It took one play for #9 R-P (1-seed, 8-1) to set the tone versus Blooming Prairie (4-seed, 7-2) in the other 1A semi. Noah Carlson returned the opening kick-off 81-yards to pay-dirt. It began a string of 28 unanswered first half Trojan points. They scored on their first four possessions. The last (99 yard drive) came after stopping BP at the one. Yards were near identical (393 … [Read more...]
Falcons’ Peters Subdue Goodhue
It’s not rare for brothers to play on the same football team. It is rare for both to be important cogs on said team at the same time. Mama and papa Peters are pretty proud. Their sons made multiple plays, each a big one late, to propel #5 Fillmore Central (2-seed, 8-1) past Goodhue (3-seed, 7-2). The Falcons opened the 1A semifinal with a stop, then a drive. Matt Lutes’ 34-yard … [Read more...]
Tiebreak, LFC Girls Back to State
It was dicey for the defending Section 1A girls cross country champs. Third-ranked L/FC came into the Section meet the favorites. Fifth-ranked Stewartville, a team LFC twice beat in the regular season, appeared their biggest adversary. But then they ran the race. In a sport that scores five runners, it came down to a sixth to decide Section 1A’s second state bid. Last year’s … [Read more...]
Volleyball
L-O 0, Houston 3 > 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 (H: Ariel Scanlan 17 assists, 7 aces; Jenny Albrecht 8 kills, 3 blocks) SA 3, Lanesboro 1 > 25-21, 19-25, 25-27, 19-25 (L: Cassidy Ruud 13 kills, 24 digs, 4 aces; Lexi Melander 16 assists, 19 digs; Alyssa Gathje 6 kills, 12 digs; Lexie Johnson/Caroline Mayer 13 digs) FC 3, Lanesboro 0 > 25-10, 25-20, 25-16 (FC: Kenzie Broadwater 12 … [Read more...]
Football
Chatfield 0, #1 in AA Caledonia 33 (C: Jake Mandt 21-95 rushing. Gophers (6-seed, 2-6) play at Triton (3-seed, 5-3)) L-A 68, Kingsland 0 (Knights play at 1-seed R-P in 1A quarters) M-C 49, West Lutheran 12 (MC: T. Peterson 14-205, 2 TDs rushing; Brenden Kerns 14-116, TD rushing; Drew Wyffels 4-6, 41, TD passing, 77-yard TD run; Logan Richardson 7-yard TD reception; Ryan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
M-C football beat West Lutheran behind Talon Peterson’s 200-yard, 2 TD night. The Cougars (3-seed, 6-2) will host Randolph (6-seed, 3-5) in a 9-man quarter. Kingsland volleyball posted its first win over Chatfield since 2010. The 10th-seeded Knights (4-8, 8-13) open the play-offs at 7-seed Schaeffer (15-8). FC (10-2, 17-9) is the 3-seed and will play SG (6-seed) or Hope … [Read more...]
Twenty-Point Runs Spur Hurricanes
It was a football rarity. Houston had a pair of 20-point spurts, yet the game, for a while, was competitive. The double-H’ers jumped on Lanesboro 22-0. A 94-yard first quarter drive was capped when Harry Chiglo found Jaytin Millen for a 20-yard TD (+2 > 8-0). The Burros then got to first and goal from the 1½ yard-line. After seven consecutive running plays of 2-plus yards, a … [Read more...]
8th-Ranked Cougars SEC Perfect
The streaks are now five, seven, seven, and 87 (unofficially). By finishing out the year with a win in their league finale versus Schaeffer Academy (25-4, 25-16, 25-18), and topping Grand Meadow (25-19, 26-28, 25-11, 25-19) in the East-West Showcase game, Mabel-Canton volleyball continued unblemished domination of the SEC. Coranda Vickerman (12 kills, 13 digs, 11 assists, 12-12 … [Read more...]
Olson, LFC Girls TRC Champions
It was a big week of LFC’s Kiera Olson. First off, the senior led her cross country gals to the TRC Conference championship, pacing the field for first place (21:07.1). The field, at least spots two and three, are also known as Olson’s teammates. Sisters Leah (21:23.5) and Bailey Ruen (21:24.1) took second and third. Sophomore Emily Snyder took fifth and 8th grader Kaylee Arndt … [Read more...]
Trojans and Falcons Share District Title
Week eight of the football season had the MSE-East District Title up for grabs. Rushford-Peterson (6-0, 7-0), ranked #4 in Class A, entered guaranteed a share. Fillmore Central (5-1, 6-1), ranked #6, needed to win and a Trojan loss to share. The Falcons went to Wabasha and handled their end. Riley was Mean(s) on W-K posting a career-high rushing game and nearly 300 yards total … [Read more...]