It was a solid battle, until it wasn’t.  In a season-opening rematch of last year’s Section 1 9-Man title game, Lanesboro and Grand Meadow battled for nearly three quarters.  In the blink of an eye, GM seemingly was on the cusp of a huge play, only for it to be a huger one for the Burros.  With the third quarter waning, James Semmen’s group led 8-0.  Burro senior J.T. Rein … [Read more...]

The 2020 football season was a unique one, to put it politely.  First there wasn’t going to be a season, or it was going to be moved to the spring.  Then, the MSHSL decided to have a fall football campaign, with it starting late, in October.  Teams got games in amidst COVID, but the virus slowly took its toll.  A shortened regular season was completed and the playoffs started, … [Read more...]

2021 Volleyball Preview  After a year that was annulled, restarted, only to be ended prematurely (all because of COVID), the hope for the 2021 volleyball campaign is a return to normalcy.  This season will be the first Caledonia is covered under the Journal Sports umbrella. Statewide, there is one huge change. Volleyball in Minnesota is now four classes (after being three for … [Read more...]

When a team makes the 1A State True Team meet in track and field, it means they have depth and talent of athletes. With five “Journal 11” teams having made the state true team meet (GMLOKS, LFCMC, and Chatfield girls, GMLOKS and LFCMC boys), it only figures each squad would be represented well at the Section 1A individual track and field meet. All told, from those four squads, … [Read more...]

The last time Lanesboro boys golf went to state it was 2011.  John Smith was the coach.  Lucas Johnson and Cory Strom were a couple key players.  The Burros took third.  Ten years later, Lanesboro’s boys golf is heading back to the state meet.  Krissy Overland’s group didn’t taste defeat this year, sweeping through the SEC.  They’ll head to Becker still without a loss.  The … [Read more...]

In a meet well represented by Section 1 teams, but not held at one solitary locale like usual, one ‘Journal 11’ conglomerate lived the dream of becoming state champion.  Four others competed, three doing very well.  The 2021 Class A State True Team Track and Field meet was tabulated virtually, races being run at multiple locales.  Boys and girls teams from GMLOKS and LFCMC ran … [Read more...]

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...]