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Kiester Council OKs sale of city owned liquor store

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

Is it sold or is it not sold? Is it going to reopen? If it is sold, who is buying it? These were the questions being asked about the former Kiester Municipal Liquor Store during the public hearing portion of the special meeting of the Kiester City Council held on Tuesday evening, April 29. “I thank you for your questions and I appreciate you coming to the meeting tonight,” Kiester mayor Hope Bauman replied in response to the questions.
Bucs lose in baseball to Eagles, Huskies

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

Jackson County Central broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the top of the third inning and the Huskies went on to defeat the Blue Earth Area Buccaneers 11-2 in baseball action at Veterans Field in Blue Earth on April 29. JCC added two more runs in the top of the fourth inning to increase their lead to 4-0 before BEA got on the board with one run in the bottom of the fourth. The Bucs’ run came when Hayden Vereide was hit by a pitch and then stole second base.
Bucs lose three games

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

Jackson County Central got off to a good start against the Blue Earth Area Bucs in softball when their first batter hit a home run to right field. Things snowballed from there and the Huskies went on to score nine runs in the first inning and 15 in the second inning on their way to a 33-0 victory over the Bucs. JCC had 22 hits while Reagan Machacek was the only BEA player to get a hit. The Bucs also committed eight errors in the game.
New auditor/treasurer is embracing the job

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

One thing new Faribault County auditor/treasurer Chuck Schrader shares he doesn’t have to be worried about in his new job is boredom. “There is never a dull moment,” he says with a chuckle. “There is a lot to take in. The days are filled and there is no downtime. The days really go by in a blur.”For Schrader, coming to Faribault County is kind of like completing a circle in his life. “I grew up on a family farm on the north side of Easton,” Schrader comments.
BEA track teams are fourth at LCWM/N

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

Five teams, including Blue Earth Area, competed in the Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet Invitational on Tuesday, April 29. The BEA girls and the BEA boys each finished in fourth place. Girls ResultsSt. Clair/Immanuel Lutheran finished in first place with 134.5 points.
BEA boys finish second at St. Peter

1 week ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area boys golf team finished second in the 10-team St. Peter Invitational held at Shoreland Country Club on Tuesday, April 29. The St. Peter Blue team won the team portion of the tournament with a 45-over-par score of 321. BEA’s runner-up total was a 52-over-par score of 328.
BEA golfers win BSC Gold Division Meet

2 weeks ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area boys and girls golf teams both participated in Big South Conference events on Monday, April 21. The boys were one of seven schools playing in the BSC Gold Division event held at Adrian while the girls event was held at Windom. Boys ResultsThe BEA boys tied for first place with Windom Area at the BSC Gold Division Meet which was a nine-hole event played at the Adrian Country Club. The Bucs and the Eagles each had 18-over-par scores of 162.
Bucs swept by Cardinals in softball doubleheader

2 weeks ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area softball team traveled to Redwood Falls on Thursday, April 17, for a doubleheader against the host Redwood Valley Cardinals. RWV 16, BEA 2An 11-run fourth inning by the Cardinals broke open a close game and helped Redwood Valley cruise to a 16-2 victory. The Bucs got on the board in the top of the first inning. Lead-off hitter Ava Grant hit a double to right field and advanced to third base on Makayla Grant’s ground out to the second baseman.
Buccaneer tracksters compete at Worthington

2 weeks ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area track teams competed in the five-team Worthington Invitational Track Meet on Tuesday, April 22. Boys ResultsFairmont edged Worthington for the top spot in the boy’s portion of the meet. The Cardinals’ first-place score of 148 points was 11 points better than the Trojans’ total of 137. Coming in third was St. James-Madelia with 43.5 points followed by BEA in fourth place with 32.5. Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin was fifth with 13 points.
Bucs fall to Saints in baseball 11-1

2 weeks ago | faribaultcountyregister.com | Kevin Mertens

The Blue Earth Area Buccaneers scored the first run of the game but the St. James Area Saints scored the next 11 on their way to an 11-1 victory in a Big South Conference baseball clash on Tuesday, April 22, in Blue Earth. The Bucs took a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the second inning. Brody Haugh singled to lead off the inning. Following a strikeout, John Nelson was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second base.