Caledonia/Spring Grove won two of the three boys relays, won the high jump and collected six of the top nine long jumps at the Cotter Invitational in Winona on May 19. There were six teams competing, but no team scores were computed. Winning the high jump is nothing new, but it was not the usual winner. Conference champion Chris Pieper did not enter, but Warrior freshman Ethan … [Read more...]
Spring Grove wins pair, drops two to close regular season
For the Spring Grove boys, the final week of the regular season began as expected with a comfortable May 17 double-header sweep of winless Schaeffer Academy with almost identical scores of 13-3 and 13-2. However, the 11-10 home upset setback to Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons was not expected after the Lions had won convincingly, 21-10, earlier in the season at Glenville. The May … [Read more...]
Pieper repeats as TRC high jump champion
Chris Pieper repeated as the conference high jump champion, clearing a personal-record 6-feet, 5-inches for Caledonia/Spring Grove at the May 14 Three Rivers Conference Track & Field Meet at Dover-Eyota. His previous best effort was the 6-feet, 4-inches while winning the TRC title last year. Pieper has won the high jump at all six meets he has entered in 2022. The versatile … [Read more...]
Spring Grove drops SEC showdown, splits at R-P tourney
Spring Grove dropped out of a first-place tie with a 4-2 loss to visiting Southland on May 13, one day before splitting a pair of games at the 2022 Rushford-Peterson Classic. All four tournament games were run-rule blowouts, including a Spring Grove split. The Lions fell to R-P, 13-3, before taking the third-place game against Goodhue, 15-4. That was the boys’ sixth game in six … [Read more...]
Spring Grove tied at the top with two SEC wins
Spring Grove remained atop the four-team logjam in the Southeast Conference baseball race with a pair of critical SEC wins – one by a comfortable margin and the other a nailbiter. With make-up games packing the schedule, there were three games in three days, first the lone loss in a closely-contested, non-conference May 9 clash versus Martin County West at a neutral site in … [Read more...]
Softball (5/9 – 5/14)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 13 (FCL: E. Anderson 4-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R; Lauren Mensink 3-4, 3 R; J. Storhoff 2-5, 2 RBI; Haley O’Connor 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Kaci Ruen 2-3, 2B, 2 R; Kelsey Biel 2-3, 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, Win. R-P: Aviana Anderson-Ingram 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI; L. Hoiness 3-4, 3B, RBI, R; C. Boyum 3-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; B. … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/9 – 5/14)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Rushford-Peterson 10 [6] (RP: J. Ruberg 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, Win, 2-4, 2B, RBI; Andrew Wilkemeyer 2-2, RBI, 3 R; Riley Tesch 2-2, RBI, 2 R; L. Skalet 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; R. Schneider 1-3, 2 RBI; Alex Ronnenberg 1-4, 2B, 2 R. Falcons had just two hits) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Cotter 6 (FCL: Bryce Corson 2-4, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Emily Miner tossed two two-hitters with 22 combined strikeouts as GMLOK swept AC/G-E 21-1 and 6-1. Miner (12-3 record) then struck out 12 and pitched a one-hitter in beating Houston 5-3 for GMLOK’s 10th straight win. The Bulldogs (9-1, 13-3) have clinched a share of the SEC title. Emily Carolan hit a home run in game one, and Gwen Tollefsrud had 5 RBI in game two, as M-C … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys, Gopher Girls Win TRC T/F Titles
Sports have certain interesting records. For instance, Plainview-Elgin-Millville entered the 2022 TRC track and field meet having won the last nine such events on both the girls and boys sides. Bulldog teams (plural) have been TRC champions every year since 2011. RP/H’s boys and Chatfield’s girls ended said runs this season, claiming TRC team titles. The Tro-Cane guys … [Read more...]
Warriors “Ball” Teams Combine for 6-1 Week
Caledonia’s baseball and softball teams combined for a 6-1 week. Chad Augedahl’s softball beat Lewiston-Altura twice and Rushford-Peterson once. The Cardinals first fell 14-9. Cal/SG pounded out 17 hits including eight extra-base knocks. They led 13-3 before L-A had a six-run fourth. Amber Stemper (2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, R) and Emily Ideker (3-5, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 4 IP, 2 … [Read more...]
