Chatfield’s 2019 state experience centered on its boys sprint relays. A couple “track” guys and four strong and fast “football players” teamed to get the Gophers to the medal stand twice. The 4x100, comprised of Carson Larrabee (football guy), Ben Muller (track guy), Gage Tuohy (football), and Chance Backer (football) qualified (44.74) eighth of nine on Friday. In Saturday’s … [Read more...]
O’Hare, Meldahl Carry RPH Flag
Each will have next year. It’s probably a good bet each will make next year’s state track and field meet, all things being equal. The RPH track and field program sent a junior and a sophomore to this year’s competition. Distance runner Luke O’Hare carried on his family’s name well. On Friday, he took on the 3,200-meter run. O’Hare took tenth overall (field of 16) in a … [Read more...]
Relays, Hurdlers and More Headed to State Track
Each of the counties four track and field programs is sending multiple athletes to the state meet. Six relays and seven individuals have qualified. LFCMC’s Emma Breitsprecher is the section’s top hurdler, as she set the pace in the 100-meter (15.45) and 300-meter (45.62) prelims, then won each final (15.31, 44.99). Both times were under state qualifying standards. Her … [Read more...]
Scheevel, Falcons Six-Peat For State
It wasn’t the ideal title season. A would-be scoring golfer (Keanna Weedman) missed the year per injury. Star Madison Scheevel shot a 50. The team had four losses and won neither a TRC regular season nor meet title. Nonetheless, Aaron Mensink’s Fillmore Central girls golf, for the sixth straight year, are 1A Champs and headed to Becker for the State Class A tourney. In a … [Read more...]
Cougar Softball 1A Runner-Up
There is the good news. Mabel-Canton softball doesn’t have to worry about an “if only” scenario as it pertains to state. The Cougars are Section 1A softball Runner-Ups emphatically. They beat everyone they faced in the post-season, save for Section 1A champs #2 in Class A Waterville-Elysian-Morristown. Twice the Buccaneers downed the Cougars definitively. Then there is the … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/28)
(1A Elim Game) W-K (5-16) 4, R-P (8-12-1) 0 (RP: Trojans had just four hits. Their season ends 8-13-1) … [Read more...]
Golf (5/28 – 5/30)
(B) 1A Meet (Bethlehem Academy (350, 337 > 687) beat BP (358, 355 > 713) for the boys team title. Kingsland (383, 367 > 750) and Lanesboro (387, 373 > 760) made the Day 2 cut, taking third and fourth. FC’s Jake Fishbaugher (77, 75 > 152 = +12) was second after Day 1, and finished that way behind Southland’s Max Schmitz (73, 77 > 150 = +10). Kingsland’s … [Read more...]
Cougars Grab Second East Title in Three Years
In the early 2010s, Mabel-Canton softball had some very lean years. Head Coach Kati Bergey captained the ship through all of it. Said ship is now sailing through fruitful waters. In the midst of their third straight winning season, for a second time in three years, M-C has captured the 1A East softball title. The Cougars (2-seed, 11-6) went through Southland, Goodhue, and … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Claims 5th West Title
Earlier in the year, Chatfield softball pitchers Lexi Chase and Carlie Berge surrendered zero earned runs (one run period), over a three game span. To close out the regular season, the duo surrendered just one run over five games. Jerry Chase’s Gophers ended the season with a five win, four shut-out, home-stand. Chatfield claimed its fifth straight TRC West title. … [Read more...]
Hambone Gets M-C Softball 2-Seed
It wasn’t a fast start to the season. Coming off two fine seasons, M-C softball started this year 5-5. The Cougars have lost just once (to now #1 Carlton 5-4). M-C won four games the last week of the regular season. A Monday ‘W’ over Houston saw the ‘Canes lead 12-7 heading to M-C’s bottom six. The Cougars scored thrice with two out (four hits from top five batters). With … [Read more...]