Prep wrestling has its massive tournaments. The Bi-State Invite at the La Crosse Center over the holiday break is one such event. At least 70 teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin convened for the grueling two-day event, including Journal 11 programs Caledonia/Houston, Chatfield, and Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson. The Warriors and Gophers combined for nine (top 12) … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (1/20 & 1/22)
Cal/SG/Hou 121.600, Byron 136.050 (The Warriors had strong showings in three of the four events. Seventh grader Paizley Lange had the Warriors’ best individual score and highest place with a third-place 8.325 on the balance beam. Seventh grader Avery Augedahl placed fifth in all-around with Lange sixth and seventh grader Vivian Kittleson seventh) Cal/SG/Hou 123, 850, PI/ZM … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/18 – 1/22)
Triton Triangular > LARP 65, Triton 18; LARP 57, Medford 19 (Screamin’ Eagles > 4-4) Goodhue Triangular > GMLOS 25, #11 in A Goodhue 54 (Bulldogs won four of the first seven weights to lead 19-18 after 145, but lost six of the final seven weights. Five were by forfeit. A. Quintana (126) and C. Luthe (285) had pins, #2 C. Wiste (138) won by injury forfeit, C. Sheely … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/17 – 1/22) Three Rivers Conference
Rushford-Peterson 46, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 66 (R-P: K. Ruberg 20 pts (7-8 FTs), 12 rebs; Ellie Ekern 11 pts (3-5 threes). PEM: Abigail O’Reilly 27 pts. PEM’s lead was 35-28 at half. FTs: R-P 12 of 15 (80%), PEM 18 of 25 (72%)) Fillmore Central 79, Dover-Eyota 89 (FC: Regan Hanson 17 pts (8-13 FGs); Madison Simon 14 pts, 6 rebs; Jersey Ristau 14 pts (4-7 threes); Kammry … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P’s boys (#7 in A, 5-2, 9-3) dropped a ranked/ranked battle with PEM (#8 in AA) by a 63-42 final. Nick Eickhoff hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to propel Kingsland over W-K 49-47. GMLOS’ #4 Donavon Felten beat Goodhue’s #2 Maddox O’Reilly 2-1 on the mats. This week’s big boy’s scorers (not listed above): M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (38 points, 15 rebounds) versus SA in 61-59 … [Read more...]
Burro Boys Win Three in Three Days, Get Revenge Versus L-O
Lanesboro boys basketball had a busy three days, as the Burros won home games Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Matt Asleson’s group beat Alden-Conger 65-30. Ten Burros scored as they hit 8 of 20 threes (40%). John Prestemon (18 pts, 9-14 FGs, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls) led the way. Reece Benson (14 pts, 5-5 FGs, 4-4 threes) had a perfect night shooting. Stephan Schultz chipped in 8 … [Read more...]
SG Boys Split with Two Unbeatens in Four-Game Week
The Class A Spring Grove boys upended previously undefeated Class AA La Crescent-Hokah, but the Lions were not able to derail unbeaten Martin County West, which was ranked #1 by the computer and #4 by the press in Class A. The Tuesday 56-41 win versus the Lancers and the 41-33 Friday loss to the Mavericks came between a 72-24 Monday rout of winless Houston and Saturday’s 53-23 … [Read more...]
Cal Triad Keeps #2 Warriors Perfect
Caledonia boys basketball stayed perfect on the year, dispatching of two solid TRC squads. They were led by the play of a trio of seniors. Versus Lewiston-Altura (9-2), the Warriors (11-0) overwhelmed a Cardinal team that started the year 9-0. Behind Jackson Koepke’s 20 first half points, Brad King’s group built a 44-29 halftime lead and cruised to an 83-57 win. The senior trio … [Read more...]
Warriors Girls Host #2 Goodhue and Chatfield
Over a pair of nights, a trio of good AA girls basketball teams with at least 11 wins went at it, as Caledonia (11-5) hosted #2 Goodhue (13-1) and Chatfield (11-4). First, Scott Sorenson’s girls took their shot at the Wildcats. The Warriors spotted Goodhue a 16-2 lead, as Cal began the game 1 of 11 shooting with six turnovers. Ava Privet hit three first half triples, but Cal … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Takes Tri at GMLOS with Cal/Hou
Chatfield and Caledonia/Houston wrestling descended upon Grand Meadow for a notable Journal 11 Section 1A wrestling triangular hosted by GMLOS. Eight ranked wrestlers were in action. The Gophers continued their strong season with two wins. Chatfield (#10 in A, 6-1) versus the Warriors (Class A Lean and Mean, 10-1) was the marquee dual. Their match featured no forfeits, five … [Read more...]








