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Washburn takes second at McLean County Tournament
Early season tournaments are a first look at how a team can cope with the ‘three games in three days’ atmosphere that will ultimately decide their fate at the end of the season.
Miners play in Mandan tournament over holiday
While most teams were taking an extended break from competition over Christmas vacation, the Wilton-Wing Miners were busy preparing for the Mandan Holiday Tournament which took place at the Mandan High School gym on Dec 28-30th.
Eligibility investigation underway
Allegations of an athletic eligibility violation have a Washburn High School basketball player sidelined.
Washburn taken down by Trojans
Both the district and home opener happened to fall on the exact same day for the Cardinals when they faced off against the Turtle Lake-Mercer Trojans on Saturday night.
Cardinals play two tough district games
It was a ‘tale of two games’ for the Cardinals in district play this past week.
Cardinals take third at county tournament
For the Washburn Cardinals, the McLean County tournament was the first big test for this year’s starting lineup.
Washburn discusses co-ops with Center and Wilton
With a continuing decline in enrollment numbers for small-town schools across the state, the adoption of sport program co-ops for those struggling schools is on the rise.
Miners out in first round of regionals
The Wilton-Wing Miners ended their regular season in good shape for the district tournament.
Wildcats outlast Cardinals in final regular season game
Just a few days out from the start of the district tournament in Turtle Lake, the Cardinal volleyball team headed across the river to take on regional opponent Center-Stanton for the final game of the regular season.
Cross country season sprints across finish line
For most of the year, cross-country runners have been performing their sport in some very mild weather conditions.
