Upsala junior Christian Pekarek cuts through the lane and lays in a shot beyond the outstretched arms of Browerville defenders in Tuesday's Sub-Section 5A West finals in Long Prairie. Pekarek finished with 18 points and five rebounds in the Cardinals' 68-61 win.

Boys Basketball: Third time still a charm for Upsala in sub-section finals

Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:35 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor Browerville would have a perfect record if not for Upsala. The Cardinals require no such …

Upsala girls basketball pep fest, fan bus and state ticket information

Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:42 pm

A pep fest will be held for the state-bound Upsala girls basketball team Wednesday at 1:25 p.m. at the high …

Halverson helps SIUE earn sweep

Posted on March 11, 2013 at 12:23 pm

Upsala graduate Sierra Halverson, a freshman on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville women’s tennis team, helped the Cougars sweep Chicago State …

Boys Basketball: Upsala advances to sub-section finals, Royalton game postponed

Posted on March 9, 2013 at 11:00 pm

A night after the Upsala girls team qualified for state, the Upsala boys moved another step closer to joining them, …

Upsala sophomore Brooke Westrich (2), senior Aimee Pelzer (4) and junior Katie Ripplinger celebrate as the final second ticks away in the Cardinals' 47-41 win over Pine River-Backus in the Section 5A championship at Crosby-Ironton, Friday.

Girls Basketball: Upsala rallies from 15 down to claim first trip to state in school history

Posted on March 9, 2013 at 12:03 am

By Patrick Slack Sports Editor As the closing seconds ticked off the clock during last year’s Section 5A championship, Upsala …

Section 5A Boys Basketball: Upsala, Royalton exhibit sturdy defense to advance to second round

Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:49 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com 5A West: #1 Upsala 60, #8 Bertha-Hewitt 20 Bertha-Hewitt tried to stall as long …

On Feb. 21, the Swanville girls basketball team sponsored the “Jumpshots for Jared” fundraiser during its game against St. John’s Prep. The fundraiser was held to raise money for a young cancer victim, fourth-grader Jared Leyendecker.

Swanville girls basketball raises $4,000 for classmate

Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:42 pm

The Swanville High School gymnasium was a sea of gold the night of Feb. 21, as the Swanville girls basketball …

Hanson, Sales named Swanville Athletes of Month

Posted on March 8, 2013 at 12:35 pm

Sophomores Danica Hanson and Jordan Sales have been named Swanville’s February Athletes of the Month. Hanson, daughter of Danny Hanson, …

Upsala senior Garrett Wolf (23) powers his way to two of his 17 points through Isle’s Derek Anderson (3) and Caleb Weiers (53), March 1. (Photo courtesy of Bill Abeler)

Prairie Conference Boys Basketball: Upsala finishes regular season undefeated

Posted on March 7, 2013 at 10:36 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Upsala didn’t set out to complete an unbeaten regular season when they year started. …

Upsala senior Alissa Zehrer, junior Katie Ripplinger (5) and senior Aimee Pelzer (4) close down the lane on a Sebeka player during Tuesday's Sub-Section 5A West finals at Wadena-Deer Creek. Zehrer scored 13 first-half points and Pelzer finished with 21 as the Cardinals rolled to a 68-31 victory. (Photo courtesy of Matt Abeler)

Girls Basketball: Upsala annihilates Sebeka to win sub-section title, earn return trip to Section 5A finals

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 11:18 am

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor Browerville gave Upsala an early scare in the Sub-Section 5A West semifinals. But the only …

Little Falls senior Joe Reis trips up Champlin Park senior LaQuan Wallace for a takedown in the third period during the state wrestling tournament, March 1. Reis nearly pinned Wallace after falling behind 17-3, but ran out of time in a 17-9 defeat.

State wrestling: Mitch Lange, Trevor Scott earn fourth place

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:50 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Royalton-Upsala junior Mitch Lange and Holdingford senior Trevor Scott each earned fourth place to …

Section 5A Girls Basketball: Upsala advances to sub-section finals, Royalton drops tight game

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 10:45 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com Browerville managed to give Upsala a scare. But the fifth-seeded Tigers didn’t have any …

Girls Basketball: Upsala, Royalton advance, Pierz and Holdingford fall in section action

Posted on March 2, 2013 at 12:29 am

Girls Basketball playoff scores from Thursday, Feb. 28: Section 5A: Upsala 74, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 37 Upsala opened the postseason with …

Area boys basketball: Upsala clinches Prairie Conference title while Little Falls secures at least a share of Granite Ridge

Posted on February 27, 2013 at 2:04 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A chance at clinching the Prairie Conference title was on the line for Upsala …

Girls Basketball: Sixth-ranked Parkers Prairie survives ninth-ranked Upsala at buzzer to close regular season

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 2:05 pm

By PATRICK SLACK Sports Editor patrick.slack@mcrecord.com A year ago, Upsala hit a game-tying shot at the end of regulation on …