Drew Copley led GMLOK baseball to two wins to start the season (See Athlete of the Week). Caiden Olson had a huge game, hitting for the cycle, driving in 6 runs, four on a grand slam home run, as Houston beat M-C 17-7 in baseball. The Hurricanes had ten extra base hits at Mabel’s fence-less field. Max Aug hit a 3-run home run to headline Chatfield’s 14-3 win over Z-M. Seth … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/1 – 4/6)
D-E 1, GMLOK 2 [8] (GM: D. Copley 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 18 K, 1 BB, 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R; Reid Kruegel 2-3) Houston 17, M-C 7 (H: C. Olson 4-5, 2B, 3B, GS-HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, Win; Caden Ness 4-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R; Jaytin Millen 2-2, two 3B, RBI, 4 R; James Hongerholt 2-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R; Alex Alfson 3-5, two 2B, RBI, R; Landon Carrier 3-5, RBI, R. MC: … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 & 4/5)
R-P 3, La Crescent 13 [6] (RP: Peyton Hoiness 3-3, 2B, RBI, R; Megan Oian 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI. RP: 0-1, 0-1) GMLOK 3, Houston 1 (GM: L. Hughes 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 14 K, 5 BB, Win, 1-4, 2B, RBI, R; Liz Jacobsen 2-3, 2B, RBI, R. H: R. Botcher 7 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss; Alyssa Rostad 1-4, RBI. Bulldogs: 1-0, 1-0. ‘Canes: 0-1, 0-1) A-C/G-E 6, M-C 4 (M-C: Jordyn … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/3 & 4/5)
RPH Invite (LFCMC, RPH, La Crescent, SC, and Schaeffer Academy competed. LFCMC’s girls took first, RPH third. RPH’s boys took second, LFCMC’s fourth. RPH firsts: Brady Gile (T-Jump), B. Wieser (Shot, Disc), K. Davis (Shot), K. Hinz (H-Jump), Triton Meldahl (L-Jump), the girls 4x100 (Hinz, A. Eide, J. Albrecht, A. Papenfuss), the girls 4x800* (Hannah Linder, Emily Didier, … [Read more...]
Track and Field Previews
GMLOKS > Head Coaches: Aaron Thauwald (girls), Eric Thorson (boys). 2018 finishes: Girls won SEC meet, boys took second (of 4). Girls took second at 1A True Team, boys eighth (of 15). Returning state qualifiers: Isabelle Olson (4x100), Kassidy Kirtz (4x100), Anika Reiland (4x100, 4x200), Lauren Buchholtz (4x200), Riley Queensland (4x200). Returning Section Meet … [Read more...]
Softball Preview
Chatfield Gophers > Head Coach: Jerry Chase (new). 2018 finishes: 15-2 in TRC (4th straight West title), 19-4 overall (1AA East Runner-Up, lost to Lourdes in Section 1AA “Final Three” game). Key Returnees: Lexi Chase (Jr. P/OF, 1st Team Class AA All-State, 3-time All-TRC), Belle Berg (Sr. SS, 2nd Team All-State, 3-time All-TRC), Carlie Berge (Jr. P/1B, All-TRC), McKenna … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Track is off and running. Anika Reiland (55, 200, 4x200) and Riley Queensland (400, H-Jump, 4x200) each had three firsts, helping GMLOK to the Byron Indoor girls team title. LFCMC’s Carson Kiehne started his season strongly (see AOTW). Chatfield’s Ben Muller had three firsts (200, 400) amidst two meets (Luther, Byron). … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/25 – 3/30)
PEM Snow Day Indoor at St. Mary’s (LFCMC, D-E, PEM, Triton, and La Crosse Logan competed. Burros 1sts: E. Breitsprecher (55-H), C. Kiehne (200), S. Taylor (Shot), Frank Ochtrup-Dekeyrel (T-Jump), the boys 1,600 sprint medley (D. Wyffels, J. Peters, Kiehne, T. Raaen), the boys 4x400 (N. Betz, T. Raaen, Reid Crawford, Carson Schwichtenberg), and the girls 1,600 medley (Alida … [Read more...]
Luther High Indoor Invite
(RPH, Chatfield, and L-A competed. Gophers 1sts: B. Muller (200, 400), R. Burnett (55), Zayda Priebe (400), T. McMahon (800), Beatrice Martin (1,600), and Rebecca Fox (55-H). Gopher individual 2nds: Lauren Cole (200, H-Jump), K. Gomez (400), S. Allen (800), Izzy Berg (1,600), Chance Backer (400), and M. Perez (T-Jump). RPH 1sts: A. Papenfus (200), E. Geiwitz (L-Jump), A. Van … [Read more...]
D-E Early Bird
(LFCMC, RPH, SC and D-E competed, county schools not running most top athletes. Burros 1sts: Kelly Ristau (100-H, 300-H), Jeremy O’Connor (3,200) and the guys 4x100 (N. Betz, Gage Highum, Ryan Kelly, Trenten Chiglo)) Byron Indoor at RCTC (GMLOKS girls took first, Chatfield fifth (of 5). Chatfield boys took second, GMLOKS fourth. GMLOKS 1sts: A. Reiland (55, 200), R. … [Read more...]