The Yellow Medicine East Varsity Cross Country teams hosted the Camden Conference Invitational at the Granite Run Golf Course last week. The girls team took home the 4th place spot with a score of 123. The top five scorers for the girls team included: 13th Sanjana Pullan 21:52, 18th Anjeli Pullan 22:20, 32nd Karina Jahn 25:28, 34th Evelyn Martin 25:51, 44th Bella Anderson 29:37.
The Yellow Medicine East TRAP Team ended their season with three of the shooters lettering for the year for the first time since joining TRAP. “It’s not easy to shoot the clays, let alone shoot that lettering score,” says YME Trap coach Sandra Berthelsen. Pictured are (L-R) Garrett Cobb shot 22/25, Riley Haar shot 20/25, and Archer Schmidt shot 20/25. “So very exciting, congratulations. You did it and we are very proud of you,” Berthelsen says.
Monday evening, the Yellow Medicine East Varsity Volleyball team hosted Lakeview in the opener of the Section 3A-North playoffs, taking a victory 3-2. Leaders in the game included Gracie Kleven who scored 11 kills, three ace serves, and Ruby Bones who scored three ace blocks. Complete scoring from that game follows: YME (7-16) 23 18 25
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Yellow Medicine East’s Football team defeated Russell-Tyler- Ruthton in Tyler on Friday evening with a final score of 320, bringing the season record to 4-3. The team played again this Wednesday against MACCRAY in a home game. Scores were not available at print time, and will be reported on in next week’s edition of the newspaper.
Countryside Public Health will be offering in-office Vaccine Clinics at their five office locations in October with Flu, Moderna Covid-19 Primary series for those 6 months and older, and Moderna Covid-19 Bivalent booster doses for those age 18 years and older. Countryside Public Health encourages you to get vaccinated against the Flu, Covid-19, and to check with your primary care provider to see if you are up-todate on routine vaccinations. Reach out to your primary care provider or Countryside Public Health if you need assistance.
KCC News: Pickleball at the KCC: Groups are playing on the following days / times: Monday’s & Wednesday’s - 1:00pm – 3:00pm Tuesday’s & Thursday’s nights - 6:00pm - 8:00pm Friday’s 9:00am - 11:00am FREE for members, and just the daily fee for non-members. No experience necessary.
Last Tuesday, the YME Girls Varsity Volleyball team took on Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in an away game for a final score of 0-3. Leaders in the game included Aria Peters who scored 28 set assists, while Kiara Sakry scored 13 digs, and Ruby Bones scored eleven kills. Complete scoring from that game follows: YME (5-15) 23 16 20 TMB (18-4) 25 25 25 Individual Scoring: Serving (aces): Gracie Kleven 2, Hannah Stark 1, Kiara Sakry 1, Riley Streich 1 Set assists: Aria Peters 28, Sakry 1 Hitting (kills): Ruby Bones 11, Kleven 6, Stark 6, Nicole Rillo 6, Peters 1, Streich 1 Blocking (aces): Bones 1, Rillo 1 Digs (5 or more): Sakry 13, Kayla Nordaune 7, Streich 6 On Thursday, the team took to the courts again, taking on Lakeview in Cottonwood in a 3-0 victory. Leaders in that game included Aria Peters who scored 23 set assists, Kiara Sakray who scored 19 digs, and Ruby Bones who scored 14 kills. The win brought the team’s standing to 5-16. Complete scoring from that game follows: YME (5-16 25 25 25 Lakeview (2-18) 14 13 16 Individual Scoring: Serving (aces): Gracie Kleven 4, Kiara Sakry 3, Aria Peters 2, Ruby Bones 2, Riley Streich 2 Set assists: Peters 23, Kiara Sakry 1 Hitting (kills): Bones 14, Kleven 5, Hannah Stark 5, Peters 3, Nicole Rillo 3 Blocking (aces): Bones 2, Rillo 1 Digs (5 or more): Sakry 19, Peters 8, Streich 7