SG Avenges Loss to Rockets, Grinde Scores 1,000th at M-C

The young Lion boys avenged their only loss and remained atop the SEC East by handing visiting Randolph a second league loss, 67-54.  Three nights later, Caden Grinde scored his 1,000th point while the Lions swept Mabel-Canton, 60-24.  The week ended with SG (8-1 SEC, 8-1 overall) leading second-place Randolph (5-2, 6-3).  Against the Rockets, a 22-2 scoring run, featuring fast breaks and 3-pointers, propelled the Lions to a 36-16 halftime lead.  SG had five turnovers over their first 14 possessions, but one turnover over their next 18 possessions.  The Rockets never led while suffering through a cold-shooting, turnover-plagued first half. They played better after halftime but could not slow down SG. The Lions handled all five defenses that Randolph threw at them.  The Rockets hit eight second half threes, but only got as close as 11 (63-52).  Caden Grinde put in 19 points (5-6 FGs, 7-12 FTs, 7 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks).  Tysen Grinde tossed in 17 points (6-11 FGs).  Freshman Elijah Solum added 14 points (6-12 FGs).  Carson Gerard had 13 (pts) and 6 (rebs).   SG, able to penetrate with the dribble and get to the free throw line for 21 attempts (14 for 21, 67%), attempted few 3-pointers, but hit a hot 56% (5 for 9) beyond the arc and also 56% overall.  Randolph shot 34% from the field (16-47), 28% from deep (8-29), and 82% from the line (14-17).  Tyson Cooreman had 18 to lead team double-R.  Against M-C, Grinde scored 24 points, matching the M-C team total in a 60-24 SG win. Grinde’s 1,000th career point came on a first-half dunk.  Caden and Tysen Grinde (8 points) both had 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Gerard had 12 (pts) and 6 (rebs).  Solum added 9 (pts), 5 (asts), and 5 (stls). It was SG’s fourth straight win.  Gavin Johnson (6 pts) led M-C.

Knights Down Rebels, Hold Larks to 18, Streak to Eight

From a division perspective, it was a big week for Kingsland girls basketball.  The Knights played their top two West challengers.  At Southland (4-3) in the teams’ second meeting, Kingsland (6-1) led 31-25 at halftime.  In the second half, the Rebels twice got within four.  Kingsland built its edge to ten four times.  Steve Hauser’s group prevailed 62-56.  Ellie Buchholtz (21 pts, 6-10 FGs, 4-5 threes, 5-7 FTs, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 6 stls) and Sam Wernimont (17 pts, 5-10 FGs, 3-5 threes, 4-4 FTs) led the way.  Anika Reiland (8 pts, 7 rebs, 7 stls) and Shelby Beck (5 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts) helped.  The Knights notched season-bests in threes made (nine), three-percentage (9-22 > 41%), and free throw percentage (15-20 > 75%).  Kingsland won the first game with the Rebels 53-46.  Two nights later, GM (5-4) came to town for the teams’ second meeting.  Kingsland’s pressure “D” was stifling.  GM led 8-5 midway through the first half, but scored 10 points over the next 26 minutes.  They had one-turnover per minute in that span, 35 total miscues for the game.  Kingsland started the game 0-12 from three, but ended the first half four of seven.  They built a 21-10 halftime lead.  A four-pack of steals and open court layups in succession early in the second half gave team double-K a 31-14 lead.  They prevailed 47-18.  The Knights scored 33 points off turnovers.  They beat GM in transition points 16 to 0.  Buchholtz led the way again (season-high 24 pts, 8-9 FGs, 3-4 threes, 5-6 FTs, 6 stls) with a very efficient game.  It was her fourth straight of scoring 20-plus points (started the season not doing so the first five games).  She went 7 of 9 from distance in the two games (started the season 3 of 30).  Reiland (8 pts, 6 rebs, 5 stls) and Werminont (8 pts) helped offensively.  The freshman Reiland was a menace defensively, constantly hounding GM ball handlers.  She has six games of five-plus steals.  The Larks’ leading scorer River Landers had 7 points.  Kingsland (6-0, 8-1) leads the SEC West over GM (5-3, 5-5), Southland (5-4, 5-4), L-O (3-4, 3-4), and L/P (1-7, 1-9).  The Knights have won eight straight.  GM had a three-game win streak ended.   

