This season marked the fifth straight year Chatfield softball made the Section Final Four in Austin. The Gophers task was a high one; win four games over two days. It’s the fifth straight year their season ends in Austin. Chatfield (1AA East Runner Up, 18-3) got one win, beating Byron (1AA West Runner-Up, 15-7) in the loser out game. The contest was scoreless for six … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Lexi Chase
Two-Out Trojans Win 1A East
You would have to call them clutch. Rushford-Peterson baseball has gone where it hasn’t gone in some time. Courtesy of some big two-out innings, the Trojans are 1A East champions. Jordan Aug’s senior-laden group is headed to Austin for the Section Final Four. After a helpful bye in round one, top-seeded R-P (11-8) took on 5-seed W-K (8-9) in one semi at Loughery Field in … [Read more...]
Falcons Girls Golf Wins East, Takes TRC Meet
Their goal is again to make Becker, and the state Class A golf tournament. Fillmore Central’s girls accomplished a couple feats on the way to that hopeful destination. On back-to-back nights, they beat Lewiston-Altura twice (180 to 198 and 178 to 190). Madison Scheevel (38*) and Grace Miller (39) led the way on the Monday. Cailey Rindels (41*), Miller (42), and Scheevel … [Read more...]
Perfection, No-No, No Gatorade; Gophers Make Austin Again
Head Coach Mark Eickhoff didn’t get bathed in Gatorade. Chatfield softball couldn’t repeat as 1AA East champions. But courtesy of a 1AA East Runner-Up finish, the Gophers are headed to Austin for a fifth straight year. Chatfield’s sub-section trek started with a re-match against Caledonia/SG. The Warriors (8-seed, 6-11) upset the Gophers (1-seed, 15-2) to end the regular … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Respective sub-section track meets were held. The list of top-five-seeded county competitors for the Section 1A Meet includes LFCMC’s Emma Breitsprecher (#1, 100-H & 300-H), Ashley Miner (#1, P-Vault), Carson Kiehne (#2, 400), the girls 4x400 (#2 > Breitsprecher, Miner, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (#2 > Brielle R., Katie Prinsen, Kaylee Arndt, Bailey R.), and … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/21 – 5/23)
M-C 0, Schaeffer Academy 10 [5] (MC: Drew Wyffels 2-2) (1AA East) 6-seed FC/L (5-8-2) 0, 3-seed La Crescent (13-7) 5 (Falcons got one hit, finish 5-9-2) (1AA East) 5-seed Chatfield (9-8-1) 3, 4-seed PEM (10-7-1) 9 (C: B. Ihrke 3-4, RBI; Max Aug 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Terron Ostby 2-4, R; Jake Mandt RBI, R. Gophers finish 9-9-1) (1AA West) 5-seed Byron (6-11) 12, 4-seed GMLOK … [Read more...]
Softball Play-Offs (5/22 – 5/24)
(1A East) 6-seed Southland (3-12) 7, 3-seed M-C (13-6) 8 (MC: L. Thorson 2-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, R; H. Snell 2-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, R; Harley McCabe 2-3, 2B, 2 R, Win (11-5). Five-run sixth put M-C up 8-2. Rebels had a 5-run seventh) (1A East) 5-seed Houston (7-11) 19, 4-seed FC/L 4 (4-14) [6] (H: Tessa Peterson 4-5, two 2B, 5 RBI, R; Jeana Hahn 3-5, 2 RBI, R; Amber Chapel 1-2, 3B, … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/24)
Sub-1 Meet (RPH’s girls took first, LFCMC’s third, and Chatfield’s fifth (of 6). RPH’s boys took second, Chatfield’s third, and LFMCs fourth. LFCMC Section Meet qualifiers: E. Breitsprecher (1st 100-H & 300-H - meet record), A. Miner (1st P-Vault, 4th 100*), C. Kiehne (1st 400), K. Prinsen (1st 800), J.T. Rein (1st 300-H), A. Norby (2nd 400), Greysen Higbe-Hurrah (2nd … [Read more...]
Golf (5/21 – 5/24)
(B) Kingsland 173, Lanesboro 198 (K: S. Broadwater/W. Pruter 39s*, Nick Wernimont 44. L: Hayden Lawstuen 43, Clay Schwichtenberg 45); (G) K Inc., L 218 (L: Janell Boyum 48*) (B) L-A 172, FC 205 (FC: Carter Nevalainen 42, Landon Nevalainen 48. Cardinals had medalist) (B) FC 209, L-A 176 (FC: C. Nevalainen 45. Cardinals had top three) (B) TRC Meet (Kingsland (375) took 3rd … [Read more...]