The 135th Tank Company – 47th Division of the National Guard held their annual reunion at the Redwood Falls American Legion Hall Saturday, June 15.Ninety-two members left for Camp Rucker, Alabama on Jan.
The following students are among the 605 spring semester 2024 graduates of Minnesota State Community and Technical College.
The following is the schedule for Morton’s Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 3 and Thursday, July 4:Wednesday, July 3:The Morton Fire Department Keg Shoot on Main Street.
Redwood Valley senior Mila Jenniges capped off her memorable high school career by tieing for seventh at the rain-shortened Class AA State Golf Meet held recently at The Ridges Golf Club in Jordan.The four-time state entrant fired a 27-hole total of 118 (78-40) to finish four shots behind the champion but crack the top eight for the second straight season.For someone who wasn’t all that interested in golf early on, she will be remembered as one of the most decorated female golfers in school history.“When I was younger I wasn’t that interested in golf,” she said, “You’d probably find me flipping down the fairways practicing my gymnastics while my Dad played.”It was her father John’s obsession of the game of golf that not only brought her around but ultimately helped her to grow her talent and give them a bond as the years went by.“My Dad plays a lot of golf and and understands the game and that helped me,” she said, “Over the years I’ve played a lot with him and his friends from the blue tees and that was good experience for me.”That connection was key as Jenniges began to work hard on her game all season, playing tournament golf during the summer as well as traveling south to play during the winter and using a sim training unit to be able to hit balls all year round.“The summer play was big because I was able to play alongside some of Minnesota’s top amateur female players and watch and learn from them as well as gain a lot of experience,” she said.She got her first playing time as just a seventh grader for the Cardinals but took her first big step as a freshman when she survived a playoff to earn a State Tournament berth at the Section 3AA Meet.She would finish 40th that year at State and followed that up with a rain-shortened 34th place finish as a sophomore.During her junior campaign, she teamed up with Julian Brown to form a dynamic one-two combo that ultimately helped the Cardinals capture the Section 3AA Team title and advance on to State.She would fire rounds of 78-79 (157) to place eighth overall as the Cards finished fifth as a team.This season she dominated the local scene, finishing as the medalist in every high school meet she participated in all the way up to State (which included the Big South Conference Tournament and the Section 3AA Meet).At the Big South Conference Meet held at Dacotah Ridge Golf Club she would fire her personal best round of one-under 71 (36-35) to earn All-Conference honors for the third straight season.
Redwood Valley High School finished seventh out of 54 teams at the class 2A Minnesota High School Clay Target Championship.The Varsity squad finished 7th leading the team to a 7th place overall finish.
Redwood County Board of Commissioners met June 4 and approved the Widseth Bridge Design Contract for 15 bridges and structures in the amount of $495,800.
Brandon Lang and Mila Jenniges were recently named as the RVHS Senior Athletes of the Year at Redwood Valley High School.The award is a combination of ability, training, leadership, coachability and teammate skills and is voted on by the coaches.Lang was the Male of the Athlete of the Year over other notable names such as Max Fuhr and Oliver Smith and was deserving after a huge year in football where he restablished many of the receiving records and also strong years in basketball and baseball.He was multi-year letterwinner in all three sports and earned All-Conference honors in all three as well.
The Celebrate Redwood Falls Committee is gearing up for the Summer Splash event at Memorial Athletic Complex coming June 21–23.Summer Splash Schedule:Friday, June 21:• Redwood Falls Community Parade will begin at 7 p.m.
The Redwood Valley boys tennis team wrapped up its season recently at the Class A State Boys Tennis Meet held Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis.The Cardinals had a pair of participants in freshman Zack Lundeen who advanced as the Section 3A Individual champion and the doubles duo of senior Cole Johnson and junior Kanyon Hicks who competed in doubles.Lundeen (19-5) would fall 6-0, 6-0 to Dylan Warn of Breck in his preliminary match and also fell 7-6, 6-2 in the consolation bracket.Johnson and Hicks were competitive but would fall 6-4, 6-4 to Massen Happel and Brekken Wokasch of Perham in their opening match.The would also fall 6-2, 6-1 in the consolation round.The Cardinals had a memorable season, finishing as Section 3A runner-ups and having the Section champs in singles and doubles for the first time in school history.