The 2026 Class A State Golf meet from Pebble Creek Course in Becker featured both Rushford-Peterson’s boys and girls teams, plus three Lanesboro individuals (Addison McCabe, Jack Brogle, Jentrey Schreiber) and one from Fillmore Central (Brody Srsen). The individuals shined in a big way on the biggest stage. McCabe and Srsen Finish Top 10, Brogle Top 15 She is only a … [Read more...]
State Track and Field: Finals Hard to Come by for LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cal/SG
LFCMC sent six individuals and two relays, Chatfield two individuals and three relays, and Caledonia/Spring Grove two individuals to state track and field. Podium appearances were hard to come by for said athletes. For LFCMC, senior Pole Vaulter Elizabeth Clarke was the only to do so. Clarke vaulted 10’0” to tie for sixth place and make the podium. She was four inches … [Read more...]
State Softball: #3 Warriors Go 2-1, Finish as Consolation Champs
It is funny how softball can be. One innocuous play or couple of plays in a row in a short span can dictate the rest of the game. In Caledonia softball’s case, a couple early plays early in their state quarterfinal game dictated the rest of their tourney. It caused a quarterfinal loss. Without, maybe the Warriors would have played for something grander. But junior-led … [Read more...]
State Track and Field: Boldt, Boys 4×800, Lead Impressive RPH Podium Contingent
RPH track and field competitor Aubry Boldt went to state with high expectations. A year ago, she was state champ in the Triple Jump while also taking third in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the Long Jump. The Houston senior could not top those finishes, but found her way to the podium three more times to culminate a fantastic high school track and field career as an … [Read more...]
State Track and Field: Goergen Walks Away with Two Titles to Lead GMLOKS
He is the first Journal-covered track and field athlete to win two individual state titles in the same season since RPH’s Noah Carlson grabbed three in 2015. Southland junior, GMLO-KS runner, Tate Goergen had himself a big couple days at the state track and field meet. He started in the prelims, where Goergen tied the all-time Class A 800-meter record time of 1:50.72 also set … [Read more...]
Golf (5/26 – 5/28)
(B and G) Section 1AA Meet (Caledonia’s girls were one of five teams to make Day 2. They (693) took fifth behind champion Lake City (659), Red Wing (671), Rochester-Lourdes (679), and PIZM (685). PIZM’s Neva Anderson (40/37/42/36 > 155) was meet medalist over RW’ s Hallie Johnson (38/39/40/39 > 156) by one stroke. Lourdes’ Paige Moeschler (38/40/37/43 > 158) took … [Read more...]
Baseball Playoffs (5/25 & 5/26)
(1A Loser-Out) 11-seed Mabel-Canton (13-11) 8, 1-seed New Richland/Hartland/Ellendale/Geneva (13-6) 13 (M-C: Nolan Garness 2-5, 3 RBI, 2 R; Milton Hutchinson 3-4, RBI, R; Kale Eiken 2-4, 2 RBI; Brevyn Tollefsrud 2-4, RBI; Kale Tollefsrud 1-4, 2 R; Darian Hershberger 5 IP, 11 H, 12 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, Loss; Isaac Underbakke 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. The score was 5-5 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mabel-Canton baseball’s season ended with a 13-8 loss to top-seed NRHEG. At 13-11, M-C posted its highest win total since 2005’s team went 15-9. Caledonia baseball topped PEM 9-6 in a 1AA loser-out game, as Max Schmitz was 4-for-4 and Jacob Klug scored four times. Schmitz then homered but Caledonia’s season ended 7-1 to Rochester-Lourdes. At the Section 1AA golf meet, … [Read more...]
Softball: Gophers Top Z-M in Last At Bat, Bow to Cotter
Chatfield softball (2-sed, 17-7) continued its playoff campaign heading back to Rochester for a loser-out game with Zumbrota-Mazeppa (6-seed, 15-10). The Cougars had the Gophers down to their last out. Z-M scored the only run through 6 ½ innings, using an error and two hits in the fourth to take a 1-0 lead. They got runners to scoring position in each of the first four … [Read more...]
Softball: #2 Hurricanes Can’t Solve Weis’ Pitching, Repeat as 1A Runner-Up
Houston softball will long remember the name of Laney Weis. In two playoffs games, after an undefeated regular season, the Southland senior pitcher was a riddle the Hurricanes could not solve, twice. Houston (1-seed, 22-0), ranked #2 in A, began its week in Austin for the “chair” game with their rival the Rebels (2-seed, 18-2). Southland’s two losses were both to the … [Read more...]