Scores tell the ultimate story in a game of basketball. Passes tell another in any game involving the R-P boys this year. The Trojans have won four straight. Defense and a super disciplined pass-happy offense have been keys. Downing St. Charles (8-1, 10-3) was a marquee TRC win. R-P trailed 31-29 at the half. They held SC to 14 second half points, and 13 points below their … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Jake Mandt won 145 pounds at the Lake City Invite. Ranked #1 in Class A, Mandt is 18-2. Gopher wrestling (3-1, 6-4) lost 160 thru 220 to drop a battle of West Division leaders to PEM (3-0, 9-0). LARP seniors Josh Doerr (120) and Justin Mueller (170) each went 5-0 on the week. Doerr pinned Simley’s #1 at 126 Jake Gliva. McCoy Tekautz (#2 at 152 in Class AA) went … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Randolph 73, M-C 32 (MC: Logan Richardson 10 pts (5-7 FGs); D. Wyffels 8 pts, 7 rebs) LC 52, Chatfield 70 (C: A. Hompe 22 pts (10-15 FGs); Parker Fossum 19 pts, 10 rebs; Dillon Bance 12 pts, 5 assists) SG 65, M-C 29 (M-C: D. Wyffels 10 pts, 6 rebs; L. Richardson 8 pts, 5 rebs) Houston 46, GM 65 (H: Wesley Johnson 10 pts (2-15 FGs); James Hongerholt 10 pts) L-O 56, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
D-E 52, R-P 60 (RP: B. Koop 22 pts (7-10 FGs), 11 rebs, 5 stls; Mikayla Crawford 12 pts, 7 assists; S. Skalet 10 pts, 4 stls) SG 65, FC 48 (FC: K. Bennett 15 pts (6-10 FGs), 9 rebs; K. Broadwater 6 pts, 12 assists, 7 stls. FTs: FC 5-7, SG 16-31) Houston 36, Cannon Falls 45 (H: Becca Lee 10 pts) Randolph 48, M-C 43 (MC: C. Vickerman 15 pts, 8 rebs; Payton Danielson 13 … [Read more...]
Wrestling
PEM 45, Chatfield 30 (Gophers led 24-15 after 152. Tate Karver (113), J. Mandt (145), Davontae Goldsmith (152), & Alex Coe (285) won by pin, Seth Goetzinger (106 > 10-8) & Nathan Goldsmith (138 > 4-0) by decision) D-E 43, LARP 29 (S-Eagles led 20-0 and 29-13, but lost final five weights (three pins, two FFs). J. Doerr (120) and Xavier Riser (126) had pins, Ross … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: Shopping healthy
By Paige Bennett I’ve grown up in the community of Preston and love it here. I love the rural farmland, the hills and trees and trails that we are surrounded by and just the uniqueness of our small town life. One thing that makes our community unique is the small businesses. The “you can’t find them in other towns or big city” businesses. I’ve been thinking about that and … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central High School chapter of the National Honor Society adds new students
Fillmore Central High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society would like to announce the selection of the following students for membership to our local chapter. Senior: Emilee Fishbaugher Juniors: Kassandra Back, Kayla Biel, Carlee Birch, Ashley Haugerud, Alexander Love, Alex Mathison, Ashley Miner, Brady Ristau, Rianna Ryan, Annalise Shupe, and Baily … [Read more...]
Promoting senior fitness
Sandy Tammel was headed down a painful and unhealthy road after slowly gaining weight over many years, resulting in her becoming overweight in her later years, which created many health issues and accumulating medical bills. Tammel had high cholesterol and triglycerides, became pre-diabetic, and was also dealing with fibromyalgia and arthritis in her hips, knees and lower … [Read more...]
Mental health awareness in children Root River Program in Harmony helps students succeed
According to an information sheet put out by the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI), it reports the National Institute on Mental Health states it is a fact that one in five children age 13–18 will have a serious mental health issue. In fact, 20% of the youth live with a mental health condition, 11% of the youth have a mood disorder, 10% have a behavior or conduct … [Read more...]
Recycling 101 ~ February 6, 2017
Today’s article deals with environmental issues as well as recycling. I will offer some suggestions on becoming a better steward of the land, air, and water, and a friend of the environment. Many of us use refillable coffee mugs when we are away from home. This really cuts back on the number of Styrofoam cups going to the landfill. Now, to avoid all those plastic water … [Read more...]