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by Coach Jeff Myers The Browerville-Eagle Valley softball team opened up its 2026 campaign last Monday on a beautiful spring day on the campus of the College of St. Ben’s. The Tigers faced the Brandon-Evansville Chargers in an early-season Section 6A matchup. The Tigers struggled out of the gate as three Tiger errors, along with a couple of Charger hits, led to an early 1-2 deficit. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, the B/EV bats came alive as five hits would lead to five run

by Coach Rollie Lais The Tigers boys and girls track team traveled to St. John’s on Friday, March 27, for an indoor Prairie Conference meet.   The girls team placed 2nd, and the boys placed 4th.   The girls were led by Claire Perish, who won the 55-meter, placed 2nd in the long jump, and 3rd in the 4x200-meter relay.  Ryann May placed 10th in the 55-meter dash, followed by Faith Petron, who placed 12th.  Raylann Morgan placed 2nd in the 200-meter dash, 2nd in shot put, 2nd

by Coach Kenny Miller The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale girls’ track and field team returned to Bemidji State University on Tuesday, March 31, for their second indoor meet of the season, finishing seventh out of 23 teams. The Raiders were led by several strong individual performances. Danika Wilhelmi earned a fourth-place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:32.53. Kendra Miller made an impressive season debut in the 1600-meter run, placing second overall with an indoor pe

by Coach Greg Johnson The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale Raider boys track and field team returned to Bemidji State University on Thursday, March 31, to compete in the Lions’ Invite. Facing a larger field of 19 teams, the Raiders finished 11th overall with 19 points. Bemidji claimed the team title with 120 points. Leading the way for the Raiders was Gunnar Barthel, who captured a first-place finish in the 800-meter run. Dylan Day added a strong performance in the sprints, placing f

by Coach Kenny Miller   The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale Raider girls’ track and field team traveled to Bemidji State University on Tuesday, March 24, for their season opener.  The indoor facility boasts a fast 200-meter track where it is always 70 degrees, sunny, and no wind.  As a team, the Raiders placed eighth out of 14 competing schools.  Leading the way individually for the Raiders, Piper Dean earned a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter dash (1:06.70) and took fourth in the

by Coach Greg Johnson The Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale Raider boys track and field team traveled to Bemidji State University on Tuesday, March 24, to compete in the Craig Hougen Relays. Competing in a 14-team field, the Raiders finished sixth overall with 38 points. Bemidji took top honors at the meet with 132 points. The Raiders competed with a roster of 17 athletes, including 11 who were participating in their first varsity meet. Leading the way individually for the Raiders, D

Several athletes turned in strong performances and personal-best marks at the St. John’s Indoor meet on March 27. Boys Jonah Berg led the way with multiple top finishes. Berg placed second in the 55-meter dash with a personal-best time of 6.94 seconds. He also took fifth in the 200 meters in 26.14 seconds. In the field events, Berg finished third in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 5 feet, 6 inches and third in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 18 fee

To the Editor: I’m going to speak about our growing population. Is it just me or is our world’s population growing? I’ll tell you, it isn’t just me, our population is growing by leaps and bounds, in places and in ways our ancestors probably would have never believed. And it’s a real problem; it is already affecting our world in many negative ways. If you have any mental capacity then by now you have probably guessed that I am speaking about individuals growing larger and

by Coach Robert Schuller Tigers Turn the Tables on Thunder in Section 5A Playoff Win Nine days can make a big difference. After suffering a 23-point loss to Long Prairie/Grey Eagle just over a week earlier, the Browerville/Eagle Valley Tigers flipped the script Monday night, defeating the Thunder 65–62 in a thrilling opening round Section 5A playoff game on their home court. The Tigers came out with strong energy early, jumping to a quick 10–2 lead and setting the tone for

by Coach Austin Selvey On Monday night, the No. 9-seeded Bertha-Hewitt Bears traveled to Walker to take on the No. 8-seeded Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves in the opening round of the section tournament. The Bears came away with a 71-64 victory to advance. Bertha-Hewitt held a narrow 33-29 lead at halftime before both teams picked up the scoring in the second half. The Bears added 38 points after the break to secure the win. Defense and late-game free-throw shooting proved