Sports

YME Trap participates in Conference competition shoot

April 28, 2022

The Trap Team shot their first competition rounds Monday, April 18th. If you recall it was yet another windy, cold day and the clays were flying high in the sky right out of the thrower. The top five Yellow Medicine East shooters scores are as follows: There was a tie for 1st with Logan Hoff and Preston Berends shooting a 30/50. Logan took the lead with a reverse run of two. Third was Ryan Brouwer with a 28/50, Owen Slettedahl with a 27/30 and Tarin Gatchell tied and took the lead for fifth with a 24/30 with a reverse run of one, zero, then three against Tarrick Rupp. This sport is an individual and team competition sport - Congratulations to all the shooters on your first conference week competition.

YME boys defeat Lakeview

April 28, 2022

The Yellow Medicine East boys baseball team defeated Lakeview last Tuesday 18-0. Leaders in that game included Bryce Sneller, who pitched 12 strike-outs, walking one. Hitter Cody Dahlager had two walks, two runs, two stolen bases and four RBI, while Sneller added to the points with two walks, three runs and one RBI. Scoring from that game follows:

April 28, 2022

The Yellow Medicine East boys golf team traveled to Minneota’s Countryside Golf Club for a Camden Conference South Division meet last week. The team took home the second place spot with a score of 177. Leaders in that meet included Nikson Knapper who placed second with a score of 41, while James Peterson who scored third place with a total of 42. Complete scoring follows:

April 28, 2022

Thursday, April 28th: 4:30 p.m. Baseball Jr.

Hoff joins YME Trap coaching team

April 21, 2022

Please welcome a new parent trap team coach, Jason Hoff. He has obtained his Coach Leadership And Safety Support Certification (CLASS). Jason has been a volunteer for the EMPF Chapter in Granite Falls for a few years now and is very active with youth outdoor sports. “We are happy to have Jason on the team and appreciate his willingness to learn and help out with this great sport,” says Sandra Berthelsen. The first State Conference competition rounds took place Monday, April 18th. Watch for updates on how they did next week. Photo Submitted

April 21, 2022

Thursday, April 21st: 4:00 p.m. Track and Field Boys and Girls Varsity Meet vs MACCRAY/RCW at YME High School 4:30 p.m.

Meet your YME High School TRAP Team

April 14, 2022

Meet your YME High School Trap Team: (Back row L-R) Logan Hoff, Brayton Hammer, Will Lecy, Andrew Winter, Preston Berends, Tarrick Rupp, Ryan Brouwer. (Middle row L-R) Mathias Vonderharr, Tarin Gatchell, Parker Levitz, Connor Olson, Aidan Martin, Braden Eisenbacher, Owen Slettedahl, Garrett Cobb.

April 14, 2022

Healthy Tip of the Week: Try to soak up some natural light. A lack of sunlight is thought to be one of the biggest contributors to seasonal depression.

Annual Granite Falls Health Challenge winners announced

April 14, 2022

The final standings for the 15th Annual Community Health Challenge were announced this week.The event was sponsored by Granite Falls Lions, Project Turnabout, Big Stone Therapies, FM Bank, Fagen, Inc., Avera Medical Group Granite Falls, Citizens Alliance Bank, and the Granite Falls Kiwanis.

YME girls basketball end of season banquet held

April 7, 2022

The YME Girls Basketball banquet was held on March 28th. Award winners are: (Left to right:) Hannah Stark: All Conference, Academic AC, Practice Player of the Year; Shelby Mortenson: All Conference, Academic AC, Offensive Player of the Year, Coaches Award; Ruby Bones: All Conference, Academic AC, Sting Award; Stella Schuler, Academic AC, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved.