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| RCTC Men's and Women's basketball Photos from the games against Central Lakes. | |
| Lourds vs. K-M The Kasson-Mantorville boys basketball team got off to a fast start against Rochester Lourdes and never let up. The KoMets won 57-37. | |
| Adaptive floor hockey The Rochester Raiders adaptive floor hockey team lost 7-6 to South Suburban at Friedell Middle School. | |
| Sixth-grade hoops Austin plays Stewartville in a sixth-grade game of basketball. | |
| Swalla Duals For the third staight year, Kasson-Mantorville was the tournament runner-up in the Swalla Duals wrestling tournament. Simley, the top-ranked team in the state, took home the championship. | |
| Camera Work The 58th annual Eagles Cancer Telethon was held Jan. 14-15 at the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium. | |
| JM-Mayo basketball Photos from the game. | |
| Lady Devils vs. Fergus The Riverland Community College women defeat Fergus Falls 63-56. | |
| Red Wing vs. Shakopee boys basketball The Red Wing boys basketball team suffered a 51-46 loss to Shakopee Tuesday despite the efforts of Joel Newman who scored 26 points for the Wingers. | |
| Southland vs. Lewiston/Altura boys basketball Solid defense and a balanced offensive attack by the Southland Rebels provided the recipe for success. | |
| Mayo vs. JM boys hockey ochester Mayo scored two goals on the same power play late in the second period Saturday en route to a 4-1 victory against Rochester John Marshall. | |
| Century hang on, beats Mayo The Century boys defeat Mayo 60-54. | |
| Mayo fends off Century The Mayo girls hold off Century 50-46. | |
| Austin blasts the Rockets A 79-59 win bumps the Austin boys to 7-1 in the Big Nine. | |
| Pine Island basketball Photos from Pine Island's Tuesday game against Triton. | |
| Riverland-RCTC men's and women's basketball Photos from both games. | |
| Tigers blank Packers Albert Lea scored three goals in the first period in a 10-0 win over Austin. | |
| Austin vs. Winona An explosive scoring run kept Austin unbeaten at home. | |
| Pine Island vs. Triton The Pine Island girls basketball team extended their undefeated season with a win over Triton. | |
| Mayo vs. Century girls hockey Rochester Mayo played a common refrain in beating Century 2-1 in overtime. | |
| JM/Lourdes vs. Austin girls Five different players scored goals for John Marshall/Lourdes and the Rockets beat Austin 5-2. | |
| Century vs. Austin Austin used a disciplined approach to push past fellow Big Nine Conference power Century 59-52. | |
| Lourdes hockey Lourdes boys defeat New Ulm 8-4. | |
| JM vs. Century The John Marshall boys topple Century 60-54 in basketball. | |
| Dance team meet The John Marshall, Mayo and Century dance teams join in the final tri-meet of the season. | |
| Packers Invitational Mankato East/Loyola wins the annual swimming tournament. John Marshall is second. Mayo is third. | |
| Floor hockey The Rochester Raiders open their adaptive floor hockey season with a 10-0 loss to Robbinsdale. | |
| Austin basketball Austin girls win fourth straight. | |
| Austin wrestling Photos from the Austin-Mankato West meet. | |
| Century vs. JM girls hockey Savannah Seeger had two goals for Rochester John Marshall/Lourdes in a 3-1 victory against Rochester Century on Thursday. | |
| JM vs. Century boys hockey Rochester Century scored three third-period goals to beat Rochester John Marshall, 4-1, on Thursday at the Rec Center. | |
| Austin-Dodge County girls hockey Photos from the game. | |
| Clash X St. Edward of Ohio took home the Clash X championship on Saturday. Kasson-Mantorville placed 12th overall. | |
| Clash X Teams compete in The Clash X National High School Wrestling Duals. | |
| Kiwanis hockey Century and Lourdes capture championships in the Kiwanis/Think Bank Boys Hockey Festival. | |
| Century hockey Century girls fall to Orono in the championship game of the Sertoma Shootout. | |
| Holiday basketball In the Rotary US Bank Holiday Classic, Providence Academy defeated Lakeville North 41-33 in the girls championship and Osseo defeated Lakeville South 70-53 in the boys championship. | |
| Boys hockey In semifinal play of the Kiwanis/Think Mutual Bank Hockey Tournament Lourdes rolled to a 9-0 victory over Ashwaubenon, Wis., and Century beat Fargo South 4-2. In consolation play, John Marshall lost to New Richmond, Wis., with a 5-2 score. | |
