Volleyball season is a few months over, but statewide coaching honors were handed out. Mabel-Canton’s Lonnie Morken was named Class A Head Coach of the Year. The recognition was voted on by his volleyball peers who wanted to recognize his outstanding work this past season. The Cougars, devoid of any rotational player over 5’9”, went 30-6, losing in the 1A East final to … [Read more...]
County-County Week
The first full week in February, tinged with some cancellations, featured six b-ball games between county teams. Monday authored the Kingsland/Chatfield (now) non-conference series. In Spring Valley, 6’8” senior center Josef Fahrenholtz had career scoring and rebounding highs (27 pts, 11-17 FGs, 19 rebs, 9 offensive) to lead the Gophers to a 77-69 win. Wyatt Pruter … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/4 – 2/9)
FC 50, Schaeffer Academy 69 (FC: Z. Haugerud career-high 16 pts (6-11 FGs); J. Peters 9 pts (3-9 threes)) Cotter 65, M-C 53 (M-C: Drew Wyffels 19 pts (8-9 FTs), 5 rebs, 7 asts, 5 stls; Ethan Underbakke career-high 10 pts, 6 rebs) GM 67, M-C 52 (M-C: D. Loppnow 25 pts (11-15 FGs), 9 rebs; D. Wyffels 8 pts, 8 rebs, 9 asts) L/P 65, Houston 67 (H: Noah Kingsley career-high 16 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
Chatfield 49, PEM 65 (C: Reid Johnson 16 pts (6-11 FGs); Josef Fahrenholtz 16 pts, 8 rebs, 4 stls; David Castleberg 10 pts. Gophers: 3-7, 7-9) Cotter 61, FC 59 (FC: J. Peters 27 pts (4-13 threes), 8 rebs; Zach Haugerud 10 pts; Brock Walsh 9 pts (4-5 FGs), 8 rebs. Looking for first win, Falcons were tied late but Ramblers got ‘W’) Z-M 75, Kingsland 59 (K: W. Pruter 23 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
FC 52, Cotter 84 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 15 pts, 11 rebs; P. Donlinger 14 pts; K, Sikkink 11 pts, 8 rebs) Lanesboro 22, Houston 68 (H: E. Geiwitz 30 pts (14-22 FGs), 5 stls; A. Rostad 23 pts (10-17 FGs, 3-4 threes), 8 rebs, 4 asts, 7 stls. L: Alida Berg 8 pts) PEM 49, Chatfield 44 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 10 pts, 12 rebs; Tessa McMahon 11 pts;. TOs: C 22, PEM 12) SG 51, … [Read more...]