• OWATONNA’S SLUGGING SISTERS

    Sami and Kendra Bogen have posted some downright silly numbers this season, but the pair is no joke — and neither are the Huskies. Suddenly, Owatonna softball stands on the verge of history. Sure, there’s a decent chance Sami Bogen and her younger sister, Kendra, have benefitted from a few “hometown” calls in the official

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  • ONCE A HUSKY, ALWAYS A HUSKY

    THE GRACE WOLFE STORY As Grace Wolfe glides across the ice, cutting through waves of oncoming defenders while keeping puck tethered to her stick as if tied be an invisible string, it would be easy to assume things have been easy for the former Owatonna High School standout and current sophomore at St. Cloud State

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  • OWATONNA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

    For the first time in more than a decade, the Owatonna High School football team will open the season with an unfamiliar opponent. The same goes for Week 2. And Week 8. The MSHSL shook things up this offseason and restructured its statewide district map and placement procedures. Instead of the the Big Southeast Red

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  • POWER AND PRODUCTION

    Middle of Owatonna’s lineup has revitalized offense as regular season approaches final stretch The less Owatonna baseball coach Tate Cummins spends tinkering with the middle of his lineup, the better. With five games left in the regular season, it’s safe to say Cummins is feeling pretty good. Collectively, the group finished 10-for-17 with five extra

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  • THE PATH LESS TRAVELED

    From the new kid on the block, to record-breaking swimmer, to future Division I college athlete, it’s been quite the ride for Owatonna’s Logan Norrid BY JON WEISBROD When Logan Norrid began narrowing her list of potential college destinations, her final three options had two major things in common. One, each was located directly adjacent

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  • UPS, DOWN AND A LOT OF RUNS

    Offense has been the theme on the diamond for the Huskies On Monday, April 24, THE OWATONNA SOFTBALL TEAM kept its unblemished record alive and moved to 5-0 at the time with an explosive 14-run outburst against Rochester Century. Despite cooling off a bit following consecutive losses to Winona and Mankato West — which sported

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  • Q&A: ZACH WIESE

    Q&A: ZACH WIESE

    Zach Weise graduated from Owatonna High School in 2020 and is currently a freshman reserve goalie for the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team. Wiese dressed for all 40 of the Gophers’ games this season and was right there during Minnesota’s ride to the NCAA National Championship game where they ultimately fell to Quinnipiac in

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  • PAIN, PERSEVERANCE AND THE ‘THE KICKER FROM NOWHERE’

    THE SAM HENSON STORY When it comes to placekicking, consistency is key. At least it is for Sam Henson. Though he didn’t pick up the sport of football until just prior to the beginning of his junior year at Owatonna High School, Henson has since embraced the fundamentals of his position and progressively installed a

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  • SECTION SHAKEUP [UPDATE]

    After Austin (relegated to Class 4A) and Rochester Mayo (elevated to Class 6A) were barely reclassified in opposite directions , Section 1-5A was left with just four teams following the MSHSL’S recent bi-annual reclassification summit on April. After about a week of speculation, the answer to which program, or programs, would be shifted from neighboring

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  • OWATONNA HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL SIGNING DAY 101

    Seventeen Owatonna High School student-athletes put pen to paper on last month and officially became future college athletes. Well, sort of. In reality, close to half of the athletes who participated in the annual National Signing Day event held at the OHS Small Group Forum didn’t technically sign any sort of officially-binding document. Or at

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