1912/ A Fine Ball Game Between New Ulm and Waseca; 1937/ Younger Team Loses Twice over Weekend; Buckley, Fiebiger Win Track Honors; 1962/ Draheim Goes to State Track Meet; Jeff Lewis in State Golf Meet Monday, June 4; Sacred Heart Is Tied for 14th in State Track Meet; 1987/ Tveite pitches Jays to 1-0 win; Track girls win district, boys in fourth place; Bluejay golfers second in region tournament; Bluejays win district championship; O'Grady, Haag make state; Sports MVPs; Student-Athletes.

1912/ A Fine Ball Game

    One of the best ball games ever witnessed on the home diamond was played last Sunday afternoon between New Ulm and Waseca. It was largely a pitchers battle, but there was clean, Snappy playing all along the line. Will. Foster, the first man up for Waseca landed a score, and that was the only score made during the game...
    Ben. Gallagher pitched for Waseca and had 11 strike outs to his credit, and allowed only three hits.
    - 100 years ago, May 30, 1912, Waseca Herald

1937/ Younger Team Loses Twice over Weekend

    Waseca's junior ballclub, members of the Southern Minnesota Association, spent a memorable Memorial Day week end when they dropped two ballgames, one to Mapleton Sunday by a score of 14 to 0 and another to Jordan Monday by a closer score of 6 to 1.
    During the Sunday game against Mapleton, the boys just couldn't seem to hit their stride with the hickory and received only seven bingles, none of them grouped enough to plate a run. Meanwhile Mapleton collected 13 hits, 10 on Paulson who twirled for the first six innings and three on Connolley who finished the game...
    In the Monday game at Jordan, the team bounced around the pitching of Baughman and kept the Jordanites on edge throughout six innings of fast baseball...
    Baughman held the Jordan team to seven hits and pitched a creditable game throughout. Showing admirable control, he struck out six men and walked but two.
    - 75 years ago, June 2, 1937, Waseca Journal

1937/ Buckley, Fiebiger Win Track Honors

    The only winners of track letters at Waseca high school this year are Bob Buckley and "Babe" Fiebiger who participated along with other Waseca and New Richland athletes in several meets in the state this spring. Letters are awarded on the basis of points won in competition.
    - 75 years ago, June 2, 1937, Waseca Journal

1962/ Draheim Goes to State Track Meet

    Gary Draheim, Waseca Central's only contestant in the region track meet, won his way into the state tournament which will be held Tuesday, June 5 at the University of Minnesota. Draheim, running in the low and high hurdles, placed second in both events Friday at Austin. First and second place finishers go to the state.
    Gary came in second in the 120 yard high hurdles in the time of :15.6 seconds to set a new school record. Draheim set the old record earlier this year of :15.7. 
    - 50 years ago, May 30, 1962, Waseca Journal

1962/ Jeff Lewis in State Golf Meet Monday, June 4

    Waseca qualified one man for the state golf tournament to be held Monday, June 4 at the University of Minnesota.
    That player is Jeff Lewis, a sophomore at Central. Jeff shot an 18-hole total of 84 in the Region One meet Friday at Rochester and actually tied for second place with Bob Davies of Albert Lea.
    Davies defeated Lewis in a four-hole playoff to determine positions at the state meet.
    Lewis is the youngest golfer from Central ever to win a trip to the state meet. Previous players in the state were Wayne Breck, Roger Byron and Larry Olson. Breck was a junior at the time while Byron and Olson were seniors...
    Other than Jeff's 84 count, Steve Wolf had an 89 and brother Jerry Lewis had a 96.
    - 50 years ago, May 30, 1962, Waseca Journal

1962/ Sacred Heart Is Tied for 14th in State Track Meet

    Mike McLoone and Lyn Kratochwill gave Waseca Sacred Heart its only points in the State Catholic track meet held Friday at Mankato. McLoone came in fourth in the 880 yard run. Kratochwill was tied for fifth in the high jump.
    - 50 years ago, May 30, 1962, Waseca Journal

1987/ Tveite pitches Jays to 1-0 win

    The Bluejay baseball team advanced to the finals of the District Four Tournament with a 1-0 victory over Kasson here Tuesday night.
    Waseca is the defending district champion.
    - 25 years ago, May 28, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ Track girls win district, boys in fourth place

    The Bluejay girls track team won their first ever District 4A championship over the weekend and the boys placed fourth.
    Tosha Corbin led the Bluejay girls winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes in 13.52 and 27.3 respectively.
    Kristin Maxon took first in the long jump going 16'5" and second in the 100 meter dash just behind Corbin with a 13.9.
    Mici O'Grady won the 1600 meter run with a fine time of 5:29.70.
    Roxanne Prange placed in two events. She finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15' 9.5" and second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:03.9.
    Sandy Rausch qualified for the region meet with a third-place finish in the discus.
    The boys sprint medley relay team remained unbeaten for the season winning with a time of 3:43.9. The team is made up of Scott Woitas, Tony Wegner and Charlie and Joe Haag.
    Charlie Haag also remained unbeaten in the 3,200 meter run with a time of 9:56.4.
    Woitas took second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.86.
    Lucas Miller will also advance to the region with a second in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles and second in the long jump.
    - 25 years ago, May 28, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ Bluejay golfers second in region tournament

    The Bluejay golf team finished second to defending champion Lake City Tuesday in the Region One Tournament at the Rochester North Hills Golf Course...
    The top five golfers also advance to the state which included Bluejay Joe Nelson. It will be his third straight trip to the state starting as an eighth-grader.
    - 25 years ago, May 28, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ Bluejays win district championship

    The Bluejay baseball team successfully defended its District Four title with a stunning 13-1 win over Dodge Center Friday night before a capacity crowd here at Community Field.
    The Jays are now 18-3 for the season and now advance to the Region One Tournament which will be held here Wednesday.
    - 25 years ago, June 1, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ O'Grady, Haag make state

    The Bluejay track teams will be sending two runners to the state meet this coming Friday and Saturday. Mici O'Grady and Charlie Haag will be competing in the 1600 and 3200 runs respectively at the state.
    Mici placed second in the 1600 meter run in the region meet held at Stewartville last weekend with a time of 5:18.0. It will be Mici's fourth appearance at the state meet.
    Charlie also placed second in the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:41.01...
    The medley relay team of Scott Woitas, Tony Wegner, Joe and Charlie Haag set a new school record and placed second with a time of 3:40.1.
    - 25 years ago, June 1, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ Sports MVPs

    Most Valuable Player Awards were given out at the spring athletic banquet last Wednesday night by the Bluejay Booster Club. They are... Julie Hayes, softball; John Seehafer, tennis; Lucas Miller, boys track; Joe Nelson, golf; Greg Vilt, baseball and Roxanne Prange, girls track. [Photo caption]
 - 25 years ago, June 1, 1987, Waseca County News

1987/ Student-Athletes

    Sandy Rausch and Greg Vilt were honored at the Spring Sports Banquet as the Student-Athletes of Waseca High School for the year of 1986-87. [Photo caption]
    - 25 years ago, June 2, 1987, Waseca County News