GMLOKS girls track has a number of very good athletes.  Former state discus qualifier, Kingsland graduate Aaron Thauwald, walked into a good situation when he took over the head position this year.  In their second meet, the girls notched their second team win.  GMLOKS (165) topped RPH (128) at the Tro-Canes’ first invite of the year.  Chatfield also competed, taking fifth (of … [Read more...]

For a high school coach, seniors and experience hopefully equals win.  John Fenske’s GMLOK softball team had all three the first week of the season.  Lindsay Welch (1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R) hit her first varsity home run, Gretchen Corson was 3-for-5 (2B) with 4 RBIs, as GMLOK beat PEM 13-5.   Kori Kruegel (3-4, 2B, 3 R) and Alayna Meskill (7 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, Win) were … [Read more...]

The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation has selected Rushford-Peterson’s Noah Carlson as one of eight High School Scholar Athletes.  He has been invited to the 10th annual Minnesota Football Honors awards event, held Sunday May 7, at U.S. Bank Stadium.  Presented by the Vikings, it is the largest football awards gathering in Minnesota.  The state’s top … [Read more...]

Under new coach Mark Eickhoff, Chatfield softball thumped Southland 14-0 behind home runs by Belle Berg and MaKenna Daniels that each tattooed the CCTV camera truck.  Lexi Chase pitched four hitless innings, as the Rebels didn’t record a hit.  Berg hit for the cycle including blasting her second home run as Chatfield (2-0) beat PEM 16-6.   Cole Schwichtenberg went yard as FC/L … [Read more...]

FC/L 5, LC 3 (FCL: C. Schwichtenberg 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R; Samuel Peters 4 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K, Win; Riley Means 1-2, SB, R) L-A 7, R-P 1 (RP: H. Schwendinger 2-3, RBI.  Four-run Cardinal sixth broke open 3-1 game) Southland 7, Chatfield 0 (Gophers had just three hits as Rebel Chris Webber had 8 Ks over five innings for the win) GMLOK 7, W-K 0 (GMLOK: D, Copley 7 IP, 2 H, … [Read more...]

Southland 0, Chatfield 14 [5] (C: L. Chase 3-4, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 9 K, 1 BB, Win; B. Berg 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; M. Daniels 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R; Carlie Berge 2-3, 2 RBI; Teagan Allen 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI) L-A 4, R-P 1 (RP: Karissa Eide 2-2, R; Savannah Skalet 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 8 K, 4 BB, Loss; Allison Oian 1-3, 2B, RBI) R-P 0, Cotter 15 [4] (RP: S. Skalet 1-2, 2B.   … [Read more...]

C/SG Invite (RPH boys and girls took second.  LFC girls took third, boys fourth (of five).  Top Tro-Canes: N. Carlson (1st 200 and T-Jump), N. Blagsvedt (1st Shot and Discus), A. Agrimson (1st T-Jump), Brenden Chapel (1st 110-H), Triton Meldahl (1st 300-H), C. Olson (1st Shot, 3rd Disc), J. Holland (2nd Discus, 3rd Shot), K. Hinz (2nd H-Jump, 3rd L-Jump), D. Linder (2nd 1,600), … [Read more...]

Hayfield Invite (R-P boys (382) finished 7th of 18 schools.  Northfield (328) edged Stewartville (329) for top honors.  Stewie’s Nick Lechtenberg (77) paced the field.  Trojans Hayden Stensgard and Lukas Rasmussen (91’s) led R-P, tying for 23rd in a 100-plus golfer field.  Event held at the 18-hole The Oaks Golf Course) … [Read more...]

Chatfield Gophers (five seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, three freshman).  Head Coach: Mark Eickhoff (takes over for Jeff Johnson).   2016: 15-3 in TRC (West Champs), 18-5 overall (1AA East Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Austin at Section Final Four.  Key returnees: Lexi Chase (freshman P > All-TRC, All-State HM), Belle Berg (sophomore SS, All-TRC), Britney … [Read more...]