Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s Siri Konkel had a point-assist double-double (15 pts, 10 asts) as the Lions beat St. Charles 69-32. SG/M-C (5-1, 8-2) leads the SEC over Southland (4-1, 6-1) and Lanesboro (4-1, 6-3). Caledonia’s girls, ranked #6 in Class AA, fell in two big games, losing a state quarterfinal re-match with Minnehaha Academy 55-54 and to Wisconsin’s … [Read more...]
Basketball (1/5)
Basketball: Trojan Teams Battle Southland in Key Cross Section Games Rushford-Peterson’s boys and girls basketball teams played a doubleheader at Southland. Though not pressing to Section seeding as much anymore (since the Trojans moved to Class AA), the game pitted four good teams against each other. The boys battle was a rematch of a 1A semifinal last year, won by R-P … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (12/29)
Caledonia’s basketball teams each went 2-0 on the week. The boys got 20 points from Coby Hammell in topping W-K 94-55, then Grant King scored 26 points as the Warriors topped Waverly-Shell Rock 70-49 at the Decorah Border battle. The Warriors (3-0, 5-1) and Winona-Cotter (2-0, 6-1) top the early TRC-East standings. The girls beat Houston 65-37 and W-K … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/29)
Wrestling: #2 Gophers Top D-III #1 Aquinas in Interstate Matchup For the third time in as many weeks on the season, Chatfield wrestling battled in a tough dual. For a third time, it was a three-point decision. For a first time, Matt Mauseth’s Gophers got the narrow win, knocking off #1 in D-III in Wisconsin La Crosse-Aquinas. Chatfield sent six ranked … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/29)
Girls Basketball: Incredible Comeback, Fantastic Finish for SG/MC Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton rallied from a 15-point deficit and won by one point with a 3-point basket by Siri Konkel with two seconds to play. Teammate Kinley Soiney grabbed previously undefeated Southland’s desperation inbounds at the buzzer, and the Lions escaped with a 61-60 home win to stay alive in the … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/11)
Byron 130.225, Caledonia/Spring Grove, Houston 123.8 (In the home opener, Harper Myrah placed first in floor exercise at 8.525 and finished third among 11 all-around athletes at 31.6. She placed fourth on both the parallel bars and balance beam. Vivian Kittleson ranked third all-around after placing third on bars, fourth on floor and fifth on beam. Ayla Lange had the Warriors’ … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/22)
Boys Basketball: Cougars Post Three-Win Week Against opponents from far and wide, Mabel-Canton boys basketball posted a three-win week. Hosting the furthest opponent (to the north), Faribault B.A. on Monday, M-C trailed 40-39 in the second half before they had an 18-3 run to lead 57-43. The spurt keyed a 70-60 victory. Turnovers were key, as B.A. had 23, M-C just six. Russ … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (12/22)
LARP wrestler Christian Zibrowski went 4-0 and took first at 127-pounds at the Northfield Tourney. Ranked #10 in state, he improved to 10-0. Rushford-Peterson beat La Crescent/Hokah 88-40, as junior point guard Cayden Lea had 19 points including surpassing 1,000 for his career. Grant King went for 26 (pts), 11 (asts), and 7 (stls) as Caledonia topped 100 points in beating FC … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/22)
Wrestling: Gophers and Komets Carry on Early Season Battle For the third straight year, southeast Minnesota wrestling powerhouses Chatfield (#2 in Class A) and Kasson-Mantorville (#2 in Class AA) hooked up for a spirited early-season dual (rankings as of December 4). The Gophers won the past two ballyhooed match ups, in 2023 by way of Miles Mulhern’s pin at heavyweight and a … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/22)
Girls Basketball: Warriors Improve Win Streak to Five Caledonia girls basketball posted two inter-division TRC wins to improve its win streak to five. At Fillmore Central (1-0, 3-0), the Warriors (2-0, 3-1) got a battle from the Falcons for the first half. Despite starting the game up 10-2 and then leading 31-21 later, the Warriors advantage was cut to 31-28 late in the … [Read more...]