Houston 38, AC/G-E 6 (H: J. Hongerholt 10-152, 3 TDs rushing, 3-6, 32 yards passing; J. Millen 11-139, TD rushing, 3-32 receiving; J. Fishel 14-58, TD rushing. Up 22-6, Hurricanes put it away with 16-0 fourth) Kingsland 12, R-P 54 (RP: L. Skalet 17-22, 224 yards, 5 TDs passing; K. Lind 9-119, 3 TDs receiving, 58-yard interception return; E. Sense 11-70, 2 TDs rushing, … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/27 – 10/1)
Kingsland 3, L/P 1 > 25-16, 20-25, 29-27, 25-22 (L: L. Buchholtz 19 kills, 20 digs; Ellie Buchholtz 11 kills, 10 assists, 6 aces; Alyssa Link 19 assists, 8 digs; Nora Jahn 16-17 serving, 3 aces; Taylor Zimmerman 14-14 serving, 10 digs) SA 0, M-C 3 > 25-7, 25-15, 25-13 (MC: Lauren Wyffels 14 assists, 10 digs, 13-13 serving, 5 aces; Avery Davis 9 kills; Maddy Michels 8 … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/27 & 9/30)
W-K Gallup (LARP’s boys took 4th, Kingsland 9th (of 9). L. O’Hare (7th) and Aidan Ellinghuysen (13th) finished top 20 for LARP, which had seven in the top 50 (of 129) total. Kingsland and LARP girls were incomplete with no runners in the top 25) Stewartville “Bill Glomski” Invite (Chatfield girls took 5th, LFC’s 9th (of 13). Kingsland was incomplete. Gophers Beatrice … [Read more...]
Volleyball Preview
The 2018 volleyball season starts with a switchero. Kingsland embarks on its inaugural season in the SEC. They join M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, and SG in the East division. The SEC has 11 teams. Their departure from the TRC makes it a 12 team league (again). The top returning county team, the only squad to bring home hardware last year (SEC East champs, 1A East Runner-Up), is … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Four of five county volleyball squads to open the season on August 23 came out winners. Kingsland got 39 combined kills from the Buchholtz sisters in beating Schaeffer 3-1. Lauren had 25 (kills) and 18 (digs). Ellie had a triple-double-plus (14 kills, 12 assists, 15 digs, 6 aces). Madison Scheevel had 32 assists and 18 digs, K.J. Corson 22 digs, as the FC beat Hayfield 3-1. … [Read more...]
Volleyball Season Openers (8/23)
FC 3, Hayfield 1 > 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 (FC: P. Donlinger 15 kills, 10 digs; S. Schrüfer 11 kills, 3 aces; M. Scheevel 32 assists, 18 digs; K.J. Corson 22 digs; K. Bergey 11 digs; Kandace Sikkink 5 kills, 7 digs) Kingsland 3, Schaeffer Academy 1 > 25-22, 20-25, 25-8, 25-23 (K: L. Buchholtz 25 kills, 18 digs; E. Buchholtz 14 kills, 12 assists, 15 digs, 6 aces; … [Read more...]
H.S. Sports Year in Review
The 2016-2017 high school sports year was a year of the senior. It seems every school in Fillmore County had a plethora of very highly acclaimed athletes, who partook in a tremendous amount of successes. The 2017-2018 high school sports year can’t be specifically termed. Teams and athletes still had plenty of success. Six county teams made state. Twenty-one athletes … [Read more...]
By One Stroke, Falcon Girls Golf State Runner-Up
Fillmore Central’s six girls golfers each played 36 holes. They each teed-off 36 times. They had countless fairway shots, rough-shots, sand-shots, chip-shots, and puts. The Falcons’ scoring golfers combined for just over 700 total swings. Lac qui Parle Valley’s six golfers each played 36 holes. They had countless fairway shots, rough-shots, sand-shots, chip-shots, and … [Read more...]
Knight Boys Golf Takes on State
On the boys’ side, Kingsland took on Pebble Creek Golf in Becker. The state meet probably won. Brent Kohn’s Knights came in as the 7th highest scoring team at sections. They had their work cut out for them to make it a great experience. Kingsland couldn’t keep up with their section pace. Third time state entrant, senior Simon Broadwater, stayed in the neighborhood of his … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Loses Two at State
The run is over. Rushford-Peterson’s memorable 2018 baseball season was destined to end on either June 15 or June 16. The Trojans hoped for the 16th (state title game at Target Field). Instead, R-P played a game in Chaska, then a game in Jordan. Miscues were an issue, though it was not just a Trojan problem. R-P (1A Champion, 15-8) first took on tournament 3-seed South … [Read more...]