West Central Tribune

The West Central Tribune is a daily newspaper, published in Willmar, Minnesota, six days a week, not including Sundays. It has a circulation exceeding 16,000 copies, which are delivered to various nearby communities.

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Willmar School Board eliminates health and wellness coordinator position - West Central Tribune | News, weather, sports from Willmar Minnesota

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Levi Jones

The board voted 6-0 with one abstention to eliminate the position. This decision comes alongside restructuring of the nursing department.
Track and field roundup: Willmar girls 4th, boys 5th at Alex meet

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott |Michael Lyne

ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria boys and girls wound up with titles Tuesday at the Lohrman Invitational track and field meet. Willmar’s girls took fourth and the boys were fifth. Alexandria’s girls had 171 points through 17 of 18 events. The pole vault results weren’t posted. Willmar scored 68. It had three first-place finishes. Lauren Eilers won the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 16.65 seconds.
Boys tennis roundup: No. 2 Benson advances in Section 3A

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Tom Elliott |Michael Lyne

BENSON — The Benson boys tennis team breezed to a first-round playoff victory Tuesday. The second-seeded Braves beat No. 7 Luverne 7-0 in the Section 3A quarterfinals. Benson plays No. 3 Montevideo in the semifinals at 8 a.m. Friday at Huether Match Pointe Tennis in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The final is set for 12:30 p.m. Friday in Sioux Falls. All five points that Benson won on the court were in straight sets. The Braves also won two doubles matches by default.
Softball roundup: Willmar easily takes a pair from Detroit Lakes

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Tom Elliott |Joe Brown |Michael Lyne

DETROIT LAKES — The Willmar softball completed an impressive sweep of the Detroit Lakes Lakers on Tuesday. Willmar won 23-2 and 10-0. Both games went five innings. In Game 2, Claire Guennigsmann tossed a shutout, striking out 14 and walking one. She allowed two hits. Parker Rucks homered and drove in two runs and Isley Ripperger ripped a double and scored two runs, driving in one, for the Cardinals. In Game 1, Willmar scored 10 times in the top of the fifth.
Baseball roundup: LQPV keeps its winning streak alive

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Joe Brown |Tom Elliott |Michael Lyne

SUNBURG — The Lac qui Parle Valley baseball team continued its late-season roll on Tuesday. The Eagles won their fifth straight game with a 9-2 victory over host Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in a Camden Conference contest at Willie Reigstad Park. The win puts LQPV at 8-6 overall and 5-4 in the Camden. KMS falls to 5-11 overall and 4-6 in Camden play.
Boys golf roundup: Alex tops the field at Eagle Creek

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Joe Brown |Michael Lyne

WILLMAR — The Alexandria boys golf team finished six-under-par en route to victory in a Central Lakes Conference meet hosted by Willmar at Eagle Creek Golf Club. Alexandria, which had its four scoring golfers in the top 8, totaled a 282 on Tuesday. That score was low enough to beat Brainerd’s 291 and Willmar’s 301. Brainerd’s Jack Hagberg and Alexandria’s Henry Buttweiler and Blake Scholl finished in a three-way tie for first place.
Bonus editorial cartoon for May 13, 2025

1 day ago | wctrib.com | Daryl Cagle

This cartoon is the opinion of the cartoonist Daryl Cagle . Send feedback to: [email protected] . More Cartoonists' Opinions: Editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey draws the impact of an American pope's election on hell. Editorial cartoonist Guy Parsons draws the prospects for college graduates in 2025.
Baseball roundup: NLS Wildcats pitch, hit their way past Royals

2 days ago | wctrib.com | Tom Elliott |Joe Brown |Michael Lyne

SPICER — Kaden Toutges, Nolan Johnson and Andres Rojas combined on a three-hitter Monday for the New London-Spicer baseball team at the Green Lake Diamonds. It helped NLS beat Watertown-Mayer 8-3 in a Wright County West Division game. Toutges went the first five innings and got the win. He struck out one, walked no one and allowed four hits and two earned runs. Johnson went one inning, allowing no earned runs, striking out one. Rojas went the seventh, striking out two.
Boys tennis roundup: Detroit Lakes cruises past Willmar, 6-1

2 days ago | wctrib.com | Michael Lyne

DETROIT LAKES — Detroit Lakes cruised to victory against the Willmar boys tennis team. The Lakers earned a 6-1 win in the Central Lakes Conference match on Monday. Detroit Lakes is 3-5 in the conference and 5-13 overall. The Cardinals are 1-6 in the CLC and 3-9 overall. Carter Newberg notched Willmar’s one point. The junior defeated Max Mercil in a three-set tiebreaker, winning 3-6, 6-2, 10-4 at No. 2 singles. Ryan Newberg was close to earning the Cardinals another point.
Golf roundup: Willmar girls capture a CLC meet title

2 days ago | wctrib.com | Michael Lyne

COLD SPRING — A victory was in the cards for the Willmar girls golf team on Monday. Willmar took first place in a Central Lakes Conference meet hosted by Rocori at Rich-Spring Golf Club. Willmar totaled 353 strokes, which beat Alexandria’s 358 and Brainerd’s 360. “The Willmar girls golf team got its first conference team win in many, many years,” head coach Bryan Mara said.