Kimball High School

  The Kimball Komets 16s JO volleyball team traveled to St. Joseph Sunday, March 30, for the College of St. Benedict Junior Olympic Volleyball Tournament, their final tournament of the winter season. The Komets started pool play a little slow, but played well enough to place second and advance to the gold division for tournament play.…

Tuesday night?Äôs 70-43 loss to number-one ranked Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa was not unexpected, but it was a closer game than the score indicated. The South Sub-Section 5A championship game in Little Falls actually had the third-seeded Cubs leading by a point just before half. But the top-rated Jaguars would have none of it, stringing together a 10-0…

The Lady Cubs ended their season last Saturday night at Pierz High School, losing to Isle, 47-25 in the Section 5A playoffs. On Thursday, March 6, Kimball upset No. 4-seeded East Central, 54-48, earning the right to take on the Huskies. Kimball?Äôs Hannah Serbus scored first off the opening tip to give the Cubs early…

The third-seeded Cubs knocked off second-seeded Upsala Saturday, March 1, in the South Sub-Section 5A semifinals, 88-67. Kimball?Äôs Jarred Merchant eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau, as he went an amazing 14-14 from the field en route to a 34-point night. Kimball jumped out to an early lead, hitting its first 8 shots from the field. Merchant…

The KAHS girls won at Ogilvie, 72-40 Tuesday, Feb. 25; they lost at Rockford, 67-50 Thursday; and they lost at home Friday, Feb. 28, to Pierz, 56-45. At Ogilvie, Kimball jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never trailed. The Cubs took advantage of 19 steals and forced 19 turnovers to create more offensive opportunities. Kimball…

The 2014 MSHSL State Wrestling Individuals Tourna-ment was held last weekend at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Kimball?Äôs Quinten Berres, in the 132-pound division, fought his way to a State Championship title last Saturday, as he earned a 6-4 decision over Hayfield?Äôs Mason Moreno. Berres wasn?Äôt alone in the accolades department, as a couple…

Jarred Merchant scored his 1,000th career point (and then some) during the Kimball game against Upsala Saturday, March 1. The game was the start of the South 5A Subsection semifinals. Above is Jarred and his family after the game.  Staff photo by Marguerite Laabs.