| Mayo boys hockey Eau Claire (Wis.) Memorial advances with a 2-1 OT victory over Century in the Kiwanis/Think Mutual Bank Hockey Festival. | |
| Hawaii wrestlers Wrestlers from Hawaii, n Rochester for the Clash X wrestling tournament, visit the Ronald McDonald House. | |
| Austin hockey Austin girls defeat Windom in Hotshots Holiday Hockey Tournament. | |
| Lourdes hockey Lourdes wins 12-2 against Richfield in the opening round of the Kiwanis/Think Mutual Bank Festival. | |
| Rotary girls Photos from the Mayo vs. Lourdes and John Marshall vs. Century consolation games. | |
| Rotary boys Photos from the Mayo vs. Lourdes and John Marshall vs. Century games. | |
| P-E-M knocks off Century Plainview-Elgin-Millville defeats Century 64-63 in the Rotary US Bank Holiday Classic basketball tournament. | |
| Century vs. Lakeville North Lakeville North beats Century in the Rotary US Bank Holiday Classic. | |
| JM in Rotary tournament John Marshall loses to White Bear Lake 47-38 in the Rotary US Bank Holiday Classic. | |
| Austin girls hockey Austin loses to New Prague in the Hotshots Holiday Hockey Tournament in Austin. | |
| Lucia Fest The Lucia Fest ended a 10-year tradition on Dec. 11 with it's performance at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. | |
| Mayo wins 3rd straight Mayo picks up another boys basketball win, this time against John Marshall. | |
| Austin upsets Mankato East An explosive 18-point run midway through the first half led the Austin High boys basketball team to an upset of third-ranked Mankato East at the Packer Gym. | |
| RCTC men roll past Western Technical College. College basketball | |
| Mayo vs. Austin Mayo defeats Austin 91-84 in a dual swimming meet. | |
| Austin vs. Albert Lea The Austin Packers boys basketball team rolled to a 39-point win in their home opener. | |
| JM vs. Century hockey John Marshall senior Kyle Andrews scores a pair goals in a 27-second span to lift the Rockets to a 5-4 win against Century. | |
| Mayo vs. JM A good shooting night led to Mayo's 59-50 win over John Marshall in girls basketball. | |
| Austin vs. Dodge County boys hockey The Austin High boys hockey team beat Dodge County in overtime. | |
| Century boys basketball The Panters defeated Bloomington Kennedy 65-40 in a non-conference game. | |
| JM vs. Mayo boys hockey The Rockets beat rival Rochester Mayo, 4-3, in a Big Nine Conference boys hockey game. | |
| 'Nutcracker' tea The Rochester Dance Co. presented the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party on Dec. 4 before a performance of "The Nutcracker." | |
| Friday basketball Photos from three basketball games involving Lourdes, Hayfield, Mayo, Winona, Lewiston and Southland. | |
| A time to sing and dance Banfield Elementary School students dance as classmates perform seasonal songs at the Sing Noel Winter concert on Friday in Austin. | |
| Mayo vs. John Marshall Mayo defeats John Marshall 98-83 in boys swimming. | |
| Austin vs. Owatonna Owatonna rallies to beat the Packers 4-2 in girls hockey. | |
| Mayo vs. JM/Lourdes hockey Nelson's two goals leads Mayo over JM/Lourdes in girls hockey | |
| Red Wing vs. Austin Red Wing defeats Austin 65-42 in girls basketball. | |
| JM/L vs. Austin girls hockey JM/L did it again Saturday, going on the road and beating Austin High, 5-2 | |
| Austin-Rochester gymnastics Gymnastics meet on Saturday. | |
| Tuba Christmas The low brass get a chance to shine for the holidays during a concert in Austin. | |
| Santa arrives For 37th time, Santa was found stranded atop Rochester building | |
| JM-Bloomington Kennedy hockey Photos from the game. | |
| Lourdes-Red Wing hockey Photos from the game. | |
| L/P girls basketball Lyle/Pacelli outlasts Schaeffer Academy girls. | |
| Century girls basketball The Century Panthers open the season with a lopsided win over Farmington. | |
| Century boys hockey Panthers fall to 18-ranked White Bear Lake | |
| Century, Austin hockey Century falls 6-4 to Austin in Big Nine girls hockey. | |
| Blossoms fall Blooming Prairie football team falls in state semifinal | |
| Class AA state swimming and diving 8 Rochester swimmers place in the top 4 | |
| Section swim meet John Marshall nipped Mayo to capture the Section 1AA swimming and diving title on Saturday | |