14-2 Bulldogs  Continue to Roll

It was another week of wrestling for the GMLOS Bulldogs and another week of easily ripping through the competition.  They got even better, getting a top wrestler back on the mat.  Randy Smith’s group first pulled the double HVL shut-down.  GMLOS trekked to Pine Island, to take on the Panthers and Byron.  Versus PI, a returning Anthony Romero (106), James Jacobsen (120), Cohen Wiste (126), Braxten Wiste (132), Christian Jacobsen (170), and Noah Sayles (195) had pins.  Lucas Winfield (138), Donovan Felten (145), Daniel Smith (160), and Cameron Sneed (220) won by forfeit.  Rece Voigt (152) had GMLOS’ only non-six-point win, a 12-0 major decision.  The Bulldogs only lost 113, 182, and 285 in picking up a 64-15 win.  Versus the Bears, GMLOS won nine of the first ten weights for a 52-6 lead.  They prevailed 56-21.  Romero (113), J-Jacobsen (120), B-Wiste (132), Felten (145), Voigt (152), and Smith (160) had pins.  Aiden Quintana (106) and C-Wiste (126) won by forfeit.  C-Jacobsen (170 > 13-3) and Sneed (195 > 13-4) won major decisions.   Team GM then hosted a pair of short-handed TRC clubs.  Wabasha-Kellogg sent just five guys out.  The Bulldogs took forfeits at 132 (B-Wiste), 145 (Winfield), 152 (Felten), 160 (Smith), 170 (C-Jacobsen), 195 (Isaiah Fett), 220 (Sneed), and 285 (Christian Luthe).  Quintana (106), Romero (113), J-Jacobsen (120), and C-Wiste (126) started the match off with four straight falls.  Sayles (182) added a pin later.  GMLOS won 78-6.  The Lancers also sent just five guys out.  GMLOS took forfeits at 106 (Quintana), 113 (Romero), 132 (Timmy Hogfeldt), 145 (Winfield), 160 (Smith), 182 (Sayles), 195 (Fett), 220 (Sneed), and 285 (Luthe).  J-Jacobsen (120), C-Wiste (126), Felten (152), and C-Jacobsen (170) had pins.  That final was also 78-6. The only weight GMLOS lost each match was 138.  The wins ran the Bulldogs streak to 14 straight.  They are 14-2 and ranked #8 in Class A.  Romero (#2 at 106), Felten (#7 at 145), Voigt (#2 at 152), Smith (#3 at 160), C-Jacobsen (#5 at 170), Sayles (#2 at 182), and Sneed (#6 at 195) are all ranked individually.

Queensland’s Late Shot Propels GM Girls Past Lanesboro

In this day and age of high school sports, it is sometimes tough to find a highly competitive back-and-forth game.  The chances are probably about 75/25 against.  For those who attended or watched the Lanesboro at Grand Meadow girls game, they got a good one.  The teams battled to the tone of five ties and 18 lead changes.  The visiting Burros held the largest edge, 25-16 later in the first half.  But Ryan Queensland’s Larks ended the stanza on an 11-2 run to tie things at 27 heading to intermission.  The largest second half lead was just five.  In the final six minutes, Lark Kendyl Queensland and Burro Brielle Ruen alternated threes, each make authoring a lead change.  After Ruen hit her second triple in as many possessions, Lanesboro got a three-point-possession (Kaci Ruen free throw, Jessie Schreiber basket off an offensive rebound).  The Burros built a 56-51 lead (2:17).  But GM senior Gina Stier then scored a driving lay-up against the zone.  After a Burro turnover, Sydney Cotton hit a top of the key three.  With 1:29, the game was quickly tied 56-56.  The Burros went empty of their end.  Queensland got to be

