There was a bit of intrigue to the big FC/W-K volleyball match. Days earlier, Fillmore Central (10-4) was the #1 seed in W-K’s tourney, but fell in the first round. Falcons-North (9-1), surprisingly won the event. Falcons-South (let’s call them the B&B squad) extracted a bit of revenge and posted another very good TRC win. FC fought off W-K for the 3-1 win (25-23, … [Read more...]
Cougar Volleyball Starts 18-0
Mabel-Canton had three non-tourney matches on the week, two versus county foes. The Cougars and Chatfield met for the first time in the Fillmore County Journal Sports era. M-C leading hitter Savannah Slafter just played libero (shoulder). The Cougars started slow but prevailed in a 3-0 sweep (25-21, 25-12, 25-15). Payton Danielson (8 kills, 22-22 serving, 5 aces, 9 digs), … [Read more...]
Houston VB Finds a Win Streak
Houston volleyball started the year 1-9. Picking up two more wins, over Fillmore County teams, they ran their streak to three. For only the second time in ten years, the ‘Canes beat R-P (26-24, 14-25, 26-24, 26-24). Ariel Scanlan (20 assists, 20-20 serving), Amber Chapel (10 kills, 3 blocks), and Becca Lee (5 kills) led the way. Scanlan’s older twin sisters Bailey and … [Read more...]
Trojans/Gopher VB Cap Week
Capping the volleyball action was the best match of the week. Chatfield went to R-P and had the Trojans on the ropes. Maybe spurred by their energetic student section, team green found a “W.” The Gophers led most of the first two sets, but had to battle at the end of each to win. Game one saw six late ties. Chatfield ended the stanza 6-0 for the 25-20 win. The Gophers led … [Read more...]
‘Cane Football Wears Out M-C
It took until the second stanza. Undefeated, #3 in 9-Man Houston (3-0), wore out Mabel-Canton (2-1). Team double-H amassed 13 first half first downs, M-C four, but the Hurricanes only led 8-0 at intermission. That score was a 7-yard Brady Happel TD run, which capped a 16-play, 92-yard drive. A fumble in the red zone negated a big scoring opportunity late in the half. The … [Read more...]
Second Quarter Big for Falcons at Knights
FC football (2-1, 2-2) ended a two-game slide by beating Kingsland. The Falcons intercepted three passes and put up 20 second quarter points to build a 27-0 halftime lead. They prevailed 41-6. Nate Haugerud scored two different ways (58-yard INT return TD, 41-yard TD reception). Logan Corson (5-15, 93 yards, 2 TDs passing; 14-66 rushing) also hit Colten Kraling on a 15-yard … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Top-ranked R-P football (3-0, 4-0) pitched their third shut-out in four games, beating W-K 21-0. Ethan Sense had two TDs and Jake Paulson his third 100-yard receiving game. R-P has yielded seven points this year. The PI Cross Country Invite had LARP’s Luke O’Hare and LFC’s Kaylee Arndt each taking second individually. Kingsland volleyball beat L/P and D-E on the week. The … [Read more...]
Football
W-K 0, #1 in Class A R-P 21 (RP: Jake Paulson 5-112 receiving, 90-yard KOR TD; E. Sense 17-131, 2 TDs rushing. Trojan defense turned away Falcons inside 25-yardline four times. R-P prevailed losing TO battle 3 to 1) Chatfield 7, Z-M 40 (C: Ben Brogan 52-yard TD pass to Manny Perez; Kyle Nosbisch 19-84 rushing. Chatfield had eight first half possessions (six turnovers, one … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/18 – 9/23)
Lyle/Pacelli 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 (K: Lauren Buchholtz 13 kills, 9 digs; Ellie Buchholtz 26 assists; Kori Kruegel 7 kills; Taylor Zimmerman 13 digs, 13-13 serving) #7 in A M-C 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-11, 25-18, 25-16 (MC: D. Delaney 15 kills; S. Slafter 11 kills, 13 digs; M. Michels 7 kills; P. Danielson 16-16 serving, 3 aces; L. Thorson 12 digs; K. … [Read more...]
Cross Country
Pine Island Invite (Girls: 1st Z-M/K-W (32), 2nd Lourdes (59), 3rd Pine Island (65), 4th LFC 70, LARP/Kingsland Inc. Burro Kaylee Arndt took second overall. Bailey Ruen (9th) and Ashley Miner (12th) finished top 15 for LFC. Emily Didier (13th) and Hannah Linder (17th) paced LARP (of 57 runners). Boys: 1st PI (43), 2nd Lourdes (51), 3rd LARP (52), 7th Kingsland, 8th LFC. … [Read more...]