| Plainview falls in quarterfinals Plainview's perfect football season came to an end on Saturday in the state tournament. | |
| Stewartville volleyball The Tigers fall to Marshall in the Class AA state title match on Saturday. | |
| Camera Work: Reader photos We asked readers to send us their photos of Halloween and pumpkins. | |
| Stewartville on the move Stewartville defeats Jordan in the semi-finals of the state volleyball tournament. | |
| Battle of the Prairies Blooming Prairie defeats Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 35-34 in state quarterfinal football. | |
| Rochester girls swimming Photos from Section One, Class AA prelims. | |
| Stewartville volleyball Photos from the game. | |
| Section 1A swimming Class A, Section One swimming and diving preliminaries at Austin. | |
| State cross country meet Photos from the meet. | |
| RCTC-Northland game Photos from the game. | |
| P-E-M advances to state The Plainview-Elgin-Millville football team is headed to state for the first time since 2005 after defeating Stewartville 38-6. | |
| Blooming Prairie advances to state The Blooming Prairie football team is headed to state after defeating Southland, 20-14. | |
| Class A volleyball Wabasha-Kellogg and Faribault Bethlehem Academy win in the Section One, Class A subsections. | |
| Class AA volleyball Stewartville and Caledonia win in the Section One, Class AA subsections. | |
| Lourdes soccer Photos from the boys and girls soccer tournament games. | |
| Rochester trick-or-treating Photos from Halloween night. | |
| Hormel Halloween dance Photos from the Halloween dance at the Historic Hormel Home in Austin. | |
| Woodson Halloween Parade Photos from the school's parade. | |
| Class A state cross country Class A state cross country tournament quarterfinals. | |
| Class AA state cross country Class AA state cross country tournament quarterfinals. | |
| Lourdes vs. Esko/Carlton Lourdes girls blank Esko/Carlton to reach state soccer semifinals | |
| Mayo wins section volleyball opener Mayo opened Class AAA, Section One volleyball play with a 3-0 win over Austin on Wednesday. | |
| Spinning wheels Four southeast Minnesota farms recently hosted the first annual Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour. | |
| JM vs. Mayo volleyball It was an all-Rochester final at the Exchange Club Fall Volleyball Invitational. | |
| JM 28, Century 27 John Marshall holds on for a one-point Big Nine Conference win to close the regular season. | |
| Austin finishes winless The Austin High football team went into Wednesday night's showdown against Albert Lea looking to snap a five-game losing streak to their rivals and a 17-game overall losing streak. It was not to be. | |
| On to state Tuesday was a day of champions for three Rochester soccer teams, the Century girls cross country team and two girls singles players and three doubles teams in tennis. | |
| Lourdes breaks ground Lourdes High School holds a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school. | |
| Lourdes soccer Photos from the boys and girls soccer games. | |
| JM 32, Mayo 7 The Rochester John Marshall football team had been hungering for a signature win. | |
| Southland defeats R-P Southland defeats Rushford-Peterson 37-6 at home. | |
| JM vs. Austin swimming John Marshall meets Austin in a girls dual swimming meet. | |
| K-M vs. PIZM soccer Kasson-Mantorville meets Pine Island-Zumbrota Mazeppa in girls soccer. | |
| Austin section soccer Austin boys and girls Class A, Section One soccer openers. | |
| All-City Invitational The Mayo boys and Century girls capture the all-city cross country meet. | |
| Mayo defeats JM in boys soccer Rochester Mayo maintained its momentum heading into the playoffs with a 2-0 win over Rochester John Marshall | |
| RCTC football thumps Fergus Falls Kramer Berg threw three touchdown passes and the Rochester Community and Technical College defense forced five turnovers as the Yellowjackets rolled past Minnesota State-Fergus Falls 55-7. | |
| Lourdes vs. Cannon Falls Alex Glynn leads Lourdes to a come-from-behind win. | |
| Century vs. Austin football Junior Alex Crawford gains 200 yards as the Panthers defeat Austin. | |
| Century vs. Austin Century defeats Austin 3-0 in a Big Nine Conference volleyball match. | |
| RCTC vs. Iowa Central Iowa Central defeats RCTC 1-0 in women's soccer. | |
