WEM senior Brady Murphy became the 13th Grizzly wrestler to reach 100 career wins when he pinned Ben Scheffler of Kenyon-Wanamingo in 80 seconds Thursday, Dec. 17 in Waterville.
Murphy joins 11 other WEM student/athletes and one from JWP who have achieved this milestone. His record through Thursday evening is 101-33.
Four WEM/JWP wrestlers picked up two wins during the Grizzly Triangular Thursday, Dec. 18 in Waterville.
Otto Root (114), Brady Murphy (145), Charles Adams (172), and Kavan Sheehy (215/285) each won both of their bouts while the Grizzlies split the two duals.
Class A 4th ranked Kenyon-Wanamingo averted an upset with a 46-23 win. The Knights trailed to two matches late in third period and turned the tables and picked up falls. This was an 18-point swing in the dual.
WEM/JWP recorded six, six-point victories on their way to a 39-35 win over Cannon Falls/Randolph.
The City of Morristown passed its final budget for next year at its Dec. 1 regular meeting. The passage followed their Truth in Taxation hearing. The hearing was held at the top of the meeting, which, in total, lasted for more than two and a half hours.
The levy was passed at $717,574, a 6% increase over the current year’s levy of $676,957.
A few residents voiced concerns about the increase during the public hearing. Comments ranged from how the tax money was being spent to the difficulty of being able to sell a house with the tax rates too high.
WEM senior Addison Condon has her name etched on Buccaneer School records in two sports.
She holds volleyball and track and field records and has been an All-State performer in both sports.
She is now adding her name to another WEM sports milestone after scoring her 1,000 career point in the Tuesday night girls basketball game against Mayer Lutheran.
Condon becomes only the seventh WEM player to score 1,000 points. Through her four-year varsity career, Condon has amassed 1,066 which is fifth all-time.
The WEM/JWP wrestling team competed in five different duals last week, winning one of the five.
The Grizzlies hosted a triangular Thursday, Dec. 11 in Janesville and dropped a 49-22 decision to Class A state-rated Le Sueur-Henderson and were defeated by Waseca, 40-27.
The week ended with three duals at the Dave Sharberg Duals at Byron Saturday, Dec. 13. WEM/JWP defeated Dover-Eyota, 46-29, lost 34-33 on a tiebreaker to Rochester Mayo, and lost to Plainview-Elgin-Millville (PEM), 53-11.
Led by Most Valuable Player Tim Boese, the Morristown fire Department not only won their first game, but their first championship in the 3rd Annual Fire Fighter Floor Hockey Fundraiser.
The event was held Saturday, Dec. 13 at the WEM High School gymnasium.
Through the first two years, the Morristown Dept. was winless in four games.
This year they turned the tables on the other three teams from Elysian, Kilkenny, and Waterville, winning their first championship.
John “JK” Michael Kelly, of rural Waterville passed away at his home December 4, 2025, after a rapid and courageous battle with cancer.
John was born on September 28, 1956, to Walter and Ludmilla (Edel) Kelly of rural Kilkenny. He attended Treborn Country school, Holy Redeemer Catholic School and graduated from Montgomery High School in 1974. He later attended Austin Vocational College earning his FCC License in Radio Broadcasting.
WEM/JWP junior BreAna Masso won four straight matches to claim the 112-pound championship in the Buffalo Wild Wings Hutchinson Girls Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Nov. 29.
Masso finished with a technical fall and three pins in less than a minute, including a 59 fall in the championship bout.
Senior Kayle Langford placed 3rd at 142 pounds, winning five of six matches. She had...
To see more on this story pick up the December 4, 2025 print edition of the LifeEnterprise.
WEM senior Talen Taylor was named the WEM football Most Valuable Player during the end-of-the-season awards recognition Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Taylor, a three-time All-District Player and the 2025 District Player of the Year, had a fantastic all-around season for the team which advanced to State.
On defense he finished with a team-high six interceptions, scored a defensive touchdown, had a fumble recovery, numerous pass break-ups, and 10.5 tackles.
Being a Certified Massage Therapist over the last 28 years, Brandi Zishka-Rossow found herself roughly 10 years ago in her professional journey searching for something more.
Zishka-Rossow, who has been in business in Elysian since 2007 and in her current location since 2012, is the owner of Tranquil Escape Message & Wellness, LLC and Fitness Escape, LLC.
Bucs tie for Gopher Conference title
The Gopher Conference announces the 2025 Girls Volleyball Awards and the 2025 Player of the Year is WEM senior Addison Condon.
Condon is a senior outside hitter for WEM. She is a 3-time All-Gopher Conference recipient. Addison becomes the fourth Buccaneer to reach the 1,000 career milestone for both kills and digs. She finished her career with over 1,345 kills and 1,760 digs. Addison was named to the 2025 and 2024 MNVBCA Class AA AllState Team and received the 2025 MNVBCA Academic All-State Award.
Jeffrey Lloyd “Wags” Wagner, age 70, of Elysian, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in his home on November 26, 2025.
If you are looking for some great shopping possibilities and some holiday cheer, check out the two festive events scheduled for Elysian and Waterville Saturday, Nov. 29.
The day starts with Elysian’s Small Business Saturday, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This event features more than 30 vendors who will be located in 14 different locations throughout the community.
Special discounts and sales, raffles, specialty foods and drink, and bake sales will be featured throughout the morning.
The Lake Region Area is lucky to have three artists who have been recognized not only in Minnesota, the United States, but worldwide.
WEM students had a chance to study various aspects of the art created by Adolf Dehn, Roger Preuss and David Maass, the three local artists who lived in this area.
Four WEM girls basketball players who have played in 40 or more varsity games return to the 2025-2026 Buccaneer squad this winter.
The four include senior Addison Condon (72 games), senior Kaitlyn LaFrance (47 games), senior Alenka Jans (45 games) and junior Alix Velzke (44 games) return after playing many minutes over the last two seasons.
“I know SNAP has been the highlight of discussion for many, many weeks” Le Sueur County Director of Human Services Jamie Hayes said at the Le Sueur County Board of Commissioners regular meeting on Nov. 18.
Hayes was before the board for the payment authorization of an elevator project, but had time left in her segment to talk about the ongoing federal issues with the SNAP program.