the hero, hitting a 17-foot jumper to put the Larks up 58-56 (0:14.3).  The Burros then quickly turned the ball over.  They had too many fouls to give and couldn’t force a GM turnover.  The Larks held on to the ball and a 58-56 win.  Queensland (younger sister of last year’s stand-out Riley Queensland) notched a career-high (20 pts, 7-10 FGs, 4-4 threes, 4 rebs).  River Landers (12 pts, 10 rebs, 4 ass) scored all her points in the first half, Cotton (10 pts, 3 asts) all hers in the second.  Lexy Foster added 6 (pts), 7 (rebs), and 6 (asts).  Stier had 7 points.  Schreiber (17 pts, 3-7 threes) had a season-high for the Burros.  B-Ruen (13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls) and K-Ruen (13 pts, 6-7 FGs, 8 rebs) also hit double figures.  Sydney Taylor had 5 (pts), 4 (rebs), and 4 (asts).  It was GM’s third straight win.

Wrestling Things Revolve Around LARP

Things wrestling revolved around LARP’s conglomerate the week of February 8.  The Screamin’ Eagles took part in a pair of duals, going 3-1 overall.  The second triangular also featured Chatfield.  Tim Tekautz and Darrin Hegland’s group first trekked to Hayfield to take on Westfield and Triton.  LARP had no problem taking out Triton.  The Cobras are short-handed, so team Rush Creek grabbed forfeit wins at 106 (Spencer Nelson), 113 (Tyler Kreidemacher), 126 (Carter Jonsgaard), 220 (D.J. Plank), and 285 (Brock Frisik).  Jordan Zibrowski (120), Quintin Betthauser (132), Titan Tekautz (138), and Colin Klug (170) authored pins.  Caleb Mueller (145 > 9-0) and Gable Speltz (152 > 10-2) won major decisions.  Tyler Kryzer (182 > 10-6) won a pure decision.  The final was 65-9.  The match with Westfield (Hayfield/Blooming Prairie) was a good battle that came down to heavyweight.  The Razorbacks won three of the first four weights to lead 18-6.  LARP didn’t lead until Brennan Corcoran’s pin at 160 (28-24).  It was the third of five straight wins for the Screamin’ Eagles (145-182).  But Westfield narrowed the score to 37-34 with wins at 195 (pin) and 220 (major decision).  LARP 285-pounder Brock Frisik pinned Westfield’s Brody Johnson in the first period to give the S-Eagles the win, 43-34.  Kreidemacher (113), Jonsgaard (132), and Speltz (152) also had pins for LARP.  Mueller (145 > 11-2) won a major decision, Klug (170 > 5-2) a pure decision.  Kryzer (182) won by forfeit.  The S-Eagles then hosted Chatfield and Caledonia/Houston.  The home squad dispatched with the Warriors 57-18.  Cal/Hou’s three wins all came in the bottom six weights.   The Warriors only sent out six wrestlers.  LARP took forfeits at 120 (Zibrowski), 126 (Jonsgaard), 160 (Corcoran), 170 (Klug), 182 (Kryzer), 195 (Jacob Meyer), and 220 (Plank).  Kreidemacher (113) and Frisik (285) won by fall.  Speltz (152 > 5-1) won a decision over Tucker Ginther (who is ranked #9 at 138).  Chatfield took on Cal/Hou 68-8.  The Gophers won forfeits at 120 (Carson Rowland), 126 (Jack Dornack), Tate Karver (160), Seth Goetzinger (170), Grady Schott (182), Campbell Berge (195), and Dallas Burris (220).  Kail Schott (138), Sulley Ferguson (152), and A.J. Karver (285) had pins.  Ben Carrier (113) notched a 15-0 tech fall.  Gage Bartels (106) won an 8-5 decision.  The match between Chatfield and LARP was competitive up until the heavier weights.  LARP won three of the first four to lead 18-6 after 126.  Chatfield went ahead 21-18 via Lukas Carrier’s 16-14 decision win at 145, only for LARP’s Speltz to author a pin (152) that put the S-Eagles back ahead 27-24.  But the Gophers took 160 through 220 all by pin.  They prevailed 51-30.  Bartels (106), Cody Guenther (132), T-Karver (160), Goetzinger (170), G-Schott (182), Berge (195), and A.J. Karver (220) had pins for Chatfield.  K-Schott (138) won by forfeit.  Kreidemacher (113), Zibrowski (120), Jonsgaard (126), and Frisik (285) joined Speltz in authoring pins for LARP.   Twelve of the 13 matches ended in pins.  The Gophers (12-1) are still Class A Lean and Mean.  T-Karver (#9 at 150), Goetzinger (#4 at 160), G-Schott (#8 at 170), and A.J. Karver (#4 at 220) are ranked in state.  LARP is 8-7.  They don’t have anyone ranked in state.

