More football stats added
Thanks to my mom for making another trip to the Gazette, I now have football stats from 1969 to present. I look forward to being able to finish the ’60s, as there were a couple great teams with Jerry Schultz and Jim Satter. My biggest takeaways from the ’70s? Mitch Frisch and Brook Buchholz both must have been amazing defensive players, and the Baldrys pumped…
Read more1991 Football
For Wheaton, 1991 was the year they proved the football program was now strong enough that they could simply “reload” instead of “rebuild.” Record-setting running back Jon Behrens was lost to graduation, but his brother Mark was joined in the backfield by Wade Gronwold, Chad Zimmel and Dave Ebel to still accumulate nearly 2200 yards rushing. But this team was all about the defense, as…
Read more1990 Football
The 1990 Warriors had a lot of new starters after losing a lot of good seniors from the prior season’s state tournament team. But these Warriors went one game farther, playing in the Metrodome for the first time in the state semifinals. Jon Behrens rushed for 1798 yards and scored a total of 32 touchdowns. After an early-season QB switch, Tony Weick moved to end…
Read moreHarry Nash Biography — Track Star from Wheaton to University of Minnesota
Harry Nash’s nickname in college was “The Wheaton Whippet” — he is quite possibly the fastest person ever to grow up in Wheaton. This article, reprinted from the Duluth Budgeteer, captures his amazing abilities. ‘Wheaton Whippet’ Harry Nash enters hall of fame Growing up on a farm in Wheaton, Minn., Harry Nash was always an active child. To get from place to place, he would…
Read moreKristi Kremer’s perfect game
1962-1963 Boys Basketball
One of the best boys basketball teams in Wheaton history, the 1962-1963 Warriors finished as the runner-up in Region 6 after defeating Brainerd. They lost to Sauk Centre in the Region finals. The players included Jerry Schultz, Curt Fabel, James Hennen, Ron Kaess, Kenneth Boe, Vernon Riddle, and Jim Satter. In this game at the Wheaton gym, the Warriors defeat the Detroit Lakes Lakers 69-53.
Read more1987 State Tournament
One of the best sports teams in Wheaton history, the 1986-1987 Girls Basketball team finished runner-up in the Minnesota State Basketball tourney. In the quarterfinal game, the Warriors steamrolled Tracy-Milroy 63-44. Then they advanced to the finals by beating Pipestone 46-33. The championship game ended in a heartbreaker, with Rochester Lourdes beating the Warriors with a last-second shot. All three state tournament games are available…
Read more1989 Football
In 1989, Wheaton switched from Class A to 9-man football and immediately had success. The team went 8-0, smashing nearly every Wheaton football record and winning the Pheasant Conference in the first year of participation. The team moved onto the state quarterfinals before losing a heartbreaker in overtime to Hills-Beaver Creek 20-14. Here, we have every game from that season on tape.
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