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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

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