Lee Klunder ran for 128 yards and 3 TDs with all three scores coming in the second half, and Axel Vix caught all three Houston completions for 103 yards and a score, as the ‘Canes topped Lanesboro to keep possession of the series’ “Bell.” Kaaleem Reiland ran for 140 yards and four TDs, Bently Wiersma added 157 yards rushing and two TDs, as Kingsland blanked Faribault B.A. 48-0. … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/8)
Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston Soccer Preview Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston returns a veteran girls soccer lineup from last autumn’s 3-14 squad that lost 8-0 in the section tournament to the top seed, St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro. For the second straight season, the Warriors return nine of 11 starters among 11 letter winners. All-Conference forward/goal keeper and … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/8)
Cross Country: Rakosnik Title Helps L/FC Girls Take Second in Stewie For the 52nd time, Stewartville hosted its (usually) annual Bill Glomski cross country run at Bear Cave Park. Thirteen complete girls teams and 16 complete boys squads competed. Achieving something that even the esteemed sophomore had yet to do, Lanesboro/Fillmore Central’s Autumn Rakosnik was the first to … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/8)
Volleyball: Gophers Post Two League Wins Including Topping Cotter/HL Chatfield volleyball, ranked #2 in Class AA, posted a pair of TRC wins on the week. The first was a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game. At Cotter/Hope Lutheran, the Gophers were played tight in two sets, but still got a sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-21). Kristi Rindels’ group also swept last year’s section … [Read more...]
Soccer (8/22)
(G) Stewartville 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 3 (The Warrior girls opened with an impressive 3-0 non-conference home shutout of Stewartville with Siri Konkel contributing to all three scores. Loisah Gay scored in the fourth minute and again in the 16th minute, both assisted by Konkel. Late in the first half (39th minute), Konkel scored with an assist from Macy Krause. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The volleyball season got started. Mabel-Canton, ranked #4 in Class A, went 5-0 and won the Floodwood Tourney, topping the 8th-ranked hosts in the finals 2-0. Senior Kinley Soiney had 62 kills hitting .505 in the 10 sets played (6.2 kills per set). New setter Gwen Rein had 99 assists. Fillmore Central, ranked #3 in Class A, topped AAA John Marshall 3-0. Caledonia, ranked #6 in … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/1)
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/21) Spring Grove 3, Lyle/Pacelli 1 > 25-17, 25-27, 25-16, 25-15 (C. Sherburne 4 kills, 36 assists, 9 digs, 22 for 22 serving, 4 aces; Brinley Middendorf 12 kills, 48% efficiency; Hailey Normann 15 kills; Madison Lile 10 kills; I. Kaufmann 20 digs; Jada Strinmoen 7 kills, 20 digs. The Lions served 94%; L/P only 78%. SG > 1-0, … [Read more...]
2025 Prep Football Preview
The 2025 season starts with both district and section changes. The 9-Man South-East sub-district remains largely unchang-ed with LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli, Grand Meadow, Mabel-Canton, Kings-land, Houston, Spring Grove, Lanesboro, and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons staying. However, Wabasha-Kellogg drops down from 11-man and swaps in for Southland, which moves up to 11-man. … [Read more...]
2025 Prep Volleyball Preview
The 2025 area volleyball season notably starts with some section changes. As it relates to Journal-covered teams, Rushford-Peterson has moved up to Class AA. Everybody else stays where they were (though there are changes elsewhere for both Section 1A and 1AA). Two teams (Fillmore Central, Chatfield) return looking for encores to state seasons a year ago. Squads from Caledonia, … [Read more...]
2025 Prep Cross Country Preview
The 2024 cross country season for teams from LARPH, Chatfield, LFC, GMLOS, and Kingsland was highlighted by LARPH boys going to state for a sixth straight year while gals Autumn Rakosnik (LFC) and Lexi Kivimagi (Chatfield) made state individually, each (at least) repeating doing so. LARPH returns a large group from its state team. Rakosnik and Kivimagi are also back, as said … [Read more...]