Evan Thompson a student at Sleepy Eye High School finished the Section 3AA wrestling meet as the 285 pound runner-up. He will now advance to the state tournament with a 44-4 mark. Wyatt Pollard, a St. Mary’s student finished 6th at 170 pounds. He concludes his season with a 28-20 record. Both wrestle with the New Ulm High School program- see results below.
The Knights of Columbus District Free Throw Championship was held in Sleepy Eye on Sunday February 19. Boys and Girls age 9 to 14 who had previously won their council events took 25 shots each. The winners will advance to the Regional Championship on March 5 in New Ulm. Boys: Age 14 Eli Christensen; Age 13 Isaac Christensen; Age 12 Landry Folkens; Age 11 Gavin Hillesheim; Age 10 Alex Armbruster; age 9 Aaron Finstad.
Girls: Age 14 Brylee Hansen; Age 13 Brynne Ibberson; Age 12 Brynne Wilfahrt; Age 11 Cendyll Daub; Age 10 Stella Schieffert; Age 9 Evelyn Weier.
Kadence Hesse surpassed the 2000 career point mark February 20th. She is the first player in Sleepy Eye High School basketball history to reach the milestone. Kadence is only a junior.
Sleepy Eye Knights of Columbus Freethrow Contest winners, held at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School, Sunday February 12, 2023.
Girls winners: L to R: Grand Knight Russ McCabe, Brylee Hansen, Brynne Ibberson, Scarlett Armbruster, Stella Schieffert, Inara Andres
Boys winners: L to R: Grand Knight Russ McCabe, Eli Christensen, Isaac Christensen, Landry Folkens, Jalen Brandl, Alex Armbruster, Easton Walter
Kadence Hesse poured in 34 points Monday night to help Sleepy Eye beat St. Mary’s 64-55 and in the process became the All-Time Scoring leading for the Sleepy Eye Girls Basketball program, surpassing Madison Heiderscheidt. Hesse now has 1700 points and counting as she is only a junior.
Heese overtakes Heiderscheidt with this layup.
12/1
at BLHS
Mustangs defeat Indians 54-49.
Indians were lead by Kadence Hesse with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 assists
Brea Mertz got her 1000 point and finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 steals
Paige Haala had 7 points 8 rebounds and Lydia Huiras had 7 points.
November 26th
at St. Mary’s Tip Off Tournament
Kadence Hesse 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steal
Brea Mertz 19 points, 11 rebounds
Paige Haala 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals
