Just a couple months removed from winning the Section 1AA title in high school softball and taking fifth (consolation champs) in their first ever state berth, girls softball players from Caledonia added another notch to their impressive belt. The Caledonia Post #191 Legion team were substate Southeast Champions. At state, Caledonia beat Bemidji 19-1, Wayzata 9-0, and then … [Read more...]
Chatfield and Fillmore Central Football Teams Compete in Speed and Strength Showcase
With the high school football season fast approaching, teams from Chatfield and Fillmore Central got together for a “combine” of sorts. Coaches from the Gophers and Falcons decided to do something similar to the NFL, which tests prospects across a range of speed, strength, and agility skills prior to its draft. The idea was spawned by FC and Chatfield strength and … [Read more...]
Local Girls Play in 12U Little League World Series
A local girls 12-and-under softball team based out of St. Charles recently made history, traveling to Whitetown, Indiana, to play in the Little League World Series Regional Tournament. This opportunity started with area coaches wanting to expand opportunities for their players to compete on the national stage. Since Little League International is the largest governing body of … [Read more...]
State Golf: Individuals Shine on Big Stage
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...]