The possible reason for all this? Safety? Will the new arrangement give people a better view for spotting wildlife that might not be entirely friendly to them? I can't think of any other reason. Well, it won't be quite the same, that's for sure.
On to basketball: here we see that the MACA girls got going on a new campaign Friday night. We all knew it'd be tough: the opponent was New London-Spicer. NL-Spicer has been a top-tier team for as long as we can remember. I wasn't betting on Morris doing particularly well. We lost by 22 points and I actually thought it could have been worse. So let's anticipate some success down the 2025-26 road.
Things were sure worse for Lac qui Parle Valley which was taken to the woodshed by those Lakers of Minnewaska Area. Minnewaska cannot pass a school referendum but they sure dominate in girls hoops. They did likewise in volleyball.
What's the problem with referendums? Well I have had my theories. The State of Minnesota today would not even allow the school to be built as it is, as a "cornfield high school." The state put its foot down after the 'Waska and Lac qui Parle schools were built. They were built in the oddball way they were, because of such intense fear of the parochial emotions from the communities - common (and sad) in those days. The 'Waska school could not be built one foot closer to Glenwood than to Starbuck, and some people were ready to get out their rulers.
I worked in the community press in those days and I could see the emotions at work. I remember the "Cyrus task force." It chose Hancock. Then the move got roundly stomped on and rejected. Hoo boy, what a faulty system. The state just needed to step in, assert itself and say "this is how it will be, accept it."
Oh, here's the score of the 'Waska versus Lac qui Parle girls hoops game Friday: 90-27! Sort of the lions eating Christians.
There is a miracle on this Saturday morning: The West Central Tribune article on the Tigers' opener actually includes some Morris names! Eureka! I could have done a double-take. Almost always the West Central Trib has "stats not available" for our Motown. Time after time I write with chagrin about this. I wonder if the Nl-Spicer coach supplied the Morris info to the WC Trib last night. Whatever, let's appreciate.
The Tigers fell to the Wildcats 72-50. the halftime score was 40-27. I can report that Mylie Fehr led us in scoring with 14 points. I'm very pleased to report that my neighbor Addie Cihak was next-best with 13. The trio of scoring leaders is rounded out by Samantha Konz, 12 points. The trio was complemented by: Leah Berlinger 5, Ryla Koehler 4 and Olivia Huebner 2.
The WC Trib further reports that Konz made two three-pointers and Berliner one. Wow, this is a wealth of information compared to what the WC Trib normally gives us.
Munsch was a crowd-pleaser from 3-point range with six makes at our Tiger Center. Rutgers made three long-rangers, Boelter two and Caskey one.
Tanner was a huge presence on the boards with her 14 rebounds. Klein followed with eight. Here's the assists story: Caskey 6, Tanner 4, Munsch 3 and Rutgers 3.
Rutgers was tops in steals with eight followed by Munsch 5 and Caskey 3. And in blocks we see Tanner as the top force with four. Klein and Caskey had two each while Munsch and Rutgers each had one.
The Minnewaska effort over LQPV was led by Lauryn Ankeny with 29 points and ten steals. The Lakers led the Eagles 61-12 at halftime. Last year's Lakers led MACA 58-4 at halftime. I frankly think that after a game like that, the athletic director for MACA needs to call the coach into his office for a constructive discussion. It does not need to be unpleasant.
What could have been
I have long thought that a high school should be located on the outskirts of Glenwood. If Hancock can support its own high school, no reason that Glenwood could not also. I think it's hard to "sell" a referendum when the school is not directly tied to either Glenwood or Starbuck. Glenwood and Starbuck are located just a little too far apart IMHO.
Is there still a strong sense of rivalry between Starbuck and Glenwood? Or has that become an antiquated way of thinking? I hope the latter is true. But the school was built with the idea of appeasing both towns. Appeasing? That's political. It is not inspiring.
When you leave the Lac qui Parle school at night, the atmosphere is so desolate! Almost foreboding. There is a political reason for why the school is called Lac qui Parle "Valley." There's no valley over there. I will share the story again sometime.
Dawson almost got sucked in to the LQPV school. Dawson ended up thankful they did not.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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