To the Editor, Over the last year I have heard a lot of making America great again, but have not heard any ideas about making our K-12 education great. I have heard a lot of talk about school choice and free market systems to fix our schools. In answer to that, I quote John Oliver by saying, “The problem with letting the free market decide when it comes to kids is that kids … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Help! My daughter is a socialist!
Yes, readers, I’m afraid it’s true. My two-year-old looks to be heading down that dark path and I figured it best to get this story out to the masses in an attempt to nip it in the bud. It isn’t easy having to relate all of this to you, but I feel I need to. If I don’t act now, there’s no telling what sort of crazy things my daughter might do as she gets older. I first … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Put down your smartphone
By Kendyl Bennett How is our love for our smart phones impacting our lives and relationships? Do our phones help or hurt more? Many people today can’t even eat a meal without checking their phone. When things get awkward, people turn to their phone for comfort or as a way to avoid an awkward situation. In her 2015 article “Why It’s Time To Put Your Cell Phone Down. … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Cole Schwichtenberg
Falcon Girls a Big Sixth in a Row
It was a most unexpected outcome, though, not necessarily an unexpected win. Fillmore Central’s girls went to Eyota and took down the Eagles by 16, 44-28. Kendyl Bennett (12 pts, 6 rebs), Kenzie Broadwater (4 pts, 7 assists, 7 stls), and Tayah Barnes (8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls) led the charge in the Falcons’ biggest ‘W’ of the season. Sophomore Madison Scheevel had eight points … [Read more...]
Wrestling Teams Move to 4-1 in TRC
Chatfield and LARP wrestling teams each notched TRC wins to improve their league marks to 4-1. The Gophers took down a GMLOS group that sports four state ranked wrestlers. The Bulldogs jumped out 16-0 only for Chatfield to win seven of the next nine weights, including 170, 182, and 195, to pull ahead 36-25. They led 36-31 heading to heavyweight. GMLOS’ Clayton Luthe won … [Read more...]
M-C Girls Up to Nine Wins
Adam Wilder’s Mabel-Canton girls had a 2-0 week to continue their good season. For the second straight year, they downed La Crescent (57-47). Coranda Vickerman (19 pts, 13-19 FTs, 7 rebs, 5 assists), Courtney Graves (career-high tying 19 pts, 8-14 FGs), Payton Danielson (11 pts), and Lexi Thorson (4 pts, 11 rebs, 4 assists) led the way. The Lancers had won nine straight … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cole Schwichtenberg had a career-high 34 points as Lanesboro’s boys (4-1, 5-3) beat G-E. He got the five he needed to reach 1,000 career points. He’s not the only Burro to blast into the record books. In 2012, current assistant coach Braden Hanson set the all-time scoring mark by posting a single-game record of 48 points. In 2014, Kole Ruud broke Hanson’s mark with a … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/9 – 1/14)
Lanesboro 58, G-E 38 (L: Co. Schwichtenberg 34 pts (15-24 FGs), 13 rebs; Collin Scott 12 pts, 6 rebs) Chatfield 41, W-K 57 (C: Dillon Bance season-high 17 pts (3-9 three’s)) GM 49, M-C 53 (MC: D. Wyffels 19 pts, 10 rebs, 8 assists, 10 stls; Brenden Kerns 18 (3-8 three’s). Cougars are 3-4, 5-9) FC 37, PEM 68 (FC: Will Nolan 7 pts) PEM 38, RP 44 (RP: Luke Rasmussen 10 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/9 – 1/14)
W-K 51, Chatfield 65 (C: M. Pederson 27 pts (8-16 FGs, 5-12 three’s, 6-6 FTs), 5 stls; Britney Fretland career-high 14 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 three’s). Gophers snap 12-game skid) L-O 38, Houston 49 (H: J. Kitching 14 pts (7-9 FTs), 14 rebs, 4 stls. Hurricanes snap 5-game skid) Chatfield 36, R-P 49 (RP: B. Koop 22 pts (6-7 FTs), 5 rebs; M. Crawford 14 pts, 6 assists, 7 … [Read more...]