In maybe the year’s marquee Section 1 9-Man contest, Lanesboro football (2-0) took down dangerous district adversary, LeRoy-Ostrander (2-0), and their joystick play-making quarterback Chase Johnson. The Burros ground-and-pounded their way to victory amidst a back-and-forth offensive game. Team black and orange scored first, going 58 yards on their first drive. A 46-yard Seth Semmen to Mason Howard completion was a big play. Hayden Lawstuen’s 3-yard TD run made it 6-0. But L-O then went 75 yards in six plays, as Johnson hooked up with Tristan Lewison on a 54-yard TD pass and catch. With PAT, Trevor Carrier’s group took a 7-6 lead. It was their only lead. Lanesboro answered right back, going 68 yards in nine plays. A Semmen 22-yard TD run made the score 12-7. On L-O’s ensuing drive, maybe the game’s most critical play occurred. The Cardinals went for it on 4th and five from their own 21 and were stopped. One play later, Semmen scored his second rushing TD in a few seconds, a 21-yard run. The Burros went ahead 18-7, the score at the half. L-O crept within one score right out of intermission. Another big pass play, 58 yards, from the red-hot duo of Johnson to Lewison (plus PAT), made the score 18-14. But Lanesboro pounded right back, going 56 yards in five plays. J.T. Rein’s 42-yard TD run made it 24-14 Burros. L-O then drove 57 yards deep into Burro territory, but were stopped on downs. Like earlier, a big Burro defensive stand was immediately followed by big offense. Rein broke free for a big 74-yard TD run on the next play (and ran in the conversion), putting the home team ahead 32-14. The teams exchanged scores thereafter. L-O never had the ball down one score. A Johnson 39-yard TD run made it 32-20. But Semmen hit Jacob Peterson for a 14-yard TD play on the next possession, making it 38-20. Johnson to Lewison a third time (55 yards) late capped the scoring. By a final of 38-27, Lanesboro made statement three in three weeks. They have beaten maybe their top three competitors, all impressively, whilst avenging a loss to the Cardinals last season. Rein carried his usual heavy load, going for 195 yards on 23 carries with 2 TDs. The senior has topped 170 in each of Lanesboro’s first three games. Semmen (15-95, 2 TDs rushing, 3-5, 73 yards, TD, INT passing) accounted for three total scores. Lawstuen (9-45, TD rushing) and Howard (5-25 rushing, 46-yard reception) helped. Johnson (12-115, TD rushing, 7-18, 187 yards, 3 TDs) was again a one-man-machine for L-O, with help from Lewison (5-178 TDs receiving). The duo has connected for over 100 yards in each game this year, 6 total TDs. Lanesboro racked up 366 yards rushing to L-O’s 156. The Cardinals won through the air 183 yards to 73 yards. The Burros finished with 439 yards offense, L-O 339. Lanesboro was 8 of 12 on third down. L-O went 2 of 8. Lanesboro had 20 first downs, L-O nine. The game featured just one turnover, a Chase Johnson interception. It was Lanesboro’s first of the year. James Semmen’s bunch improved to 3-0, 3-0. L-O falls to 2-1, 2-1. Lanesboro is ranked #5 in 9-Man. Spring Grove (2-0, 2-0) is ranked #4, but that is maybe tenuous (based off who they beat and by how much).
