It was a fitting end to the season for Redwood Valley junior Julian Brown as she capped off a strong final month of the season with a tie for fourth place at the Class AA State Golf Meet held at the Ridges at Sand Creek.
Redwood Valley recently handed out its annual Athletic Awards with Drew Lundeen and Kate Ahrens being named Senior Athletes of the Year. Lundeen - a standout in football, basketball and tennis - was the boys winner in a field that easily could've had three or four other winners.
The Redwood Valley duo of Drew Lundeen and Andrew Muetzel recently wrapped up their season competing at the State Class A Doubles Tournament held in Minneapolis. The pair drew the top seeded team of Dylan Hahn and Jack Onkka of Thief River Falls - the eventual State champs - in the opening round and were competitive in a 6-2, 6-4 loss.
A solid 2022 campaign for the Redwood Valley track and field athletes wrapped up with a pair of top four finishes June 9-11 at the Class A State Meet held at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
On Wednesday, June 8th, the Wabasso Jaxx were looking for their second straight win as they took on the Willmar Rails in Wabasso. The Jaxx provided a little bit of everything in the game including big hits, solid defense, and great pitching as the result was a crucial 4-2 win over Willmar that got the team back to .500 on the season.
It was a successful State Tournament for the River Valley Wildcats as they perfomed well at the event held June 9-11 at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
Arguably one of the top Redwood Valley girls golf teams in its history fell one stroke shy of capturing the Section 3AA Tournament title Wednesday at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake. The Cardinal girls fired a two-day 686 total to fall one stroke behind defending champion Minnewaska Area who won the event with a 685 and had four girls finish in the top eight.
The Wabasso Jaxx continued their trek through the amateur baseball season with a pair of games over the June 3rd weekend. On Friday, June 3rd the Jaxx dropped a close game to the Milroy Yankees 2-0.
One of the more successful seasons in recent memory came to an end on Thursday for the Redwood Valley baseball team as they fell 5-1 to ACGC in Section 3AA action. The Cardinals (17-7) opened up the postseason with back-to-back wins against Pipestone Area and Windom Area but suffered a tough 8-5 loss to top-seed and undefeated Paynesville Area (21-0) and then fell to ACGC to end their season.
Redwood Valley had a strong afternoon Thursday in Pipestone as they will send a large group of athletes on to the State Track Meet. The Cardinal boys finished third as a team and the girls second at the Section 3AA Meet - Luverne would capture both the boys and girls team titles - and a number of Cardinals will now move on to State June 9-11 at St.