The Waterville Indians Amateur baseball Team will start Region 6C Playoff action Sunday, July 28 in Waterville at 2 p.m. The Indians are 26-1 this season, losing their opener to Class B State-rated Northfield. They have won 26 straight games, including 18 straight in the 13-60 League. They are the No. 1 seed in the Region 6C Tournament. For more on the Indians and the other teams in the Region 6C Tournament check out the July 25 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

The Waterville Indians amateur baseball team won three games last week to win the Wet Willy Tournament June 29 and 30 in Waterville. The Indians, winners of 19 straight games after a season opening loss to Northfield, defeated Cannon Falls (2-0), Baseball 365 (7-6), and Union Hill (6-1) to claim the title. Waterville will play at Eagle Lake Saturday, July 6 and return home for a Sunday, July 7 game against the Cleveland Spiders. Game time Sunday is 2 p.m. For more on the Indians check out the July 4 edition of the Life/Enterprise.

All eight of the WEM track and field contingent have advanced to Saturday's Class A Championship Finals. MaeLea Harmon advanced to the 100-meter final. The 4 x 100-meter relay team of Harmon, Toryn Richards, Alexis Morsching and Riley Sammon advanced to the finals. The 4 x 100-meter boys relay team of Isaac Pratt, Levi Wolter, Tanner Ranslow, and Tyler Hermel advanced to the finals. Richards tied for third in the high jump Friday afternoon, which was won by Maple River senior Madi Schirmir. Richards will compete Saturday in the pole vault finals.

Six WEM students will have one more chance to represent their school. Two others will have a few years remaining to do the same.
A total of eight WEM track and field athletes will compete this weekend in the Class A State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University in St. Paul.
The athletes advanced after competing in the Section 2A Meet Saturday, June 2 at Mankato West. They either finished in the top two in their respective events or exceeded the state standard height, distance, or time.

There is a banner which signifies the Buccaneer volleyball team not only advancing to State, but winning the Class A State Championship in the WEM High School.
Now a second banner will be featured on the gymnasium wall.
The WEM softball team has advanced to its first ever Class A State Tournament after rolling through the Section 1A Tournament the last two weeks.
The Bucs outscored four opponents 31-1 on their way to the Section Championship. This included back-to back shutouts of Mabel-Canton, 7-0 and 10-0 in five innings.
The fourth seeded.....

There will be a community send-off for the Buccaneer softball team Thursday, June 6 at 11 a.m.. Please join the WEM pep band and line the sidewalk at the high school entrance and road out of town to wish our Lady Bucs good luck at the 2019 Class A State Tournament. The Bucs will open State Tourney action Thursday at 1 p.m. against Badger-Greenbush/Middle River. Regardless of the outcome of this game, WEM will play at 7 p.m. at Caswell Park in North Mankato, where all State Tournament games will be played.

For the first time in school history, the WEM softball team will be playing in the Class A State Tournament. The undefeated Buccaneers steamrolled through the Section 1A Tournament, outscoring their four opponents 31-1 to win the championship. Thursday, May 30 they defeated Mabel-Canton, 10-0 in five innings, to claim the Section 1A crown. The Bucs will find out early Saturday, June 1 who they will play in the Class A State Tourney. They do know they will play two games Thursday, June 6 at Caswell Park in North Mankato. The opening contest will be at 1 p.m.

If you would have heard the scores of the WEM baseball team’s two games last week you might have thought they were playing slo-pitch softball.
The Bucs scored 39 runs in picking up a pair of wins, raising their overall record to 12-5. The Bucs defeated Kenyon-Wanamingo 23-2 Tuesday, May 14 and avenged an early loss to Maple River Thursday, May 16, routing the Eagles 16-0. 12-4 earlier this month. Both games lasted only five innings.

