The first day of the Class A State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University provided some mixed results for the 10 WEM athletes competing. Junior MaeLea Harmon advanced into Saturday's 100-meter final with the second best preliminary time of 11.99, her best time ever. The 4 x 100-meter relay team (Harmon, Alexia Morsching, Shelby Hermel, and Toryn Richards) also advanced to Saturday's final with  the third best time of 50.22.

A fantastic run through the Section 2AA baseball tourney came to an end Tuesday, June 5 when Belle Plaine defeated WEM, 7-2, to end the Buccaneer season. WEM won four of six games in the Section tourney, including a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed St. Peter Tuesday night. WEM finished 3rd in the Section and finished with a 14-6 overall record. For more on the playoff run, check out the June 14 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise.

The WEM baseball team is one of four teams remaining in the Section 2AA baseball tourney after winning two games last week. The Bucs shut out Blue Earth Area 3-0 Friday, June 1 and defeated Blue Earth Area, 7-3, Saturday, June 2. These two wins came against teams who defeated WEM earlier in the season. The Bucs will host No. 1 seed St. Peter at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 in Waterville. If they win, they would play Belle Plaine 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game Tuesday. The Section 2AA Championship is scheduled for Thursday, June 7 in Waterville at 5 p.m.

The WEM basbeall team will host Blue Earth Area Friday at 5 p.m June 1. at William J. Grose Field in the Section 2AA loser's bracket quarterfinals. Blue Earth Area was defeated by St. Peter on Thursday. The loser of the game between the Bucs is eliminated. The winner will face Tri City United at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at 1:30 p.m. St. Peter and Jordan also play Friday in the winner's bracket semifinals. The winner will play at Waterville at 11 a.m. against Belle Plaine. The loser will face Le Sueur-Henderson at 4 p.m. in Waterville.

The WEM baseball team was defeated 5-0 by Jordan Wednesday, May 30 in the Section 2AA quarterfinals. The Bucs will now play Friday, not Thursday, as it was previously reported. WEM's opponent wil be either No. 1 seed St. Peter or No. 9 seed Blue Earth Area. These two teams have been rained out on Tuesday, May 29 and Wednesday, May 30. They are scheduled to play Thursday, May 31. If St. Peter wins, WEM will host Blue Earth Area Friday in Waterville. If Blue Earth Area wins, WEM would play at St. Peter Friday. Times for the Friday games have not yet been determined.

A number of WEM track and field athletes will continue their seasons after advancing to the Section 2A Championships Saturday, June 2 at Mankato West. Toryn Richards won the 200-meter dash, the high jump and the pole vault at the Sub-Section 6 Champoionships Thursday, May 25. MaeLea Harmon won the 100-meter dash and the long jump. Richards, Harmon, Alexis Morsching, and Shelby Hermel advanced in the 4 x 100-meter relay after placing first at Sub-Sections. Alexia Cates also advanced in the 300-meter low hurdles.

The WEM softball team won its opening two games in the Section 1A Playoffs last week before dropping their final two games in Austin. WEM was defeated 8-0 by Hayfield in the West Sub-Section Championship game Thursday, May 24. Following the loss, the Bucs faced Faribault BA for the second time in the playoffs and were defeated by the Cardinals, 8-4. WEM finishes its 2018 season with a 12-6 record. Megan Adank, Hailie Tegmeier, Maddy Meskan, and Nicole Nuetzman played their final games Thursday. For more on the playoffs check out the May 31 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise.

The WEM baseball team started their Section 2AA Quarterfinal game with Jordan Tuesday evening, but were unable to finish it because of inclement weather. The two teams were tied at 0-0 in the top half of the third when the game was suspended. The Bucs and Jaguars will resume action Wednesday, May 30 at 5 p.m. in Jordan. Win or lose the Bucs will play Thursday, May 31 either at Waterville against Blue Earth Area or at St. Peter at 5 p.m. WEM opened the playoffs with a 10-3 win over GFW Thursday, May 24.

