Visiting Luverne edged Redwood Valley 126.55-125 in a Big South Conference dual held Thursday at the RACC. Luverne had two of the top three All-Arounders including Ella Reisdorfer who would take first with her score of 34.325.
The Wabasso wrestling team rolled to a 60-20 win over Springfield in a recent dual meet held in Springfield. The Rabbits picked up forfeit wins from Landryk Tietz (106), Zach Skoblik (120), William Flowers (138) and Katelynn Crotinger (Hwt) and falls from Kaysen Harms (113), Ashton Wiedemann (126), Gavin Marotzke (145), Adryen Tietz (152), Mason Kampsen (160) and Chase Irlbeck (182).
In a pair of duals that went right down to the wire the Redwood Valley Cardinal wrestlers narrowly defeated by rivals Pipestone Area and Windom/ML Tuesday night in triangular action. In a match-up with Pipestone Area the dual went back and forth with four different lead changes before the Arrows would ultimately hold on for a 42-39 victory.
A short-handed Redwood Valley boys basketball team fell 87-68 to host New Ulm Tuesday night in a Big South Conference match-up. The Cardinals (4-2) fell behind 45-28 at the half and couldn’t recover as they dropped their second straight following a four-game win streak to open the season.
In a thrilling battle with rival Jackson Co.Central the host Redwood Valley Cardinal team edged the Huskies by one one-hundreth of a point Tuesday night in a Big South Conference gymnastics dual. The Cardinals finished with a score of 125.25 to the Huskies 125.2.
It was a big night for the Redwood Valley girls basketball team as they held off GFW 59-56 in a non-conference girls basketball team held in Redwood Falls. It was the first win of the season for the Cards (1-4) who will look to build on the victory heading into the New Year.
The annual Redwood River Riot was held on Saturday at the Redwood Valley gymnasium. The prestigious event which featured 34 teams went on as planned (although it turned into a oneday tournament instead of two) despite the less than ideal weather conditions.
The Redwood Valley boys hockey team fell to 0-4 on the season with a 5-2 loss to hos Willmar Saturday in a non-conference match-up. Willmar took control with a three goal first period and would hold on from there for the win.
In a game that went right down to the wire it was the host Luverne Cardinals who held off Redwood Valley 77-75 in an early season Big South Conference Small Division match-up. It was the first loss of the season for Redwood Valley (4-1) who again played well but had five more turnovers (19-14) and 21 less free throw attempts (23-2) than Luverne.
A balanced effort by the Wabasso Rabbits boys basketball team helped them roll to a 79-58 win over Sleepy Eye in a recent Tomahawk Conference match-up. The Rabbits (2-2) got a big outing from Karson Bock who knocked down six three’s (five in the first half) on the way to a game-high 26 points.