2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (788+ words) Mankato Figure Skating Club member Kayla Slater performs a lunge. Eryn Muth concentrates as she executes a two-foot spin. Sophia Koehler skates along as she completes a spiral. MANKATO " Sixteen-year-old Peyton Otto said she started skating when she was about…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (731+ words) Left: Cecelia Casper, a senior at Mankato West, plays the role of Maria in "The Nutcracker on Ice." Right: Livi Ruth Casper, a ninth grader at Mankato West, plays the role of Sugar Plum Fairy. Mira Glaser, an 11th grader at…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (970+ words) Participating in Battle of the Blades are, upper left to right, Jakobe Tosch and Olivia McGowan, Andrew King and Livi Casper, Isaac King and Annie Long and Isaac Ulman and Mira Glaser; lower left to right, Todd Casper and Sully…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) Fifty years ago a couple of strong women and their organizations came together to produce a show unlike anything the Mankato area had seen before, with proceeds benefiting the YMCA Youth Outreach Program. Cinderella, played by Sage Matteson, cleans the…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago   (717+ words) Young skaters receive some book instruction as part of their a class at Southern Minnesota Skating Club in 2023. The club will have its second annual show, "SMSC Rising," Sunday at Gustavus Adolphus College. Back in December of 2023, Natalie Casper and…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (640+ words) The annual Anthony Ford Pond Hockey Classic returned to the outdoor ice at Spring Lake Park in North Mankato. Above: Ricky Litchfield (left) of the Blue Bricks adult team scores a goal. The 16th annual Anthony Ford Pond Hockey Classic drew…...