Pictured above from left to right are KMS captains Madeline Stallings, Kourtni Strandberg, Katie Krieger, and Mallory Rudningen, and head coach Justin Johnson.

KMS girls open up season with two wins

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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The KMS girls basketball team opened up the 2018-19 season with a pair of wins.  The Saints, who were 7-21 overall last season, beat Atwater-CGC to open up the season, Thursday, 64-43, and also won at home against Dawson-Boyd the next night, 55-42. Taking over as head coach of the program... + continue reading
Claire Ricard (left) goes up for a shot against Ogilvie. She had a great first week with 58 points and 20 rebounds in three games.

Benson girls beat Ogilvie in CASE-IH

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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The Benson girls basketball team went 1-2 during the opening week of the 2018-19 season.  The Braves opened up the season with a 54-45 loss at Ortonville last Tuesday night, and then split a pair of games at the Benson Invitational, Friday and Saturday, losing to Morris Area in the first game... + continue reading
Pictured above is some of the artwork at this year’s Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl.

15th annual Meander continues tradition of success

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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The 15th annual Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl had strong attendance and was well regarded by its many visitors, continuing a strong tradition in the five-county area of the Upper Minnesota River Valley. Artists at Meander studios and galleries reported hosting between 120 and 1,500... + continue reading
Reuss earns 3D Award

Reuss earns 3D Award

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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Danielle Reuss (above) finished the season for the Minnewaska-Morris-Benson swim team with a personal-best time of 1:19.93 in the 100 yard backstroke at the final WCC meet, which was less than one second shy of making the section-qualifying time of 1:18.99.  Reuss also earned her third varsity... + continue reading
Pictured above from left to right are KMS captains Madeline Stallings, Kourtni Strandberg, Katie Krieger, and Mallory Rudningen, and head coach Justin Johnson.
Claire Ricard (left) goes up for a shot against Ogilvie. She had a great first week with 58 points and 20 rebounds in three games.
Pictured above is some of the artwork at this year’s Meander Upper Minnesota River Art Crawl.
Reuss earns 3D Award

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Pictured above from left to right for the KMS boys basketball team, which is 2-0 to start the season, are head coach Matt Fragodt, and senior captains Regan Carlson, Weston Gjerde, and Ethan Hauge.
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KMS boys open up season 2-0

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The KMS boys basketball team opened up the season with two big wins over Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (64-31) and Dawson-Boyd (60-56) last week. The Saints, who were 15-13 overall last year, are... + continue reading
MBA goalie Leah Thompson (right) makes a save for the Lady Storm during the season opener in Benson. MBA is set to host another game in Benson this Saturday vs. Fairmont.

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