Heading into the season, the Schwichtenberg opposing coaches most strategized against when playing Lanesboro was leading scorer the past two seasons, senior guard Cole. Through two games, the three-point precision of younger brother Carson has stood out. Mabel-Canton got an antidote-needing taste. The 5’9” sophomore hit three three’s in each half and scored a career-high in … [Read more...]
Fossum/Hompe Hit for 48 in Gopher Win
It’d been quite some time since Gopher classmates Parker Fossum and Alex Hompe played high school basketball together. Injury annulled last year’s junior season completely for Hompe, partially for Fossum. Fossum was on varsity sophomore year. In game three of their senior seasons, the duo made up for lost time, putting on an efficiency clinic versus Kingsland. Hompe, a 6’2” … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling beat La Crescent 64-6 to move to 3-0 in the TRC, 5-2 overall. McCoy Tekautz remains ranked #1 at 152 in Class AA. Chatfield (2-1, 3-3) beat St. Charles 45-23. Jake Mandt defended his top ranking at 145 by beating #2 Lane Heim by 6-4 decision. FCLMC’s Jacob Thomas and Treyten Chiglo each went 3-0 at Wolves quadrangular. Cole Schwichtenberg assisted the last … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/19 – 12/23)
HL 47, Houston 63 (H: J. Hongerholt 17 pts (7-9 FGs), 19 rebs; Wesley Johnson 14 pts, 7 rebs; Micah Johnson 14 pts (7-11 FGs)) M-C 50, South Winneshiek 53 (MC: D. Wyffels 25 pts (6-8 FTs), 5 rebs, 4 stls. Game was a rescheduled Border Battle series in Decorah. FTs: MC 9-19, NW 25-35) Cotter 40, FC 38 (FC: Riley Means 11 pts, 5 rebs, 6 stls; Delton Sauer 9 pts, 6 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/19 – 12/23)
HL 36, Houston 55 (H: Jessica Kitching 17 pts (5-7 FTs), 9 rebs; Alyssa Rostad 13 pts. ‘Canes are 3-1, 3-2) SA 37, Lanesboro 34 (L: Emily Snyder 8 pts, 13 rebs, 3 stls; C. Ruud 8 pts. Game had 12 lead changes. Burros missed a couple game-tying three-pointers late) GM 49, M-C 38 (MC: Payton Danielson 16 pts (7-9 FGs), 5 stls) L-A 38, RP 57 (RP: M. Crawford … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/20)
LARP 64, La Crescent 6 (Ross Herber (106), Sam Schwendinger (120), Josh Doerr (126), Xavier Riser (132), Ethan Sense (152), Noah Herber (182), & Logan Schindeldecker (285) won by pin, M. Tekautz (170) by injury default, Dominick Jenkins (145 > 19-4) & Justin Mueller (160 > 17-2) by tech falls, Gable Speltz (113 > 9-4) & Cody Rain (220 > 3-1) by … [Read more...]
Knight Boys Hold Off Burros
Hopefully, by each team’s offensive displays, they’ll each have solid years. Kingsland’s boys played at Lanesboro in a game of individual scoring spurts, a contest that pry was too close for comfort for the winners. Kingsland senior Zach Buchholtz was aggressive early, scoring 13 of the Knights’ first 17 points. The fighting John Fenske’s jumped out 17-10. But a 10-3 Burro run … [Read more...]
Fall Collegiate Sports Notes
Mabel-Canton graduate Belle Sand (2014) completed her third year of volleyball at the University of Syracuse. Sand, a 5’6” junior defensive specialist, led the Orange in digs (416) and service aces (18). Syracuse finished 6-14 in the ACC, 7-23 overall. The Orange were 14-6, 23-8 in 2015. Sand’s former M-C classmate, Sara Lind (2014), finished her third year at St. Mary’s … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
County wrestlers ranked in the latest poll include Chatfield’s Jake Mandt (#1 at 145 in Class A) and LARP’s McCoy Tekautz (#1 at 152 in Class AA). The Screamin’ Eagles nipped W-K 40-36 to earn their second TRC win of the year. LARP improved to 2-0, 4-2. Chatfield beat La Crescent to improve to 1-1, 2-3. Zach Bubany had a rare double-double (career-high 27 pts, 6 assists, 10 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/12 – 12/17)
Kingsland 57, D-E 36 (K: Z. Bubany 27 pts (4-10 three’s, 5-7 FTs), 6 assists, 10 stls; J. Beck 11 pts, 6 rebs. Bubany and Jackson Rindels combined for 16 steals, harkening back to the Tanner Lange/Sam Eberle days) Houston 50, HL 70 (H: W. Johnson 22 pts (8-13 FGs); Brady Happel 7 pts, 7 rebs. ‘Canes are 1-2, 1-2) Goodhue 56, R-P 33 (RP: Jake Paulson 10 pts. Trojans are 0-1, … [Read more...]