Twenty three track and field teams from across southwest Minnesota embarked to Montevideo for the Section 3A Track and Field Championships. The top two finishers in each event would automatically qualify for the state meet as anyone that performed at a state standard for that event. The Rebel girls had sixteen entries in the meet while the boys had six.

Girls Team Takes 2nd Place: Ava Johnson, Rachael Huso, Symone Harms, Elie Meyer, Lizzie Daniels and Lauren Larson. Day two of the 3A Section Golf Tournament took place this past Wednesday.

Anyone associated with track and field in southwest Minnesota undoubtedly knows who identical twin sisters, Amanda and Ashley Overgaauw are, as the Murray County Central athletes have been forces to be reckoned with for quite a few years.

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, but what a ride it was watching this year’s Rebels baseball team play ball. A tough 5-4 loss would end their season on Tuesday night against RTR, but as always with this team, they were never out of the game and led at two different times. MCC got out to the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Derek Kluis hit a triple to the right center field gap and Christian Tentinger drove him in on a fielder’s choice ground out.

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The #2 seed, Central Minnesota Christian, from the North half of the bracket, played the Murray County Central Rebels, the #2 seed in the South half of Section 3A in the baseball playoffs on Thursday night for the chance to advance to the Final Four. TMB defeated Lakeview in the game before the Rebels, with the winner of MCC vs. CMC taking on the Panthers, Saturday.

In what would be an instant classic of a baseball game, MCC’s bats came alive against TMB in extra innings to move on in the Section 3A playoffs. The Rebel offense struck early, as they put up two runs in the top of the first inning.

By Joanne Bergman The Murray County Board of Commissioners met on June 6 in the first meeting of the month. Ditch Inspector Travis Radke had three repair petitions to present to the Board.

Murray County Central Elementary School’s Brielle Plotz was recently selected as the sixth-grade semifinalist in the 32nd annual Zaner-Bloser Na- best cursive handwriting among all the sixth-grade entries throughout the country.

The Slayton Community Band welcomes you to our first concert at Gullord Park this season on June 8th at 7:00 PM. We will be doing a wide variety of music. We will be featuring a different soloist every week singing 'The Star Spangled Banner.' Singing June 8th will be Jayden Gleis. Our children’s march around the park for this concert is the 'Hogan’s Heroes March.” We hope you join us for some music and fun!