United South Central School District

Rebel Country, Your USC Rebel Softball team is headed to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! The 2025 Class A State Championship game will be played at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Friday, June 6th (tomorrow). First pitch is scheduled for 6:30pm. Seating is limited at the venue as there are only 500 general admission tickets available for the 4 teams competing in Session 2. General admission tickets go on sale to the public at 1:00pm sharp today (6/5), so if you're wanting to attend, please be ready to go online and do so right at 1. Below is the link to the Championship tickets. Please be sure you select the second session, as that includes both the AA and A Championship. https://www.mshsl.org/tickets Hope to see you there! Roll Rebs!

State Softball Tournament Updates (5:15pm, 6/3): Quarterfinal, Semifinal and Consolation Semifinal games will be played on Wednesday, June 4th at Caswell. All participating teams will play two games on Wednesday. USC will play Blackduck on Field 1 at 1:30pm. Win or lose, a second game will be played at 9:00pm. Brackets, an updated schedule, and additional information can be found at: www.mshsl.org/girlssoftball Tickets: All spectators must purchase new tickets for Wednesday's games. Ticket prices are $21 for adults, $14 for students. Tickets provide in and out privileges. Spectators should request a wristband if leaving the venue. Tickets can be purchased at: www.mshsl.org/tickets Any tickets previously purchased for a Tuesday or Wednesday game will be cancelled with full refunds issued. Please allow 5-10 business days for the refund to be credited back to your account. Thursday's games at Caswell and Friday's games at the U will be played on the original schedule and require separate tickets. The overflow grass field lot is no longer available. Caswell Park staff are providing shuttle services for spectators from the North Parking Lot. A map is available at: www.mshsl.org/girlssoftball under 'Tournament Resources'. The team and family banquet has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 4th. Times and information remain the same. #rollrebs

Blosser and Barnick are Statebound! In last Saturday's Section Meet, Brant Blosser qualified for State after striking gold and setting a section record in the 110m High Hurdles! Jayden Barnick qualified after his runner-up performance in the high jump competition. Both boys compete in the prelims on Tuesday, June 10, hoping for an opportunity at Finals on Wednesday. The State Track Meet is held at St. Michael-Albertville High School. #uscac #runningrebels #prideUSC

State Golf Alert! Yesterday afternoon, Senior Emma Heggen and Junior Brennan Olson qualified for the Minnesota Class A State Golf Tournament! Emma made the big dance by finishing 4th in Section 2A, while Brennan stormed back to finish in 2nd after a tremendous back 9. Both will hit the links next Tuesday, June 10 at Pebble Creek in Becker. Good luck! #prideUSC

Despite the schedule change, it's still game day in Rebel Country! Come out and support your Softball team as they take on Blackduck in the Quarterfinal round of the Class A State Tournament! First pitch will be at 9:00pm under the lights at Caswell Park in North Mankato. Tonight's dress code: REBEL WHITE OUT! Send off has been moved to 4:30pm in the High School gym. #RollRbes

🚨 Schedule Change! 🚨 The Minnesota State High School League has rescheduled tonight's USC Softball State Tournament game due to today’s rain. The game will now be played at 9:00 PM at Caswell Park. Let's go, Rebels! 💪🥎

Rebel Country, Your USC Rebel Softball team won the Section 2A Championship on Thursday night and qualified for the 2025 Class A State Softball Tournament which gets underway on Tuesday evening! Check out the following link for important tournament info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yIV1FhsTKkQL55W98T-b-OTRMWhqgyudgZYA_xORsb4/edit?usp=sharing A reminder that Section Championship shirts can be purchased here (Deadline Sunday at Midnight): https://sparklingimagedesigns.com/uscsoftball25/shop/home ROLL REBS!

🎓 Reminder: The Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony is tonight at 7:00 PM! We’re so proud of our graduates and all they’ve accomplished. If you can’t join us in person, you can still watch the ceremony live online! Here’s the streaming link: 👉 https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/wells/organization/21118/united-south-central-high-school/watch?ib=2444122 🎉 Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🎉

The USC Rebel Softball team are the Section 2A champions and they are headed to State! The team is returning to Wells at approximately 11:15 with a fire truck escort if you want to welcome them home tonight!

Calling all Rebels! Your #1 USC Softball team battles the #3 MCW Mavericks tonight at 5:00pm at Caswell Park in North Mankato for the Section 2A Championship and an opportunity to go to the Class A State Softball Tournament. It's a Rebel RED OUT, so grab some red and make the trek to Mankato as the girls try to bring home the hardware! #prideUSC #rollrebs

Reminder that the 48th annual Lions Athletic Banquet is tonight @ 6:30pm in the USC High School Commons/Auditorium. All 7-12 grade student-athletes will be recognized and celebrated for their efforts during the 2024-25 school year!

📢 We're Hiring! United South Central Schools is seeking a passionate and dedicated MTSS Coordinator to help lead our efforts in supporting the success of every student. If you're committed to equity, collaboration, and data-driven problem-solving, we’d love to have you on our team! Learn more and apply today: https://www.usc.k12.mn.us/page/mtss-cord

Rebel Fans, Please remember as you attend postseason events for USC that admission will be charged at the gate. Best of luck to all of our athletes and teams competing in the coming weeks! #prideUSC

📢 Schedule Update for Wednesday, May 28 USC will run a regular schedule on Wednesday, May 28. There will be NO early dismissal for PLC as the school year ends.

The 48th annual Lions Athletic Banquet is coming up in a week on Wednesday, May 28th @ 6:30pm! All 7-12 grade student-athletes will have a complimentary ticket at the door and will be recognized as part of the program. All other tickets can be purchased for $5.00 at the door. We look forward to celebrating the efforts of our Rebels. See you next Wednesday! #prideUSC

Athletics Weather Update (5/21): Due to the wet field conditions and rainy weather in Spring Grove, tonight's Section 1A Playoff matchup against the Lions has been POSTPONED. Makeup TBD.

After the long 4 days of competition, and the drive to and from Kansas City, MO., the Speech Team is back from Nationals! They built friendships from across the country, and experienced a wide range of amazing speeches. There were approximately 1,708 competitors there from across the country. Josh Brooks competed in Dramatic Interp against 202 competitors Nationwide, and held his own in the top 75. Him and Loonan also performed in Duet Acting against 105 entries (210 competitors) and ranked in the top 70. Jaelyn and Danyelle competed in Duet Acting and ranked in the top 80. Danyelle stepped out of her comfort zone and competed in her 1st single entry category of Prose against 137 competitors, and placed in the top 30 of the country!! It was truly a unique experience! Next year's Nationals will be held at Shakopee High School, and we are already hoping to be there 😉.

Join us for one of our shows as we wind down the year in the United South Central Music Department!

There will be no school on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.

🚍 National Transportation Week 🚍 At United South Central Schools, we’re proud to recognize and thank our incredible van and bus drivers during National Transportation Week (May 17–24, 2025)! Our drivers are often the first friendly faces students see each morning and the last at the end of the day. They ensure our students travel safely, reliably, and with care—rain, snow, or shine. Please join us in giving a big THANK YOU to these dedicated professionals who play such a vital role in our school community. 👏👏👏