The GMLOK girls team began week one of the track and field season with a running start, winning the Cashton Indoor Meet. Week two saw LFC girls relays in particular stand-out. The 4x400 (Emma Breitsprecher, Kaylee Arndt, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (Katie Prinsen, Malia Tessum, Br. Ruen, Ba. Ruen), and 1,600 sprint medley (Alida Berg, Br. Ruen, Breitsprecher, Arndt) all … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/27 3/31)
L-A Early Bird Indoor at St. Mary’s (Chatfield best: Macy Pederson (1st 200, 4th T-Jump), Megan Hopp (2nd 200), Tessa McMahon (2nd 1,600), Austin Swancutt (3rd 200), Rylee Burnett (3rd 55), Josh Waadevig (3rd 400), Grace Friederichs (3rd-tie P-Vault). LFC best: the girls 4x400, 1,600 sprint medley, & 4x800 (all 1st > See Hot Shots), Ba. Ruen (1st 1,600), Br. Ruen (2nd … [Read more...]
R-P Boys at State
They certainly came home disappointed. At the 2018 Minnesota boys basketball Class A state tourney, Rushford-Peterson lost more than it won. Each defeat, however, was highly competitive affair. R-P played until the very last day of the season. They played, by upperclassmen numbers, as underdogs. Two Big Shots, Two Overtimes in Quarterfinals There really isn’t any other … [Read more...]
Track and Field Team Capsules/Previews
Rushford-Peterson/Houston > Head Coach: Gary Wade. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 2nd, boys 5th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 4th, boys 8th. Returning state qualifiers: None. Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Nicole Blagsvedt (4th Shot, Disc), Emily Didier (1,600, 3,200), Kjersta Hinz (H-Jump, 4x100), Triton Meldahl (T-Jump, 300-H), Allison Papenfus (400, … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/24)
Cashton Invite (Indoor at UW-L) (GMLOKS girls took 1st (of 18), the boys 9th (of 19). Top GMLOKS athletes: R. Queensland (1st 400, 3rd H-Jump), E. Hovden (1st P-Vault, 5th 55-H), the girls 4x200 (1st > Ellie Buchholtz, L. Buchholtz, Hovden, Queensland), D. Lewison (400), the girls 4x400 (2nd > L. Buchholtz, E. Buchholtz, M. Heimer, Queensland), Anika Reiland (3rd 55 … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Ben Ansell
March Sanity; Trojans State-Bound!
The N.C.A.A. tournament has its March Madness. All manner of upset and crazy can and have occurred as college teams vie to be National Champion. For instance, a 16-seed can beat a 1-seed for the first time ever, as happened the first Friday of the tourney, when U.M.B.C. (that’s University of Maryland-Baltimore County) shocked the world and especially Virginia. Just a day … [Read more...]
8th Annual Girls Basketball All-County Team
A season ago, the FCJ girls basketball All-County team featured seven seniors. Eight girls from the Class of 2017 were one time b-ball All-Conference selections. This year’s squad has only three seniors and five pure All-Conference picks. Underclassmen rule. Two potential all-time leading scorer juniors head the cast. … [Read more...]
2nd Team
Paige Donlinger (5’3” junior G, FC): The Falcons’ speediest player, Donlinger, just 5’3”, led FC in scoring (9.4 per), rebounding (5.8 per), and assists (1.7 per). Added a team second-best 2.1 steals. Averaged 11.1 PPG the last 16 games (7.0 PPG the first 12). Had six games of 10-plus FT-attempts (78 of 158 total). An All-TRC selection. Kenidi McCabe (5’4” freshman G, … [Read more...]
Honorable Mentions
Belle Berg (5’8” junior G, Chatfield): The Gophers most versatile player was second on the team in scoring (9.1 per), rebounding (4.9 per), and assists (1.7 per). Hit a game-winner versus La Crescent. An All-TRC HM pick. Lindsey Welch (5’10” senior F, Kingsland): By one point (see Ellie Buchholtz), was Kingsland’s third leading scorer (8.6 per). Added a solid 5.3 RPG while … [Read more...]