Coming back from down 6-0, R-P baseball got a Creighton Hoiness walk-off RBI single to top D-E 9-8. Chase Johnston drove in four runs and Ben Carrier threw out the tying run at home to end the game, as Chatfield topped L-A 9-8 in eight innings. The Gophers (5-5, 5-8) also took two from W-K to win their fourth in a row. Caledonia (5-3, 6-4) beat Lourdes 8-7 in nine innings on a … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/12)
Baseball: Last-Out Rally Highlights Lion Four-Win Week Spring Grove was one out away from a 1-0 shutout loss. Due to pitch count, GMLOK’s two-time All-SEC Tyson Stevens (6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 12 K) could pitch to only one more batter, Jacob Solum, who delivered a double. Stevens left the mound, and the Bulldog bullpen could not hold the fort. After an extra eighth … [Read more...]
Track & Field (5/12)
Track and Field: Cal/SG, Chatfield, LFCMC, and RPH Take on Saints Meet Nine teams including Caledonia/Spring Grove, Chatfield, LFCMC and RPH took on the St. Charles track and field meet. The host guys (209) topped the Tro-Canes (132) followed by Waseca (117), LFCMC (72), Chatfield (58), Lewiston-Altura (54), C/SG (34), and Hayfield (9). St. Charles’ girls (132.5) also topped … [Read more...]
Softball (5/12)
Softball/Baseball: Massive Comeback Highlights R-P/FC Ball Series Baseball and softball teams from R-P and FC/L each played a doubleheader. Softball featured a crazy comeback. The Trojans took game one 12-4 Shelby Tesch (3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, Win) led the way. Lindsey Hoiness (2-2, RBI, 2 R), Allanah Skalet (2-4, 2 R), Ariana Bettinger (1-4, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (5/5)
Caledonia’s J.T. Hammell (37, 39), FC’s Aiden Arnold and Brody Srsen (38s), Chatfield’s Carter Ask (38), Lanesboro’s Jack Brogle (39), R-P’s Jaxson Meldahl (39), Chatfield’s Carson Harstad (39, 40), R-P’s Sam LaFleur (40), FC’s Brock Sikkink (40), and GMLO’s Lincoln Lunning (40) all shot 40 or below at head-to-head golf meets on the week. R-P’s boys are notably 4-1-1 while FC’s … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/5)
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/22 - 4/25) Caledonia 5, Chatfield 4 [8] (Cal: Landon O’Heron 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, Win; Reid Klug 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2-5, 2B, RBI; Garrett Konz 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Jack Schmitz 1-2, RBI; B. Stemper 1-4, 2B, RBI. Ch: Cole Ramaker 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Sean Kirchner 2-4, 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, Loss; Westin Nolte 1-4, … [Read more...]
Golf (5/5)
R-P/Caledonia, Brogle/Warrior Duo Win Title at Trojans’ Tourney Rushford-Peterson, Lanesboro, Caledonia, Houston, St. Charles and Lewiston-Altura gathered at R-P’s Ferndale Golf Course for a mid-season golf tourney. On the guys’ side, the host Trojans (332) topped Lanesboro (353), Caledonia (360), Houston (370), SC (379), and L-A (385). Burro frosh Jack Brogle continued his … [Read more...]
Track & Field (5/5)
GMLOKS Teams Sweep Home Meet For a fourth time this year, GMLOKS girls track and field won a meet. For a third time, the boys did so, as each swept a home event. The girls (265) topped Blooming Prairie (71.5), Hayfield (70.33), L/P (57), K-W/Goodhue (54.5), RACE (51.66), and Randolph (34). Chantle Reiland (100 > 12.80), Brynlee Koenigs (200 > 28.96), Brynna Nelson (400 … [Read more...]
Softball (5/5)
#5 Caledonia Tops Chatfield, Cotter Twice, Takes Control of East Caledonia softball (5-1, 6-1) proved itself the top ‘C’ school in the TRC this year with a trio of wins over formidable foes Chatfield and Cotter/Hope Lutheran. In a key conference-division leaders battle with the Gophers (5-0, 7-0), a pair of unearned first inning runs were pivotal. Warrior Adrienne Lange … [Read more...]
Section Realignment Affects Area Teams
The Minnesota State High School League has issued its new section alignment for the 2025-2026 season, based off new enrollments for the involved schools. There are quite a few changes. Rushford-Peterson and Lewiston-Altura are two schools seeing nearly across the board realignments. For football, Section 1A undergoes an overhaul. Lewiston-Altura moves in from 1AA. Southland … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
GMLOKS’ track and field teams each easily won the eight-team Medford Meet. Bently Wiersma notably won the Long Jump and Triple Jump for the boys. The girls have now won three straight outdoor full meets while the boys have won two of those events. Chatfield girls track and field won the seven-team Lewiston-Altura Meet. Jaelyn LaPlante (200, High Jump, 4x200) won three events. … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/14 & 4/15)
Lewiston-Altura Meet (Chatfield’s girls (63) topped nearest foe La Crescent/Hokah (52). The boys (45) took third behind co-champs Dover-Eyota (49) and Lewiston Altura (49). Wabasha-Kellogg, Alma-Pepin, and St. Charles also competed. Gopher gal firsts: Jaelyn LaPlante (200 > 27.03; High Jump > 4’10”), Lexi Kivimagi (400 > 1:04.60), Charlotte Oeltjen (3,200* > … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/28)
Falcons Top D-E and PEM, End TRC Streak Last year was a tough one for Fillmore Central/Lanesboro baseball. They took on the season with essentially a junior varsity and the result was a winless TRC campaign and a 1-20 overall record. Those things will not happen this year. Josh Jones’ crew notched back-to-back wins over TRC foes to end that losing streak. Hosting … [Read more...]
Softball (4/28)
Softball/Baseball: GMLOK Hosts Tight Games With Houston; Bulldog Softball Goes 3-0 On a Monday night, baseball and softball teams from Houston and GMLOK played high-scoring to-the-wire affairs, battling each other, and windy and cool conditions. On the softball diamond, the by-record underdog Bulldogs (2-2, 3-4) controlled things (most of the way) versus the #6 in A … [Read more...]
Golf (4/28)
Girls Golf: Warriors End FC’s Regular Season TRC Streak Fillmore Central girls golf has been a juggernaut for a decade. They entered the year having won 10 straight 1A titles. They have gone unblemished through the TRC-East the last three years. But that streak came to an end hosting the last team to win a TRC-East title not nicknamed Falcons. Caledonia ended the FC’s … [Read more...]