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...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/7)
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...]
Track and Field (4/7)
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...]
Golf (4/8)
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...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Ruen Sisters
Softball Capsule
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...]
Baseball Capsules
Chatfield Gophers (three seniors, 15 juniors, one sophomore). Head Coach: Brian Baum. 2016: 9-7 in TRC, 14-10 overall (1AA East and Section Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Section final. Key returnees: Braden Brehmer (senior P/IF > All-1AA East), Nick Maki (senior OF), Jake Mandt (junior C/3B), Ben Ihrke (junior P/OF). Gophers graduated an 11-man senior class, All-TRC … [Read more...]
Track and Field Capsules
L/FC > Head Coach: Jared Pierce. Numbers: 57 boys, 44 girls. Last year, both quads took second at SEC Meet. The girls took third, boys eighth at True Team. Returning state entrants: girls 4x400 (6th > Emma Breitsprecher, Leah Ruen, Bailey Ruen, Ashley Miner) and girls 4x800 (6th > Maddie Smith, Kiera Olson, Ruens). Additional top section finishers: Miner (5th … [Read more...]
Softball (3/31)
Houston 7, Onalaska-Luther 14 (H: Annette Dulek 2-4, two 2Bs, RBI, R; Becca Lee 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB) … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/30 & 4/1)
L-A Indoor (St. Mary’s) (LFC 1st’s: Kaylee Arndt (800), Ashley Miner (P-Vault), the girls 4x400 (Miner, Katie Prinsen, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (Br. Ruen, Kiera Olson, Ba. Ruen, Leah Ruen), and 1,600 sprint medley (Bri. Ruen, Bai. Ruen, Miner, L. Ruen) teams, the boys 4x800 (Aaron Eversole, Connor Ruen, Michael Harrison, Matt Lutes). LFC 2nd’s: Caleb Kath … [Read more...]

