The Gopher Conference girls basketball title will go down to the final game this season.
WEM, Medford, and Blooming Prairie will be fighting for the title.
Medford defeated the Bucs 57-43 Friday, Feb. 7 to force a three-way tie for the top spot in the conference with a 10-2 record.
WEM played Blooming Prairie Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Blooming Prairie and Medford play Friday, Feb. 14. WEM will face USC Friday.
The Bucs defeated the Tigers earlier this season and also defeated Blooming Prairie.

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association announced that 16 athletes will remain in consideration for a roster spot on the 2020 U.S. Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team.
Among those selected as finalists are Rose Hollermann of Elysian, Abigail Bauleke of Savage, and Josie Aslakson of Jordan.
This announcement comes at the conclusion of the Toyota Team USA Women’s Selection Camp, a three-day camp at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

For the first time this season, two different WEM boys basketball players scored more than 30 points in a given week.
Senior Grant McBroom dropped in 31 in a 80-47 win over United South Central Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Senior Cole Kokoschke scored a career-high 33 points in an 87-64 win over K e n y o n - Wa n a m i n g o Thursday, Jan. 16.
The two wins improve WEM’s Gopher Conference record to 6-0 and overall record to 13-1.

The ending of the match-up between two of the top 10 teams in Class A was one of the most interesting in recent history for the WEM boys basketball team.
WEM, rated 8th and Hayfield, rated 7th, battled to the final second and then some Friday, Dec. 13 in Waterville.
The two teams were tied at 66-all after regulation and four minutes later the Bucs pulled out a 72-71 victory.
There were 17 lead changes and 10 times the score was tied. Neither team led by more than seven points.
The Bucs trailed for much of the game after leading 6-0 the first four minutes.

Dover-Eyota won all three duals to win the Dave Scharberg Byron Memorial Wrestling Invitational Saturday, Dec. 14.
WEM/JWP dropped all three of its duals. The Grizzlies were defeated by Westfield (42-31), Byron (64-18), and Dover-Eyota (50-24).
Dover-Eyota also defeated Byron (49-31) and Westfield (51- 23). In the other match, Byron defeated Westfield (51-23).
Two Grizzly wrestlers finished the day with three wins. They were Tucker Rients and Ethan Rider.

A number of WEM graduates have continued their sporting careers this fall in a number of different college sports.
The top performance from a Buccaneer graduate has been that of Gustavus Adolphus senior Tierney Winter.
Winter has been running for the Gusties for four years and this season has been by far her best season.
Winter not only finished second in the MIAC Championships, she also placed sixth in the NCAA C e n t r a l R e g i o n Championship, which advanced her to the Division III NCAA Championships.

Minneota, the No. 1 seed in the Class A State Volleyball Tournament, lived up to their seeding as they defeated the No. 2 seed, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 in the State Championship match played Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Vikings were the 2018 Class A State Champions, defeating Medford in the title match. Medford defeated Fosston for third place. For more on the tournament check out the Nov. 14 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

The WEM volleyball team advanced to its second Class A State Championship Friday, Nov. 8 after defeating Medford 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 in the State Semifinals. The Bucs (34-2) will face No. 1 seed Minneota (32-3) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Minneota defeated Fosston in four sets in the other State Semifinal. WEM has never lost a State tournament game. They defeated three straight opponents in 2015 to win the Class A State Championship. Check out the Nov.

The WEM volleyball team is one step closer to their second Class A State Volleyball Championship after sweeping Henning (25-11, 25-21, 25-18) in the State Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Bucs will play Medford Friday at 3 p.m. in the Class A State Semifinals. WEM has defeated Medford three times this season. Medford swept Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa. Fosston and Minneota will play in the other semifinal Friday, with the winners of the Friday matches playing at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 for the State Title.

The WEM volleyball team ended the three-year reign of Mayer Lutheran as the top team in Class A Section 2 after downing the Crusaders in five sets Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mankato East High School. The Bucs downed Mayer Lutheran by scores of 20-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19, and 15-13 in the championship match. The Class A State Tournament starts Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. This will be the second State appearance for the Bucs. In 2015 they claimed the Class A State Championship. The Bucs (32-2) received the No. 2 seed and will plat at 3 p.m.

For the fifth straight season, WEM will face Mayer Lutheran for the Section 2A Volleyball Championship. The two teams each won their respective Sub-Section title Thursday, Oct. 31. WEM defeated Alden-Conger 25-20, 25-11, and 25-14. Mayer Lutheran defeated BOLD 25-20, 25-15, and 25-20.The Bucs and Crusaders will face off Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. at Mankato East High School in the Section 2A Championship match. In 2015, WEM defeated the Crusaders on their way to a Class A State Championship. The next three years Mayer Lutheran defeated the Bucs for the Section Championship.

The WEM volleyball team is within two games of their second Class A State Tournament appearance. The Bucs defeated St. Clair 25-4, 25-5, and 25-11 in the South Sub-Section semifinal Tuesday, Oct. 29 at St. Peter. The Bucs (30-2 overall) will play Alden-Conger (19-5) in the Sub-Section Championship Thursday, Oct. 31 at Mankato East High School, starting at 6 p.m. The winner will face either Mayer Lutheran or BOLD for the Section 2A Championship Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mankato East at 6 p.m.

The WEM football team ended its season Saturday, Oct. 26 with a 46-44 loss to Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. The Bucs scored a season-high in the loss and had two 100-yard rushers. Senior Jayden taylor rushed for 184 yards and two scores and senior Brant Melchert gained 153 yards and scored three times. GFW will face United South Central Friday, Nov. 1 at New Prague for the Section 2A Championship. The Bucs end their season with a 6-4 overall record.

The WEM volleyball team swept Martin Count West, 25-8, 25-9, 25-7 in the South Sub-Section Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 24 in Waterville. The win moves the Bucs into the South Sub-Section semifinal Tuesday, Oct. 29 when they will play St. Clair at 6 p.m. in St. Peter. The winner will advance to the South Sub-Section Championship Thursday, Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. at Mankato East. The Section 2A Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 2 at Mankato East, starting at 6 p.m.

The WEM volleyball team will enter Section 2A Post Season Play Thursday, Oct. 24 after finishing the regular season with a 28-2 overall record and a 7-0 record in the Gopher Conference. The Bucs won the conference title for the second straight year with a sweep of Faribault BA Tuesday, Oct. 15. WEM (28-2) will face Martin County West (8-16) Thursday, Oct. 24 in Waterville at 7 p.m. in the South Sub-Section, Section 2A Quarterfinals. A win and they would play Tuesday, Oct. 29 at St. Peter at 6 p.m. against the winner of Springfield (14-14) and St. Clair (12-18).

The WEM/JWP Grizzly girls' cross country team won their second straight Gopher Conference Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Hayfield. The Grizzlies scored a perfect 15 points, with the top five finishers in the race all from WEM/JWP. Freshman Addison Peed was a repeat Conference Runner of the Year, winning the race. She was followed across the finish line by Lauren Dimler, Madison Zimbrich, Ashlin Keyes, and Emma Johnson. Landon Dimler led the boys' team with a fourth place finish. The Grizzly boys placed third with 58 points. Both teams will compete Thursday, Oct.