The 12U Blue Junior Olympic Volleyball team took home the championship at their own hometown Sartell Impact Winter Classic 2018 Tournament. Team members (front row, left to right) Michayla Nordlund, Aubrey Flynn, Grace Ritter and Abby Haus; (back row) Megan Hess, Izzy Nygaard, Lydia Holmgren, Kaia Gack, Jocelyn Simones and Brenna McClure.
The fifth-grade boys SABYA boys basketball team, coached by Dave Kruse and Todd Frieler, finished third at the Mora Mustangs Invitation tournament on Feb. 18. The boys ended their season with four third-place finishes. Team members include (front row, left to right) Jackson Scheffler, Levi Frieler and Leo Kruse; (back row) Mason Wiechmann, Brayden Simones, Logan Liveringhouse, Owen Vinje, Wiljo Tuomi IV and Ben Lawson.
The seventh-grade SAYBA Boys A team, coached by Jim Mahowald and Justin Rogers, finished second at the seventh-grade state basketball championships. Team members include (front row, left to right) Caden Villarreal, Dylan Simones, Gavin Schulte and Anthony Mahowald;
(back row) Coach Justin Rogers, Cole Hentges, Logan Legatt, Parker Knutson, Andrew Rogers, Drew Geiger, Grant Clark and Coach Jim Mahowald.
DeZURIK Inc., valve manufacturer in the municipal and industrial markets, announced plans to expand production at its Sartell headquarters and open a new rapid fulfillment facility near Houston, Texas. Production will gradually be phased out of the company’s Schaumburg, Ill., location. Roughly two-thirds of the volume will be moved to the company’s headquarters in Sartell, which specializes in custom manufacturing for complex customer requirements. The company expects to hire approximately 30 highly skilled employees and make capital investments to its Sartell facility to expand production. The remaining volume will move to the new location near Houston. The target date for completion of the transition is March of 2019.
Middle school Student Council officer Carter Bright presents a $632 check to Summer Hagy of the American Heart Association. During the month of February, the Sartell Middle School Student Council sold heart grams as a fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
