Larks Get Revenge, Down Mountain Lake in Big Re-match
A year ago, Grand Meadow won the Section 1 9-Man football title, fulfilling the dream to go to state. But the Larks’ aspirations of something greater were cut short in the state quarters. GM fell roughly to Mountain Lake 42-12. The Wolverines went on to an undefeated season (14-0) and a state 9-Man championship. That win ended Section 1’s stranglehold on state 9-Man … [Read more...]
Cardinals Grip Good Versus Burros
In the best jungle-gym performance of the week, LeRoy-Ostrander worked on its grip versus Lanesboro in a Section 1 9-Man football opener. Trevor Carrier’s group built a 21-0. The Cardinals got a first quarter 2-yard TD run by Isaac Collier, and two second quarter TD passes from Chase Johnson to Tristan Lewison (65 yards and 28 yards) to take a three TD lead. Lanesboro … [Read more...]
C-C Teams Win Final Home Meets
The final week of the cross country season had Chatfield and LARP hosting home meets, with GMLOS involved in the later. Each squad notched a team win and the three squads combined for four individual firsts. In Chatfield, the Gophers hosted their third meet of the season. They’d tip-toed around sweeping both firsts for individuals and teams the previous two meets. With PEM … [Read more...]
Football (10/9 & 10/10)
Football (10/9 & 10/10) L-A 0, Chatfield 32 (C: R. Johnson 11-19, 139 yards, 3 TDs passing, 2-yard rushing TD; M. Aug 3-74, 2 TDs receiving; Sam Backer 16-115, TD rushing; Tate Karver 17-yard TD reception. Gopher defense stymied Cardinals in a re-match of last year’s 1AA semifinals. L-A had 10 yards total offense and one first down at halftime. They finished with 51 … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 – 10/11)
Volleyball (10/8 - 10/11) Houston 3, L/P 0 > 25-15, 25-8, 25-10 (H: Emma Geiwitz 12 kills; Lilly Carr 17 assists, 16-17 serving, 7 aces; Richelle Botcher 5 kills, 12-13 serving, 4 aces, 8 digs; Becca Rostad 9 digs; Allison Papenfuss 7 digs, 3 aces) M-C 3, Southland 0 > 25-14, 25-8, 25-11 (M-C: K. McCabe 10 kills, 14 assists, 8 digs; Sophie Morken 7 kills, 14 assists; … [Read more...]
Cross Country
Cross Country (10/6 & 10/8) St. Charles Invite (La Crescent/Hokah’s boys (27) beat St. Charles (37) and LFC (59). Saint Andrew O’Hara (17:57) took first with Burro Carson Ruen (18:29) taking second. No other LFC runners made the top 10. The Lancers had five of the top eight runners. LC/H’s girls (19) beat LFC (42) and an incomplete St. Charles squad. Lancer Lydia … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP boys cross country won its sixth race of the year at the PEM Invite, led by first and second place finishers Luke O’Hare and Tyler Rislov. Chatfield girls C-C won its fifth event in six tries by taking their third home invite. Tessa McMahon took second, as the Gophers had runners, 2, 3, 4, and 5. … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/29 & 10/1)
Chatfield Invite #3 (The host Gopher girls (23) beat La Crescent/Hokah (33) and W-K (80). LCH had the top runner, Lydia Rosendahl (21:24). Chatfield had runners 2-3-4-5; Tessa McMahon (21:53), Aletta Strande (22:22), Belle Carr (22:42), and Abbi Gillespie (22:50). Katelyn Dornack (9th, 23:43) was their fifth scoring runner. LC/H’s boys (22) took first over Chatfield (38) … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/24)
La Crescent/Hokah Invite (On the boys’ side, LC/H (34) nipped St. Charles (37) for first with Kingsland (57) taking third. Saint Andrew O’Hara (17:35) took first, Knight Garrison Hubka (17:45) second, and Lancer Cody Kowalski (18:07) third. Knight Cole Kruegel (19:01) took sixth. Twenty-nine runners competed. On the girls’ side, LC/H (15) was the only complete team. St. … [Read more...]