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    November 2, 2017
    Wadena-Deer Creek's Bereket Loer sprints towards the finish line at the Section 8A Cross Country Championships. Loer will be running at the Class A Championships on Nov. 4 at St. Olaf College. Jason Groth/Pioneer Journal
    Surging to state: Loer becomes first WDC boys runner in 10 years to qualify
    With a late push to the finish line, Wadena-Deer Creek’s Bereket Loer grabbed the final spot and qualified for the Class A Cross Country Championships...
    sportsNovember 2, 2017 - 10:53am
    September 27, 2017
    Wadena-Deer Creek's Abby Motschenbacher crosses the line in first place of the War-Eagle Invitational in Deer River. Submitted photo
    Wolverines sweep War-Eagle Invitational
    The Wadena-Deer Creek cross country running teams made it a clean sweep when they captured the titles at the Deer River/Northland Invitational...
    sportsSeptember 27, 2017 - 2:57pm
    August 26, 2016
    WDC cross country coach Mike Brunsberg lost only two members of the group which set sail in the 2015 Johanna Olson Invitational at Whitetail Run. Photo by Brian Hansel/Wadena Pioneer Journal
    WDC harriers hunting for personal bests
    Personal bests are the biggest goal of the 2016 Wadena-Deer Creek cross country teams. "Our basic goal is to pursue personal best race times...
    sportsAugust 26, 2016 - 8:15am
    November 20, 2015
    Wood, Vorderbruggen earn MVP honors
    Toby Wood and Hannah Vorderbruggen received Wadena-Deer Creek cross country MVP honors Nov. 9 at the team's awards banquet. Wood received All Mid-State Conference honorable mention along with Jimmy Kim and Abby Motschenbacher. Vorderbruggen was named to the all-conference team. Park...
    sportsNovember 20, 2015 - 12:10am
    November 13, 2015
    Perham harriers finish first, second in Class A field
    Section 8A cross country powerhouse Perham saw their girls team take top honors and their boys' squad finish second Saturday in the Class A state meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Both Perham teams qualified for state with victories Oct. 30 in the Section 8A meet at Bagley. The...
    sportsNovember 13, 2015 - 8:15am
    October 23, 2015
    Earning all-conference honors at last Monday's Mid-State Conference meet in Long Prairie were, from left, Josh Tabery (Junior High Boys), Nora Burlon (Junior Varsity Girls), Hannah Vorderbruggen (Varsity Girls) abd Gabi Ross (Junior Varsity Girls).
    Vorderbruggen earns all-conference honors at Long Prairie
    Wadena-Deer Creek's Hannah Vorderbruggen earned Mid-State All-Conference honors Monday at Long Prairie with a sixth place time of 21:41. The...
    sportsOctober 23, 2015 - 12:10am
    August 28, 2015
    Members of the Wadena-Deer Creek cross country team set out on a cross training bike run from Sunnybrook Park. The Wolverines open their season Aug. 31 in the Staples-Motley Invitational. The Wolverines host their own invitational Sept. 8 at Whitetail Run.
    WDC harriers on course for strong 2015 season
    All systems are go for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines as they approach the 2015 cross country season. Coach Mike Brunsberg's cast is largely...
    sportsAugust 28, 2015 - 12:10am
    September 20, 2014
    Vorderbruggen places fourth at Birchmont
    Hannah Vorderbruggen's fourth place finish paced the Wadena-Deer Creek girls' cross country team Monday in the Pelican Rapids Invitational at Birchwood Golf Course. Vorderbruggen turned in a time of 17:17.02, less than five seconds off the third place time turned in by Frazee's...
    sportsSeptember 20, 2014 - 12:00am
    August 22, 2014
    WDC harriers gain numbers but suffer one big loss
    The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines have had both good and bad news early in their 2014 cross country season. The WDC harriers have seen...
    sportsAugust 22, 2014 - 12:00am
    November 13, 2011
    Schmitz finishes 82nd in Class A state meet
    Emma Schmitz finished 82nd in a field of 156 runners last Saturday in the Class A girls' state cross country meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield. Schmitz ran a time of 16:19.9 on the tough St. Olaf Course in sunny but breezy conditions. She qualified for state with a time of 16:02.10...
    sportsNovember 13, 2011 - 11:32am
    November 5, 2011
    Photo by Brian Hansel Emma Schmitz, Neil Janson and WDC Head Coach Terry Olson worked this week on preparing Schmitz for her first Class A state cross country meet.
    Memories of 2010 propelled Schmitz
    The wind beneath Emma Schmitz's wings last Friday rose from her performance in the 2010 Section 8A cross country meet. "I didn't want to finish...
    sportsNovember 5, 2011 - 8:30pm
    Photo by Bob Williams/EOT Focus Emma Schmitz competes in the Section 8A cross country meet Oct. 28 in Bagley. The Wadena-Deer Creek runner earned her first trip to the state meet by placing fourth against section competition.
    Schmitz places fourth, gains state berth
    Emma Schmitz placed fourth in a field of 105 runners last Friday to qualify for her first trip to the Class A state cross country meet. The...
    sportsNovember 5, 2011 - 8:27pm
    October 23, 2011
    Wolverines place ninth, 11th at PR
    The Wadena-Deer Creek girls and boys cross country teams placed ninth and 11th respectively Monday in the Park Rapids Invitational at the Headwaters Golf Course. WDC's Emma Schmitz had a strong race as she paced the WDC girls with a sixth place time of 15:34.19. The WDC freshman...
    sportsOctober 23, 2011 - 10:47am
    October 16, 2011
    WDC's Neil Janson runs in the 5K boys' varsity race Oct. 6 at the Perham Harrier Classic.
    Schmitz, Janson pace WDC harriers in Perham Classic
    Wadena-Deer Creek's Emma Schmitz placed 25th and Neil Janson finished 39th Thursday in the Perham Yellowjackets Harrier Classic Thursday at Arvig...
    sportsOctober 16, 2011 - 11:44am
    October 2, 2011
    Schmitz, Janson pace Wolverines at Deer River
    Wadena-Deer Creek's Emma Schmitz placed third and Neil Janson finished fifth in the Deer River/Northland Invitational Tuesday afternoon. Joey Pate and Brody Wangsness ran 14th and 15th for WDC in the boys' varsity race while Brianna Rosenthal ran 22nd in the girls' varsity race. Pequot...
    sportsOctober 2, 2011 - 9:33pm
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