ESPN has a classic movie series entitled 30-for-30 about some of the best sports stories ever. R-P’s girls had a 30-for-30-for-30 week. A Trojan player hit for 30 points in all three wins. Terry Pelzl’s squad scored 48 first half points and beat L-O 74-56. Brianna Koop put up a career-high 39 points (11-21 FGs, 16-22 FTs, 9 rebs, 4 assists). Savannah Skalet helped out (12 … [Read more...]
Four for Fillmore
Fillmore Central boys basketball started the year 5 and 4. Then a month passed without a win (9-game losing streak). Then five days passed with four wins. FC won at La Crescent 53-45. Sophomore Josh Peters had a career-high (17 pts, 5-7 threes). Riley Means also had 17 (6-6 FTs, 8 rebs). Samuel Peters chipped in 10. The Falcons then notched their biggest win, knocking off … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling (4-0, 8-12) beat Caledonia to claim the TRC East division. The S-Eagles never trailed after going ahead at 120 (11-6). The teams alternated wins from 126 through 285. Leading 39-36, LARP’s Logan Schindeldecker sealed the meet with a pin at 285. The Screamin-Eagles are the 6-seed in 1AA and will take on 3-seed PEM. Chatfield (3-1, 7-5) is the 4-seed in 1A and will … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/6 – 2/11)
PEM 72, Kingsland 63 (K: Z. Bubany 22 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists; Z. Buchholtz 18 pts, 8 rebs; Ian Meisner 10 pts, 9 rebs) Pine Island 68, Chatfield 58 (C: Alex Hompe 18 pts (3-4 threes, 7-10 FTs), 7 rebs; Dillon Bance 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists; Brandon Ebnet 15 pts (5-6 three’s) R-P 57, Chatfield 29 (RP: Payton Hahn career-high 17 pts (5-5 three’s, 6-6 FGs), 4 stls; Jake Paulson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/6 – 2/11)
LC 54, Houston 40 (H: Alyssa Rostad 18 pts (10-10 FTs), 8 rebs; Becca Lee 11 pts, 5 rebs. ‘Canes: 5-7, 8-13) Kingsland 71, Lanesboro 19 (K: K. Link season-high 26 pts (10-16 FGs, 6-6 FTs), 11 rebs; Gracie Schmidt 10 pts, 8 rebs) Kingsland 57, D-E 50 (K: Lauren Buchholtz 18 pts (7-10 FGs), 6 rebs, 4 stls; K. Link 12 pts) FC 63, L-O 37 (FC: Paige Donlinger career-high 18 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/9)
Caledonia 36, LARP 45 (LARP forfeited two weights, Caledonia one. Josh Doerr (126), Dominick Jenkins (138), Cody Rain (195), and Schindeldecker (285) won by pin, #2 McCoy Tekautz (152) by injury default, Ross Herber (106) by 17-0 TF, and Justin Mueller (170) by 9-1 MD) FCLMC 18, Chatfield 66 (Wolves forfeited eight. Seth Goetzinger (106), Grady Schott (120), and A.J. Karver … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Kendyl Bennett
Burros Boys Top FC, M-C
FC versus Lanesboro in boys basketball has always been a good rivalry. Lanesboro opened its gym versus Preston-Fountain. The 2017 incarnation proved the most lopsided of the last seven meetings. A player with ties to both districts propelled the winners. Cole Schwichtenberg, dissed his mom’s former district (P-F), made dad proud (Lanesboro), by scoring 20 first half points. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Coranda Vickerman (23 pts) became M-C basketball’s all-time leading scorer in a loss to SC. She then had a season high 28 in a win over W-K. The Cougars (7-2, 15-6) lead the SEC East over SG (7-4, 12-8). Kenzie Broadwater had a triple-double (12 pts, 12 rebs, 10 assists) as FC beat LC. Broadwater scored a career-high 22 (third points/steals double-double), Kendyl Bennett … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/30 – 2/4)
R-P 58, D-E 40 (RP: P. Hahn career-high 16 pts (5-10 three’s); Jake Paulson 12 pts; Luke Rasmussen 11 pts (6-6 FTs), 4 stls; N. Carlson 10 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 5 stls) Houston 48, SA 81 (H: Brandon Grupe career-high 13 pts; Alex Van Gundy 9 pts, 3 stls; James Hongerholt 8 pts, 6 rebs) SC 79, Kingsland 68 (K: Z. Buchholtz 18 pts (8-10 FTs), 7 rebs; Jacob Rindels/Wyatt … [Read more...]