R-P’s boy’s finally got G-E-T, beating the Red Hawks 60-55. The Trojans were 0-5 in the teams’ five-year series. Houston’s boys beat Lanesboro 68-49. Mikkel Schutte had 13 (pts), 16 (rebs), 7 (asts), and 4 (blks). Alex Van Gundy had 24, but Houston fell to SG 63-58 in OT. The Hurricanes led by five in 0:48 left. Big guys 6’6” Brady Musel (career-high 27 pts, 11 rebs) and … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/2 – 12/7)
M-C 25, SG 64 (M-C: Reid Crawford 6 pts. SG: Caden Grinde 29 pts) W-K 56, Houston 51 Houston 68, Lanesboro 49 (H: Caiden Danielson 19 pts (8-12 FGs); A. Van Gundy 14 pts, 9 rebs; M. Schutte 13 pts, 16 rebs, 7 asts, 4 blks; Braden Kennedy 12 pts (4-7 threes); Noah Kingsley 10 pts, 7 rebs. L: Ryan Holmen 12 pts; Sawyer Johnson 9 pts (3-8 threes); John Prestemon 6 pts, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/3 – 12/7)
R-P 19, FC 55 (FC: Kandace Sikkink 19 pts (7-10 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 stls; Kassidy Broadwater 8 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts, 8 stls. R-P: Alora Wilkemeyer 6 pts. Falcons start the year 3-0) Chatfield 41, St. Charles 52 (C: Peyton Berg 11 pts, 5 rebs; Silja Erickson 11 pts) SA 32, M-C 45 (M-C: MaKenzie Kelly 12 pts (3-4 threes), 6 rebs; Camryn Cox 11 pts, 8 rebs; P. Danielson 2 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/3)
LARP 33, Triton 42 (LARP built a 30-9 lead, but won just one match over the final seven weights. They trailed 36-33 heading to heavyweight, where Triton secured the match via pin. Jordan Zibrowski (120), Carter Jonsgaard (126), Ross Herber (132), and Gable Speltz (145) had pins for the S-Eagles, Colin Klug (170 > 16-13) a decision win, Tyler Kreidermacher (113) by … [Read more...]
Southeast-White, Mid-Southeast All-District Football
Southeast-White football team Caledonia is Class AA state champion (beat Minneapolis-North 26-0). Mid-Southeast-West squad Blooming Prairie is Class A champ (beat BOLD 41-15). Respective All-District teams can be released. In the Southeast-White, Chatfield get six A-D players, guys who were two-way playmakers for the Gophers. It was the year of the Brothers Backer. Senior … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield wrestling got off to a great start, going 3-0 at the Rochester duals. Cael Bartels, Seth Goetzinger, and Grady Schott led the way, each wrestling out three victories. Goetzinger had three first period pins. Girls Basketball (11/26) FC 45, La Crescent 38 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 11 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 9 stls; Ashlyn Simon 10 pts (4-6 FGs, 2-2 FTs); Emma … [Read more...]
Wrestling (11/30)
Rochester Duals (Chatfield beat Century 69-9, JM 66-18, and Mayo (39-35). They were the only squad in the six-team field to go 3-0. The match versus the Spartans had six lead changes. Mayo led 18-9 (after 138), 23-15 (after 152), and 35-27 (after 195). A.J. Karver (220) and Isaiah Froese (285) had pins the last two weights to grab a Gopher victory. Lukas Carrier (113), … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Boys Basketball Preview
Like the female contemporaries, Journal-covered boys basketball teams probably wanted a little more from their 2018-2019 seasons. R-P and Kingsland were the only two to finish above .500. Chatfield, Houston, and Lanesboro were a few wins short of it. R-P made the section final four, but fell. The Trojans, Gophers, and Hurricanes will definitely start the season with high … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Three county girls teams started the year with wins. Fillmore Central got four and Kingsland three to double figures in beating Hayfield 60-47 and Lanesboro 60-28 respectively. Big girls did work. Merredith Farlinger (6’0”) had 13 (pts), 8 (rebs), and 8 (blks) for the Knights. Kelly Ristau (6’4”) had 14 (pts) and 11 (rebs) for FC. M-C beat L-O 47-33. Top player Payton … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/22 & 11/23)
Kingsland 60, Lanesboro 28 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 16 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Merredith Farlinger 13 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 8 rebs, 8 blks; Alyssa Link 12 pts (3-4 threes). L: Kaci Ruen 6 pts, 6 rebs; Sophia Simes 3 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts. Knights: 1-0. Burros: 0-1) FC 60, Hayfield 47 (FC: Lauren Mensink 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls; K. Ristau 14 pts, 11 rebs; Maddie Krage 11 … [Read more...]