Chatfield wrestling got off to a great start, going 3-0 at the Rochester duals. Cael Bartels, Seth Goetzinger, and Grady Schott led the way, each wrestling out three victories. Goetzinger had three first period pins. Girls Basketball (11/26) FC 45, La Crescent 38 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 11 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 9 stls; Ashlyn Simon 10 pts (4-6 FGs, 2-2 FTs); Emma … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Boys Basketball Preview
Like the female contemporaries, Journal-covered boys basketball teams probably wanted a little more from their 2018-2019 seasons. R-P and Kingsland were the only two to finish above .500. Chatfield, Houston, and Lanesboro were a few wins short of it. R-P made the section final four, but fell. The Trojans, Gophers, and Hurricanes will definitely start the season with high … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Three county girls teams started the year with wins. Fillmore Central got four and Kingsland three to double figures in beating Hayfield 60-47 and Lanesboro 60-28 respectively. Big girls did work. Merredith Farlinger (6’0”) had 13 (pts), 8 (rebs), and 8 (blks) for the Knights. Kelly Ristau (6’4”) had 14 (pts) and 11 (rebs) for FC. M-C beat L-O 47-33. Top player Payton … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/22 & 11/23)
Kingsland 60, Lanesboro 28 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 16 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Merredith Farlinger 13 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 8 rebs, 8 blks; Alyssa Link 12 pts (3-4 threes). L: Kaci Ruen 6 pts, 6 rebs; Sophia Simes 3 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts. Knights: 1-0. Burros: 0-1) FC 60, Hayfield 47 (FC: Lauren Mensink 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls; K. Ristau 14 pts, 11 rebs; Maddie Krage 11 … [Read more...]
All South-East District Football
With Mid-Southeast squad Blooming Prairie and Southeast-White squad Caledonia playing in state title games, All-District football will be released incrementally, starting with the 9-Man All South-East team. Houston, on the wings of its 7-4 Section Runner-Up season, gets a trio of A-D players in Alec Francis (6’0” 280 Sr. OL/DL), Mikkel Schutte (6’5” 170, Sr. QB/S), and Alex … [Read more...]