Joe Brown, West Central Tribune

Joe Brown

West Central Tribune

Willmar, MN, United States

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  • Grand Forks Herald
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  • Brainerd Dispatch
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Past articles by Joe:

Tribune Notebook: Section 3A boys basketball championship moved to Wednesday

Dawson-Boyd vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton set to play at 8 p.m. in Marshall → Read More

Boys basketball: Border West Buccaneers find some redemption against KMS Fighting Saints

Led by senior Clint Determan's 25 points, Border West takes down KMS 70-62 in the Section 6A-South semifinals → Read More

Junior hockey: Willmar WarHawks' season comes to a close

Willmar swept in Fraser Cup playoffs after 4-2 loss to Granite City → Read More

Boys basketball: BOLD goes cold in Section 2A-North semifinals

Third-seeded Lester Prairie rallies to beat the No. 2 Warriors 66-55 to advance the 2A-North final while BOLD's season ends with an 18-9 record → Read More

Junior college baseball: Ridgewater Warriors drop 2 games to Lake Michigan College

Warriors fall 9-3 and 3-0 to the Red Hawks in a doubleheader played in Florida → Read More

WCT Sports Show: Warriors, Wildcats, Jaguars vie for section titles

In this installement of the WCT Sports show, Tom Elliott, Joe Brown and Michael Lyne go over the three girls basketball section championships in 3AA, 2A and 5A. Plus, an action-packed Saturday is upcoming in boys basketball. → Read More

Boys basketball: Dawson-Boyd Blackjacks yank the momentum back in 2nd half

Top-seeded D-B squashes a MACCRAY run to beat the Wolverines 70-46 in Section 3A-North; CMCS rolls through Lakeview, 71-47 → Read More

Girls basketball: Owls crank up the ‘D’ to slow down the KMS Fighting Saints

Defending state champion Hancock beats KMS 53-42 in 6A-South final → Read More

Boys basketball: Ortonville Trojans snap skid by beating Benson Braves

No. 9 Trojans trip No. 8 Braves 63-53 in Section 6A-South playoffs → Read More

Wrestling notebook: KMS Fighting Saint winds up 6th at state girls tournament

Adamaris Chable Rodriguez shakes off some nervousness to earn a place on the podium Saturday in St. Paul → Read More

Wrestling: Benson Brave state champ keeps his word

Thomas Dineen made himself a promise as a freshman to never lose again and he stuck to it by winning his 3rd straight state title. BBE's Hanson also wins a state title and BOLD's Kiecker finishes 2nd. → Read More

Wrestling: Paynesville sophomore enjoys a nice OT comeback

Peyton Hemmesch moves into the semifinals with a 6-4 overtime victory → Read More

Wrestling: BOLD Warriors wrestler back in the semifinals

After dealing with a concussion at the end of the season, unranked but top-seeded Austin Kiecker advances in Class A at 152 pounds → Read More

Wrestling: Willmar Cardinals come home with some hardware

Willmar wins the Class AAA consolation championship at state, beating Apple Valley → Read More

Wrestling: Big win for Team United from its big guy

Heavyweight Brady Rhode's 4-2 decision gives Montevideo/Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd the consolation title. United beats Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 35-32 for fifth place in Class AA → Read More

Wrestling: BBE Jaguars finish 4th at state

The Jaguars are happy to earn their best finish in school history at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul → Read More

Willmar, BBE and D-B/LQPV/Montevideo compete in state wrestling team competition

At 5 p.m. Thursday, Willmar wrestles for Class AAA consolation and United for Class AA consolation; while BBE wrestles for Class A third place. → Read More

WCT Sports Show: Hitting the mat at state wrestling

In this week's edition of the West Central Tribune, Tom Elliott, Joe Brown and Michael Lyne take a deep dive into the state individual wrestling tournament on Friday and Saturday in St. Paul. Plus, New London-Spicer and Montevideo are meeting again in the Section 3AA-North girls basketball championship. → Read More

Girls basketball: Relentless New London-Spicer crushes Litchfield

Top-seeded Wildcats beat Dragons 56-40 to advance to the 3AA-North final against Montevideo → Read More

Boys basketball roundup: Willmar Cardinals claim another home win, 68-56

Prep boys basketball report for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in west central Minnesota. Willmar shoots well and rebounds well to beat Fergus Falls at the Big Red Gym → Read More