YME would send three wrestlers on to the State Tournament this past Saturday at the Section 3A individual wrestling tournament. See the photo-gallery inside.

Having just breezed through the Section 3A Individual Tournament with three straight pins, Justin Tongen stood in the concourse just outside of the sweltering Redwood Valley gym trying to give his first interview since earning his first trip to the State Tournament.

The tournament still thundered inside the packed gym while Tongen smiled and answered trying to ignore his coaches who giggled and offered answers like, “First, I’d like to thank God...” and “Justin Tongen is just one man.”

YME 59, Redwood Valley 49,
Yellow Medicine East would falter midway through the second half to allow Redwood Valley to open up a double digit lead in the opening round of the Section 3AA playoffs.

Minnewaska 77, YME 50
Yellow Medicine East fell mightily in their final game of the regular season losing to Minnewaska 77-50 on senior night in Espeland Gymnasium.

The Sting would beat BOLD Tuesday night 61-46 in Granite Falls Tuesday night. See the photo-gallery inside.

Pipestone 45, YME 21
Yellow Medicine East knew exactly what they needed to do Thursday night to advance in the Section 3A Tournament.

After losing to Pipestone in their final home dual of the season 36-29, they figured that they only had to turn around one or two close matches to mildly upset the fourth-seeded Arrows.

YME 61, BOLD 46
What a difference a week makes.

After losing to BOLD by 23 points last week, Yellow Medicine East would even the season series against their conference foe with a 38 point turnaround from their last meeting and earn a fifteen point win Tuesday night in Granite Falls.

Montevideo 57, YME 47
Montevideo would beat Yellow Medicine East for the second time this season as they defeated the Sting 57-47 Tuesday night in Montevideo.

Dawson-Boyd 69, YME 64
Yellow Medicine East would lose a hard fought 69-64 battle against Dawson-Boyd in the West Central vs. Camden Conference Challenge Saturday night.

MACCRAY 54, YME 31
The MACCRAY Wolverines would prove to be too much for Yellow Medicine East as they rolled over the Sting with a 23 point victory in the West Central Camden Conference Challenge title game Monday night.

Benson 68, YME 39
Yellow Medicine East would shoot just 33 percent (17 of 52) from the field in a 29 point loss to Benson Thursday night in Granite Falls.

YME 52, LQPV 45
Aimee Johnson and Angie Scheffler would lead YME with 13 points a piece in a 52-45 road victory over LqPV Thursday night.

Yellow Medicine East would defeat ACGC Friday night in Granite Falls 65-60. See the photo-gallery inside.

It ended as it should.

No, the Yellow Medicine East Silhouettes fourteenth straight State appearance did not end with draped medals or triumphant trophies as most great stories might. And it would not end with tears, either, though some may have been shed on the way. No, instead the Silhouettes’ trip to State would end with an impromptu pile of giggling girls hastily posing for a photo which captured all the goodness that is possible in sport.

ACGC 39, YME 36
For the second time in the last three games Yellow Medicine East fell to a West Central South leader at the buzzer losing to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City by three 39-36 Tuesday night in Granite Falls.