Lanesboro 54, G-E 42 (L: L. Johnson 21 pts, 5 stls; Payton Benson career-high 16 pts; Bailey Ruen 10 pts, 18 rebs) Caledonia 74, FC 41 (FC: Paige Donlinger 14 pts (7-11 FTs), 7 rebs; A. Meyer 8 pts, 6 rebs. TOs: FC 32, C 13) Houston 43, GM 67 (H: A. Rostad 14 pts (3-8 three’s), 6 rebs; A. Chapel 9 pts, 3 stls. Halftime score was 28-22 Larks) R-P 28, Cotter 69 (RP: Nicole … [Read more...]
Post Season Football Awards
With Caledonia and Spring Grove each winning state titles, post-season football awards come out well after most teams finished. A plethora of county athletes make their respective All-District teams. In the MSE-East, R-P’s 8-2 squad has seven A-D players. Jake Paulson (6’0” 180 WR/LB) earns his second nod. The senior big play maker had another great receiving year (33-691 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Preview
The last county boys team left standing a year ago were the Trojans of Rushford-Peterson. Tom Vix’s group fell in double OT to Goodhue in the 1A title game. R-P finished 13-3 (TRC), 20-9 (overall), as 1A Runner-Up. Team green lost its two All-TRC picks (Noah Carlson, Luke Rasmussen). It returns a nice group of guys that should keep them in the Section title mix. Jake … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Preview
The girls basketball season starts with a bunch of voids to be filled. A ton a talent including seven All-Conference picks graduated last year. Five of seven FCJ covered schools lost (multiple) high-profile, experienced players, including two all-time leading scorers. The last county girls basketball team left standing last season were the Fillmore Central Falcons. In … [Read more...]
Collegiate Football Notes
A fivesome of former Chatfield Gopher football players are among those playing at the collegiate level. Having big years in the NSIC were nationally ranked Division II squads MSU-Mankato and Winona State. The Mavericks (7-0) won the NCIS South over the Warriors (6-1) on the strength of a 27-6 win in Mankato on October 28. Both made the 28-team Division II play-offs. MSU … [Read more...]
Volleyball Post-Season Awards
It was another good year for the spikers and diggers. This year’s All-Conference volleyball teams are dominated by players from the two best squads in the county, Mabel-Canton and Fillmore Central. For the first time this decade, no one made All-State though. Nine girls have done so since 2010; R-P’s Kenzie Lind (2010 HM), M-C’s Belle Sand (2011/2012 HM, 2013 1st Team), … [Read more...]
Collegiate Volleyball Notes
Fillmore County still boasts at least five athletes playing volleyball at the next level. Heading the cast is 2014 Mabel-Canton graduate Belle Sand. The 5’6” senior is in her fourth year at Division I Syracuse University. She is the Orange’s top libero/defensive specialist. Through 29 games, Sand easily leads the squad with 396 digs. She is second in the ACC in digs per … [Read more...]
Section 1 on Display at Girls Class A C-C Meet
It is not a secret that Section 1 is often super powerful in such sports as football and volleyball. Cross country has been the same way this year, on the girl’s side of things in Class A for sure. The 2017 state meet in Northfield was further evidence. Four Section 1A athletes, Cotter sisters Grace (freshman, #1) and Lauren Ping (7th grader, #3), Z-M/K-W 7th grader Natasha … [Read more...]
Cougars 1A East Runner-Up
They used to have an in-season rivalry. Now that both are in the same class, the squads are meeting up yearly in the play-offs. For the third straight season, the 1A East volleyball title came down to #7 Caledonia (1-seed, 22-8) and #10 Mabel-Canton (2-seed, 28-5). Warrior errors helped the Cougars win in 2015. Caledonia was just too powerful in 2016. The 2017 match-up … [Read more...]
