Area Sports

by Michael Mattison Cedar made a furious rally in the second half to knock the GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team out of the Section Tournament in the first round 67-53. The first 27 minutes of the game was tight with the teams jockeying for the lead throughout. After being tied 8-8 early in the game, Cedar Mountain…

by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbirds girls basketball team was ousted from Section 2A Tournament play when it was defeated by Mayer Lutheran 71-52 on Thursday. But before that, the T-Birds put together a nice home-court win in the opening round of the Section against Central Minnesota Christian 56-36. GFW popped out to a nice 8-3 lead…

For more photos of the Just For Kix winners, check out the March 8 issue of the Winthrop News.

by Michael Mattison It was a great week for the GFW Thunderbird girls basketball team, recording three wins in as many games. GFW opened the week Monday with a 77-32 win at Cedar Mountain. On Thursday, the T-Birds hosted New Ulm Cathedral and came out victorious 80-28. GFW extended its winning streak to four games on Saturday…

by Michael Mattison The GFW Thunderbird boys basketball team opened the week with an exciting 78-69 win over Cedar Mountain before dropping a game to New Ulm Cathedral 60-49 and ending the week with a 81-59 loss to Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s. The T-Birds held a nice lead over Cedar Mountain throughout much of the game…

by Michael Mattison It was a nice week for the GFW Thunderbird girls basketball team. The T-Birds strated the week at home with a 59-47 victory over Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. After losing on the road to Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 54-32, the T-Birds narrowly edged out Springfield 59-58 to end the week. For the entire story and complete coverage…