Fans of Wildcat football filed into the stadium for St. Paul’s home opener on Friday night with balloons in hand, eagerly waiting for the Wildcats’ first touchdown of the season on their home gridiron to fill the sky with blue and gold.

The Ron Priebe Invite, held on hilly terrain north of Gibbon, has long had the reputation of being one of the toughest cross country meets of the season for area runners, and this year, the Buffaloes’ annual meet lived up to that billing.

After opening their season in the hills surrounding Miletta Vista Winery, the St. Paul Wildcats were already in shape to tackle the terrain that runners must face at the Ron Priebe Invite.

his is a tournament we have had a long history of success at, and it just felt right to be receiving medals again.” - Matt Koehn-Fairbanks The St. Paul Wildcats continued their early-season tear last week, with the highlight of a busy week on the court for the Blue and Gold being a return to the...

is meet is always a fun one for us, because we get to play at home and it is a bit more relaxed than our bigger meets.” - Coach Ashley Lynch The St. Paul girls’ golf team had the chance to compete on their home course last week, and the Blue and Gold capitalized on the opportunity.

The Centurions were forced to sweat out a penalty- plagued slugfest with a clan of badgers Friday afternoon, with the Burgundy and Gray coming up just short of recording their second victory of the season when the final whistle blew.

Since dropping their first two bouts of the season, the St. Paul Wildcats went on a tear last week, winning four straight games and outscoring their opponents by an overall count of 49-9. On Thursday, the Blue and Gold needed just three innings to trounce Minden 20-0.

For the fifth consecutive year, the St. Paul volleyball team kicked off its season against the David City Scouts, and for the fifth consecutive time, the Wildcats came away with a three set victory.

ST. PAUL Head Volleyball Coach Matt Koehn-Fairbanks was honored following Thursday night’s match against David City, as last week’s win was the veteran coach’s 400th at the helm of the Wildcats’ program.