The levels to the game were many. It was a re-match of last year’s section title game. It was a renewal of a great Section 1A boys basketball rivalry. It was a firm statement by the section’s perennial power, now under a new coach, and with a near completely new cast of players. And said team’s old coach stood on the other sideline in a surreal situation. On a Monday … [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...]
Hot Shots
Section 1A wrestling team seeding’s are out. FCLMC (11-seed, 0-16) faces GMLOS (6-seed, 14-6), winner to face Chatfield (3-seed, 7-6). W-K (10-seed, 2-11) faces LARP (7-seed, 8-16), winner to face Goodhue (2-seed, R-P’s boys finished off a 3-0 week by beating Cotter. The Trojans (8-4, 15-6) have won 6 of 7 and 10 of 12. Houston’s boys got four in double figures each in wins … [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...]
Girls Basketball (2/4 – 2/9)
Schaeffer Academy 21, FC 82 (FC: K. Sikkink 11 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls; M. Scheevel 11 pts (3-8 threes); E. Breitsprecher 10 pts; Kas. Broadwater 9 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 6 stls; K.J. Corson 9 pts (4-4 FGs). Thirteen Falcons scored) Lanesboro 29, #3 in A GM 66 (L: Emily Snyder 8 pts. Larks are 23-0) Chatfield 35, Southland 50 (C: Silja Erickson 9 pts, 10 rebs) Cotter 70, R-P 47 … [Read more...]