Fillmore Central (5-0, 10-1) topped Lewiston-Altura (4-1, 6-4), Southland (3-2, 5-5), United South Central (2-3, 5-5), NRHEG (1-4, 2-7), and Hayfield (0-5, 1-8) to grab the Mid-South-Green sub-district title, FC’s fourth straight sub-district title. The Section 1A champ Falcons’ All-District group is headed by a pair of individual award honorees. Kane Larson (6’1” 190 Sr. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/01)
Southeast-Central Yellow Cast Headed by Chatfield/Caledonia Standouts Triton (5-1, 7-3) and Chatfield (5-1, 6-3) shared the Southeast Central ‘Yellow’ sub-district in football with Caledonia (4-2, 9-3) posting the most wins and winning Section 1AA. Rochester-Lourdes (3-3, 7-4), Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-5), Rushford-Peterson (1-5, 3-6), and St. Charles (1-5, 2-7) rounded out the … [Read more...]
Sports (11/24)
Volleyball (11/24)
Standout Chatfield, FC, and Caledonia Players Head All-TRC Volleyball List The top four teams in the Three Rivers Conference in volleyball were Caledonia (10-0, 26-6), Fillmore Central (9-1, 27-7), Chatfield (8-2, 27-8), and Rushford-Peterson (7-3, 18-6) while Winona-Cotter (6-4, 25-8), Lewiston-Altura (5-5, 15-13), Dover-Eyota (4-6, 19-11), Wabasha-Kellogg (3-7, 9-16), … [Read more...]
South-East All-District Football
Mabel-Canton (8-0, 11-1) claimed the South-East football title over Spring Grove (6-2, 8-3), Kingsland (6-2, 6-3), Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (5-3, 6-4), Houston (5-3, 5-4), LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (4-4, 5-5), Wabasha-Kellogg (3-5, 4-6), Grand Meadow (2-6, 2-7), Lanesboro (1-7, 1-8), and Faribault Bethlehem Academy (0-8, 1-8). The Cougars get a league high five … [Read more...]
All-TRC Girls Soccer
The Three Rivers Conference released its girls All-league soccer list. Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (0-9-1, 3-12-1) gets one pick, two-time selection, senior Loisah Gay. The striker/wing was also All-TRC as a sophomore before missing her entire junior season with injury. Gay scored seven of the Warriors’ 21 goals plus one assist. Receiving honorable mention for a fourth year … [Read more...]
Volleyball (11/17)
Volleyball: Chatfield Makes State Title Match, Falls in Five It was a remarkable season for Chatfield volleyball. Chatfield advanced further than any squad before it (and as far any school currently covered by the Fillmore County Journal ever has dating back to 1974). Chatfield got so close in the championship match, up 2-0. But the Gophers ended up as Class AA State … [Read more...]
Football (11/17)
Football: Cougar Dream Season Ends In No-Second Agony Dreams sometimes end agonizingly. After a fairytale season and the school’s first state berth in football since 1981, #3 in 9-Man Mabel-Canton (South 3-seed, 11-0) bowed out in the state quarterfinals at Buffalo High School. Versus #5 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (South 2-seed, 10-0), it did not just come down to the last … [Read more...]
Football (11/10)
Football: Cougars Blank Lions 16-0 For First State Berth Since 1981 The year was 1981. Ronald Reagan was president. Dallas was a popular television show. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” introduced the world to Indiana Jones. The Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl. Changing the channel on a television required turning a knob on the device. Current Mabel-Canton volleyball … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Win First Class A State Title, LFC’s Rakosnik Takes 11th
There is no question. Section 1A was the best at the State Class A boys meet at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. The top two teams and top three individuals were from the section. Heading the cast are the state champion team from Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston. Matt Kingsbury’s group reached the top of the mountain. A climb that began in 2019 (15th), … [Read more...]