Hot Shots

Chatfield’s boys hit a season-high 10 threes to beat L-A 65-46, running their win streak to six.  They then fell 75-60 when La Crescent hit 13 threes.  Reid Johnson had 23 in defeat.  The Gophers are 5-2, 6-2.  Zach Haugerud had 28 (pts) and 10 (rebs) and key free throws late to lead FC over D-E 62-58.   M-C’s boys hit a season-high 10 threes to beat Kingsland 63-50.  Cayden Tollefrud had a career-high 21 points to lead the way.  L-O’s Jordan Runde scored 19 points (career-high) in both a Cardinal girls win over L/P and a loss to Southland.  The win was L-O’s third (they won one last year).  Brielle Ruen had 20 points to lead Lanesboro over L/P 70-31.    

Boys Basketball  (2/8 – 2/12)

Kingsland 44, L/P 92 (K: Walker Erdman 17 pts; Jayden Brink 8 pts) 

R-P 54, Cotter 35 (R-P: Justin Ruberg 16 pts (7-8 FGs), 5 rebs; Luke O’Hare 14 pts (5-8 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 7 rebs, 3 stls; Ben Wieser 8 pts (4-6 FTs), 7 rebs) 

L-A 46, Chatfield 65 (C: R. Johnson 19 pts (7-12 FGs, 5-9 threes); Drew Schindler 13 pts (5-9 FGs, 3-5 threes); Cole Johnson 10 pts, 6 asts.  Gophers hit season high 10 threes (10-23, 43.5%) to post sixth straight win) 

Houston 39, Lanesboro 73 (L: Reece Benson 15 pts (6-11 FGs, 3-8 threes); J.T. Rein 10 pts, 4 rebs, 6 stls; Mason Howard 9 pts (4-6 FGs); Ryan Holmen 8 pts, 8 rebs; Ben Snyder 2 pts (0-1 FGs), 10 rebs; Bodie Mayer 2 pts (0-1 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 asts; Ben Eversole/Carter Clarke 7 pts.  H: Noah Kingsley 14 pts, 5 rebs; Morgan Rohweder 8 pts; Kenny Grupe 7 pts.  Fourth game where Burros have hit seven threes.  They are 4-0 in those games) 

PEM 53, R-P 33 (R-P: L. O’Hare 14 pts (5-9 FGs, 4-5 FTs); Malachi Bunke 9 pts; J. Ruberg 8 pts (4-6 FGs).  Trojans > 4-4, 5-4)

Chatfield 60, La Crescent/Hokah 75 (C: R. Johnson 23 pts, 5 rebs; Ben Fretland 9 pts (4-5 FGs), 4 rebs, 4 stls; C. Johnson 5 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls.  Lancers hit 13 threes (12 of first 20) while Gophers were a season-worst 4-22 from distance (18.2%)) 

