June 2023
St. Mary’s Class of 2023
.St. Mary’s Class of 2023 tossed their graduation caps in celebration after they exited the church following commencement Sunday afternoon, May 28.
The Indians play again at home at 5 p.m. on June 1 against Mankato Loyola/ Immanuel Lutheran. The Knights follow with a 7 p.m. game at home against Martin County West.
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Crusaders send Knights to elimination play
St. Mary’s baseball team lost 2-1 Tuesday against Mankato Loyola/Immanuel Lutheran in Section 2A play in Mankato.
Regular golf season over, Section 2A tournament underway
The SEU golfers played 18 holes against Springfield at North Links in Mankato on Wednesday, May 24. “A Section tune-up,” said Coach Bryant Mages.
SE wins baseball section opener 10-0
The top-seeded Indians made quick work of their first playoff opponent Tuesday, winning 10-0 in five innings at home against eight-seeded Martin County West in the Section 2A baseball playoffs. Sleepy Eye took advantage of several fielding and throwing miscues by the Mavericks, who committed nine errors, while the Indians committed none themselves.
Clippers end Indians’ season
The Indians softball team’s playoff run ended with three-run losses to both No. 2-seed Cathedral and No.
Sports Out of the Past
50 years ago - May 29, 1973 Sleepy Eye High School freshman, Kris Nazarenus, placed second in the state qualifying track meet in New Ulm and will enter the state track meet at Bloomington next Saturday. Nazarenus ran the 880 in 2:42.
Track athletes headed to section meet
The River Valley Wildcats 4x400m boys delivered one of those make-your-coach-proud moments at the 2A Subsection North meet May 25 at Sibley East High School. Jake Heinrichs, Noah Christensen, Matthew Groebner and Nate Sandgren unleashed the team’s best time all year – 3:40.64 – to win a nipand- tuck race in which eight-tenths of a second separated the top three places.