Caledonia’s boys lost their first game, to #7 in D-II DeForest Wisconsin, 60-57 on a last second shot. Cal started 17-0. The Warriors then beat Lourdes 77-65, Eau Claire-Memorial 64-52, and #7 in AA Maple River 71-49. Jackson Koepke had 27 versus the Eagles. Koepke had 22, and Eli King 20, versus Eau Claire. King had 25 versus MR. The TRC-East leading Warriors (9-0, 20-1) … [Read more...]
Falcon Girls Win Three “1A” Games
It has been an interesting year for FC girls basketball. They started 0-7. Abby Bothun had some nice games, but went down to injury. Levi Olstad’s group owns just two league wins (albeit in the unforgiving TRC) and a below-f500 overall record. But the Falcons, courtesy of three wins versus 1A foes the week of Monday, February 7, have won nine of their last 10 games versus … [Read more...]
Burro Girls Imperfect Week; Beat R-P, Lose to GM, Beat L-O (Clinch East Share)
Sports seasons are about ebbs and flows. Lanesboro’s girls experienced that the week of Monday February 7. Bret Klaehn’s group went 2-1 with wins over R-P and L-O, a loss to GM. Versus the Trojans, stars did work. Burro junior center Kaci Ruen had a double-double (27 pts, 12-14 FGs, 3-4 FTs, 10 rebs). She made more shots than her teammates (10 of 42 > 24%) combined. … [Read more...]
Lions Run Streak to Eight
Spring Grove’s boys ran its winning streak to eight by defeating Southland and LeRoy-Ostrander. Versus the Rebels (12-3) in a non-conference battle of top SEC teams, Eli Wolff led Southland with 21 points and Tysen Grinde led SG (19 pts, 4-14 threes, 5 rebs, 4 stls). It was just like the teams’ SEC matchup earlier in the year. And like that game, the Lions pulled away with a … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys Beat Lanes/FC, Run Streak to Six
The Section 1A boys post-season race should be a good one. A likely key team will be the #9 in Class A Rushford-Peterson Trojans. Chris Drinkall’s group ran its win streak to six with victories over Lanesboro and Fillmore Central. Versus the Burros (10-8), junior guard Grady Hengel’s perfect night (9-9 FGs, 19 pts, 6 asts) highlighted a 67-37 victory. R-P (15-4) was R-P … [Read more...]
LARP Wrestling Goes 7-0, Beats FCLMC/GMLOS
LARP wrestling entered the second week of February sitting at 7-11. The Screamin’ Eagles then had their busiest week of the year (two triangulars, one quadrangular). They won all seven duals. In Lanesboro, at FCLMC’s tri, LARP beat Stewartville 61-11 and the Wolves 57-20. The S-Eagles had seven pins versus the Tigers; Spencer Nelson (106), Colten Jenkins (120), Quintin … [Read more...]
Gymnastics
Conference Meet (The Warriors posted a season-high team score (125.475) for the fourth straight meet, taking fourth of six teams. Their four best individual scores all came on vault, led by Brianna Johnson who placed fourth among 30 competitors with an 8.575. Avery Augedahl was fourth and Paizley Lange sixth in all-around competition. Those three girls all earned all-conference … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/3 – 2/5)
St. Charles Quad (After losing their previous six duals, GMLOS swept this quad, beating the Saints, FCLMC, and Austin) > FCLMC 39, St. Charles 40 (After exchanging six-point wins to start 12-12, the Saints never trailed. SC built a 36-15 lead after 160, having won six of the first nine matches. FCLMC took four of the final five weights, three by forfeit. But Tytan Small’s … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/5)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 61, Chatfield 78 (C: P. Berg 25 pts (9-13 FGs, 4-6 threes, 3-4 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 asts; Jaiden Zimmerman 11 pts; Zayda Priebe 11 pts, 8 rebs; K. Goetzinger 12 pts (4-4 FTs), 6 rebs; Anna Kivimagi 8 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts. Gophers hit 16 of 21 free throws (76%), scored 45 first-half points, a season-high 78 total points) Rushford-Peterson … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/31 – 2/5)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 47, #8 in A Rushford-Peterson 69 (R-P: J. Ruberg 19 pts, 10 rebs; Andrew Hoiness 13 pts (4-6 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 5 asts, 5 stls; Grady Hengel 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Logan Skalet 8 pts. R-P hit 14 of 19 free throws (74%)) Chatfield 68, Lewiston-Altura 81 (C: Drew Schindler 18 pts, 4 asts; E. Hopp 12 pts; Drew O’Connor 9 pts (4-5 FGs); Isaac Stevens 9 … [Read more...]