D-E 58, FC 62 (FC: Z. Haugerud 28 pts (8-16 FGs, 4-7 threes, 8-12 FTs), 10 rebs, 3 stls; Jake Fishbaugher 11 pts (5-8 FGs), 11 rebs; Will Parker 9 pts (4-8 FGs), 7 rebs; Bryce Corson 4 pts (1-4 FGs), 4 rebs, 9 asts.  Falcons led most of the game by double digits.  They led 59-46 late (3:30), only for D-E to go on a 12-0 run to close to down 59-58 (1:31).  Eagles had the ball five times looking for the tie or lead late.  Haugerud hit two free throws (61-58 > 0:22.5) and then another (62-58 > 0:05.2) to ice it.) 

Randolph 69, Houston 24 (H: N. Kingsley 16 pts.  Hurricanes > 0-9, 0-9) 

Kingsland 50, M-C 63 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud career-high 21 pts (5-9 threes, 4-4 FTs), 9 rebs; Alex Arneson 12 pts (4-8 FGs), 13 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls; Reid Crawford 11 pts (4-7 FGs).  K: Jayden Brink 13 pts, 5 rebs; Garrison Hubka 12 pts; Nick Eickhoff 8 pts, 5 rebs; Kaden Rath 6 pt, 5 rebs, 6 stls.  Cougars hit eight of their first nine threes in the game’s first nine minutes (up 31-9).  Knights got to down 42-35 in the second half, but got no closer.  M-C hit 9 of 11 free throws down the stretch.  Cougars hit 10 of 20 threes.  They entered the game having hit 9 of 52 their previous four games.  Cougars > 4-5, 4-5.  Knights > 1-6, 1-7)

Southland 71, Lanesboro 57 (L: John Prestemon 15 pts (5-9 FGs, 3-6 threes), 4 rebs, 5 asts; J.T. Rein 12 pts (4-7 FGs), 5 rebs, 4 stls; R. Holmen 9 pts (5-7 FTs); B. Snyder 7 pts, 7 rebs; M. Howard 7 pts.  Burros started down 11-0, never led.  Rebels (7-1, 8-1) lead SEC-West with Lyle/Pacelli (6-1, 7-1).  Lanesboro > 5-3, 5-4)

Pine Island 43, FC 29 (FC: Trevor Hershberger 8 pts.  Falcons > 1-2, 2-4)   

Girls Basketball  (2/8 – 2/12) 

SG 25, Randolph 65 (SG: Jordian Leahy 9 pts, 4 rebs; Katelyn Kraus 2 pts, 8 rebs.  R: Megan Erickson 36 pts)

L-O 53, L/P 45 (L-O: J. Runde career-high 19 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; Kelly Hanson 15 pts (5-6 FGs), 12 rebs, 5 stls; Benita Nolt 9 pts, 7 rebs; Sam Volkart 7 pts, 6 rebs)

M-C 34, R-P 56 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 10 pts, 5 asts; Isabelle Olson 10 pts; Alayna Helgemoe 8 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts; Ellie Ekern 8 pts.  M-C: Kinley Soiney 12 pts, 9 rebs; Jordyn Newgard 10 pts, 5 rebs) 

Chatfield 63, L-A 45 (C: Kara Goetzinger career-high 19 pts (8-11 FGs), 8 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 16 pts (6-11 FGs), 4 stls; Peyton Berg 11 pts (5-6 FTs); Tessa McMahon 6 pts, 6 asts, 5 stls.  Gophers out-scored Cardinals 33-18 in second half after leading 30-27 at intermission. Goetzinger has scored in double figure in four straight games, shooting 65.9% from the field) 

FC 37, Hayfield 63 (FC: Abby Bothun 10 pts, 4 rebs; Kammry Broadwater 7 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts; Maddie Krage 4 pts, 14 rebs, 4 stls.  Vikings led 42-11 at halftime.  FC has hit one three in each of their last three losses)   

