Rushford-Peterson (11-1) football’s state semifinal match-up with Browerville-Eagle Valley (9-3) can best be summarized by one event. The B-EV coach asked for running time for the entire second half because of how lopsided things already were after just 24 minutes of action. It has been awhile (2006 champs) since the proud Trojan football program has played for a state football … [Read more...]
Trojans Take it to the Bank!
When it comes to football, there is state, and then there is state. Winning section titles is always great, but playing in quarterfinal game in say, New Prague, isn’t nearly like the next step. Twenty-sixteen offers up a new reward to those who get the state quarterfinal win. They get a ground-level look at the new 1.08-billion dollar monstrosity that is U.S. Bank Stadium; … [Read more...]
Post-Season Volleyball Awards
A trio of All-State selections highlight the volleyball post-season award winners. Senior Ms. Everything Coranda Vickerman heads the Mabel-Canton cast. For the fourth straight season, the 5’9” setter/hitter is All-SEC. For a second time she is Class A All-State. ‘C.J.’ helped the Cougars to a fourth straight 1A East title game, a seventh straight 30-win season, and a 19th … [Read more...]
Warriors Overwhelm Cougars
Sometimes the opponent is just too good. Sometimes a team is just over-matched. Maybe in another place, another time, Mabel-Canton (2-seed, 32-4) volleyball could’ve fared better versus Caledonia (1-seed, 26-5). But for the 2016 1A East sub-section title, in a re-match of last year’s title game, the Warriors exerted their will. A year ago, Caledonia’s downfall, M-C’s windfall, … [Read more...]
Repeat LFC Squad Runs at State
Getting to state is always good. How you fare there can be just an anecdote. A season ago, LFC’s girls, in their first ever state cross country meet, finished ninth. This season, they dropped down a bit, to 11th (of 16). They were a bit faster as a team (1:44:20.7 from the top five, versus 1:44:53.7 a year ago). The Burros two seniors, who’ve put together excellent running … [Read more...]
One Point Decides Epic Section Title Game
It was a splendid contest. Two teams, Co-District champs, battling for that moment of high school immortality, going to state. Davin Thompson and Chris Mensink sent their boys into battle. One-point was the difference. One team proudly moved on. Another, dejected, has nothing to be ashamed of. Ninth-ranked Rushford-Peterson (1-seed, 9-1) and fifth-ranked Fillmore Central … [Read more...]
Cross Country
Section 1A Meet (LFC girls results above. Kingsland’s girls took 12th, Chatfield’s 14th, and LARP’s 15th (of 21 complete). LARP’s Emily Didier took 23rd overall. Amelia Staat (38th) paced Kingsland. La Crescent and Lake City went 1-2 for the boys. LARP finished 11th, Chatfield 14th, LFC 19th, and Kingsland 21st (of 22). LARP senior Dylan Linder took 22nd (didn’t re-qualify for … [Read more...]
Volleyball (1A, 1AA Play-Offs)
(12) Houston 0, (5) R-P 3 > 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 (RP: S. Skalet 33 assists, 9 digs; Ashley Agrimson 10 kills, 10 digs; Brianna Koop 7 kills, 9 digs, 17-17 serving. H: Jenny Albrecht 6 kills; Ariel Scanlan 11 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces. ‘Canes finish 3-19) (10) Kingsland 1, (7) SA 3 > 21-25, 26-28, 25-23, 21-25 (K: Lauren Buchholtz 13 kills; Kellyn Webster 21 digs; Kailey … [Read more...]
Football (9-Man, 1A, 1AA Play-Offs)
(8) Kingsland 0, (1) #9 R-P 52 (RP: N. Carlson 9-200, 3 TDs, 74-yard INT return TD; L. Skalet 4-8, 60 yards, TD, INT; L. Rasmussen 18-yard TD reception; Landon Goree 11-yard TD run; Ethan Sense 1-yard TD run. K: Neal Mulhern 19-42 rushing, 5-41 receiving. Knights finish 0-9) (7) Hayfield 7, (2) #5 FC 55 (FC: N. Haugerud 5-50, TD rushing, 1-24 receiving, 46-yard INT return … [Read more...]
Oops, M-C Does It Again
Britney Spears may or may not be Mabel-Canton (2-seed, 31-4) volleyball’s favorite artist. But for the third time in five years, M-C did it, rallying from a hole at Mayo Civic Center. For the second time in five years, they came back from down 0-2 versus Fillmore Central. The Falcons (3-seed, 18-9) were on fire early. In game one, they erased an 18-14 MC lead with an 8-1 run, … [Read more...]