Gophers Give Warriors Rare Home Loss
Over the past decade and a half, the scoreboard at the Caledonia football field has shown many lopsided tallies. Exclusively, it was been the home team with far more points. A trip to Caledonia has typically meant getting beat soundly. And thus, it was surreal to see the scoreboard in Caledonia, for a Warriors football game, showing a lopsided tally for the visitors. But Jeff Johnson’s Gophers were team two this season to ride the winds of anew in a game versus Carl Fruechte’s program. Chatfield prevailed and did so in impressive shut-out fashion. The Warrior offense struggled, tallying around 75 total yards. By contrast, Gopher junior stand-out Sam Backer had two touchdown plays of around 60. He opened the scoring with a 58-yard interception return TD to start the second quarter. Later in the stanza, the speedy and powerful 5’11” 180-pounder broke loose for a 68-yard TD run. This came after the Warriors had their best opportunity to score, a first and goal at the nine. But the Gopher defense had held. The halftime score was 12-0 Chatfield. Team Chosen Valley forced a three-and-out to start the second half, before going 52 yards in nine plays. Backer, who has converted to part-time QB, hit Cole Johnson for a 28-yard catch, and the Johnson again for a 9-yard TD on fourth and goal (18-0). The next two Warrior drives ended in turnovers. Chatfield tacked on a score late in the third quarter (Parker Delaney to Grady Schott 65-yard TD pass) and one midway through the fourth (Jackson Schild 9-yard TD run). By a final of 30-0, Chatfield ended a losing streak versus the Warriors that dates back to the 2013 Section 1AA title game (the Gophers state title season). It is also, allegedly, unbelievably, the Warriors first home loss since September 26, 2006 versus R-P (stat tallied via Minnesota-scores.net and Maxpreps.com). The incomparable Backer led the way for Chatfield (20-161, TD rushing, 4-8, 54 yards, TD passing; 58-yard interception return) without playing in the fourth quarter. He got assistance from junior wide-out Johnson (3-56, TD receiving), Schott (63-yard TD catch) and back-up quarterback Delaney (3-6, 73 yards, TD passing). Gopher defenders Backer, Eli Hopp, and Drew Schindler had interceptions. The Gophers won the turnover battle 3-0. Caledonia’s topped yardage getter was Thane Meiners (7-44 rushing), who didn’t play in the second half after getting hit hard late in the second quarter. Caledonia as a team was 7 of 19 for 28 yards and three interceptions passing. The Gophers (2-0, 2-1) post their second key Southeast sub-district win. Caledonia falls to 1-1, 1-2. They came in ranked #7 in Class AA. It is too bad Eli King decided to focus on basketball because the battle of King/Caledonia and Backer/Chatfield would’ve been a site.
Cougars Start With 11 Straight Wins, Take Second at Tourney
Mabel-Canton volleyball’s week included a pair of SEC games and their first weekend tourney of the year. They started the season with 11 straight wins before falling in the title match of the Heritage Christian Academy Tourney. In SEC action, M-C beat Houston (25-11, 25-8, 25-18) and LeRoy-Ostrander (25-18, 25-15, 25-16). Versus the Hurricanes, sisters Sophie Morken (7 kills, 10 digs, 20-22 serving, 7 aces) and Sahara Morken (34 assists, 9 digs, 15-15 serving, 5 aces) led the way. Molly Lee (11 kills), Kinley Soiney (9 kills), Emily Carolan (5 kills, 16-16 serving), Saijal Slafer (7 kills), MaKenzie Kelly (11 digs), and Katrinda Whalen (4 kills) made it a team effort. M-C was 70 of 74 serving (94.6%) with 15 aces. They hit .506 as a team. Sydney Torgerson had four kills to lead the ‘Cane effort. Versus L-O, Sophie M. (15 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces), Sahara M. (41 assists, 15-15 serving, 3 aces), and Carolan (10 kills, 6 digs, 15-16 serving, 2 aces) were busy. Slafter (7 kills), Soiney (7 kills), Lee (4 kills, 6 digs), and Kelly (10 digs) helped. L-O was led by Gracie O’Byrne (10 digs), Jordan Runde (6 kills, 8 digs), Anna Welsh (8 assists), Sam Volkart (5 kills), and Sydney Lewison (4 kills). The Cougars then trekked to the H.C.A. Tourney, M-C’s first weekend games of the year (the M-C Labor Tourney was a no-go). The Cougars beat the hosts (25-10, 25-5), Fridley (25-12, 25-6), and West Lutheran (25-20, 25-16) in pool play. In the 8-team championship bracket, M-C beat Minneapolis-Patrick Henry (25-7, 25-11) and Spectrum (25-19, 25-12) before losing to Hutchinson (17-25, 30-32) in the title match. Cougar tourney leaders: Sophie M. (44 kills, 31 digs, 16 aces), Sahara M. (131 assists, 24 digs, 49-51 serving, 12 aces), Lee (27 kills, 27 digs), Kelly (32 digs, 15 aces), Soiney (24 kills), Carolan (23 kills, 17 digs, 11 aces), and Slafter (23 kills, 9 aces). M-C, ranked #4 in Class A, is 6-0, 11-1.