M-C 41, SG 30 (M-C: Lauren Wyffels season-high 16 pts (3-5 threes); K. Soiney 8 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts; J. Newgard 2 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Makenzie Kelly 8 pts. SG: K. Kraus 9 pts, 8 rebs; Emerson Ingvalson 6 pts, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 5 stls; J. Leahy 7 pts. M-C scored the first 11 points, went on to win by 11.  M-C > 3-5, 3-6.  SG > 2-4, 2-5)

FC 63, D-E 91 (FC: Courtney Hershberger 15 pts (5-9 threes); Kelly Ristau 11 pts, 7 rebs; M. Krage 10 pts, 6 rebs; K. Broadwater 5 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts; Lauren Mensink 8 pts.  Falcons hit season-high 11 of 26 threes (42.3%), gave up a season-high 91 points.  FC > 2-4, 4-5) 

La Crescent/Hokah 59, Chatfield 49 (C: J. Zimmerman 17 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls; Mollie Henry 8 pts; T. McMahon 8 pts, 5 rebs.  Gophers went 0-11 from distance.  Lancers hit nine threes.  Chatfield > 2-4, 3-4) 

L-O 62, Southland 75 (L-O: J. Runde career-high-tying 19 pts (8-14 FTs), 5 rebs, 4 asts; K. Hanson 18 pts (5-8 FGs, 8-10 FTs), 5 rebs; Nicole Hanson 10 pts (4-5 FGs), 6 rebs; S. Volkart 7 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Gracie O’Byrne 6 pts, 6 rebs.  Cardinals > 3-4, 3-4) 

Lanesboro 70, L/P 31 (L: B. Ruen 20 pts (4-15 threes, 4-6 FTs), 11 rebs; K. Ruen career-high 17 pts (7-11 FGs), 13 rebs, 4 asts; J. Schreiber 16 pts (4-7 threes), 5 rebs; S. Taylor 11 pts (4-8 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 11 rebs, 4 stls.  Burros > 4-4, 4-4) 

R-P 51, PEM 87 (R-P: K. Ruberg 18 pts; A. Helgemoe 12 pts; Emarie Jacobson 11 pts.  Trojans > 0-6, 2-6)

Wrestling

FCLMC 63, Rochester-Century 9 (Wolves took 106 (Kane Larson), 113 (Rowan Lieb), 120 (Connor Wingert), 132 (Seth Rolfs), 138 (Cale Anderson), 152 (Caleb Kunz), 160 (Orion Sass), and 170 (Bodey Wright) by forfeit.  Boston Wright (145) and Oliver Hoeltzle (182) had pins, Kyle Daniels (126 > 4-3) a decision win); FCLMC 42, Winona/Winona-Cotter 33 (Wolves took 106 (Larson), 113 (Lieb), and 120 (Wingert) by forfeit, 126 (Daniels) by fall to lead 24-0.  WWC then took 132 through 152, pulling to down 24-21.  FCLMC took 160 (Sass) and 170 (Bodey Wright) by fall to stoke lead to 36-21.  Seth Semmen’s forfeit win at 195 gave theWolves an insurmountable 42-27 lead.  Heavyweight was a double forfeit) 

FCLMC 34, Stewartville 42 (Wolves dropped 106 through 132 – four by fall, one forfeit- to trail 30-0.  They then won five of the next six weights to close to down 36-28 after 182.  But a fall loss at 195 sealed the match for the Tigers, giving them an insurmountable 42-28 lead.  Heavyweight was a double forfeit.  Cale Anderson (138), O. Sass (160), Bodey Wright (170), O. Hoeltzle (182), and S. Semmen (220) had pins for the Wolves.  Boston Wright (145 > 16-3) won a major decision.  FCLMC > 5-7)    

Gymnastics   

Byron 129.500, La Crescent-Hokah 123.825, Cal/SG 112 (The Caledonia/Spring Grove gymnasts (0-4) finished third while hosting a conference triangular)

*Fillmore County Journal Sports page is a written collaboration by Paul Trende and Lee Epps.