L-O 29, R-P 64 (RP: L. Lawston 26 pts, 14 rebs, 7 stls. All 13 Trojans to play, scored) G-E 27, Lanesboro 49 (L: Payton Benson 17 pts (5-14 threes); Lexie Johnson 12 pts, 7 stls; Emily Snyder 11 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 6 stls) #1 in A L/P 62, FC 33 (FC: Paige Donlinger 12 pts, 9 rebs. L/P: Kristi Fett 25 pts (11-16 FGs)) R-P 23, FC 57 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 6 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/2- 2/3)
FCLMC 4, PEM 75 (Caden Anderson (120 > 14-4 MD) had FCLMC’s win. Wolves had seven forfeits); FCLMC 27, D-E 46 (Wolves won three forfeits, lost six. Eric Kunz (160) had a pin, Michael Barrett (220 > 5-0) a decision win. FCLMC: 0-4 vs TRC-East, 0-8 vs TRC-all, 2-14 overall) LARP 32, Caledonia/Houston 39 (Screaming Ealges led 23-0 and 29-9, but won just one bout the … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Belle Berg
Perfect R-P Miracle
Miracle may be a strong word. When R-P boys basketball beats an opponent, it’s rarely a miracle. One week plus removed from the Minneapolis Miracle, Stefon Diggs’ 61-yard TD catch to beat the New Orleans, Tom Vix’s group sent TRC shockwaves by beating some other Saints. St. Charles entered the contest coming off its only loss, 81-57 to defending Section 1AA champ Lake … [Read more...]
Knights Run County TRC Gauntlet
Fillmore County boasts four TRC schools. Kingsland’s basketball teams have now swept the other three. Knight squads beat Chatfield and R-P in December. In late January, Kingsland swept FC to run the gauntlet. In Preston, John Fenske’s guys grabbed a 70-47 victory. They were plus-11 at the free throw line (16 of 26 to 5 of 12). Team double-K got four in double figures. … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Improves to 9-1
On parents and youth exhibition night, Chatfield wrestling continued its excellent year, hounding St. Charles through the middle weights, to post a convincing win. The Gophers led 16-11 through 132, only to win five straight; Nathan Goldsmith (138, 8-4 D), Campbell Berge (145, pin), Luke Ihrke (152, pin), Jake Mandt (160, forfeit), Davontae Goldsmith (170, 18-7 MD). Chatfield … [Read more...]
A Quick Strengthen
A weakened storm restrengthened quickly. Hurricane girls basketball regrouped from its worst shooting night (23%), it worst loss (51-43 to W-K). Houston tied a season-high with 21 assists, put up a season-high in points, and shot a season-best 55% (34-62) in beating Spring Grove 80-57. Alyssa Rostad had career-highs in points (30) and threes (7-10). Amber Chapel (18 pts, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Jake Mandt (#1 in Class A at 145) won his fourth tourney of the year (Lake City). He improved to 25-0 (corrected). LARP wrestling had two one-point matches at the K-M duals (beat Winona 40-39, lost to Worthington 37-36). Ross Herber (106), Carter Jonsgaard (113), Gable Speltz (120), Ethan Sense (170/182), and Noah Herber (182/195) each went 4-1 on the week. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/23 – 1/27)
Chatfield 43, La Crescent 61 (C: Landon Bance 9 pts (3-5 threes); Ben Brogan 8 pts, 6 rebs; Austin Hines 7 pts, 12 rebs) M-C 47, GM 73 (MC: Dylan Loppnow 12 pts (6-8 FGs), 8 rebs; Pierce Lind 10 pts, 6 rebs; Blake Henry 10 pts; D. Wyffels 4 pts, 7 rebs, 9 assists. Cougars: 0-16 threes) Schaeffer Academy 61, Houston 46 M-C 54, SG 73 (MC: Ryan Kuhn career-high 13 pts, 4 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/23 – 1/26)
La Crescent 43, Chatfield 45 (C: Macy Pederson 14 pts (3-6 threes); B. Berg 13 pts; Alanna Goetzinger 10 pts, 9 rebs) L-O 30, M-C 56 (MC: K. McCabe 23 pts, 8 rebs, 6 stls; Payton Danielson 18 pts, 11 rebs, 4 assists, 4 stls) R-P 25, St. Charles 63 (RP: Lauren Lawston 8 pts. Seven other Trojans scored, but no more than 4 points) Schaeffer Academy 47, Lanesboro 29 (L: … [Read more...]