He has a pedigree to live up to. Older brother Austin O’Hare was a state qualifying cross country runner, who went on to run both cross country and track and field at St. Mary’s. But Luke O’Hare, just a sophomore for LARP, is quickly amassing his own 5,000-meter legacy with plenty of time to add to it. At the Dover-Eyota Invite, Matt Kingsbury’s top male runner grabbed his … [Read more...]
#7 Gophers Blank Snakes
A team can’t lose if it yields zero points. Chatfield football proved that point in notching their third victory of the year. The first half versus Triton was a choppy offensive quagmire; four total first downs, seven three-and-outs, Chatfield with 46 total yards of offense, 0-0 score. The Gophers found some offense in the third quarter, breaking the seal late in the stanza … [Read more...]
As the Storm Spins, the ‘Canes Churn a Win
People in the Carolina’s pry want to read nothing about Hurricanes spinning on September 15, 2018. In Minnesota, in Houston, Hurricanes spinning is a great thing. The 7th-ranked ‘Cane football team churned up their third win in as many weeks by trouncing LeRoy-Ostrander. Houston led 46-0 before prevailing 54-14. James Hongerholt continued his excellent senior season at QB … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
It was a week of either really good volleyball serving, or suspect serve receive. R-P got 14 aces in beating Houston 3-1. Jaelyn Connaughty had 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, and 9 aces. R-P then beat PEM 3-1 with 16 aces. FC had 14 and 15 aces in wins over Southland and La Crescent. Lexi Thorson had 10 of M-C’s 16 aces in a win over Lanesboro. The Cougars then had 18 aces … [Read more...]
Football (9/14)
#1 in 9-Man SG 52, M-C 12 (MC: Drew Wyffels 15-110, TD rushing, 4-9, 54 yards, INT passing; Gavin Johnson 11-74, TD rushing. SG: Alex Folz 11-133, 4 TDs rushing, 8-10, 150 yard, TD passing. Cougars are 1-1, 2-1) Lanesboro 0, #10 in 9-Man GM 45 (L: Held to under 200 yards offense. GM: Evan Oehlke 3-6, 125 yards, TD passing, 11-53, 2 TDs rushing. Score was 0-0 after one, … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/10 – 9/15)
R-P 3, Houston 1 > 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21 (RP: J. Connaughty 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, 28-29 serving, 9 aces; Alyvia Eide 25 digs; Lauren Lawston 7 kills, 15 digs; Peyton Hoiness 19 assists, 11 digs; Kaitlyn Bieberdorf 8 kills. H: Ariel Scanlan 8 kills, 7 assists, 9 digs; Emma Geiwitz/Jenny Albrecht 6 kills; Alyssa Rostad 10 digs; Gretchen Hill 8 digs) PEM 1, R-P … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/13)
Mayo Invite (Chatfield’s girls took 22nd (of 24), the boys 24th (of 27), in a race that included mostly AA-schools. Neither Gopher squad had a top 50 finisher) … [Read more...]
Falcons Topple Defending Champ #5 Warriors
The last five years, either Fillmore Central (2013, 2014) or Caledonia (2015/co, 2016, 2017) has been TRC champion in volleyball. The last two years, the Falcons battled the Warriors late in the season with TRC title implications. The Warriors won both, and both TRC titles. Scott Koepke’s group will probably factor in the race again this year, somehow. But Travis Malley’s … [Read more...]
121-Match League Streak Alive, Cougars Sweep Lions
It was surreal. In the finals of Mabel-Canton’s Labor Day tourney, the host Cougars were beaten. Spring Grove toppled M-C 2-0 (25-20, 25-19), ending the Cougars’ 112-match win streak versus SEC foes anywhere. It was the third straight set the Lions had taken from Lonnie Morken’s bunch. The teams split the pool play match-up, M-C winning (25-16, 21-25). It left the … [Read more...]
Wyffels’ OT Run Propels Cougars
The best county football game, maybe the best game in the entire area of week two, was the M-C versus L-O contest. The Cougars overcame a double-digit deficit and pulled the rare feat of never leading in regulation and winning the ball game. The Cardinals scored two second quarter TDs (Riley Olson 1-yard run, Olson 17-yard pass from Trey Hungerholt) to lead 12-0. Just before … [Read more...]