Though four FCJ covered football teams won, the best game saw Mabel-Canton lose. Versus Randolph (3-3), the Cougars (3-3) came back from down 16 (44-28) with less than five minutes to go, to tie the game at 44. The Rockets were then inside the five in the final ticks, only to fumble. Randolph then scored and held in overtime. Their QB Andrew Wenstrom had six total TDs. M-C … [Read more...]
Football (10/13)
Kingsland 6, #1 in A Goodhue 44 (K: Jackson Rindels 2-48 receiving, rushing TD. Knights: 0-6, 0-7) M-C 44, Randolph 52 in OT (MC: Brenden Kerns 24-178, 2 TDs rushing; Drew Wyffels 16-125, 2 TDs rushing, 4-7, 49 yards, TD passing; Ryan Kuhn 23-114, TD rushing; Logan Richardson 14-yard receiving TD. In the fourth, Wyffels hit Richardson (plus two) and Kuhn scored (plus two), … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/10 -10/14)
Lanesboro 0, Houston 3 > 25-10, 25-16, 25-11 (H: Ariel Scanlan 5 kills, 16 assists; Amber Chapel 7 kills; Jenny Albrecht 3 kills, 5 blocks; Gretchen Hill 10 digs; Becca Lee 9 digs. L: Joelie Schreiber 9 kills, 8 assists, 4 blocks. ‘Canes: 3-9, 6-13) FC 3, D-E 0 25-11, 25-9, 25-14 (FC: C. Rindels 12 kills, 22 digs; P. Donlinger 10 kills, 14 digs; K. Marzolf 10 kills, 4 … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/10)
PEM Invite (Cotter’s girls (53) took first over Rochester Area Home School (55). LFC finished fifth, LARP sixth (of eight complete teams). Kingsland was incomplete. Grace Ping and Lauren Ping took first and second for Ramblers. LFC’s Kaylee Arndt took fifth. LARP’s Emily Didier (14th), Grace Buchanon (15th), and Hannah Linder (16th) finished top ten, as did LFC’s Bailey … [Read more...]
Cougars Post Consecutive SEC Title #20
It was their hardest clinch in a while. Mabel-Canton volleyball (#9 in Class A, 10-0, 20-3) was taken to the limit by rival Spring Grove (9-1, 19-4) in the most key SEC match of the year. It was the teams’ fourth meeting. M-C won twice at their Labor Day Tourney (25-7, 25-14 and 25-18, 25-12). SG was without key asset Mariah Edgington. The first regular season meeting in … [Read more...]
Falcons Post TRC Win #10
They’ve probably been eyeing each other for a while now. They played a key late season TRC match last year. It is close to sure Fillmore Central and Caledonia will play the biggest TRC match of 2017, the league volleyball title on the line. FC fought past two more obstacles to stay TRC perfect. Against a solid St. Charles (5-2, 8-5) team, the Saints took game one, but FC … [Read more...]
Buchholtz Hits For 31
It’s been at least a couple years since Fillmore County has seen a hitter like Kingsland’s Lauren Buchholtz, an athlete who could routinely put up 20 kills. The 5’8” junior went a little above and beyond routine versus R-P. The Knight offense, led by Buchholtz, but also including senior Kori Kruegel, was too much for a game Trojans defensive effort. Kingsland took game one … [Read more...]
Ranked Homecoming Onions
Week six football had two top 10 battles. For their homecomings, R-P (#1 in Class A, 5-0) hosted Goodhue (#4 in Class A, 5-0) and Houston (#3 in 9-Man, 5-0) hosted Spring Grove (#1 in 9-Man, 5-0). The home teams had to eat onions in tough losses. Their football gear absorbed mud, following two rain-soaked sludge-fests. ‘Canes Foiled by Folz and Company It wasn’t one … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC football (3-2, 4-2) forced five turnovers, pulled the rare blocked punt in the end zone, catch in the end zone TD, and pitched a shut-out in beating USC 35-0. All five Falcon TDs came off turnovers or the blocked punt. Matt Lutes had three short scoring runs. It was FC’s third straight win. Connor Ruen authored a pick-six and set up Lanesboro’s second score with a good … [Read more...]
Football
FC 35, USC 0 (FC: M. Lutes 7-37, 3 TDs rushing; Josh Peters 11-65 rushing; Brady Ristau 9-40, TD rushing, 2-20 receiving, interception; Luke Ristau blocked punt, Colten Kraling catch in end zone for TD; Nate Haugerud two interceptions) L/P 0, Lanesboro 14 (L: C. Ruen 22-yard INT return TD, 14-41 rushing, 2-32 receiving, 4-65 punt returns; Carson Schwichtenberg 15-yard TD … [Read more...]