State-Rated opponents on schedule this week
Bucs run win streak to four straight
The WEM girls basketball team won its fourth straight game last week, defeating Maple River 71-39 Friday, Feb. 26.
This was one of two Gopher Conference wins for the Bucs. They also picked up a 66-24 win over United South Central Tuesday, Feb. 23.
The Bucs are 8-1 in the conference and 10-2 overall. The upcoming week features three of the biggest games of the season, which winds down the second week in March.
Thursday, March 4 WEM will host Medford, the fourth place team in the conference. The following night WEM will travel to Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s to face the No. 3 rated Class A team and the team they defeated for the Section 2A title last March.
The conference title will be determined early next week, with the Bucs hosting Blooming Prairie Monday, March 8 and play at Hayfield Tuesday, March 9. Blooming Prairie gave WEM their lone conference loss and Hayfield is in third place with a 10-3 record.
In the win over the Rebels, the Bucs jumped...
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