Last year, LeRoy-Ostrander football suddenly announced itself as a contender in the South-East with a 30-19 win over perennially power GM. The Cardinals went on to the District title. The Super Larks went on to the Section title. In a key rivalry battle in week three, the teams slugged it out. Through three quarters, the only touchdown came as a result of a blocked Cardinal … [Read more...]
#8 Gophers Get By Z-M, Eye #1 Caledonia
It wasn’t pretty. Some of that is just how football can be. Chatfield improved to 3-0 by beating Zumbrota-Mazeppa (0-3). The Gophers led just 6-2 well into the second half. They scored in the first quarter after an 11-play 82-yard drive (Sam Backer 32-yard TD run). But Chatfield had just three other offensive plays in the half. One was a bad snap through the end zone for a … [Read more...]
Burros End Streak Versus Lions
Visiting Lanesboro scored the first three times it had the ball, and despite spoiling a 90-yard drive with a fumble at the 3 yard-line, still cruised to a 28-0 halftime lead at Spring Grove. Scoring with their first possession of the second half, the Burros led 36-0. With four powerful running backs, the Burros averaged eight yards per handoff led by JT Rein (19-197 yards, TD … [Read more...]
SEC East Volleyball Triangular
As the second full week of the volleyball season started, three 3-0 teams sat atop the SEC-East; M-C, Lanesboro, and SG. Both the Lions and Burros took shots at the Cougars. On Tuesday, M-C trekked east to SG. Quick Cougar starts in each set stacked the Cougar deck. M-C began 10-1, 6-1, and 7-1 in the three games. The Cougars notched a convincing 3-0 sweep (25-11, 25-13, … [Read more...]
Pick Sixes Galore in Trojan Win Over FC
Each team came in hungry. Both R-P and FC football entered week three 0-2. Their Saturday college football-like matinee featured the ever-rare three interception return of TDs. The Falcons controlled the first quarter. Their initial drive went 75 yards in 10 plays. Carson Kiehne’s 4-yard TD run (plus PAT) made it 7-0. With R-P’s first offensive play, Malachi Bunke was … [Read more...]
Gophers Shock Falcons, Post 2-0 Week
It was a hard one to see coming. FC volleyball has been a strong program in the TRC for about a decade. Chatfield was good in the early 2010s, but then fell off. The Falcons have won the last four meetings by sweep (though Chatfield twice got to 20 last season). Each team entered a 2020 match-up having played PEM. FC swept (25-17, 25-17, 25-20). Chatfield got swept (11-25, … [Read more...]
Hurricanes and Knights Go Back and Forth
Kingsland (1-1) and Houston (1-1) football went back and forth in a week three battle. The Knights scored the first 14 points. Kaden Rath hit Ethan Imm on a 24-yard pass play, and James Howard authored a 7-yard TD run to give Kingsland a 14-0 lead after one. Houston then scored back-to-back. Logan Rodriguez and Issac Heyer each had 6-yard second quarter TD runs. Neither … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland volleyball won two SEC matches on the week. Ellie Buchholtz had 14 kills and 13 digs in the win over L/P, 22 kills in a win over G-E. Alyssa Link supplied 59 total assists. GM volleyball went 2-0 also. Hailey Hindt had 16 kills and 18 digs in a tough 3-1 win over L-O. Cardinal Gracie O’Byrne had 25 digs in defeat. Hindt then had 16 kills and 16 digs in a sweep of … [Read more...]
Football (10/23)
L/P 18, M-C 32 (M-C: Gavin Johnson 45-274, 4 TDs; Cayden Tollefsrud 18-132, TD rushing. LP: Zach Bollingberg 6- 168, TDs receiving; Cole Walter 14-26, 264 yards, 2 TDs passing. Game featured 0 turnovers. M-C had 432 yards rushing, 12 passing. LP had 264 yards passing, 14 rushing. M-C led 14-0, 20-6, and 26-12 before a 90-yard TD pass from Walters to Bollingberg in the 4th … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/19 – 10/24)
Lanesboro 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-17, 25-8, 25-17 (L: J. Schreiber 13 kills; K. Ruen 8 kills, 10 digs; S. Taylor 6 kills; E. Cambern 4 kills, 25 assists, 28-28 serving; M. Tessum 24 digs) Caledonia 1, R-P 3 > 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 14 kills, 13 digs, 16-16 serving; Elly Malone 11 kills, 27 digs; I. Kahoun 28 assists, 24 digs; Alyvia Eide 22 … [Read more...]