Section 1AA girls’ basketball is going to be a dogfight. As of January 10, nine teams had at least eight wins. Scott Sorenson’s Caledonia Warriors joined that group by authoring a week where they beat two eight-win 1AA foes. All told, they went 3-0 to move their win streak to four. The Warriors first dropped TRC West leading Dover-Eyota (5-1, 10-3) by a 61-53 final. Alexis … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou Wrestling Stays Perfect, Sweeps FCLMC Tri
Caledonia/Houston wrestling stayed unblemished courtesy of winning three duals the first week after the New Year. In non-conference action, Cal/Hou hosted Waukon. Forfeits loomed large. The Indians won four of seven matches wrestled, but the Warriors took forfeits at 138 (Isaac Blocker), 145 (Tucker Ginther), 152 (Cory Scanlan), 195 (Ayden Goetzinger), 220 (Tyler Jennings), and … [Read more...]
L-O Boys Down Houston, Lanesboro, GM
LeRoy-Ostrander’s boys basketball had a big first week after the New Year. Versus Houston in a non-conference game, each team had a 30-point scorer. Cardinal senior forward Tanner Olson dropped a career-high 36 points (17-37 FGs, 6 rebs, 6 stls). Hurricane senior forward Tanner Kubitz dropped a career-high 30 points (9-18 FGs, 10-14 FTs, 15 rebs). The Hurricanes battled to end … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/29 & 12/30)
Rogers Holiday Matness (GMLOS (65) took 14th out of 30 total teams including many AA and AAA schools. St. Michael-Albertville, the AAA #1-ranked school, took first (241) over AA #3 Becker (187), AAA #5 Anoka (177), and AAA #9 Apple Valley (154.5). At least 10 teams in the top 10, or classified as Lean Mean, in Classes A, AA, or AAA, competed. Cohen Wiste (#6 at 138) and … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/27 -12/30) Non-Conference (Holiday Games)
Maple River 47, Caledonia 46 (C: Paige Klug 11 pts; Jovial King 10 pts; Alexis Schroeder 8 pts. MR: Claire McGregor 22 pts. McGregor hit two free throws in the final 0:20 which proved the game winners. Warriors led 23-17 at halftime. Cal hit 7 threes, Maple River 9. FTs: MR 8-12, C 3-11. WSU Tourney) Waseca 38, Caledonia 47 (C: Ava Privet 10 pts; P. Klug 10 pts; Josie … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Elijah Solum scored 25 points as Spring Grove (3-0, 5-2) rebounded from a loss to R-P, beating D-E 44-33. Taylor Glynn scored 23 points as GM’s boys beat Medford 65-47. Peyton Berg had 20 points including making 10 free throws, but Chatfield’s girls (3-2, 8-4) lost to Onalaska-Luther. Caledonia’s girls split games in Winona, losing 47-46 to Maple River, beating Waseca … [Read more...]
Hurricane Girls Post Two Wins at TCU Tourney
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...]