| RCTC sweeps Riverland The third-ranked Div. III volleyball team in the country is too much for Riverland. | |
| Camera Work reader photos Readers share their 2011 summer vacation photos. | |
| Century vs. JM volleyball Century defeats John Marshall 3-0 in volleyball. | |
| JM Homecoming Photos of the John Marshall Homecoming Parade. | |
| Lourdes-Stewartville football Photos from the Lourdes-Stewartville football game. | |
| Austin-Mankato football Photos from the Austin-Mankato game. | |
| JM-Century soccer Photos from both the boys and girls JM-Century games. | |
| Southland-P-E-M volleyball Photos from the match | |
| Century-Farmington volleyball Photos from the game. | |
| Lourdes-Northfield game Photos from the Lourdes-Northfield boys soccer game. | |
| Lourdes beats Winona Cotter Defending state champion Lourdes defeated Winona 33-13 in the 2011 home opener in Rochester. | |
| Austin Packers vs. Faribault The Packers offense lost three fumbles and threw five interceptions in a 36-7 Big Nine Conference loss to Faribault. | |
| RCTC vs. Riverland volleyball Rochester Community and Technical College defeats Riverland Community College in three matches. | |
| Lourdes-Goodhue volleyball Photos from the game. | |
| Slideshow: Riverland-Crossroads soccer Photos from the game | |
| Friday night football Two Rochester home games: Rhodes, Penz lead Mayo past Century, 28-14 and Kirsch,, John Marshall pound Winona 55-0 | |
| Mayo vs. Austin soccer Mayo vs. Austin boys and girls soccer meet | |
| Mayo vs. Austin swimming Mayo girls defeat Austin 96 to 82 in dual swimming meet. | |
| Red Wing vs. Austin Red Wing defeats Austin 19-9 in a non-conference game. | |
| Mayo vs. Farmington Mayo rallies for season-opening win against Farmington. | |
| Byron vs. Triton football Bellrichard, Byron roll past Cobras 37-8 in opener. | |
| Cross country Stewartville Invitational cross country meet | |
| Ride to Recovery Photos from the ride. | |
| Troops deployed National Guard troops leave Austin for a one-year deployment to Kuwait | |
| President Obama visits southeastern Minnesota Photos of the president's motorcade and his visit to the region. | |
| Heartbeet Farm It is harvest time at Heartbeet Farm, a 40-acre organic farm owned by Joe and Rebecca Schwen, and it is the most stressful time of the year. | |
| ASA softball 30 top-notch youth softball teams from around the Midwest compete in an ASA tournament in Rochester. | |
| Recycle Racers Take a bicycle wheel, an old ironing board, a few empty pop cans and a broken lawn mower and what do you get? You get an entry into the Recycle Racers event on July 30 at the Olmsted County Fair. | |
| Kids at play Photos from our readers: 13 ways to have fun | |
| IronKids Triathlon The Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon was held Saturday morning at the Rochester Athletic Club, with three divisions and 165 finishers. | |
| Cruise More than 1,500 motorcycle riders joined the annual Cruise, a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. | |
| Legion baseball Austin's Post 91 ends the season with a loss to the Albert Lea Patriots | |
| Family reunion The Williams family has been a part of Rochester history for 155 years. | |
| Gopher 50 Gopher State 50 Late Model race at at Deer Creek Speedway. | |
| Quick on the draw En plein air artists work during the second annual Zumbrota Covered Bridge Quick Draw | |
| Legion baseball Rochester Eagles vs. Dodge Center | |
| Bald eagles in our midst Reader submitted photos of bald eagles. | |
| Legion baseball Redhawks sweep Patriots. | |
| Wasioja Civil War Days Battle re-enactments complete with artillery were the featured events during a three-day event marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. | |
| Dog Jam Frisbee competition Talented dogs (and their owners) put on a show to help kick off Rochesterfest. | |
| Class AA state baseball tournament The Ko-Mets lost to Fergus Falls. | |
| State Class AA golf tournament Photos of the girls and boys teams the tournament. | |
| The Battle Cry of Freedom A musical at Chatfield's Pottery Auditorium honors local residents who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. | |
| AAA state golf Rochester high school golfers compete in the state tournament. | |
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