Three individual volleyball milestones were reached on the week. Addison Drinkall had 37 digs including the 1,000th of her career but R-P fell to L-A in four sets. Kenley Snyder added 25 digs for the Trojans. At the Class A Showcase, Fillmore Central’s Josie Corson recorded her 1,000th career dig and the Falcons took fourth place overall. At the same tourney, Spring Grove’s … [Read more...]
Football: Carrier Pick-Six Helps Seal Chatfield Win Over Triton
In a Southeast-Yellow sub-district affair, Chatfield did not lead Triton until the waning seconds of the third quarter. But a pair of fourth quarter interceptions helped the Gophers to a comeback win. The Cobras used a 59-yard hook-and-ladder on their second series (from Graden Thomas to Jackson Kraemer to Braxton Koss). It set up the game’s first score, a Thomas 2-yard TD run. … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Burros Top Southland in Fourth Five-Set Match
Lanesboro volleyball started the year with two five-set match losses and now their last two non-tourney affairs have been five set match wins. Hosting Southland, the Burros came back from down 2-set-to-1. Each of the first four sets was tight at the end. The Burros held a 23-19 lead in game one and held on for the 25-23 win. Southland held a 24-19 lead in game two. The Burros … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougars Sweep SG and L/P, Take Control of SEC-East
They are rivals. The SEC-East volleyball race seemingly always comes down to Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove. But it is a one-sided affair as it pertains to the victor, and the first matchup of 2026 was the same. Number nine in Class A Mabel-Canton (5-0, 10-1) swept the Lions (6-0, 7-3) in straight sets. In the first two games, M-C led 13-12 and 14-13, only to finish on 12-2 and … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Falcons Notch League Wins, Continue to Lead TRC
Ranked #1 in Class A to begin the week, Fillmore Central notched two more TRC wins to stay perfect in the league. They took down rival Chatfield 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14). Madi Zwart (12 kills), Hannah Vaaemoen (5 kills, 15 assists), Josie Corson (11 digs), and Lauren Dahly (9 kills, 12-13 serving, 5 aces) led FC. Norah Nagel (8 kills, 5 digs, 3 aces), Braelynn Dierkes (14 … [Read more...]
Football: Tessum/Kettner Lead Burros Past Larks
In a week four matchup between teams tied for second in the South-East sub-district, run-dominant Lanesboro (2-1, 2-1) used the passing connection of Teague Tessum to Quadyn Kettner to get past Grand Meadow (2-1, 2-1). The Larks jumped out 14-0 early in the second quarter. Jackson Soltau threw a 19-yard TD pass to Cohen Craft in the first quarter (with Blake Hubbard conversion) … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Kunst and Bauer Win Home Meet, Jim Flim Invite
LARPH cross country and its standout runners had another big week. Brennan Kunst and Caitlin Bauer continued to the lead the way for their teams and everyone else for that matter. At a home 5,000-meter run at Ferndale Golf Course, LARPH’s boys (24) topped Dover-Eyota (47) and Chatfield (59). Kunst took first (16:55.8) with teammate Grayson Speltz (17:24) taking second. Will … [Read more...]
Football: Knights Knock #7 LOLP From Ranks of Unbeaten
Kingsland (1-2) ran for double digit first downs. LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (3-0), ranked #7 in 9-Man, passed for double digit first downs. With the Knights controlling the trenches, Matt Kolling’s group knocked the Cardinals from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Knights took control of the game with the first three series of the second half. In a 6-6 game, Kingsland started … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Defensively Deny D-E, Stay Perfect
It was not Caledonia’s best offensive game, but the defensive was majorly on task, as the #2 in Class AA Warriors (3-0, 4-0) took down Dover-Eyota (2-1, 2-1) in a week four Southeast-Yellow contest. The Eagles’ big win was topping Chatfield 20-0 in week two. Carl Fruechte’s guys paid notice, holding D-E to just 13 rushing yards, 79 yards of total offense. The Eagles were … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/17 & 9/19)
Mayo Invite (Winona (88) topped Rochester-Century (90) and RAACHE (107) for the girls team title. Chatfield (352) took 14th (of 17 complete). La Crescent/Hokah’s Maya Bartosova (19:08.7) and Hope Docan-Morgan (19:12.9) took first and second at the 5,000-meter race. Chatfield’s top finisher was Lexi Kivimagi (21:18.7) in 16th place (of 114 runners). Eastview (39) topped Winona … [Read more...]