SG Gridders Edge Cougars with Extra Points, 28-26
The scoreboard read 28-26, the difference being a two-point conversion (Spring Grove converted twice, Mabel-Canton once). Statistically, it was just as close. Neither team had a turnover. Each team punted twice and was held on downs twice. Each scored four touchdowns. Each squad had five big plays that covered 20 yards or more. Spring Grove had 285 yards of total offense, Mabel-Canton 284. Although most Cougar yardage came on the ground (221), they had one passing touchdown. While the Lions gained most yardage through the air (211), they had one rushing TD. The teams traded scores all night with the Lions coming from behind four times. M-C scored first. SG answered. Then the Cougars punted. Then so did the Lions. Mabel-Canton then scored on three straight possessions. Spring Grove answered each time. After the early 6-6 tie score, the lead changed hands on each of the final six touchdowns. Most memorable was Grove scoring on the last play before halftime. M-C had just taken an 18-14 lead 68 seconds before intermission. But Grove’s Elijah Solum replied with three passes gaining 92 yards. The sophomore signal-caller hit Carson Gerard with a 34-yard toss in between 32 and 26-yarders to sophomore Jaxon Strinmoen, who out-leapt two defenders in the end zone as the first-half clock went to zeroes. Hunter Holland ran in the conversion, and the Lions led 22-18 at the break. Strinmoen finished with six grabs for 124 yards and two touchdowns (16 and 26 yards). Tysen Grinde had opened SG scoring with a 9-yard catch and later with a two-point reception, giving the Lions their first lead (14-12). Solum completed 12 of 20 tosses for three touchdowns plus a two-point conversion with no sacks or interceptions. He also raced 56 yards for the final TD of the game in the third quarter (28-26). All of the aerial splendor had to overcome Mabel-Canton’s Cayden Tollefsrud rushing for 171 yards, three touchdowns (22, 16, 1 yards) and a conversion run. The sophomore scored all of the Cougars’ 26 points, including a 36-yard TD toss from Jordan Larson. Larson completed 3 of 7 passes, including a 20-yarder to James Arneson on the way to an 18-14 lead. After all the scoring in the first three quarters, the defenses pitched shutouts in the final 18 minutes. The Lions’ most clock-consuming drive (11 plays) failed to put the game away when stopped on downs at the Cougar nine yard-line with a pass break-up by Jaymeson Tollefsrud. After SG had beaten the clock to end the first half, Mabel-Canton then raced against the clock at the finish, for 61 yards, before a fourth down pass came up two yards short at the Lion 30 with a tackle by Solum and freshman Zach Brumm with just 25 seconds remaining. SG improved to 2-0, 2-0. M-C slipped to 1-2, 1-2.
Falcons VB Wins Two TRC Matches, Stay League Perfect
Fillmore Central volleyball’s schedule for the week of Monday September 13 featured two games, both of the TRC variety. Travis Malley’s group won both, but the latter took some intestinal fortitude. The Falcons first swept Cotter (25-20, 25-20, 25-17). Four gals had at least seven kills; Lauren Mensink (8 kills, 25 assists, 12 digs, 15-16 serving, 3 aces), Kammry Broadwater (10 kills, 9 digs), Abby Bothun (7 kills, 7 digs), and Regan Hanson (9 kills). Kyla Hellickson led the team with 14 digs. On Thursday, FC took on La Crescent/Hokah, whose program is rejuvenated. FC took game one (25-21) but the Lancers the next two (25-20, 25-20) to put FC in a 1-2 hole. But an emphatic game four win (25-10) coupled with a set five win (15-11) left the Falcons victorious in five sets (25-21, 20-25, 20-25, 25-10, 15-11). Mensink (5 kills, 33 assists, 7 digs, 16-17 serving), Broadwater (19 kills, 9 digs), Bothun (11 kills, 14 digs, 13-13 serving), Hellickson (11 digs, 18-20 serving, 4 aces), and Alyssa Britton (9 kills, 20-23 serving, 4 aces) did big work. Hanson added 4 kills. FC improved to 5-0 in the TRC, 8-3 overall.
