The Waterville Indians will make another trip to the Region 6C Amateur Baseball Tourney. Morristown will need to win one more game to advance.
These two teams met Sunday, July 24 in Waterville in the 13-60 League Semifinals, with the Indians picking up an 11-4 victory.
Waterville, ranked No. 5 in the latest Class C State Poll, will now host Wells Sunday, July 31 for the 13-60 League Tournament Championship and the No. 2 Seed in the Region 6C Tourney, which starts Saturday, August 6 in Waterville. Game time has not yet been determined.

Two Waterville Indian pitchers limited Blue Earth to two runs in a 6-2 win for the Indians in 13-60 League action Wednesday, June 29 at Blue Earth.
The victory, the 12th in the past 13 games, all but secures the 13-60 League title for the Indians, who have not lost in League play in 12 games. Minnesota Lake, the team closest to them in the standings, is 10-1 and the Indians defeated the Royals last week.

After a third place finish in the Section 1A Softball Tournament the WEM softball team received a number of post-season awards.
They also presented team awards and named their 2022 letter winners.
The Bucs finished with an 11-12 overall record and were the Class A West Sub-Section Champions. As a team they received the Minnesota High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Academic Gold Award. As a team, the Bucs carried an impressive 3.829 grade point average.

After three straight 13-60 League wins, the Waterville Indians amateur baseball team is now the top team in the league.
The biggest win among the three was a 6-4 victory over previously undefeated Minnesota Lake Sunday, June 26. Waterville also shutout Janesville, 2-0, Wednesday, June 22 and shutout Waseca, 9-0, Friday, June 24.

Senior Riley Sammon and sophomore Evan Lange-Wenker were named the Most Valuable Players for the WEM boys and girls track and field teams this spring.
Sammon advanced to State in the 4 x 100-meter relay and scored 15.5 points in the Gopher Conference Meet. She was the team’s top pole vaulter.
Lange-Wenker advanced to Sections in the high jump, was the team’s top 300-meter hurdler, and one of the top sprinters for the Bucs.
The Most Improved Players were Tatum Richards and Preston Grams.
The Rookies of the Year were Kyeria Morris and Aric Williams.

The four WEM girls track and field athletes performed as well as they have all season during the June 9 and 10 Class A State Tournament at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Senior Riley Sammon, sophomore Madison Zimbrich, freshman McKenna Schuster, and eighth grader Addison Condon put together a season-best performance in the 4 x 100-meter relay.
The quick quartet placed 12th in the one lap relay in a time of 51.72, which was a season-best by nearly a half second. They missed qualifying for the finals by 52 thundreths of a second.
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After the Section 2A Track and Field Meet, WEM head girls coach Mike Richards summed up his participants performance in one statement, “All the athletes that competed had a good day,”
Actually it was a very good day for the Buccaneer girls, having a relay advance to State and two individuals also advance in leading WEM to a top spot in the Section standings.

The WEM baseball team is still looking for its first win this season after dropping a pair of games to the top teams in the Gopher Conference last week.
Maple River defeated the Bucs, 11-1 in five innings and Randolph downed the Bucs Friday 11-0 in five innings. Those two teams are fighting for the conference title along with defending State Champion Hayfield, who Randolph beat two weeks ago.
WEM also dropped a 12-1 five inning decision to JWP and lost 10-0 in five innings against Waseca Saturday, May 7.

The Triton baseball team limited the Buccaneer nine to six hits and no runs in a 9-0 win Thursday, April 21 in Waterville.
The Bucs did collect a season-best six hits in the loss, but nine errors allowed Triton to score five unearned runs.
Maverick Herrley and Ethan Greenwald each finished with a pair of hits. Greenwald was 2-for-4 and Herrley was 2-for-3.
Ivan Pratt and Elijah Wetzel also added singles.
Pratt started the game and was charged with the loss, allowing three earned runs on three hits. He walked four and struck out five in three innings.

The Whitewater Creek bowling team won the Tuesday Night bowling title and also claimed the overall Hoot Lanes Bowling Championship Friday, April 15.
Whitewater Creek defeated Mixed Nuts, 2,987 to 2,851 to claim the league title.
Jacob Hill led the champions with a 601 series, including a high game of 209. Doug Bauer rolled a 553 series. Nathan Schultz rolled a series of 523, which included a 523 game. Paul Eich (416 series) and Amanda Hermel (403 series) rounded out the top five Whitewater Creek bowlers.

Jacob Hill averaged 207 pins in four games to claim the Waterville Bowler of the Hill Tournament title last weekend in Waterville.
Hill, who averages 188, rolled games of 190, 208 and 246 in the opening round. He faced Bob Waugh in the step-ladder championship and defeated Waugh, 194-169, which includes handicap added to their scores.
Finishing third was Dustin Schumann who rolled games of 222, 175, 157 in his opening round and was edged by Waugh, 202-192, in the third place match.
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After finishing the 2021 season with seventh place finish in the Gopher Conference Meet, the WEM boys track and field team will return a number of athletes who should help them improve their placing in the conference.
The Bucs scored 49 points in last year’s conference meet, but finished only eight points out of fifth place. First-year head coach Jon McDonough feels his team has a good chance to improve on that mark.

Four WEM girls basketball players were honored by Gopher Conference coaches following the end of the 2021-22 season.
Sophomore Alayna Atherton was named to the All-Gopher Conference Second Team. Sophomore Claire Bohlen was named to the All-Gopher Conference Third Team. Junior Addy Taylor was named to the All-Gopher Conference honorable Mention Team. Senior Rylee Pelant received the Sportsmanship Award.

Three WEM students have received All-Gopher Conference honors for their efforts during the 2022 speech season.
Madeline Balfe, Alex Heuss, and Maddie Heuss were each honored last week with conference speech awards.
Balfe won two awards, earning All-Conference honors in the Creative Expression category. She also was named the Craftmanship Winner.
A. Heuss earned her All-Conference award in the Great Speeches category.
M. Heuss won the All-Conference award in the Discussion category.

After a very successful high school career, WEM graduate Brielle Bartelt has continued her outstanding play at the next level.
Bartelt, a freshman at Iowa Lakes Community College, was named to the Division II All-Region Third Team, which includes 14 teams.
Sophomores Jaeda Whitner (1st Team), Rachel Puok (2nd Team), and Waseca graduate Rachel Breck (2nd Team) were also honored from the Laker team.
Bartelt played in all 31 games, averaging 10.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. She hit 55 three-pointers added 44 steals, and 12 blocked shots.

With one Gopher Conference game to play, the WEM girls basketball team has a chance to finish in second place after two more conference wins last week.
The Bucs defeated JWP (50-32) and Faribault BA (64-50) to improve to 11-4 in the conference, one half game in front of Maple River and a game behind NRHEG. The Bucs will play at NRHEG Friday, Feb. 18.
The week opened with the 18 point win over JWP. The Bulldogs managed only nine first half points, seven by Claire Adams who finished with 12 points. WEM held an 18-9 halftime lead and never trailed.