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...]
Two Worlds Collide
The game could’ve had a theme song, Survivor’s “Burning Heart.” The iconic drum beat from said track theoretically could’ve thumped four days, the length of time each squad prepped for the other. Boys basketball teams from Rushford-Peterson and Kingsland began the year with lofty hopes, particularly come play-off time. And though this year’s Trojans and Knights may not be … [Read more...]