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by Coach Wayne “Ribsey” Petermeier The Browerville-Eagle Valley Football season has come to an end. Th is season may not have been one where we went on to the state tournament or reached a section championship, but it was a successful season. We, as a coaching staff , talk continuously and constantly about “how will you finish?” How will you finish a drill? How will you finish a practice? How will you finish the game? Well, we finished the end of the season as well as we co

by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears football team celebrated an unforgettable 2025 season on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Clarissa Ballroom. The team finished with a 9–2 record and captured the program’s first sub-district championship in 15 years, highlighting the players’ skill, determination, and leadership. The banquet opened with thanks to the many people who supported the program, including parents for meals and Homecoming support, volunteers, bus

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by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears’ remarkable 2025 football season came to a close Thursday night as they fell to the Cromwell-Wright Cardinals 41-18 in the Section 5 9-Man Championship in Brainerd. The Bears finished the year 9-2 overall, tying for the district title and reaching the section championship game for the first time since 2009. Cromwell-Wright set the tone early, scoring on the very first offensive play of the game. The Bears took a calculated ris

by Coach Wayne “Ribsy”Petermeier The Irish from Maple Lake traveled to Browerville last Wednesday night with a 5 - 2 record. As a coaching staff you hope by the end of the year you are playing your best football and your team has come together to trust each other in what their job on and off the field is. This group of young men has done that. We are not the biggest, we are not the strongest, and we are not the fastest team in our league but we have grown to trust each other

by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears continued their historic season this past week with two playoff victories — a 38-6 win over McGregor on Tuesday and a thrilling 26-22 comeback victory over Ogilvie on Saturday night. The pair of wins advances the Bears to the Section 5 9-Man Championship for the first time since 2009, marking a monumental milestone for the program. The week began with the first-round matchup against the McGregor Mercuries, who came in with an

The Verndale Pirates battled hard on the road Tuesday night but came up short against Ogilvie, falling 24–12. Ogilvie struck first in the second quarter with an 11-yard touchdown run from Brody Smith, followed by a successful two-point conversion on a pass from Xander Kimble to Keden Felde. Smith later broke free for a 65-yard run, with Felde adding the two-point conversion to give Ogilvie a 16–0 lead. Verndale answered in the third quarter when Lincoln Finck powered in fro

The Verndale Pirates put up a strong fight but ultimately fell to Cromwell-Wright, 56-28, in a high-scoring matchup on Friday night, October 17. Cromwell jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter with three straight touchdowns — a 5-yard run by Brahm Jordan, an 8-yard pass from Brenden Gronner to Lane Gervais, and a 3-yard run by Gervais — to make it 22-0. Verndale got on the board late in the quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run from Owen Weiher, followed by a success

by Coach Wayne “Ribsy” Petermeier The Tigers hosted the Braves from Benson last Friday night on Homecoming night. The Braves came in with a high-scoring offense that could score on any play. To the credit of a fired-up defense and a fire in their belly we hadn’t seen in a few games, the Tiger “D” did an outstanding job of containing the “POWER T” offense. The boys did a great job of knowing their gap and staying true to their gap responsibility. Stopping that offense require

by Coach Jared Hoemberg The Bertha-Hewitt Bears bounced back in a big way Friday night, defeating McGregor 64-14 on the road. The win moves the Bears to 6-1 on the season and keeps them in the hunt for a conference title heading into the final week of the regular season. Bertha-Hewitt controlled the game from start to finish, jumping out to a 30-6 lead at halftime and never looking back. The offense was firing on all cylinders, racking up 458 rushing yards and 562 total yar