Sports should be about the team. But all team endeavors require a little individual effort. LARP runner Luke O’Hare has put in a lot of individual effort. That and nice genetics garnered the then sophomore a trip to state last year in cross country. This year, he won’t go alone. O’Hare was himself at the 2019 Section 1A meet. The defending champ ran with the other top … [Read more...]
‘Canes Run Gauntlet to Section Title Game
Houston football’s path to the Section title game looked near impassible. The ‘Canes had to beat two high quality teams in the span of five days. Cody Hungerholt’s group didn’t just do so (semi-unsurprisingly given the Section’s competitiveness), they won each big. In the quarterfinals, Houston (5-seed, 5-3) put it on formerly state-ranked Southland (4-seed, 6-2). The … [Read more...]
Volleyball Play-Offs (10/21 & 10/24)
(1A Play-In) R-P (9-seed, 11-15) 3, Lanesboro (8-seed, 16-13) 2 > 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 13-25, 15-13 (R-P: K. Davis 14 kills, 19-21 serving, 6 aces; Kaylee Ruberg 6 kills, 5 blks, 3 aces; A. Eide 24 digs; Elly Malone 17 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 18 assists, 11 digs. L: S. Taylor 23 kills, 18 digs, 4 aces; Kaci Ruen 14 kills, 15 digs; E. Cambern 47 assists, 10 digs; M. Tessum 28 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Triton Meldahl (26-261, 2 TDs) authored his fourth 200-yard rushing game, as R-P beat W-K 39-8 in a 1A quarterfinal. The Trojans then spotted Goodhue a 21-0 lead and fell 34-18 in the semis. Halen Schwendinger was credited with 20 tackles for R-P. Gavin Johnson was huge (32-202, TD rushing) as M-C football pushed #2 L-O in the quarters, but fell 38-22. Sydney Taylor had 23 … [Read more...]
O’Hare Repeats as TRC Champ
A year ago, LARP’s Luke O’Hare had a break-out season. He won about every regular season cross country race he entered, including the TRC Meet. This year has been a redo. O’Hare hasn’t been beaten too often. At the TRC meet, the R-P junior (17:06.75) bested St. Charles’ Andrew O’Hara (17:21.99) and PEM’s Samson Hagen (17:28.42) for the boy’s title, repeating as champ. … [Read more...]
289 & 5 Leads R-P to #2
R-P football usually has a pretty darn good running back. This season, senior Triton Meldahl has used his speed to fly around/past foes. The 5’11” 160-pounder capped a huge regular season, helping the Trojans to a wild win over Hayfield. Triton notched career highs with 289 yards and 5 TDs on 28 carries (scores of 24, 40, 17, 73, and 71 yards). Despite that, the game was a … [Read more...]
Gophers Survive Panthers
It was almost a trap. One week after a key play-off seeding win over St. Charles, Chatfield football (5-2) entertained Pine Island (2-4). Stand-out RB Sam Backer returned, but the Gophers narrowly escaped. Austin Koenigs’ sack/forced fumble, Chance Backer recovery, set up a quick Chatfield score (S-Backer 5-yard run). The Gophers grabbed an early 7-0 lead. The Panthers … [Read more...]
Cougars Finish SEC Perfect, Grab #1
It’s a very broken record. Mabel-Canton volleyball progressed through the SEC season perfect. Lonnie Morken’s Cougars are again over 30 wins and head to the post-season ranked #6 in state as Section 1A’s top seed. M-C took out Randolph 3-0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-15) in their SEC finale. Kenidi McCabe (6 kills, 27 assists, 18 digs), Payton Danielson (6 kills, 13 digs, 16-17 … [Read more...]
Falcons Take Second in TRC
Fillmore Central volleyball (8-2, 13-8) entered the last night of TRC action tied with PEM (8-2, 11-12) for second place behind league-champion Caledonia (10-0, 22-6). Travis Malley’s girls did their business, dispatching with St. Charles 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23). Lauren Mensink (14 kills, 14 assists, 12 digs) and Kandace Sikkink (11 kills, 21 assists, 14 digs, 20-21 … [Read more...]
Burros Complete Big Turn Around
Hierarchically, if you are a volleyball program in Fillmore County, Mabel-Canton usually has you beat and FC usually is next. Both are amid long periods of excellence. Lanesboro has ebbed and flowed. Last season was a down year (2-12, 6-15). By beating Schaeffer Academy 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-18) in this year’s regular finale, Julie Schreiber’s Burros finished 10-4 (SEC), … [Read more...]