It’s been a pretty solid year for Kingsland basketball. Girls (15-9) and boys (13-9) teams could both finish above five-hundred. Chatfield’s squads (boys 5-15, girls 3-20) won’t. But for one night, they besieged Kingsland with a couple upsets. The Gopher boys hit their first seven, 16 of their first 19, and 22 of 30 first half field goals (10-15 threes) for a 54-33 halftime … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Hot Shots
FCLMC wrestling fell to D-E 47-10 in a Section 1A dual to finish 0-16. D-E then won four of five decisions to topple Chatfield 42-27. The Gophers finish 7-6. PEM won five of seven decisions to beat LARP 39-22 in 1AA. LARP finishes at 8-13. Cole Schwichtenberg had 22 points versus Schaeffer (loss) and Houston (win). He has ten 20-plus point games and 13 double-double for … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/13 – 2/18)
FC 24, #9 in A SG 74 (FC: Nate Haugerud 6 pts, 4 rebs) #2 in AA Caledonia 83, Kingsland 72 (K: W. Pruter career-high 19 pts (7-9 FGs); Zach Bubany 15 pts (5-12 three’s), 5 assists; Z. Buchholtz 15 pts; Jackson Rindels 12 pts; Ian Meisner 8 pts, 7 rebs. Knights trailed by four at half) M-C 46, L-O 76 (MC: Brenden Kerns 15 pts; Drew Wyffels 9 pts, 5 rebs, 5 stls. M-C beat … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/13 – 2/17)
Pine Island 60, Chatfield 22 (C: M. Pederson 7 pts) Kingsland 50, Caledonia 75 (K: K. Link 11 pts; C. Schmidt 9 pts, 4 assists, 4 stls) FC 33, #10 in A L/P 66 (FC: Kenzie Broadwater 8 pts, 5 assists; Tayah Barnes 5 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls) Houston 48, L-O 32 (H: A. Rostad 17 pts, 7 rebs; Jenny Albrecht 6 pts, 9 rebs, 5 stls; Amber Chapel 6 pts, 7 rebs, 5 stls) GM 51, FC … [Read more...]
Wrestling (Team Sections 2/16)
#12 FCLMC 10, #5 D-E 47 (Wolves forfeited six weights. Jacob Thomas (285) had a pin, Treyten Chiglo (113) a 12-0 MD for Wolves. FCLMC lost three by decision, three by major decision); #5 D-E 42, #4 Chatfield 27 (Eagles won first three weights (12-0). Gophers won three of next four (up 18-15). D-E won the next four (36-18). Eagle Reid Seelhammer’s pin at 220 sealed the meet. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County District Court
On February 10, Timothy Kyle Kesler, 35, of Utica, appeared before District Court Judge Matthew J. Opat. Kesler is charged with Assault - 2nd Degree – Dangerous Weapon, a felony with a maximum criminal penalty of seven years in prison, a $14,000 fine, or both. He is also charged with Dangerous Weapons – Intentional Discharge of Firearm That Endangers Safety, a felony with a … [Read more...]
Ask a Trooper
Question: We live in Minnesota but travel south for several winter months. Many other states only have a rear license plate. Why does Minnesota have two? Thanks! Answer: Minnesota state law required two license plates on your vehicle with some exceptions. Some vehicles are allowed to display only one license plate: motorcycles; a dealer’s vehicle or vehicle in-transit; a … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Dylan Cantrell Bathke, 20, Rochester, Minn.; 6/15/2016, Theft – Take/Drive Motor Vehicle – No Owner Consent (Felony), Fine $500, Total Fees (including $24,882.15 in restitution), $25,472.15. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections, MN Correctional Facility St. Cloud – 13 months (stay seven years, six months). Local Confinement – 190 days. … [Read more...]
Delbert Carl Mandelko
Delbert Carl Mandelko, 85, died peacefully Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at home, surrounded by his family, after a short illness with pancreatic cancer. Delbert was born July 25, 1931 to Carl and Vilda (Krueger) Mandelko. He attended country school at Blooming Valley and Prairie Queen and graduated from Preston High School in 1949. He farmed with his parents until being drafted … [Read more...]
LaVonne M. Darling
LaVonne M. Darling, age 80, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Wellington Place. LaVonne was born April 30, 1936 near Burr Oak, Iowa, to Elmer and Gladys (Peterson) McCauley. She graduated in 1955 from the Decorah High School. On April 3, 1956 she married Alvin Darling at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Bluffton. They lived in Beloit, Wis., for a short time … [Read more...]