By Kristi Nixon CLEAR LAKE — Saint freshman Lila Powers is no stranger to adversity. She was diagnosed with POTS, something that adversely affects her ability to run cross country, something Powers she is exceptionally good at doing. In her words, she describes the illness as, “It drains me, it deals with my blood pressure…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — When the season started, the St. Ansgar volleyball team had a question mark in its serving game. Nearly 100 percent of the Saints’ servers had graduated, so coach Tyler Johnson was starting over from scratch. But on Tuesday, Sept. 13, as a group St. Ansgar served up 21 aces…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Five turnovers by MFL MarMac helped Osage to a 28-22 non-district victory on Friday, Sept. 9. Fumble recoveries in the first half by all three Mullers on the team: first a Barrett Muller recovery that helped lead to a 14-0 advantage; then Mac Muller, which led to a blocked field…
Saints roll over West Fork in weather-shortened game By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — St. Ansgar had just taken a 35-0 lead over West Fork at the 8-minute, 8-second mark in the second half when lightning was spotted and players and spectators alike were pulled off the field. A little more than an hour later,…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Twice St. Ansgar held a lead against Osage in its attempt to reclaim the L.R. Falk trophy. Twice the Green Devils tied the score. Everything turned on a dime in the second half on a 32-yard fumble return for a touchdown by newly-acquired back Marshal Schlader from Rockford, whose team…
Osage graduates together again at Northern Iowa CEDAR FALLS — When both Dani Johnson and Meredith Street were asked about playing with each other again, each of their faces lit up with an uncontained joy. The Osage duo last played together on the volleyball court in 2020 when the Green Devils brought home their first…
By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES — Two members of each Enterprise Journal area softball teams earned all-state status, announced last week. Class 1A honorees included second team selection junior Mallory Juhl from St. Ansgar. Juhl, an outfielder and pitcher, averaged .432 at the plate and an on-base percentage of .500 for coach Lance Schutjer’s Saints….
By Kristi Nixon MANLY — With a belief that they could overcome, Osage was faced with a tough-as-nails No. 1 Central Springs team that wouldn’t budge an inch in handing the Green Devils a 10-0, five-inning loss to end an incredible turnaround season. First-year head coach Nick Hemann took a team that finished 12-16 overall…
By Kristi Nixon His team came out like a house on fire, stringing together seven hits, including a three-run homer by Luke Scharper, that had the Green Devils with a 7-0 lead right away. However, with a stunning tenacity, Dike-New Hartford started to chip away until the Wolverines had tied the score by the end…
Advance to regional final By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — After Sydney Muller’s bases-loaded walk-off walk in the Class 2A Region 5 semifinal, the Green Devils weren’t interested in scouting their next opponent. The other semifinal in the bracket at Manly was rained out shortly after the start on Friday, July 8, allowing top-ranked Central Springs…