It came down to a pair of games Thursday to determine the Gopher Conference softball champion.
It also came down to two games to see if the WEM softball team could continue what no other team in Class A softball has done this year...not lose a game.
The Bucs came out and defeated Maple River, 3-0, behind a no-hitter by junior Trista Hering.
After downing the Eagles in Mapleton, WEM headed east to New Richland to battle the Panthers for the outright conference crown.

The WEM softball team finished off a perfect 18-0 season Thursday, May 16 with a pair of Gopher Conference wins. The Bucs defeated Maple River and NRHEG to win the conference title. They are current ranked No. 2 in Class A and received the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Section 1A Softball Tourney. WEM will host the Glenville-Emmons vs. Lyle/Pacelli winner Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. If the Bucs win, they will play at Todd Park in Austin Thursday, May 23 at 5 p.m. The winner of this game will play Tuesday, May 28 at 5 p.m., also in Austin.

The WEM softball team, undefeated through seven games, has been ranked 5th in the most recent Class A State Softball Coaches Association Poll. The Bucs are the top rated team from Section 1A after defeating previously rated Hayfield in a doubleheader last week. WEM, 6-0 in the Gopher Conference and 7-0 overall, are rated behind Randolph, Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's, Cherry, and New York Mills. The Bucs host Faribault BA in a doubleheader Thursday, May 2. Monday, May 6 the Bucs will host Blooming Prairie.

The WEM boys basketball team picked up its second straight South-Sub-Section win Thursday, March 7 with a 71-61 victory over Nicollet in Lake Crystal. The Bucs opened the playoffs with an 86-31 win over St. Clair Monday, March 4. Junior Grant McBroom scored a game-high 29 points. Senior Bladyn Bartelt added 15 and junior Cole Kokoschke scored 13 for the Bucs against Nicollet. WEM (25-1 overall) will face Springfield (25-2) Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College for the South Sub-Section Championship. Springfield is rated No. 2 in Class A and WEM is rated No. 9.

Five players scored in double figures for the WEM boys basketball team in a Section 2A Quarterfinal win over St. Clair Monday in Waterville.
The Bucs led 36-21 at halftime and exploded for 45 second half points in the 86-31 win.
This was the second time the Bucs defeated the Cyclones, who start four freshmen and a sophomore. Jan. 3 the Bucs downed St. Clair 90-54.
Cole Kokoschke scored 16 points, Grant McBroom 14, Tanner Ranslow 12, Bladyn Bartelt 11, and Domanick Paulson 10. Issac Pratt almost made it a half dozen double figure scorers, chipping in eight points.

The WEM girls basketball team overcame a nine point second half deficit and defeated Fairmont 40-37 Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the South Sub-Section Quarterfinals played at Waterville. Sophomore Toryn Richards hit four straight free throws the final 14 seconds of the game to give the Bucs their first lead. Senior Paige Pittman scored 12 points and sophomore Richards and Brielle Bartelt each added 10 points. WEM, the No. 2 seed, will play the No. 6 seed, Maple River Friday, march 1 at 7:15 p.m. at Mankato East High School in the South Sub-Section semifinals.

Post-season action for the WEM boys and girls basketball teams will start soon for both teams. The girls are the No. 2 seed in the Section 2AA South Sub-Section with a 19-5 record. They will host No. 7 seed Fairmont (8-15 overall) Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The No. 1 seed is undefeated Medford, who defeated the Bucs Thursday, Feb. 21 for the second time this season. If WEM wins their opener, they will play either No. 3 seed Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (21-2) or No. 6 seed Maple River (16-10) Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Mankato East. WEM defeated LCWM earlier this season.

The WEM girls basketball team jumped out to a quick lead Friday, Feb. 8 against Blooming Prairie and defeated the Blossoms 47-37.
Blooming Prairie had defeated the Bucs earlier this season, but an 18-6 first half lead got the Bucs off to a great start and they never looked back.
WEM knocked down eight three pointers while the Blossoms made only three.
The Bucs also held a 35- 26 rebounding advantage. Trista Hering grabbed seven rebounds. Shelby Hermel added six and Paige Pittmann and Toryn Richards each grabbed five.