FC (5-seed, 15-12) and Kingsland (3-seed, 17-10) came into the 1A East girls semis as the “underdogs.” R-P (1-seed, 19-6) and M-C (2-seed, 20-7) came as the favorites. But amongst the top five seeds, there was a lot of parity this year. Tournament results were apropos. Teams that hadn’t won in the regular season, won. Sophomores came up huge in the semis, as teams with the … [Read more...]
Trojans and Knights Make Boys Semis
Two county boys teams moved on to the 1A East semis. “Old reliable” R-P (2-seed, 17-8) battled past FC (7-seed, 11-15) in the final game at Rushford gymnasium. The Falcons started the game 9-2. Trojan sophomore Landon Skalet then hit three three’s, the only made Trojan trifectas of the stanza (3-19). They were part of a 17-3 R-P run. FC scored the last four of the half to … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/27 – 3/2)
Kingsland 39, St. Charles 80 (K: Z. Bubany 8 pts. Knights shot 14-57) (1A East Play-In) > #9 Houston (5-20) 57, #8 M-C (8-18) 56 (H: Wesley Johnson 20 pts (7-12 FGs), 8 assists; James Hongerholt 20 pts (8-14 FGs); Tyler Albrecht 11 pts, 9 rebs. MC: Drew Wyffels 14 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assists, 4 stls; Blake Henry 11 pts, 13 rebs; Logan Richardson 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Brenden … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Jake Mandt
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Drew Douglas Wiskow-Davis, 21, St. Charles, Minn.; 6/4/2016, Disorderly Conduct – Fighting, Local Confinement – 90 days). Credit for time served: 90 days (defendant has credit for 148 days total). Cassandra Marie Roque-Rodriguez, 29, Rochester, Minn.; 11/23/2016, Fail to Provide Proof of Insurance – Driver, Fine $200, Total Fees … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/20 – 2/23)
PEM 70, FC 39 (FC: K. Bennett 10 pts; Paige Donlinger 9 pts; K. Broadwater 8 pts, 4 stls) #10 Hope Lutheran (7-17) 15, #7 Lanesboro (7-16) 54 (L: A. Gathje career-high 16 pts (8-9 FGs), 7 rebs; Haley Polin 10 pts; Cassidy Ruud 9 pts, 7 rebs; Lexie Johnson 6 pts, 6 rebs, 6 assists) #12 Chatfield (4-21) 33, #5 Pine Island (17-9) 53 (C: Kyra Dokken 7 pts. Gophers finish at … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/20 – 2/25)
L-O 59, Lanesboro 61 (L: C. Scott 20 pts (7-10 FGs), 5 rebs, 4 blks; Co. Schwichtenberg 17 pts, 10 rebs, 6 assists; Carson Schwichtenberg 13 pts. Scott scored 9 of Burros’ last 11 points) A-C 56, M-C 54 in OT (MC: B. Henry 15 pts, 15 rebs, 4 stls; Drew Wyffels 13 pts, 7 assists; Brenden Kerns 12 pts) #2 in AA Caledonia 75, Chatfield 43 (C: Brandon Ebnet 10 pts; A. Hompe … [Read more...]
Calm Before the Storm
With a blizzard on the horizon, girls 1A quarterfinal contests represented the calm before the storm. Four senior-driven teams moved on to what should be a highly competitive 1A East final four. One Journal-covered team is guaranteed a spot in the section title game. Four Journal teams are in the semis. Top seed R-P (18-6) scored 52 first half points versus 9-seed W-K … [Read more...]
Mandt, Tekautz, and Thomas Grapple to State
They were one day warriors. A blizzard turned the Section 1 individual wrestling meets into a 12-hour Saturday affair. Chatfield, LARP, and FCLMC each had a guy qualify for state. Six county guys finished third. A bunch of seniors concluded excellent careers. A junior continued his prominence. Chatfield’s Jake Mandt (bye, pin, 20-9 MD) made the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports (3/6/17)
Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Devin Tyler Hansen, 21, Kasson, Minn.; 12/3/2016, Stopping/Parking within Ten Feet of Fire Hydrant, Fine $20, Total Fees $32. Quincy Paul Ingvalson, 42, Mabel, Minn.; 1/7/2017, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. Dalton James Stephans, 25, Chatfield, Minn.; 12/5/2016, Speeding (65/55), Fine $40, Total Fees $130. MN … [Read more...]