Paynesville and Hancock school district voters approved operating levies in the Nov. 8 election. The Hancock levy was approved with an inflation adjustment. Paynesville voters turned down an inflation adjustment. Both levies will last 10 years. In Litchfield, voters approved a city sales tax but turned down a school bond referendum that would have added an aquatic facility to the proposed sales tax projects.
BROOTEN -- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa was on the brink. Hosting fifth-seeded Hancock in the opening round of the Section 6A tournament, the Jaguars were down 7-4 with three outs left in their season. That's when the offense found its stride and kept...
FOLEY -- Evan Wiener packaged a double-double with BBE's big second half as the Jaguars won a Section 5A-South semifinals game 65-51 over Upsala on Monday.
HANCOCK -- Bennett Nienhaus scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds and Cole Reese scored 13 points to lead Hancock to a 52-49 non-conference win over KMS on Saturday at the University of Minnesota Morris.
HANCOCK -- Visiting Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa needed an extra period, but the Jaguars managed to hand Hancock its first loss of the year on Thursday, 61-60.
BENSON -- Sharpshooting Hancock began with a flourish and never relented, defeating Benson 79-63 to claim the Case IH Invitational championship on Saturday at Benson High School.
HANCOCK -- Hancock took an early lead but Underwood took advantage of three Owls turnovers and won 28-19 on Friday night. Even after Rockets took the lead, Hancock had a shot in the final minutes, but a third turnover and an Underwood fourth-down...
BENSON -- Lynn Geyer packed a Suburban with so many donated goods that it brought tears to the eyes of employees at the Ronald McDonald House on Oak Street in Minneapolis when she delivered them Wednesday.
Two Noahs from the Tribune-area teams will be among 40 of the state's outstanding senior boys basketball players competing in the 36th annual Minnesota High School All-Star Basketball Series.
