HJ Sports Blog

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
Many Dassel-Cokato High School students are good athletes. They show their skills on the courts, fields, pools, mats, and tracks of DCHS.
Many DC students are also talented musicians, speakers, artists, and performers. They strut their stuff on the Performing Arts Center stage, or have their works displayed publicly on the school walls.
Many Charger students are also good in the classroom. Their work may not be as well known, and isn’t on display like that of athletes and performers, but it is known by their teachers, family and friends.
While there are many students that fit in one or two of these categories, only a select few can say they excel in all three. For those that do, however there is an award that acknowledges one boy and one girl every year, and that honor is the Triple ‘A’ Award.
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By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The annual battle over the “Cracked Pot” between the Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield boys swimming and diving team, and Watertown-Mayer/Delano/Waconia, was waged Tuesday in Watertown.
The“Cracked Pot is a rivalry trophy between the Royals and Chargers. Every year during their annual dual meet the two teams race to see who will take it home.
Last year, after a two-year stint with with the Chargers, the Royals won back the trophy with a close victory. This year the Cracked Pot once again will stay in Watertown as the Royals defeated DCL 100-81.
The Chargers managed to keep the dual close through the first five events, but the Royals really took off in the 100-yard butterfly and didn’t look back. After 10 events the Royals held a demanding 100-56 lead, and forfeited the rest of the points to DCL.
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By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The Dragons had been enjoying four consecutive games of not being shutout, but Tuesday that streak was broken whenn they hosted the Willmar Cardinals and lost 6-0.
LDC put 11 shots on goal, compared to Willmar’s 31, and none of them found the back of the net.
The Cardinals got off to an early start with four goals in the first period. Two of them were power-play goals that were within two minutes of each other.
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