Larks Win Two SEC Matches, Run League Streak to Five
They started with maybe their toughest SEC match of the year, at Mabel-Canton (a loss in three sets). Since that point, Grand Meadow volleyball has done nothing but win their SEC matches. Sue Wilson’s Larks won two more the week of Monday September 13. GM swept Glenville-Emmons on Tuesday (25-16, 25-9, 25-18) in the process running the gamut on their first set of games versus West competition. They’ve beaten all their division foes once. River Landers (11 kills, 6 total blks), Emma Grafe (6 kills, 17 assists, 11 digs, 5 aces), Anna Oehlke (6 kills, 7 digs), and Isabelle Fretty (9 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces) led the way. Two days later, GM swept Houston (25-8, 25-18, 25-10). Oehlke (8 kills, 11 digs), Kendyl Queensland (6 kills), Lauren Queensland (6 kills, 3 aces), Landers (4 kills, 5 total blocks), Fretty (15 assists, 8 digs, 4 aces), Grafe (13 assists), and Sydney Cotton (8 digs) made it a team effort. Houston was led by Sydney Torgerson (4 kills, 9 digs), Lilly Carr (8 assists), and Jaden Woodard (4 kills). GM improved to 5-1, 7-4 overall. They lead the SEC-West over L-O (3-3, 6-9).
Photo by Carrie Peterson-Neeley
29-Point Quarter
Propels R-P to 3-0
Rushford-Peterson (2-0) and Kenyon Wanamingo (1-1) played a scoreless first quarter, but the Trojans blew that bunch of zeros all to smithereens with a huge second 12:00 in a week two Mid-Southeast match-up. Davin Thompson’s R-P guys took advantage of a pair of Knight turnovers in the second to score 29 points. The Trojans thrice went less the 31 yards for scores. Malachi Bunke accounted for all four touchdowns, rushing for scores of nine and one yards, passing for two more TDs. He hit Alex Ronnenberg for 31 yards and Justin Ruberg for 17. All told, Bunke accounted for five TDs (15-33, 199 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs passing; 4-17 yards, 2 TDs rushing). The Bunke-Ronnenberg connection accounted for three of the four passing TDs, as the latter caught three passes and all went to pay-dirt (31 yards, 40 yards, 6 yards). Ronnenberg finished with 77 yards receiving. R-P stayed undefeated with a 42-14 victory. Grady Hengel (5-39 rushing, 5-72 receiving) helped, tallying over 100 total yards offense. The game featured 10 total turnovers (five each team). The Knights didn’t have a possession that gained more than 20 yards until the second half. R-P (2-0, 3-0) remains unbeaten on the year. They lead the Mid-Southeast ‘East’ with Faribault B.A. (2-0, 3-0), which beat Randolph (1-1, 2-1) in week three.
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O’Connor Throws for 300, FC Moves to 2-1
Versus Hayfield (0-2), Fillmore Central junior QB Dillon O’Connor made good use of all his receivers in passing the Falcons to victory. O’Connor threw three first half scores, including two long ones, to help prop FC (1-1) to a 20-0 halftime lead over the Vikings. All three went to sophomore receivers. Jayce Kiehne caught two (62 yards, 20 yards) and Luke Hellickson the other (87 yards). O’Connor added a fourth TD pass in the fourth. The Falcons also got a trio of TDs from junior Bryce Corson. Chris Mensink’s group easily handled Hayfield 40-13. O’Connor finished 14 of 20 for 317 yards and 4 TDs passing. Corson (13-59, 2 TDs rushing, 3-47, TD receiving) ran his three-game TD tally to ten (7 rushing, 3 receiving). Hellickson (3-105, TD receiving) topped the century mark while Kiehne (3-87 receiving, 2 TDs) got close. Alec Sikkink (10-52 rushing, 3-67 receiving) gave the Falcons three players with over 100 yards offense. FC had pass plays of 87, 62, 44, and 38. The Falcons finished with 423 yards of offense, Hayfield 336. First downs were near equal. Hayfield ran more plays, but the Falcons big-play ability proved the big difference. The Falcons improved to 1-1, 2-1.
