Rushford-Peterson football went on the road and opened its season with a defensive-minded win over Medford. The Tigers first three drives netted a combined 75 yards, but their last six went for negative yardage. The Trojan defense played inspired ball in the second half. Offensively, R-P took advantage of two third quarter short fields. After a 12-yard Medford punt set the … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton shooters among the state’s top five; Spring Grove, Kingsland teams also excel
By Lee Epps The Mabel-Canton trap team finished fifth in the state and Spring Grove 29th as the 2022 high school clay target season ended on June 25 at Prior Lake. Later in the day, there was a separate competition for the 100 All-State shooters to compete for individual honors, where Spring Grove seniors Camron Kraus and Carson Gerard both hit 98 of 100 flying clay … [Read more...]
Spring All-Conference
One softball and two golf teams made state this season while a baseball team posted a 20-win campaign. And thus, there are a plethora of area “ball” players and golfers making All-Conference teams. All Three Rivers Conference Softball The All-TRC softball team is denoted by players off the state champion Chatfield team. The Gophers tie St. Charles with having a … [Read more...]
Two Teams, Three Individuals Take on State Golf
The 2022 state Class A golf meet at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker featured two “Journal 11” teams, Fillmore Central’s girls and Rushford-Peterson’s boys. It featured individuals Clay Schwichtenberg and Chloe Schnebly of Lanes-boro, Jake Fishbaugher of Fillmore Central. Said 15 athletes took on a weather-diverse event at the 18-hole par 72 course. Day One on Tuesday was … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Makes 1A Final Four
Rushford-Peterson baseball (5-seed, 10-11-1) took the field on Memorial Day having already made the Section 1A final six. The Trojans took on United South Central (6-seed, 10-7). The Rebels had won their first two playoff games, making the semis, where they lost to Lyle-Pacelli 10-6. Jordan Aug had the luxury of throwing out arguably R-P’s top pitcher, Justin Ruberg. The box … [Read more...]
Trojans Grab 1A Boys Golf Title, Long Names Individually Qualify
While the girls 1A golf meet was a runaway for Fillmore Central, the boys meet was contested at the top. After Day 1, Hayfield (345) led R-P (359), Lanesboro (368), and FC (368). But the Vikings had a tough Day Two, shooting a 380. It opened the door for their nearest foe, the Trojans, to sneak past. Luke Rye’s group shot a Day Two 354 to pick up 26 strokes on the Vikings. R-P … [Read more...]
Softball (5/23 – 5/26)
Playoffs (1AA-West) 5-seed Dover-Eyota (7-10) 5, 4-seed GMLOK (15-3) 1 (GMLOK: Lydia Voeltz 1-2, RBI; Alexys Harwood 1-3, 2B; Lucie Voight 1-3, R; Emily Miner 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss. DE: Kegen Coulson 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, Win; Jayden Dahl 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Game was tied 1-1 after three. D-E went ahead with an unearned run in the fourth. Only two … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Makes 1A Final Six
Rushford-Peterson baseball played three playoff games stretching over three days (due to a weather re-schedule). Jordan Aug’s squad posted a pair of wins to make the “second week” of the 1A section tournament. The Trojans (5-seed, 8-1) first hosted Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (12-seed, 4-12) in the Round of 16. After spotting JWP a 2-0 first inning lead, the Trojans scored the … [Read more...]
Monthly early-out requested by R-P teachers
QComp committee members, Shari Michel, Brenda Bergan, Becky Lind, presented a PowerPoint to the R-P School Board at their regular May 16 meeting. In the presentation, the trio noted that the primary focus of the PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) has been on student connections. They asked for one half-day early out each month. The PLCs would be restructured with a … [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...]
