The 2021 Section 1A True Team Meet was different than normal.  Because of COVID restrictions, three sites (Chatfield, Dover-Eyota, Triton) hosted three meets with all the scores getting tabulated “virtually.”  GMLOKS and LFCMC were among those in Chatfield.  RPH was at D-E.  All races were ran in rainy conditions.  Five total squads under the “Journal 11” umbrella … [Read more...]

One non-conference loss is the difference between Caledonia baseball being on a super-large win streak and a simply a nice win streak.  Brad Augedahl’s Warriors entered the week of May 17 coming off a doubleheader sweep of Cotter.  They added three more wins to streak to five.   Like their seven-game win streak earlier in the year (where Caledonia scored 10 runs in six … [Read more...]

It is an oxymoron.  A majority of the “Journal 11” golf teams all descended upon an ascension.  Wabasha-Kellogg hosted a mid-season tourney that featured eight girls’ ,nine boy’s teams including Chatfield, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, Houston, Caledonia, and LARP.  The event was held up on the hill, at Wabasha’s Coffee Mill Golf Course, overlooking the Mississippi River (hence … [Read more...]

It was a week of shortened games for Brad Augedahl’s Caledonia Warriors.  Team Cal went on the road twice and posted 10-plus-run wins three times versus Class A TRC foes.  At #10 in Class A Wabasha-Kellogg, the #10 in AA Warriors rode Thane Meiners on the mound.  The junior didn’t give up an earned run and struck out 12 batters in picking up the win (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, … [Read more...]

It is not normally quite so hectic.  Usually, wrestling, boys basketball, and girls basketball playoffs are spread out a bit across three weeks.  But with ‘COVID rules” in full effect, all three activities rip-roared through a week of play-offs that spanned every day from Monday through Saturday.  Two girls b-ball teams, one boys b-ball teams, and five wrestlers headlined a … [Read more...]

Section 1A team wrestling is always a dog-fight.  One team looking to chew its way are the #12 in A Chatfield Gophers.  Matt Mauseth’s group ended the year with three wins.  Two were key tight bouts over section foes.  In the process, the Gophers accomplished two big milestones.  Chatfield hosted Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazeppa (13-8) on Friday.  The Cougars trailed just … [Read more...]

They wrestled four duals and really weren’t tested in any.  GMLOS wrestling ran its win streak to eight with a 4-0 week.  At NRHEG, Randy Smith’s group beat Adrian Area 62-9.  They won forfeits at 113 (Aiden Quintana), 120 (James Jacobsen), 132 (Braxton Wiste), 152 (Donovan Felten), 170 (Daniel Smith), and 195 (Noah Sayles).  Cole Sheely (106) and Christian Luthe (285) had … [Read more...]

It will be a different year for wrestling teams.  Seasons usually are some combination of duals, weekend duals, and weekend individual tourneys.  This year, nearly every event is a triangular.  Chatfield wrestling had two meets the week of January 18.  And despite some off-season drama, and a new head coach (Matt Mauseth), the #11 Gophers are off to a strong start.  On … [Read more...]

Last year’s girls basketball season saw four “Journal 10” squads reach the 1A final eight.  FC (2-seed) and GM (6-seed) made the final four.  The Falcons won the section over BP, making state. Hayfield (4-seed) was the fourth semifinalist.  Houston (3-seed) and Kingsland (5-seed) each made the quarters.  In Class AA, Lourdes (1-seed) beat Goodhue (3-seed) for the section … [Read more...]