Copley/Glynn Run Larks Past Houston
Grand Meadow football won its second game in as many weeks by blanking Houston to get on a little roll. The Larks used seniors play-makers Dustin Copley and Taylor Glynn to win, in shut-out fashion. The duo scored GM’s first five TDs. By halftime, Gary Sloan’s Super Larks led 26-0 and they coasted to a 38-0 victory. Copley (22-142, 3 TDs rushing) and Glynn (18-149, 2 TDs rushing, 6-11, 81 yards passing) each topped the century mark on the ground. Corbin Ludemann added a 34-yard catch while Jace Kraft caught two passes for 31 yards. Isaac Harmening added a 6-yard TD run late in the game to give the Larks a six rushing TD night. Houston played minus starting quarterback Isaac Heyer. They ran for just 22 yards on 27 attempts. Morgan Rohweder (9-10, 54 yards passing) and Ethan Frauenkron (4-13, 56 yards, INT passing) led a mostly passing double-H attack. Ethan Hargrove (4-42 receiving) led all ‘Cane receivers. GM improve to 1-1, 2-1. Houston fell to 0-3, 0-3.
Hot Shots
Four of five Journal 11 C-C teams descended up on Eyota for the D-E Invite. LARP’s boys won the team title as Tyler Rislov took second and Andrew Hoiness third. Kingsland’s Garrison Hubka took fourth. Six LARP runners finished top 17. Highlighting the girls’ action was GMLOS’ McKenna Hendrickson, who took second for a third straight race. LFC’s Lillyan Kiehne took fifth. Chatfield volleyball won two more TRC matches, beating La Crescent/Hokah and L-A each 3-1. Peyton Berg (25 kills, 39 digs), Zayda Priebe (32 kills), and Jaelyn LaPlante (27 kills) led the attack in the contests, as each had double-digit kills each match. Molly Thomas’ Gophers are 4-1, 8-5. Caledonia volleyball beat St. Charles to stay TRC-unbeaten. Scott Koepke’s group is 4-0, 8-2. R-P won its only match, versus Schaeffer, to improve to 3-0, 7-2. It is FC (5-0, 8-3), Caledonia (4-0, 8-2), R-P (3-0, 7-2) and Chatfield (4-1, 8-5) atop the TRC. Lanesboro won its two SEC matches of the week, sweeping Schaeffer and Southland, and went 3-1 at the W-K Tourney. Among their wins, they beat Chatfield and W-K. Julie Schreiber’s group improved to 4-1, 11-3. Spring Grove won its sole SEC match (swept G-E), and went 3-2 at the Waukon Tourney, to improve to 4-0, 7-2. It’s M-C (6-0, 11-1), SG (4-0, 7-2), and Lanesboro (4-1, 11-3) in the SEC East. Kingsland’s James Howard accounted for 184 yards total offense and 2 TDs, but the Knight (1-1, 2-1) fell to Southland 38-14.
