GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, March 13, 2025—Next Up MN is Pioneer PBS’s new digital series focusing on the sports culture of the Upper Midwest. The series aims to connect with the community by highlighting inspiring stories from local athletes. The second upcoming episode of this three-part series will feature the Worthington Trojans Girls’ Hockey Team. The episode will drop online and air on Thursday, March 27, at 8 p.m. on Pioneer PBS.
Entitled "Trojans on Ice: Women’s Hockey Dominating for Change, One Goal at a Time," this episode features the Worthington Trojans Girls’ Hockey Team making a powerful comeback, proving that change isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable!
Individuals in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at pioneer.org/live. All episodes and segments can also be viewed on the PBS app and online at pioneer.org/digitalstudios/, video.pioneer.org/show/pioneer-digital-studios/, and youtube.com/@PioneerPBS/.
About Next Up MN
Next Up MN is a local sports program produced and created by A’ja Nauden, who also handles the videography and editing. The series is made possible by funding from Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/support or call 800-726-3178.
