The semis kicked off with a battle of Kingsland and Spring Grove. The last time the teams hooked up was in a 2015 semifinal. In that game, the underdog Knights (13-14) trailed 62-44 with less than ten minutes left, before going berserk (10 of 11 field goals, five made threes over six possessions). They upset the favored Lions (24-3) in a ridiculously memorable comeback, … [Read more...]
Trojans Subdue W-K
In the second semifinal, Rushford-Peterson (2-seed, 18-8) faced off with Wabasha-Kellogg (3-seed, 15-10). The game featured no berserker. It was methodical Trojans, save for the first few minutes. The Falcons came out and hit their first five shots to lead 12-6. A little defensive change-up on R-P’s part and W-K coming back down to reality; the Falcons hit just one more … [Read more...]
Skalet Wins It!
For the third straight year, #7 SG (1-seed 24-3) faced off with R-P (2-seed, 19-8) for the 1A East title. The Lions entered in rare territory; they’d won three straight over the Trojans (including 53-43 in January). R-P threw the first punch, answering an opening SG three-pointer with a 9-0 spurt. Defensively, they scrapped their typical 1-3-1 half-court trap for a triangle … [Read more...]
FC Girls Section Runner-Up
The last two times a Fillmore County girls teams played Goodhue in a section title game, it wasn’t pretty. R-P fell to the Wildcats 75-38 in 2014 and 85-52 in 2016. The latter game started a Goodhue dominant run. The Wildcats won by 31 (77-46), 39 (74-35), and 25 (89-64) on the way to last year’s Class A state title. They (#2 in state, West 1-seed, 24-4) returned plenty and … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Michelle Marie Copeman, 33, Fountain, Minn.; 12/19/2016, Compose, Read or Send Electronic Message in Motion or Traffic, Fine $50, Total Fees $140. Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Shannon Lee Grotjahn, 34, Goodview, Minn.; 12/18/2016, Speeding (73/55), Fine $60, Total Fees $150. Brandon Lane Hamersma, 20, Mabel, Minn.; 2/12/2017, Speeding … [Read more...]
Mandt Champ, Tekautz 3rd at State Wrestling
Their once was a (handle-bar moustache) professional wrestler who used his mania to run wild. At the 2017 Minnesota state meet, a (mustached) Chatfield guy authored some mania of his own. Junior 145-pounder Jake Mandt spent most of the year ranked #1 in Class A. A few years back, he wrestled around with Chatfield’s last individual state titlist, Hank Friederichs. Mandt’s fate … [Read more...]
High Flying 5-Seed Claims 1A East
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...]
