next week's October 7 issue of the Herman-Hoffman Tribune.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Knights win Homecoming!
Photo by Jodi Thorson from the first half of the Homecoming game tonight.
West Central Area defeated the visiting Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines to the delight of the home fans in the 18th annual WCA Homecoming game.
Great job, coaches and players. I think they have the ability to win three of their final four games, and a 4-4 season in the final year of competing in the Heart O' Lakes Conference would be something to be proud of.
Tribune sports editor Kris Beuckens gets some birds-eye photos of the Knights logo on the football field.
The Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans were not as successful in the Chokio-Alberta Homecoming game, as they lost to neighboring rival and state-ranked Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 22-6.
CAHN still has a real shot at running the table before playoffs, and a 6-2 record would give them a #3 seed - I'd rate that as very favorable for their section.
Heart O' Lakes Conference Week 4 results:
Thief River Falls 23, East Grand Forks 14
Warroad 28, Pelican Rapids 12
Breckenridge 28, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 20
Staples-Motley 52, Roseau 14
Pequot Lakes 36, Park Rapids Area 0
Crookston 34, Perham 14
Area football results in Week 4:
Royalton 43, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 0
Browerville 27, Upsala/Swanville Area 12
Ottertail Central 35, Osakis 13 (Osakis is 1-3, OTC is 4-0)
Minneota 54, Canby 0
BOLD 35, Minnewaska Area 0 ('Waska hasn't scored since Week 1! Ouch)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 27, Paynesville Area 6
Montevideo 21, Yellow Medicine East 0
Lac qui Parle Valley 9, Morris Area 7 (LQPV's first win since Oct 8, 2004 vs. Morris)
Mora 25, Sauk Centre 6
Albany 28, New London-Spicer 6 (NL-S's first loss since Nov. 14, 2008)
St.Cloud Cathedral 12, Foley 7
Milaca 52, Melrose Area 36
Area 9-man scores:
Bertha-Hewitt 48, Eagle Valley 20
Wheaton 50, Lincoln HI 7
Bertha-Hewitt 48, Eagle Valley 20
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 55, Verndale 6
Underwood 61, Ashby 8
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 22, Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 6
West Central Area defeated the visiting Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines to the delight of the home fans in the 18th annual WCA Homecoming game.
Great job, coaches and players. I think they have the ability to win three of their final four games, and a 4-4 season in the final year of competing in the Heart O' Lakes Conference would be something to be proud of.
Tribune sports editor Kris Beuckens gets some birds-eye photos of the Knights logo on the football field.
The Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross Spartans were not as successful in the Chokio-Alberta Homecoming game, as they lost to neighboring rival and state-ranked Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 22-6.
CAHN still has a real shot at running the table before playoffs, and a 6-2 record would give them a #3 seed - I'd rate that as very favorable for their section.
Heart O' Lakes Conference Week 4 results:
Thief River Falls 23, East Grand Forks 14
Warroad 28, Pelican Rapids 12
Breckenridge 28, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 20
Staples-Motley 52, Roseau 14
Pequot Lakes 36, Park Rapids Area 0
Crookston 34, Perham 14
Area football results in Week 4:
Royalton 43, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 0
Browerville 27, Upsala/Swanville Area 12
Ottertail Central 35, Osakis 13 (Osakis is 1-3, OTC is 4-0)
Minneota 54, Canby 0
BOLD 35, Minnewaska Area 0 ('Waska hasn't scored since Week 1! Ouch)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 27, Paynesville Area 6
Montevideo 21, Yellow Medicine East 0
Lac qui Parle Valley 9, Morris Area 7 (LQPV's first win since Oct 8, 2004 vs. Morris)
Mora 25, Sauk Centre 6
Albany 28, New London-Spicer 6 (NL-S's first loss since Nov. 14, 2008)
St.Cloud Cathedral 12, Foley 7
Milaca 52, Melrose Area 36
Area 9-man scores:
Bertha-Hewitt 48, Eagle Valley 20
Wheaton 50, Lincoln HI 7
Bertha-Hewitt 48, Eagle Valley 20
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 55, Verndale 6
Underwood 61, Ashby 8
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 22, Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 6
Monday, September 13, 2010
WCA Cross Country squads both take second at Pelican Rapids today
So who's the rock star? Or who are the rock stars? They would be Kylee Fernholz and the rest of the West Central Area Knights boys/girls cross country team! Kylee led her squad with a 4th-place finish today at the Glenn Moerke Cross Country Invitational in Pelican Rapids. Kyle Toms took runner-up in the boys division. Both the WCA boys and girls squads took 2nd place out of 11 teams!
