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...]
TD With 0:16.2 Propels #1 RP Past FC
The last time they met, Rushford-Peterson downed Fillmore Central 22-21. It was last year’s epic Class A Section title game, a contest decided on the last drive. The week three rematch in Harmony, saw the deciding points scored in the final 20 seconds. R-P came out of the gates getting the ball to their best play-maker. Landon Skalet dropped a 46-yard TD dime to Jake … [Read more...]
#5 Houston Runs Over L-O
It took just one big win for Houston to go from without-a-vote-unranked, to #5 in the 9-man polls. The Hurricanes defended their ranking at home by running over LeRoy-Ostrander. Houston put up the first 54 points of the game including a 28-point third quarter. Without completing one pass, Cody Hungerholt’s group rumbled over the Cardinals 54-6. Team double-H had 410 rushing … [Read more...]
An Interesting “Vets” Tourney
Wabasha always hosts a late September volleyball tournament. Fillmore Central, Kingsland, and Rushford-Peterson were among this year’s entrants. The tourney glared the unpredictability of the area volleyball scene. FC got an easier pool and went 3-0, beating La Crescent (25-18, 25-10), Lake City (25-9, 25-17), and R-P (25-15, 25-23). R-P went 2-1 in that pool, beating Lake … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC volleyball won two TRC matches, including rallying from down 2-1 to beat L-A. The Falcons (5-0, 10-4) are tied atop the TRC with Caledonia (5-0, 11-4). Madison Scheevel (131 assists, 30 setter kills), Paige Donlinger (50 kills), Kaelyn Marzolf (49 kills), and Cailey Rindels (49 kills, 62 digs) led FC as they went 5-1 on the week total. Sixth-ranked Mabel-Canton … [Read more...]