The MCC Rebel Girls Basketball team was on the road Tuesday night as they traveled to Jackson to take on the Huskies of Jackson County Central. The Rebels would be playing their second Big South opponent of the season. The Rebels lost to the Pipestone Arrows during the week between Christmas and New Years and for the second time this season the Rebels would lose to a team from the Big South.

The MCC Rebel Boys Basketball team got back to what could be called a nearly normal schedule last week. The Rebels played Monday against Pipestone before snow canceled a couple of days of school and eliminated two days of practice. The Rebels would get to practice on Thursday before playing host to the Hills Beaver Creek Patriots on Friday. The Patriots had played three total games on the season heading into their game against MCC but the young Patriots had struggled losing their first 3 games. The Rebels turned on the offense for the first time in over two weeks for the win.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, Jan. 16: Breakfast: Blueberry Donut.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023 I hope that everyone had an enjoyable holiday break and I wish everyone a Happy New Year, 2023. The holiday break this year was as long as it has been in my tenure due to the crazy weather that we had before Christmas and after New Year’s Day.

Slayton Fire Department Wins!! The Forsberg Family says Thank You!! .

MCC School Board held their first meeting of the new year. They started with the reorganizational meeting. The newly elected members included Heather Hoekman, Brent Miller and Tony Clarke were sworn in and the agenda was approved. The election of officers started with the election of Tony Clarke as Chairperson, Lauren Biegler as Clerk, Sue Streff as Treasurer and Robin Gilbertson as Vice Chair. Meetings will continue to be on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6pm at the school library. They discussed the meeting in April, as it was right after Easter Weekend. No change was made. They approved the current board rate of $70 per meeting and mileage rate of .655 cents per mile. They also approved the additional compensation for the Board Chair of $500 and Board Clerk of $250. They designated Lisa Rademacher and Deb Bleyenberg to perform the duties of treasurer and clerk. Legal counsel was again designated as Rupp, Anderson, Squires and Waldspurger, P.A.. The Board also reviewed the sub-committees that everyone is on. They were adjusted to incorporate the new board members. This meeting was then adjourned, and they moved into the regular January Board meeting for the MCC School Board.

December 30 vs. Renville County West Jaguars The MCC Rebels boys basketball team has had an interesting season to this point. The Rebels opened their season on December 2nd and 3rd in Sleepy Eye. The Rebels then didn’t play another game until the 20th in Ellsworth. The Rebels would double their game total by playing 3 games in four days this past Friday, Saturday, and Monday. The Rebels would open their three-game schedule on Friday afternoon (December 30) in Marshall at the RA Facility on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University against the winless Renville County West Jaguars.

The Rebels’ chance to get back to a normal schedule looked to start January 2nd with a home game against the Pipestone Area Arrows followed by a Friday night home game with HBC. A pretty normal week with practices in between games, but Mother Nature would say no. With the incoming blizzard, the schools decided to move the Monday game up to noon so that it would get played before the snow began to fly. The Rebels and the Arrows would get their game in just in time. The Rebels would be facing much tougher competition than they have seen all season. The Arrows entered the game 4-2 on the season playing bigger competition than the Rebels have and it showed.

SCHOOL MENU Monday, Jan. 9th: Breakfast: TNT - No Breakfast Lunch: Walking Tacos, Seasoned Black Beans, Chilled Peaches, Grahams, Assorted Fresh Fruits & Veggies.

The MCC Rebel Girls Basketball team played their only game over Christmas break on Thursday night when they played host to the Pipestone Area Arrows. The Arrows came into the game with a 4-2 record with their two losses against Luverne and Montevideo maybe the top two teams in Section 3aa. The Rebels were 2-3 on the season and had over a week and a half between games when they beat Lakeview. The Rebels were the heavy underdog coming into the game and the Arrows would show why.