Photo by John Starner
Check out this week's Herman-Hoffman Tribune issue to read more on the meet.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
West Central Area Knights volleyball goes 1-3 at the Stacy Polzin McIntyre tournament in Morris on Saturday
Below are photos from the tournament, hosted by the University of Minnesota-Morris.
A video clip of their action against Dawson-Boyd can be found at the Herman-Hoffman Tribune videos page on the website: http://www.hermanhoffmantribune.com
A video clip of their action against Dawson-Boyd can be found at the Herman-Hoffman Tribune videos page on the website: http://www.hermanhoffmantribune.com
WCA Knights football loses to visiting D-G-F 28-7 in an HOL battle
In their second straight home game to start the season, the West Central Area Knights football team lost to state-ranked (#8 Class AA) Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Saturday in Barrett. The Knights scored the game's first TD, but the Rebels won the game.
Coming in Week 3 for the Knights: a trip to neighboring rival Bre...ckenridge on Sept. 17. The Cowboys, who are 2-0 and will challenge for the HOL title this year, knocked off visiting Pelican Rapids 26-7 on Friday night.
Coming in Week 3 for the Knights: a trip to neighboring rival Bre...ckenridge on Sept. 17. The Cowboys, who are 2-0 and will challenge for the HOL title this year, knocked off visiting Pelican Rapids 26-7 on Friday night.
Friday, September 10, 2010
West Central Area Knights game vs. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton is moved to Saturday night
The game will start at 6:00pm at the WCA High School football stadium. D-G-F is the #8-ranked team in Class AA. They defeated visiting East Grand Forks 17-0 in Week 1. EGF defeated Crookston tonight 28-14.
Other Heart O' Lakes Conference results on Friday night:
Breckenridge 26, Pelican Rapids 7 (PR entered the game ranked in Class AA)
Warroad 28, Thief River Falls 6
Staples-Motley 38, Wadena-Deer Creek 0
Other Heart O' Lakes Conference results on Friday night:
Breckenridge 26, Pelican Rapids 7 (PR entered the game ranked in Class AA)
Warroad 28, Thief River Falls 6
Staples-Motley 38, Wadena-Deer Creek 0
Saturday, September 4, 2010
WCA Knights football battles through four quarters in a very competitive game with Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa but falls 13-0
The West Central Area Knights football team lost its season opener last night, losing 13-0 to visiting Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in head coach David Drexler's coaching debut.
The WCA Knights now prepare for a second straight home game, as they host Heart O' Lakes Classic Conference rival Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton next Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:00pm at the WCA High School athletic complex.
Area football scores:
Pelican Rapids 31, Perham 7 (a nice win for the Vikings)
New London-Spicer 20, Morris Area 14 (NL-S is the defending Class AAA champion)
Breckenridge 33, Wahpeton, N.D. 7
Barnesville 45, Lake Park-Audubon 14
Melrose Area 32, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
St.Cloud Cathedral 22, Montevideo 14
Eden Valley-Watkins 33, Pipestone Area 0
The WCA Knights now prepare for a second straight home game, as they host Heart O' Lakes Classic Conference rival Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton next Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:00pm at the WCA High School athletic complex.
Area football scores:
Pelican Rapids 31, Perham 7 (a nice win for the Vikings)
New London-Spicer 20, Morris Area 14 (NL-S is the defending Class AAA champion)
Breckenridge 33, Wahpeton, N.D. 7
Barnesville 45, Lake Park-Audubon 14
Melrose Area 32, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
St.Cloud Cathedral 22, Montevideo 14
Eden Valley-Watkins 33, Pipestone Area 0
Thursday, September 2, 2010
WCA Knights football "Meet the Team" event is tonight (Thursday) at the high school in Barrett
Tonight at 7:00pm the West Central Area Knights football team will have a "Meet the Team" event at the high school in Barrett. Come out and show your support for the Red and Black! Season opener is tomorrow night at the high school athletic complex. In the photo, the WCA Knights are huddled up at the Osakis scrimmage this past Saturday.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
WCA Knights football will host Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in the season opener this Friday night - information on B-B-E is below
**The West Central Area Knights football team will host B-B-E in the 2010 season opener this week Friday night, September 3, at the WCA High School athletic complex in Barrett. Kickoff is at 7:00pm.
