1st Team Mikkel Schutte (6’4” Sr. F/C Houston): The Hurricanes rangy stat-stuffing double-double machine, Schutte had a stellar senior year, putting up the extremely rare stat line of 20.5 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.5 SPG, and 3.7 BPG. Led his team in all five categories. In SEC-league games, finished top three in all five (1st rebounding/blocks, 3rd … [Read more...]
Falcons Fall in State Quarterfinals
It will be a long remembered season. Fillmore Central’s girls’basketball took on its first ever state tourney. But the ending will be more memorable for reasons not sporting. FC’s girls trekked to Minneapolis to play basketball. The Falcons (22-8) drew tournament 3-seed, #4 in state Henning (28-2). Before the teams even took the court, it was announced all consolation and … [Read more...]
10th Annual Girls All-County Team
1st Team Ellie Buchholtz (5’8” junior G/F, Kingsland): Arguably the SEC’s best all-around talented player, led Kingsland in scoring (19.4 PPG), assists (4.3 APG), and steals (3.1 SPG) while finishing second in rebounding (6.7 RPG). Said numbers (save rebounding) all exceeded Sister Lauren as a senior. Ellie scored in double digits in all but two games while hitting … [Read more...]
Falcon GBB Clinches First Ever State Berth
Blooming Prairie (21-5) came into the 2019-2020 Section 1A title game ranked #9 and the top seed. They put it on Hayfield in the 1A semis 62-33. Fillmore Central (21-8) came in unranked and seeded second. They nipped GM 43-41 in the semis. The Blossoms and Falcons were the last two teams left standing in a very open 1A field (given Goodhue’s departure to Class AA). The … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling Team
It was a solid year for wrestling in the county. Chatfield put together another excellent season, posting a win over the eventual section champion and sending three guys to state. LARP had some strong guys in the lower weights and got a state entrant. FCLMC, for the first time in many years, fielded a full unit and thus picked up a bunch of wins. Six Gophers and a pair of … [Read more...]