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The Bertha-Hewitt girls basketball team faced a challenging early stretch of the season with four games over a five-day span, showing steady effort and growth despite mixed results. On Dec. 2, the Bears dropped a tight game to Henning, 61–58. Bertha-Hewitt battled on the glass with 58 rebounds and added 11 assists, 13 steals, and six blocks. The Bears shot 33 percent from the field and from three-point range, while connecting on 45 percent of their free throws... Subscribe t

What a great start to the BHVPP Raiders wrestling season! A strong group of seniors led the way as the Raiders opened their season on Tuesday, December  2, with a quad vs. UNC, OTC, and Pillager. Open weights up top allowed UNC to pull off the win 33-29. The Raiders then came back and dominated the next two duals, beating OTC 50-18 and Pillager 50-24... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

by Coach Sam Schmitz In their first Park Region Conference game of the season on December 2, Verndale fell on the road to the New York Mills Eagles 23-73. The Eagles’ size and strength outmatched the Pirates. The Pirates were able to get shot attempts but were cold from both the field and the free-throw line as they made just 25% of their free-throw attempts and shot 21% from the field. Although the Pirates were outsized, they rebounded better in the second half and lost the

by Coach Greg Johnson Verndale 62 Ashby 60 On Tuesday, December 2, the Boys Basketball team opened its season by hosting the Ashby Arrows. The Pirates got the season started with a win by a score of 62-60. The Pirates had three players collect double-doubles on the night. Bryce Pickar had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Chase Jensen had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Braylin Deleon scored 11 points and dished out 10 assists. Stats Zain Waldah 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 6 points

A few years ago, I wrote about my friend Stacey Kananen. She and her family lived in the Clarissa area, and we were classmates for a few years—from about second grade until around fifth or sixth grade. After Stacey and her family left without saying a word (her mom, Marilyn, had worked in the office at the Central Todd County Care Center), we kept in contact for a while, but eventually we lost touch. Another friend helped me reconnect with Stacey years later when Jerene (Pe