college sports

Imagine raising thousands to support your education, only to find it leaves you sidelined from your sport. That’s the reality for some student athletes today.

High School Baseball: Duluth East 5, Sartell-St. Stephen 1 (Duluth scored 3 1st inning runs and led 4-0 before Sartell scored their lone run in the 4th inning.  Wesley Johnson threw 5 1/3 innings with 4 earned runs allowed to take the loss.  Jo...

OHS grad Carter Broton committed to Marian University after playing this past season with the Steele County Blades

This 2019 Owatonna High School graduate is ready to run for the University of Minnesota.

Owatonna grad Nolan Malo goes to Spain on a basketball trip.

On the track, diamond and court, Owatonna athletes had a successful summer of sports.

An Owatonna High School senior has landed a bowling scholarship to play at Waldorf College.

The annual Golden Gopher Road Trip stop in Owatonna played to a packed and enthusiastic crowd at the Owatonna Country Club Tuesday. Most of the approximately 200 in attendance were decked out in maroon and gold.

Local sports highlights for 2017 include many athletes that have moved on to college sports with great success. OHS graduate Andrew Stelter wrapped up his four-year career with the Gopher football team as a senior helping the team transition to a new coach. Carlie Wagner-a two-time state champ at NRHEG-is currently in her senior season with the Gophers, leading the team in scoring, hoping to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time. OHS grad Peter Jones is one of the low scorers each time out with the Gopher golf team.

2013 Owatonna High School grad Carter McCauley is now a Winona State University graduate as well. He finished his undergrad degree in Cellular Molecular Biology this month and earned another Academic All-America award, his third. He holds numerous kicking records for the Warriors and in the Northern Sun Conference.