Football (9/17)
South-East District
Kingsland 14, Southland 38 (K: J. Howard 17-85, TD rushing, 3-99, TD receiving; Kale Mensink 10-18, 138 yards, TD passing, 9-37 rushing. Rebels, winless but with losses to top South-East teams L-O and Lanesboro, scored the game’s first 36 points. Southland scored 24 points in decisive second quarter. Rebels racked up over 400 yards total offense, though the Knights had over 300. The teams combined for seven turnovers. Knights lost three fumbles. Kingsland 1-1, 2-1)
Volleyball (9/13 – 9/18)
Three Rivers Conference
La Crescent/Hokah 1, Chatfield 3 > 26-24, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18 (C: Z. Priebe 18 kills (.448 hitting); J. LaPlante 12 kills (.455 hitting); P. Berg 10 kills, 19 digs, 18-21 serving, 4 aces; Devann Clemens 22 assists, 5 digs, 16-16 serving, 3 aces; Sydney Allen 18 assists, 12-13 serving, 3 aces; Shelby Nolan 9 digs; Harper Goldsmith 6 aces. Chatfield had 20 aces. The Gophers trailed first set 22-13. Eighth grader Harper Goldsmith served seven straight points including four aces to get Gophers back in the set (21-23). They went on to win it 26-24)
Chatfield 3, Lewiston-Altura 1 > 21-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-18 (C: J. LaPlante 15 kills, 16-17 serving, 12 digs; Z. Priebe 14 kills, 5 digs; P. Berg 15 kills (.406 hitting), 20 digs, 16-18 serving; S. Allen 18 assists, 8 digs; D. Clemens 21 assists, 6 digs; S. Nolan 15 digs; Kara Goetzinger 4 kills)
St. Charles 0, Caledonia 3 > 25-11, 25-17, 25-19 (C: Logan Koepke 10 kills, 17 digs; Alexis Schroeder 17 digs; Emma Rommes 9 assists; Jovial King 11 assists; Emme Kittleson 6 digs; Sadie Treptow/Paige Klug 3 kills, 4 total blocks; Grace Myhre 4 kills)
Southeast Conference
Lanesboro 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-22, 25-17, 25-20 (L: Kaci Ruen 13 kills, 5 digs, 11-12 serving, 5 aces; Jessie Schreiber 7 kills, 7 digs; Ella Cambern 4 kills, 17 assists, 10 digs, 13-14 serving; Malia Tessum 26 digs; Jensyn Storhoff 6 digs)
Glenville-Emmons 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-17, 25-13, 25-9 (SG: Kenadee Gerard 15 kills, 2 aces; Katelyn Kraus 4 kills, 5 aces, Lydia Solum 3 kills, 13-14 serving, 3 aces; Maggie Lile 8 digs; Rachel Normann 23 assists. The Lions served 18 aces.)
Southland 0, Lanesboro 3 > 25-14, 25-18, 25-18 (L: K. Ruen 17 kills, 3 aces; J. Schreiber 11 kills, 9 digs; E. Cambern 21 assists, 10 digs, 13-13 serving; M. Tessum 18 digs, 3 aces; Skyler Check 7 digs)
Non-Conference
Schaeffer Academy 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-13, 25-19, 25-10 (R-P: Hannah Ronnenberg 3 kills, 10 assists, 8 digs, 14-17 serving, 7 aces; Kaylee Ruberg 8 kills, 8-8 serving; Elly Malone 4 kills, 4 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 11 assists. Trojans had 17 aces. Eight different girls had at least one ace. Trojans: 3-0, 7-2)
Wabasha-Kellogg Tourney (Lanesboro beat Chatfield (25-20, 25-21, 12-25) and LeRoy-Ostrander (25-16, 25-19, 25-15) in pool play. The Burros then beat W-K (23-25, 25-10, 18-16) before losing to Medford (25-16, 17-25, 11-25) in the semifinals. Burro tourney leaders: K. Ruen (48 kills, 29 digs, 11 aces), E. Cambern (10 kills, 79 assists, 28 digs, 58-60 serving, 10 aces), J. Schreiber (34 kills, 28 digs), and M. Tessum (52 digs, 8 aces). Chatfield lost to Lanesboro (21-25, 21-25, 25-12) but beat L-O (25-16, 25-16) in pool play. The Gophers then lost to L-A (24-26, 25-18, 13-15). Gophers tourney leaders: P. Berg (24 kills, 27 digs, 7 aces), Z. Priebe (30 kills), J. LaPlante (15 kills, 15 digs), D. Clemens (25 assists, 19 digs), S. Allen (32 assists), S. Nolan (18 digs). L-O lost to Chatfield and Lanesboro in pool play, but beat Houston (2-1) before losing to Tri City United (0-2). Cardinals are 4-3, 7-9. Houston scores not submitted)
