M-C 60, G-E 82 (MC: Drew Wyffels 19 pts (five 3’s); Blake Henry 13 pts, 11 rebs; Brenden Kerns 13 pts, 7 rebs) L/P 40, M-C 47 (MC: D. Wyffels 12 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists; B. Kerns 12 pts. Cougars are 1-1) … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2016
Girls Basketball (11/29 – 12/3)
G-E 14, Lanesboro 40 (L: H. Polin 11 pts, 11 rebs, 6 stls; Caroline Mayer 11 pts, 4 stls) FC 31, Caledonia 62 (FC: K. Bennett 8 pts, 8 rebs; Kenzie Broadwater 6 pts, 6 rebs, 9 stls) Chatfield 48, Southland 62 (C: Macy Pederson career-high 15 pts (5-8 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 3 stls; Mariah Bell 14 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls. Gophers led 38-30 with around 11-minutes to play) SG 45, … [Read more...]
Collision Course?
The basketball season is just beginning. A lot can happen yet. Nevertheless, the last two county girls teams left standing a year ago made early statements to start 2016-2017. Rushford-Peterson opened 3-0, beating Cotter (63-56), Lanesboro (50-34), and Fillmore Central (47-29). Brianna Koop ushered in her senior year loudly (29 pts, 14-18 FTs, career-high 22 rebs, 6 assists) … [Read more...]
Wreslting Preview
The county wrestling scene starts with a change. GMLOKS is no longer. GMLOS now exists. With Kingsland out of the cooperative (they’ve had just a single wrestler the past few years), the Journal Sports will no longer cover the Bulldogs. The move allows GMLOS to compete in Class A versus AA. The LARP Screamin’ Eagles went 8-13 in duals last year, falling to Albert Lea in a … [Read more...]
Post-Season Football Honors
The list of post-season football award winners is highlighted by the kid from Rushford-Peterson. Trojan senior RB/S Noah Carlson swoops up a boatload of honors. For leading R-P to a 12-2 season and a state runner-up finish, he is the AP Player of the Year, an All-State 1st Team selection (all classes). Carlson is also the Mid-Southeast-East (MSE) Offensive Player of the Year. … [Read more...]
Rebecca Marie Brand
Rebecca Marie (Grote) Brand passed away on December 6, 2016, surrounded by her family, at the age of 39, after a long illness. Rebecca loved her family farm and the wild woods of northern Wisconsin. She passed away at the farm with her family. Rebecca loved being a rancher and a rancher’s wife. She was living a rancher’s dream with her husband Ryan and son Rhett in Burbank, … [Read more...]
Silas Orlando Vongroven
Silas Orlando Vongroven, age 94, of Mabel, formerly of Canton, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel. Silas was born August 27, 1922 at home in Allamakee County, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Laura (Goodno) Vongroven. He was baptized and confirmed at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church. He attended the Waterloo Ridge School. He worked for area … [Read more...]
Billy C. Carman
Billy C. Carman, age 59, of Grand Meadow, died Tuesday November 29, 2016 at Ostrander Care and Rehab. Billy Charles Carman was born January 16, 1957 in Spring Valley, Minn., to Gerald and Marcia (Martens) Carman. He attended and graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1975. Following graduation, he attended college at River Falls and Stout University. After attending … [Read more...]
Jenanne D. Vikre
Jenanne D. Vikre, age 88, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly of LeRoy and Harmony, Minn., passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at LeRoy Lutheran Church in LeRoy, Minn., with Pastor Herman Bakker officiating. Burial will take place in LeRoy Lutheran Cemetery. … [Read more...]
Mildred Lillian Johnson
Mildred Lillian Johnson, 100, of Lanesboro passed on Monday December 5, 2016 at Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield. Mildred was born to Albert and Blanche (Inglett) Egge on March 19, 1916 and was baptized at the Elstad Lutheran Church. Her parents, along with two older brothers and a younger sister, lived and farmed just north of Lanesboro. Mildred started attending … [Read more...]