Dale Moga’s Houston girls, the defending section champs, posted a pair of wins at the Tri-City United holiday tournament to end 2021 well. Versus LeSueur-Henderson, junior forward Sydney Torgerson had a huge night. She put up a season-high (27 pts, 11-18 FGs, 5-5 FTs, 10 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls) in leading team double-H to a 72-38 win. Nicole Beckman (12 pts, 4-9 threes) and … [Read more...]
Gopher Boys Go 2-0 in Winona
Chatfield boys basketball had a successful holiday tournament run. Jeremy McBroom took his team to the WSU Holiday classic and picked up two wins. They first beat Prairie du Chein 67-35. Junior guard Drew Schindler scored a game-high 24 points (9-12 FTs, 5-8 threes). He had 16 in the first half. Eli Hopp (14 pts, 4-5 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 5 rebs), Connor Jax (10 pts, 6 rebs), … [Read more...]
Trojans Host and Sweep Holiday Games
There was a time a few years back where Rushford-Peterson’s girls and boys basketball teams were very strong. The girls have fallen off in recent memory, but this season things are looking solid or better for both. The Trojans hosted a two-night holiday tournament, with SG, D-E, and Randolph. R-P’s teams both went 2-0. The girls started things versus Spring Grove. They did … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/27 – 12/30) Non-Conference (Holiday Games)
Le Seuer-Henderson 73, Houston 38 (H: Tanner Kubitz 14 pts (8-10 FTs), 6 rebs; Morgan Rohweder 12 pts (4-5 threes); Maddox Rodriguez 7 pts. Tri-City United Tourney) Lester Prairie 73, Houston 40 (H: T. Kubitz 13 pts (5-8 FTs), 6 rebs; Zach Olson 10 pts (4-6 FGs). Tri-City United Tourney. Hurricanes > 0-3, 0-7) Medford 47, Grand Meadow 65 (GM: T. Glynn 23 pts (8-16 … [Read more...]
Falcons Sweep Series with Knights
Fillmore Central’s basketball teams hosted Kingsland’s over the holidays. The girls took the court first. Offense was still at the Christmas dinner table. It was all defense. The teams combined for over 100 rebounds (37 offensive). FC shot 12 of 63 from the field (19%), Kingsland 10 of 59 (17%). There were 53 combined foul shots. It took about eight minutes for FC to get … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou, Chatfield, and LARP Take on Bi-State
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...]
Warriors Stay Perfect with Wins in Winona
As the season moves along, they’ll have bigger fish to fry. They are one of four unbeaten teams in the Three Rivers Conference. Caledonia boys basketball, ranked #3 in AA, heads to the New Year unblemished. Brad King’s guys do so after winning a pair of games at the Lewiston Auto WSU Holiday Classic. They first beat Prairie du Chien 61-44. Four Warriors got to … [Read more...]
All-District Football; Mid-Southeast Blue
Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central were the top two teams in the Mid-Southeast Blue sub-district. Resultantly, each squad has a litany of players named All-District. Davin Thompson’s Trojans get nine selections including seven seniors: Malachi Bunke (6’1” 160 QB/S), Justin Ruberg (6’3” 215 WR/LB), Carson Thompson (5’11” 215 OL/DL), Logan Skalet (5’10” 200 OL/DL), Alex … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/20 – 12/23)
Lanesboro’s girls got 21 points from Kaci Ruen and two free throws from Malia Tessum late to beat L-A 68-67. The Burros are 3-1, 7-3. Caledonia wrestling beat Decorah 60-9 to improve to 6-0. Junior Tucker Ginther recorded his 100th career win. Cayden Tollefsrud had 25 points and Jordan Larson 22 as M-C scored a season-high in beating G-E 80-39. The duo combined for nine … [Read more...]
Gophers Girls Win Two, Head to Christmas at 8-2
They’ll head to Christmas with the most wins of any Journal 11 team. Brian Baum’s Lady Chatfield Lady Gophers aren’t super far from being 10-0. They’ve lost two close games (50-47, 65-60 in 2 OT) to quality opponents (D-E, PEM). The last days before the holiday break, Chatfield picked up two more wins over section foes. On Monday, Chatfield hosted and downed Pine Island, … [Read more...]