WCC DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, Jan. 19, at Hutchinson
11:15 Doors Open to the Public
11:40 National Anthem (just Hutch out)
11:45 Jazz Competition
1:50 – 2:15 (approx) Break 2:15 High Kick Competition
4:15 Awards Announcement of All-Conference Dancers

Team Dance Order
JAZZ
Litchfield JV 11:45
Mound Westonka Varsity 11:49
Hutchinson JV 11:53
Rockford Varsity 11:57
New Prague JV 12:01
Orono Varsity 12:05
GSL JV 12:09
Waconia Varsity 12:13
Holy Family JV 12:17
New London Spicer Varsity 12:21
Delano JV 12:25
Waconia JVC -Squad* 12:29
Waconia Middle School * 12:33
Delano Varsity 12:40
New London Spicer JV 12:44
Holy Family Varsity 12:48
Orono JV Blue 12:52
Litchfield Varsity 12:56
Waconia JVA 1:00
New Prague Varsity 1:04
Mound Westonka JV 1:08
Hutch Varsity 1:12
Rockford JV 1:16
GSL Varsity 1:20
Waconia JVB-Squad* 1:24
Hutch B-Squad* 1:28
Orono JV Red* 1:32
Delano B-Squad* 1:36
Mound Westonka B-Squad* 1:40
Orono B-Squad* 1:44

HIGH KICK
GSL JV 2:15
New London Spicer Varsity 2:19
New Prague JV 2:22
Mound Westonka Varsity 2:26
Delano JV 2:30
Waconia Varsity 2:38
Litchfield JV 2:42
Orono Varsity 2:46
Hutch JV 2:50
Rockford Varsity 2:54
Mound Westonka JV 3:05
GSL Varsity 3:09
Waconia JVA 3:13
Holy Family Varsity 3:17
Orono JV 3:21
Delano Varsity 3:25
New London Spicer JV 3:29
Hutch Varsity 3:33
Waconia JVB-Squad* 3:37
Litchfield Varsity 3:41
Waconia JVC-Squad* 3:44
New Prague Varsity 3:48

Delano products Abby Halluska and Brian Halonen will be in the middle of the action this weekend during Hockey Day Minnesota. Both will play in the college games, Halluska with the Bemidji State women and Halonen with the Michigan Tech men.

Matt Kane
Sports Editor

Delano cannot seem to get enough of Hockey Day Minnesota.

A year ago in St. Cloud, Katie Emmer served as Fox Sports North’s off-ice reporter during the event and then 7-year-old Kasey Bigham’s essay about having fun in hockey won the essay contest put on by the Hockey Education Program (HEP).

Emmer and Bigham are both from Delano.

This weekend in Bemidji, Emmer will, again, be behind a microphone for the 13th Annual Hockey Day Minnesota telecast. And, on the ice, two more Delano products will participate with their respective teams in the college games.

Friday night at 7 p.m., 2017 Delano graduate Brian Halonen will skate with Michigan Tech against Bemidji State in the men’s college game. The next afternoon, Saturday at 1 p.m., 2016 Delano graduate Abby Halluska will lead the Bemidji State women against Minnesota State Mankato.

These two games will be played on the rink constructed on Lake Bemidji.

“Being from Minnesota, it will be cool to play on Hockey Day. It’s a big deal in Minnesota,” said Halonen. “I’ve never had chance to do it in high school; this makes it special.”

READ THE FULL STORY IN FRIDAY’S DELANO HERALD JOURNAL

Girls basketball rankings, provided by Minnesota Basketball News.

CLASS 4A
1. Hopkins
2. Wayzata
3. Stillwater
4. Farmington
5. Eastview
6. St. Michael-Albertville
7. Roseville
8. Park Center
9. Forest Lake
10. Eden Prairie

CLASS 3A
1. Hill-Murray
2. Alexandria
3. Academy of Holy Angels
4. St. Paul Como Park
5. Red Wing
6. Waseca
7. Waconia
8. Willmar
9. Simley
10. Robbinsdale Cooper

CLASS 2A
1. Sauk Centre
2. Roseau
3. Eden Valley-Watkins
4. Minnehaha Academy
5. Holy Family
6. Rochester Lourdes
7. Rush City
8. Minneapolis North
9. Annandale
10. Hawley

CLASS 1A
1. Minneota
2. Menahga
3. Goodhue
4. Grand Meadow
5. Pelican Rapids
6. Ada-Borup/Norman County West
7. Heritage Christian
8. Mountain Iron-Buhl
9. Hills-Beaver Creek
10. Parkers Prairie

Boys basketball rankings, provided by Minnesota Basketball News.

CLASS 4A
1. Prior Lake
2. Hopkins
3. Park Center
4. East Ridge
5. Edina
6. Lakeville North
7. Shakopee
8. Wayzata
9. Eden Prairie
10. Chaska

CLASS 3A
1. DeLaSalle
2. Princeton
3. Waseca
4. Austin
5. Mankato East
6. Mahtomedi
7. Delano
8. Robbinsdale Cooper
9. Bemidji
10. Northfield

CLASS 2A
1. Minnehaha Academy
2. Minneapolis North
3. Perham
4. Breck
5. Lake City
6. Maranatha
7. St. Croix Prep
8. Caledonia
9. Jordan
10. Holy Family

CLASS 1A
1. Minneota
2. BOLD
3. Cass Lake-Bena
4. Minnesota Valley Lutheran
5. Springfield
6. North Woods
7. Henning
8. Mountain Lake Area
9. Spring Grove
10. Ortonville

Matt Kane
Sports Editor

DELANO — The Delano swimmers picked up a duel meet win over Minneapolis Southwest Tuesday night at the Delano Aquatic Center.

The host Tigers won the meet 88-73.

DWM had the rest of this week off. The Tigers dive back in to competition Tuesday, Jan. 22, when they host Montevideo. Later next week, they go to Orono Thursday, Jan. 24.

Border Battle

BUFFALO — At the Border Battle in Buffalo last Saturday, Delano/Watertown-mayer finished right in the middle of the five-team lot.

The Tigers finished third with 457 points.

Fargo North won the meet with 731 points, followed by Buffalo/Maple Lake, which scored 632 points.

DWM 92, DCL 63

DELANO — Delano/Watertown-Mayer won 10 of the 11 swimming events Jan. 10, when Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield came to town for a Wright County Conference swim. (There was no diving.)

The host Tigers won the event 92-63.

Read more about these meets in Friday’s Delano Herald Journal.