Waukon Tourney (Spring Grove beat Central Elkader (2-0) and Postville (2-0) in pool play, before suffering first loss of season to Waukon (0-2). Lions then dismissed Crestwood (2-0) before being edged in a semi-finals by Waukon (1-2))
Cross Country
(9/14 & 9/16)
D-E Invite (LARP’s boys (45) topped Lake City (85) for the team title. Kingsland (111) took fourth, LFC (129) fifth, and GMLOS (154) seventh of ten teams. Lake City’s Reese Anderson (17:08.5) took first over nearest foes LARP’s Tyler Rislov (17:25.6) and Andrew Hoiness (17:34.9), Kingsland’s Garrison Hubka (17:42.2). LFC’s Carson Ruen (18:03.8) took sixth, Kingsland’s Cole Kruegel (18:21.1) ninth. LARP guys Ryan Prinsen (11th), Tyler Betthauser (13th), Matthew Sprague (16th), and Sam Adamcyk (17th) plus Knight Andrew Imm (20th) finished top 20. GMLOS’ Cohen Wiste (21st), LFC’s Isaac Snyder (22nd) and Riley Serfling (25th) finished top 25. Lake City (53) beat R.A.A.A.C.E. (68) and LFC (74) for the girl’s team title. LARP (133) took sixth, GMLOS (135) seventh, and Kingsland incomplete. Lake City’s Peyton Meincke (20:25.6) beat GMLOS’ McKenna Hendrickson (20:33) for the girl’s title. LFC’s Lillyan Kiehne (21:35) took fifth, Brielle Ruen (22:32.7) tenth. Area athletes also finishing top 25 were LFC’s Morgan Pickett (12th), LARP’s Lauren Honken (14th), Kingsland’s Kylie Meyer (17th), LFC’s Lauren Brogle (24th), and LARP’s Ellie Ekern (25th))
Rochester-Mayo Invite (Chatfield’s girls took 10th of 20 teams. The only Class A team ahead of the Lady Gophers was Luverne. Class AA and AAA teams mostly comprised the top 10, the entire field. Stillwater (55) beat Century (94) and Eastview (123) for the girl’s team title. ZM/K-W’s Natasha Sortland (18:38.61) was meet champion ahead of Burnsville’s Zoie Dundon (18:57.34) and Stillwater’s Brooke Elfert (19:33.27). Tessa McMahon (48th place) led the Gophers (22:21.04), as 142 girls competed. Chatfield’s boys took 18th of 24 teams. Rosemount (40), Onalaska (53), and Stillwater (70) finished 1-2-3. Treyten Lanning (65th) was the highest finishing Gopher (18:56.91), as 158 guys competed. Onalaska’s Manny Putz (16:28.95) beat Rosemount’s Will Harder (16:29.18) for the individual title)
Soccer (9/13 – 9/18)
(G) Stewartville 2, Caledonia/SG/Hou 0 (The Tigers put the game away with a late goal. Warrior goalkeeper Josie Foster made 16 saves)
(B) Cal/SG/Hou 4, Stewartville 1 (The Warriors scored the final four goals – two by Austin Meyer, one each by Thomas Bechtel and Lyle Myhre)
(G) Cal/SG/Hou 0, Lewiston-Altura/St. Charles 4 (The Saints scored twice in each half. For the Warriors, Josie Foster made 21 saves)
(B) L-A/SC 2, Cal/SG/Hou 4 (Austin Meyer scored the first two goals, but the Saints tied it up before Lyle Myhre gave the Warriors a 3-2 halftime lead and then added an insurance goal in the second half)
(B) Cal/SG/Hou 4, La Crescent/Hokah 1 (The Warriors trailed 3-0 at intermission before Austin Meyer scored a second-half goal.)
(G) La Crescent/Hokah 2, Cal/SG/Hou 1 (The Lancers tied the score with a penalty kick with only 3:08 to play and added the winning goal with only 10 seconds to go. Ayshia Gay scored for the Warriors in the first half. Cal/SG/Hou is 1-4 in the TRC, 1-5 overall)
(B) Aquinas 4, Cal/SG/Hou 1 (The Warriors trailed 3-0 before Lyle Myhre nailed a long shot for Cal/SG/Hou is 2-2-1 in the TRC, 3-4-1 overall)
*The Fillmore County Journal Sports page is a written collaboration of Paul Trende and Lee Epps.