Dean Morrill

A tax levy and budget the Walker Council preliminary set back in September will remain the same.

The showdown between host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley and Nevis Dec. 13, was close for most of the first half, but an 11-point halftime lead continued to grow in the second half as

Taxpayers who live in the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District will pay less taxes in 2025 because of a 3.99 percent reduction from the levy that was certified in 2023.

Ella Henning won all four of her matches to take first place at the 50th Sertoma Varsity Girls Wrestling Tournament held Dec. 14 in Grand Forks.

All nine of the Wrestling Wolves who competed at the Rodd Olson Invite in Crookston Dec. 14 brought home some hardware, while the team took second place overall.

Owen Hoverson's power play goal with about nine to play in the final period tied host Breckenridge-Wahpeton, and with under three minutes to play Finn Henry scored his third goal to give the Panthers a 6-5 win Dec. 10.

The Wolves won three games last week, including one Saturday afternoon to keep their record perfect at 5-0.

Winning three of four duals over two days moves the Wrestling Wolves to 6-3 on the season. Dec. 12, the team traveled to The Range to face Rock Ridge and Park Rapids, earning a split.

The Nevis girls played a strong first half on both sides of the ball to jump out to a 31-25 halftime lead over host Pine River-Backus Dec. 12.

Ava Merta and Kambria Thompson both had hat tricks as Northern Lights blew the doors open by scoring eight goals in the first period on their way to a 17-1 home win over Prairie Centre Dec. 10.