Below is a B-B-E football season preview story.
Jaguars Football ready to rock the gridiron this fall
by Randy O. Olson, B-B-E sports reporter
The 23rd season of B-B-E Jaguars football looks to post a winning record for the first time since 1997, with record turnout for pre-season practices totaling 58 young men ready to suit up for battle on the gridiron.
Chris Moscho, a 2002 Melrose graduate, takes the reigns as the Jaguars' fifth head coach in school history after spending the last two seasons as assistant. He had the following to say about the progress of the team so far, "the athletes we have on the field this year look more poised and confident than ever. They have already bought into the coaches concepts and philosophies. It's a learning experience for everyone out there with all of the new student athletes and coaching moves over the past nine to ten months, but I am confident we have them moving in the right direction."
Rounding out the varsity coaching staff are offensive coordinator Rick Gossen, Paul Rooney, and Shane Radermacher. Moscho will be the defensive coordinator, while Rooney and Radermacher will coach the J.V. team.
Second-year starter Brady Koehler returns as quarterback, with 12 of his senior classmates, to lead the Jaguars on the gridiron. He will have a long list of running backs to work with, including seniors Ben Borgerding and Travis Westaby, along with juniors Brandon Roelike, Tucker Cebulla, and sophomore Patrick Rooney.
Borgerding heads a list of returning defensive leaders for the Jaguars, along with Brett Kollman, Connor Goodwin, Daniel Kirckof, and Kevin Kuefler. Kuefler will enter his third season as one of the team's featured wide receivers.
Team captains are Brady Koehler, Kevin Kuefler, Ben Borgerding, and Brett Kollman.
The team scrimmaged at St.John's University on Saturday against Kimball, Royalton, and Sleepy Eye. Coach Moscho commented, "We played very well at the scrimmage on Saturday. We started off with Royalton and moved the ball against them. Our linemen did a good job run blocking. Our offense seemed to come together that day. We held our own against Sleepy Eye, where Coach Gossen once coached before coming to B-B-E. Against Kimball, we had our reserve guys play to get a look at them. It was their chance to move up the depth charts. The day was a great chance for former B-B-E football players, parents, and coaches to see the kids play at Clemens Stadium and showcase what we've accomplished up to this point."
The Jaguars finished 2-7 overall last year, including 2-5 (6th) in the Central Minnesota Conference. Their season ended in a 14-10 battle at Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity in the Section 4A quarterfinals.
Below is a B-B-E football season preview story.
Jaguars Football ready to rock the gridiron this fall
by Randy O. Olson, B-B-E sports reporter
The 23rd season of B-B-E Jaguars football looks to post a winning record for the first time since 1997, with record turnout for pre-season practices totaling 58 young men ready to suit up for battle on the gridiron.
Chris Moscho, a 2002 Melrose graduate, takes the reigns as the Jaguars' fifth head coach in school history after spending the last two seasons as assistant. He had the following to say about the progress of the team so far, "the athletes we have on the field this year look more poised and confident than ever. They have already bought into the coaches concepts and philosophies. It's a learning experience for everyone out there with all of the new student athletes and coaching moves over the past nine to ten months, but I am confident we have them moving in the right direction."
Rounding out the varsity coaching staff are offensive coordinator Rick Gossen, Paul Rooney, and Shane Radermacher. Moscho will be the defensive coordinator, while Rooney and Radermacher will coach the J.V. team.
Second-year starter Brady Koehler returns as quarterback, with 12 of his senior classmates, to lead the Jaguars on the gridiron. He will have a long list of running backs to work with, including seniors Ben Borgerding and Travis Westaby, along with juniors Brandon Roelike, Tucker Cebulla, and sophomore Patrick Rooney.
Borgerding heads a list of returning defensive leaders for the Jaguars, along with Brett Kollman, Connor Goodwin, Daniel Kirckof, and Kevin Kuefler. Kuefler will enter his third season as one of the team's featured wide receivers.
Team captains are Brady Koehler, Kevin Kuefler, Ben Borgerding, and Brett Kollman.
The team scrimmaged at St.John's University on Saturday against Kimball, Royalton, and Sleepy Eye. Coach Moscho commented, "We played very well at the scrimmage on Saturday. We started off with Royalton and moved the ball against them. Our linemen did a good job run blocking. Our offense seemed to come together that day. We held our own against Sleepy Eye, where Coach Gossen once coached before coming to B-B-E. Against Kimball, we had our reserve guys play to get a look at them. It was their chance to move up the depth charts. The day was a great chance for former B-B-E football players, parents, and coaches to see the kids play at Clemens Stadium and showcase what we've accomplished up to this point."