The WEM baseball team opened Section 2AA Playoff action Thursday, May 24 with a 10-3 win over Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. Bladyn Bartelt and Jayson Schneider each had three hits. Grant McBroom and Micheal Ungs had two hits. Bartelt pitched the first 5 1/2 innings and was awarded the win. Schneider pitched a scoreless 1 2/3 innings. The Bucs, the No. 5 seed, will play at 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 29 against Jordan, the No. 4 seed.  The game will be played at the Jordan Mini Met.

The WEM girls track and field team claimed four first place finishes at the 2018 Gopher Conference Meet Tuesday, May 15. Junior MaeLea Harmon won the 100-meter dash (12.26) and the long jump (17-feet, 5 3/4-inches). Freshman Toryn Richards won the pole vault (9-feet, 6-inches). The 4 x 100-meter relay team also claimed a title, with Harmon, Alexis Morsching, Shelby Hermel, and Richards teaming to win the race in 52.58. WEM finished tied for third with 119 points. Maple River claimed the team championship with 171.5 points.

WEM senior Taylor Glende and sophomore Jaden Taylor each claimed individual titles at the Gopher Conference Meet Tuesday, May 15. Glende won the long jump title with a distance of 20-feet, 1 1/2 inches. Taylor won the pole vault title by clearing 12-feet. Two days later Taylor set a new Buccaneer pole vault record when he cleared 13-feet at Waseca. Also winning a conference championship was the 4 x 100-meter relay team of Glende, Chris Byrne, Tanner Ranslow, and Tyler Hermel in a time of 45.89. WEM finished fourth with 100 points. NRHEG won the boy's title with 231.5 points.

The WEM softball team defeated United South Central 10-0 in six innings Monday, May 21 and Faribault BA 5-3 Tuesday, May 22 in Section 1A, West Sub-Section Playoff action. WEM, the No. 2 seed in the West Sub-Section, will play No. 1 seed Hayfield in the Sub-Section Championship at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 24 at Austin's Todd Park. If the Bucs defeat Hayfield, they will not play again until Tuesday, May 29 at 5 p.m., also in Austin. If they lose to Hayfield, they will play an elimination game Thursday against the Blooming Prairie vs. Faribault BA winner at 6:30 p.m. in Austin.

Despite losing to Maple River 6-2 Thursday, May 17, the WEM baseball team clinched a tie for the Gopher Conference Championship with only one loss in conference play. The Bucs, 10-4 overall, tied with Maple River for the title with a 5-1 record. It was the fourth straight title for the Bucs. WEM is the No. 5 seed in the Section 2AA Tournament and will host No. 12 seed Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thursday, May 24 at 5 p.m. in Waterville. If they win, they would play Tuesday, May 29 against either Jordan or Kenyon-Wanamingo.

The WEM baseball team had its seven-game winning streak ended Monday, losing 4-2 to Blooming Prairie in the second half of a doubleheader. WEM won the opening game of thw twinbill 10-0 in six innings. WIll Storch hit his first home run of the season in the win. For more on the six -game week for the Bucs (7-1 overall and 3-0 in the Gopher Conference), check out the May 10 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise.

Sophomore pitcher Trista Hering pitched a perfect game Friday, May 4, defeating Mankato Loyola/St. Clair, 10-0 in five innings. Haring faced only 14 batters and struck out 13 in the victory. WEM is 6-2 overall after falling 11-3 to NRHEG and Faribault BA, 6-5. The Bucs did defeat Blooming Prairie, 11-1 in six innings, Monday, May 7. For more on the four-game week check out the May 10 edition of the LIFE/Enterprise.

The WEM baseball team is currently 6-0 after a pair of doubleheader sweeps this week. Tuesday the Bucs defeated NRHEG 17-1 in five innings and 12-3 in three innings in New Richland. The Bucs downed Faribault BA Thursday in Faribault by scores of 11-4 and 9-8 in five innings. Tyson Miska hit a walk-off bases loaded double in the bottom of the fifth of the second game with the Cardinals to give the Bucs the winning runs. WEM will host Blooming Prairie Monday in a doubleheader and play at Le Sueur-Henderson Tuesday.