At the Chatfield City Council’s September 12 meeting ,soil scientist Luke Lunde said the 1,200 linear foot project, which will include a fishing pier, will begin next week from the bridge on Division St. south. It is expected to be completed by mid October. Councilor Paul Novotny was absent. The bid from Barth Construction came in at $69,276.56 or about 4% over the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Cross Country
(9/8 & 9/10) Hayfield Invite (Kingsland’s girls finished 4th (of 12). Amelia Staat (8th) and Marina Schwanke (17th) finished top 20. The Knight boys finished 11th (of 13). Wesley Dean (47th) was their top finisher. At the Oaks Golf Course) La Crescent ‘Crazy Buffalo’ Invite (Top seven, versus five, runners scored. LARP boys took 4th (of 9). Dylan Linder (13th overall) … [Read more...]
Volleyball
(9/6-9/8) SG 3, Lanesboro 1 > 20-25, 25-20, 24-26, 12-25 (L: Cassidy Ruud 12 kills, 10 digs; Joelie Schreiber 12 kills, 3 blocks, 3 aces; Lexi Melander 34 assists, 12 digs; Caroline Mayer 13 digs) Mayo 3, Chatfield 0 > 12-25, 11-25, 8-25 Lanesboro 0, R-P 3 > 25-20, 25-21, 26-24 (RP: A. Agrimson 18 kills; Savannah Skalet 4 kills, 19 assists; Nicole Blagsvedt 8 kills; … [Read more...]
Football
(9/9 & 9/10) D-E 0, Chatfield 28 (C: J. Mandt 28-167, 3 TDs rushing; Ben Ihrke 5-30, TD rushing. Gophers held Eagles under 50 yards total offense with seven sacks (Alex Pagel 2, Carter Fishbaugher 1.5), two interceptions (Gage Tuohy, Brandon Ebnet), and a forced fumble (Zach Roline recovery). They are 1-0, 1-1) Houston 46, L/P 8 (H: H. Chiglo 21-100, 2 TDs rushing; J. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Harry Chiglo (two) and Joey Fishel (three) combined for five TDs as Houston football moved to 2-0 on the year with a 46-8 thumping of L/P. Jake Mandt wrestled his way to a career-night (28-167, 3 TDs rushing) and the Gopher defense dominated in shutting out D-E 28-0. R-P’s Ashley Agrimson had 18 kills as the Trojans swept Lanesboro. The Trojans improved to 1-1, 7-3. Kingsland … [Read more...]
Cougars Stay Unbeaten, Morken Gets 600th
When a team almost always starts the season with double digit wins before a loss, and often finishes with 30-plus victories, the coach’s win total is going to go up quickly. Third-ranked Mabel-Canton breezed through Houston in straight sets 25-6, 25-10, 25-8 (MC: Savannah Slafter 11 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks; Coranda Vickerman 9 kills, 11 assists, 3 aces; Maddy Michels 8 kills; … [Read more...]
Schwichten-Burros Topple M-C
It was one of the more surprising scores of week two. Lanesboro did a number on Mabel-Canton in 9-man football. The Burros got a little revenge for a (big) loss last year. He wasn’t the only guy doing stuff, but Cole Schwichtenberg’s huge quarter, huge game, guaranteed Burro victory. Lanesboro scored the first 30 points of the contest, with their All-District QB finding the end … [Read more...]
Speedy Trojans Down Falcons
In was one of the marquee week two football match-ups, hopeful section contenders #10 in Class A (tie) FC (1-0) and #8 in Class A R-P (1-0) battled a great battle down to the wire. One team’s fast playmakers were the difference. The Trojans came out fired up on their (sloppy wet) home field. They remembered last year’s 33-0 loss. For almost a half, the Trojans controlled the … [Read more...]
Prevent the flu! It’s the cool thing to do
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone over the age of six months obtain a seasonal flu vaccine each year as soon as it offered. This is especially true for people who care for children under age six months and people with health conditions. Due to low effectiveness, nasal spray vaccine has been discontinued this flu season. Fillmore County … [Read more...]
County discusses courthouse security
Sheriff Tom Kaase presented his department’s budget proposals for 2017 at the September 13 county board meeting. During his presentation, courthouse security options were discussed. Kaase has about $77,000 included in his budget for a court security person. More options for courthouse security including cameras, one point of entry only, screening people coming to the court … [Read more...]