Chatfield and LARP wrestling teams each notched TRC wins to improve their league marks to 4-1. The Gophers took down a GMLOS group that sports four state ranked wrestlers. The Bulldogs jumped out 16-0 only for Chatfield to win seven of the next nine weights, including 170, 182, and 195, to pull ahead 36-25. They led 36-31 heading to heavyweight. GMLOS’ Clayton Luthe won … [Read more...]
M-C Girls Up to Nine Wins
Adam Wilder’s Mabel-Canton girls had a 2-0 week to continue their good season. For the second straight year, they downed La Crescent (57-47). Coranda Vickerman (19 pts, 13-19 FTs, 7 rebs, 5 assists), Courtney Graves (career-high tying 19 pts, 8-14 FGs), Payton Danielson (11 pts), and Lexi Thorson (4 pts, 11 rebs, 4 assists) led the way. The Lancers had won nine straight … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cole Schwichtenberg had a career-high 34 points as Lanesboro’s boys (4-1, 5-3) beat G-E. He got the five he needed to reach 1,000 career points. He’s not the only Burro to blast into the record books. In 2012, current assistant coach Braden Hanson set the all-time scoring mark by posting a single-game record of 48 points. In 2014, Kole Ruud broke Hanson’s mark with a … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/9 – 1/14)
Lanesboro 58, G-E 38 (L: Co. Schwichtenberg 34 pts (15-24 FGs), 13 rebs; Collin Scott 12 pts, 6 rebs) Chatfield 41, W-K 57 (C: Dillon Bance season-high 17 pts (3-9 three’s)) GM 49, M-C 53 (MC: D. Wyffels 19 pts, 10 rebs, 8 assists, 10 stls; Brenden Kerns 18 (3-8 three’s). Cougars are 3-4, 5-9) FC 37, PEM 68 (FC: Will Nolan 7 pts) PEM 38, RP 44 (RP: Luke Rasmussen 10 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/9 – 1/14)
W-K 51, Chatfield 65 (C: M. Pederson 27 pts (8-16 FGs, 5-12 three’s, 6-6 FTs), 5 stls; Britney Fretland career-high 14 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 three’s). Gophers snap 12-game skid) L-O 38, Houston 49 (H: J. Kitching 14 pts (7-9 FTs), 14 rebs, 4 stls. Hurricanes snap 5-game skid) Chatfield 36, R-P 49 (RP: B. Koop 22 pts (6-7 FTs), 5 rebs; M. Crawford 14 pts, 6 assists, 7 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/12 & 1/14)
Caledonia 41, FCLMC 31 (Wolves won six of eight actual matches. FCLMC forfeited five weights with one double forfeit. Cale Anderson (106), Treyten Chiglo (113), Caden Anderson (120), and Walker Ward (220) won by fall, Jacob Thomas (285) by 11-2 MD, and Michael Barrett (195) by 4-2 D. Wolves are 0-5, 0-10) PEM Invite (LARP took 7th and FCLMC 12th (of 13). M. Tekautz (pin, … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys Win Fifth Straight
It was an inauspicious start (from afar). In a rarity, powerhouse R-P boys basketball sat winless after three games. But they weren’t full strength (no Noah Carlson). All three losses were to strong foes. There was maybe a state football hang-over. R-P’s win-streak now stands at five. It is going to take someone scoring more than 33 points to down the Trojans. Over the five … [Read more...]
Falcons and Gophers Get Nippy
On a frigid January night, basketball games between Fillmore Central and Chatfield each had one school narrowly beating, poetically nipping, the other. The Falcon boys were hot early, making seven straight and 10 of 12 field goals for a 34-24 halftime lead. With 5:48 left, Bennett Gathje hit a three to give the visiting Gophers their first lead (44-42) since very early (12-9). … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s boys (3-0, 4-2) went 2-1 on the week. The Schwichtenbergs (Cole, Carson) and Collin Scott accounted for 175 points over the three games. All three are averaging around 17 PPG. Carson has 13 three’s over his last three games. Cole is averaging 22.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 6.8 assists over a four-game double-double streak. He sits at 995 career points. Kingsland’s … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/3 – 1/7)
FC 47, W-K 68 (FC: R. Means 10 pts, 6 assists; D. Sauer 10 pts, 5 rebs) Chatfield 56, Cotter 59 (Chat: A. Hompe 19 pts (9-14 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 assists; B. Ebnet 12 pts (3-6 three’s), 6 rebs) Lanesboro 68, Hope Lutheran 57 (L: Co. Schwichtenberg 26 pts, 11 rebs, 6 assists; Car. Schwichtenberg 23 pts (5-9 three’s); C. Scott 10 pts, 8 rebs, 5 assists, 4 stls, 3 blks; … [Read more...]