Fillmore Central senior Jayce Kiehne is an explosive player, probably the most explosive in Section 1A. The fleet 6’3” 175- pounder, who missed the Falcons’ 2022 state football run per injury, used his dynamism to lead the Falcons (7-0, 7-0) past their last big test of this regular season, Kenyon-Wanamingo (6-1, 6-1). With 0:02 seconds left on the first half clock, trailing … [Read more...]
Football: #5 Knights Complete First 8-0 Season Since 1995
It was a good year to be Knight football fan. A 6’2” 230-pound senior running back named Matt Kolling was a beast to tackle, Trenton Hyland was the QB, and Kingsland ripped to a 14-0 record including wins over Triton in the state semifinals and Breckinridge 22-3 in the Class B state championship game. The year was 1995. That was the last time a Kingsland football … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Grab Southeast-White Title
Everybody got in on the fun as #2 in Class AA Caledonia ended its regular by grabbing the Southeast-White sub-district title via a 44-14 win over neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors built a 38-0 halftime lead. Carl Fruechte’s group ran for 272 yards and threw for another 150 in putting up 422 yards of total offense. Four different Warrior rushers, Owen Denstad (7-74, 2 … [Read more...]
Football: Gophers Get Big Season- Ending Win, Drop #8 Cannon Falls
Reeling off back-to-back losses following a 5-0 start, Chatfield (3-2, 5-2) ended their regular season with a big win. The Gophers trekked to Class AA #8 Cannon Falls (4-1, 6-1). The game saw both teams rip off 20-point scoring runs. Chatfield got two aerial TDs in their first two series. On a reverse pass, Ben Carrier hit Cole Novotny for a wide open 62-yard score on the … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #3 Gophers Sweep to TRC Title
Chatfield has had a pretty strong volleyball tradition over the years. Save for a late 2010’s down period, Gophers teams have been TRC contenders for a decade-plus. But Chatfield’s last out-right title has been awhile. It was 2006. That drought is over as this year’s incarnation handled its last obstacle to an undefeated TRC season and league championship. Kristi Rindels’ … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Larks and Cards Share SEC-West
Grand Meadow (10-3, 13-12) and LeRoy-Ostrander (10-3, 18-9) entered the final short week of the regular season tied atop the SEC-West. Each had one SEC game left. Each won said contest. The teams are co-SEC-West champs, losing to each other and to East powers Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove in league play. Matt Rosaaen’s Larks had a bit tougher assignment, Lanesboro (7-6, 14-8). … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #2 Cougars Finish Out Perfect SEC Loop, Dominate Showcase
It is about that time of year. It is about the time when Mabel-Canton volleyball finishes out its SEC schedule perfect and beats whoever the West has in the East-West Showcase contest. Only once in the last 10 years has that not happened; 2021 when GM won the Showcase. Lonnie Morken’s Cougars ended the SEC regular season by handling Southland 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-11). It was … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #5 Warriors Top #7 Falcons in Battle of Ranked Teams
At the beginning of the year, it was a matchup of potential huge impact on the TRC race. But because Chatfield beat both, it came down to two good teams fighting for second/third. Caledonia (#5 in Class AA, 8-1, 22-5) took on Fillmore Central (#7 in Class A, 8-1, 17-5) in a battle of TRC heavyweights. The first set saw a huge turn-around. Caledonia jumped out 8-2 but FC … [Read more...]
Cross Country: TRC Meet Sees Cotter Boys Return Favor, Kivimagi Take Second
Just days after LARPH’s boys nipped Cotter’s guys by one point at the PEM cross country invite, the squads again butted heads at the TRC Meet. The Ramblers avenged their loss, downing LARPH 38 to 41. The teams finished 1-2 last year too but by wider margin (52 to 71). GMLOS (121) took a distance third. LFC (175) took seventh and Chatfield (187) ninth of 10 complete … [Read more...]
Football: Hungerholt Blows Up Again in L-O’s 54-32 Win Over GM
LeRoy-Ostrander continued its excellent season and junior QB Camden Hungerholt again went nuts in a rivalry match-up with Grand Meadow. Hungerholt accounted for 564 yards of total offense in leading the #9 in 9-Man Cardinals to a 54-32 win. He ran for 340 with five TDs while passing for 224 yards with two more TDs. Carter Sweeney (5-116, TD receiving) and brother Reid … [Read more...]
Football: Lions Hang on Late, Edge Hurricanes, 20-18
Visiting Spring Grove scored their first three times with the ball, never trailed, and led 20-6 at halftime, before holding on late to hold off Houston, 20-18, in a game that ultimately came down to extra points. Jaxon Strinmoen ran in the only successful conversion and came up big on two of the Hurricanes’ three failed conversions with an assisted tackle and an interception. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cayden Tollefsrud ran for 129 yards and 3 TDs while also returning a kick-off 90-yards for a score as Mabel-Canton ended the regular season by beating AC/G-E 46-20. The senior went over 1,000 yards rushing. The Cougars (4-4, 4-4) are Section 1’s 9-Man’s 6-seed, will play at 3-seed Spring Grove (6-2, 6-2). SG volleyball got eight aces from Jordis Neeley in beating L/P 3-0. The … [Read more...]
South-East District Football (10/18)
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 20, Mabel-Canton 46 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 19-129, 3 TDs rushing, 90-yard KOR TD; Tyler Larson 9-80, 2 TDs rushing, 2-19 receiving; Isaac Underbakke 5-9, 68 yards passing; Darian Hershberger 2-42 receiving. ACGE had four straight first half possessions that ended in a fumble and M-C capitalized, leading 40-12 at halftime. The Cougars were 5 of 5 on … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/17) Rushford-Peterson 1, PEM 3 > 24-26, 9-25, 25-18, 17-25 (R-P: Tayler Helgemoe 15 kills, 6 total blks (3 ace); T. Schneider 21 digs; Ava Drazkowski 17 assists, 5 digs; Kayla Magin 12 assists, 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 11 digs; Josie Brown 7 kills, 6 digs; Kallie Eide 10 digs; Rebecca Magin 4 kills; Ava Helgemoe 4 kills. Five of R-P’s … [Read more...]