St. Charles football came into week seven riding high. The Saints entered undefeated (6-0), ranked #5 in state (coincidentally coached by Matt Reinhardt, an R-P guy). But 10th-ranked Chatfield (5-1) lost only to #1 Caledonia, making SC/Chat a pivotal contest in the Southeast-White and Section 1AA. Jeff Johnson’s crew played tough defense, ran the ball hard, and got four … [Read more...]
Tested, Hurricanes Shut-Out Burros
A year ago, Houston football, even down some key players, handed it to Lanesboro 46-12. In this year’s game, the Burros were game. But the ‘Canes moved to 6-1 courtesy of a shut-out victory. Houston had two double-digit-play first half drives go for nada. The stanza’s only score was when Joey Fishel blocked a Burro punt out of the end zone for a safety right before … [Read more...]
Peters/Falcons Cannibalize Falcons
Fillmore Central football came into this season on the wings of three straight excellent campaigns. But this year’s Falcons just don’t have all the horses as in recent memory. FC (2-4) got a little happier in their foraging, doing so on Falcon meat. Chris Mensink’s crew cannibalized Wabasha-Kellogg (1-5). FC put up 28 first quarter and 35 first half points. That was more … [Read more...]
Hermanson’s Effort Propels R-P
Sandwiched between two really big District/Section games (Goodhue/BP), R-P football played Hayfield in week seven. Ethan Hermanson scored TDs three different ways to lead the Trojans to their sixth win. The junior running back returned the opening kick-off 75 yards to pay-dirt. He had R-P’s second score as well, an 8-yard TD run. Then, in the second quarter, he authored an … [Read more...]
The State of Volleyball
By the time this article comes out, the fall sports regular season will be finishing up. The play-offs will just about be underway. Here is the state of volleyball for the county heading to the post-season. Four of seven FCJ covered teams are above five hundred. Leading the way is #5 in Class A Mabel-Canton. The Cougars won their only SEC match of the week, beating … [Read more...]
Football (10/12)
Randolph 61, M-C 24 (MC: Gavin Johnson 22-101, 2 TDs rushing; Drew Wyffels 5-yard TD run. R: Andrew Wenstrom 21-30, 402 yards, 7 TDs passing, 2 rushing TDs; Isaac Stoesz 6-187, 4 TDs receiving; Joey Erickson 9-101, 2 TDs receiving. Wenstrom had four passing TDs of 50-yards plus. Cougars are 2-4, 3-4) Goodhue 51, Kingsland 6 (Knights are 1-5, 1-6) … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 – 10/13)
Lanesboro 3, G-E 0 > 25-18, 25-18, 25-13 (L: Lexie Johnson 10 kills; Sydney Taylor 7 kills, 6 digs; Payton Benson 10 digs; Malia Tessum 9 digs, 3 aces; Ella Cambern 17 assists; Mady Haugen 5 kills, 11-11 serving, 3 aces) St. Charles 3, R-P 0 > 22-25, 9-25, 19-25 (RP: Kjersta Hinz 6 kills; Lauren Lawston 5 kills, 8 digs; Peyton Hoiness 10 assists, 13 digs; Julissa Trejo … [Read more...]
Late Score Lifts Chatfield Past L-A
For a fifth time in six weeks, Chatfield football had to battle, this time at Lewiston-Altura. The Gophers rebounded from their first loss (Caledonia) with a late game win. L-A came out with two big pass plays, then an Evan Daley 2-run TD run for a 7-0 lead. Chatfield had an 11-play second quarter drive. Carson Larrabee’s 1-yard TD run (on 4th and goal) made it 7-6 L-A at … [Read more...]
#5 Cougars Out-Snarl Lions, Claw East Title
With two SEC matches left, M-C volleyball holds a two-game lead in the East. They are guaranteed a share of the division. The Cougars got by their last best test at Spring Grove, a battle of 20-2 teams. Lonnie Morken’s crew snuck out game one (25-23), dropped game two (13-25), the rare convincing set win over M-C. The visitors then rallied to take games three (25-18) and … [Read more...]
Close Proximity Volleyball
The first week of October featured multiple volleyball games between FCJ covered teams. R-P beat Chatfield 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-16, 31-29). The Gophers were down 22-16 in game four only to tie at 24. It took R-P eight match points to post victory. Jaelyn Connaughty (10 kills, 16 assists, 9 digs), Alyvia Eide (30 digs), Peyton Hoiness (21 assists, 14-14 serving, 4 aces), … [Read more...]