The Jaguars finished 2-7 overall last year, including 2-5 (6th) in the Central Minnesota Conference. Their season ended in a 14-10 battle at Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity in the Section 4A quarterfinals.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
WCA Knights volleyball opens the 2010 season at home tonight against Underwood
Best of luck to the WCA Knights volleyball team as they open the 2010 season at home tonight against non-conference Underwood. The B/C squad matches begin at 5:00pm at the WCA High School, with the Varsity match to follow at 6:30.
Bring your Knights pride and cheer them to their first win under first-year head coach JaNee Staples!
In other WCA sports notes... the WCA Knights boys Cross Country team placed sixth out of 18 teams at the season-opening meet in Morris on Monday. They were paced by senior Kyle Toms, who won the title for the second year in a row with a time of 17:12 in the 5K race.
Bring your Knights pride and cheer them to their first win under first-year head coach JaNee Staples!
In other WCA sports notes... the WCA Knights boys Cross Country team placed sixth out of 18 teams at the season-opening meet in Morris on Monday. They were paced by senior Kyle Toms, who won the title for the second year in a row with a time of 17:12 in the 5K race.
Monday, August 30, 2010
West Central Area Knights cross country opens the 2010 season today in Morris
Best of luck to the WCA Knights cross country teams, as they open the 2010 season at Pomme de Terre Golf Club in Morris today at 5:30pm.
In the photo above by Tribune sports editor Kris Beuckens, they are warming up before a long run at a practice last week. They have seven seniors who will lead them to a successful season!
Read more on the team in this week's September 2 issue of the Herman-Hoffman Tribune.
The WCA Knights volleyball team opens up their 2010 season tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 31) with a home match against Underwood. B/C squad matches begin at 5:00pm, with the varsity match to follow at 6:30. More on that will follow later.
Friday, August 20, 2010
This is exciting - Fall Prep sports open today with the WCA Knights girls tennis sweeping two matches at the Morris triangular
The West Central Area Knights girls tennis team opened up the 2010 season with two wins at the Morris Area triangular today, winning 6-1 over the host Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers while winning a tight match with Parkers Prairie 4-3.
First-year head coach Doug Rakoczy reported that in the match with Parkers Prairie, three matches went into third set super-tiebreakers. In one of the three, senior Erin Rudell fought for a 13-11 third set tiebreaker win that tipped the match in favor of the Knights.
Their next action is next week when they host New York Mills on Thursday in a dual meet at 10:00am.
First-year head coach Doug Rakoczy reported that in the match with Parkers Prairie, three matches went into third set super-tiebreakers. In one of the three, senior Erin Rudell fought for a 13-11 third set tiebreaker win that tipped the match in favor of the Knights.
Their next action is next week when they host New York Mills on Thursday in a dual meet at 10:00am.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
A few fun facts on WCA's new football coach - 2001 Knights' alumni David Drexler
David Drexler is a 2001 graduate of WCA, and he was the Heart O' Lakes Conference MVP during his senior year in which the Knights went 7-3 overall and were runners-up in the HOL. He passed for 1452 yards his senior year, and had a 51% completion rate! He also ran for 6 touchdowns and passed for 13. As PAT kicker, he tallied 23 points his senior year as well.
More noteworthy was Drexler's junior year in 1999, when the WCA Knights went all the way through playoffs to the Prep Bowl, where they lost to a very tough Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers team. WCA went 13-1 that year, including an 8-0 regular season and an HOL conference championship. Drexler was the featured quarterback that season as well, and he finished with 1270 yards and a 52.8% completion rate. That year the Knights were a run first, run second, and then think about passing team led by senior Jake Sternhagen, who finished with 1,902 yards on 348 carries (5.5 yard average) and 27 touchdowns.
More noteworthy was Drexler's junior year in 1999, when the WCA Knights went all the way through playoffs to the Prep Bowl, where they lost to a very tough Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers team. WCA went 13-1 that year, including an 8-0 regular season and an HOL conference championship. Drexler was the featured quarterback that season as well, and he finished with 1270 yards and a 52.8% completion rate. That year the Knights were a run first, run second, and then think about passing team led by senior Jake Sternhagen, who finished with 1,902 yards on 348 carries (5.5 yard average) and 27 touchdowns.
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