Houston 0, Spring Grove 44 (SG: E. Konkel 6-98, 2 TD rushing; 2-82, TD receiving, 10 tackles: D. Halverson 7 of 10, 249 yards, 2 TD passing, 13-62, TD rushing; Seth Kaufmann 5-47, TD rushing; Sam Klug 71-yard TD reception, 2-24 rushing; Max Thorson 2-50 receiving; Caden Gerard 39-yard reception, 14 tackles. H: Hector Steinfeldt 39-90 rushing, 4 of 12, 57 passing; Tilden Witt … [Read more...]
Mid-South Green Football (9/17)
Blooming Prairie/Hayfield 14, Fillmore Central 49 (FC: G. Daniels 23-202, 2 TDs rushing; Q. Kaase 9-63, TD receiving, 12-32, 2 TDs rushing; B. Bahl 13 of 17, 93 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs passing, 3-45, TD rushing; Rylan Ristau 13-yard TD reception; Jake Kotek defensive interception, team-high 8 total tackles; Parker Krage 7 of 7 PATs. The Falcons did not punt, scoring on 7 of 10 … [Read more...]
Southeast Yellow Football (9/17)
St. Charles 19, Rushford-Peterson 55 (R-P: C. Johnson 4-112, 2 TDs receiving, 8-63, TD rushing; C. Hoiness 6 of 14, 192, 4 TDs passing, 5-46, TD rushing; Ayden Garrett 73-yard TD run, 22-yard TD reception; Cole Thompson 58-yard TD reception; Alex Oian 6-51, TD rushing; Matthew Gudmundson 5-40 rushing. R-P had 478 yards total offense, the Saints 319. Five different Trojans had … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARPH cross country runner Caitlin Bauer won her third straight, and second super large race of the year, taking first (17:33.7) of 237 at the Roy Griak High School girls competition at Fort Snelling Golf Course. Claire Sherburne had 33 assists and five aces, 30 assists and nine aces, as SG volleyball swept matches with GM and Houston. Lion senior libero Izabel Kaufmann … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Burros Post 5-1 Week, Take Down R-P in Five Sets
After a 1-4 start to the season, Lanesboro volleyball posted a 5-1 on the week, winning two best-of-five affairs in non-sweeping fashion, then going 3-1 at the Waukon Tourney. At LeRoy-Ostrander, the Burros yielded set one (18-25), but fought to close wins in the next three (25-21, 25-21, 27-25) for the 3-1 win. Emma Ruen (7 kills, 15 assists, 16 digs) led the way with help … [Read more...]
Football: Defense And Ground Game Lead Warriors to 3-0
Caledonia’s defense held Triton to nine yards rushing and intercepted Cobra quarterback Graden Thomas three times. The offense clipped off 6.5 yards per carry as Carl Freuchte’s Warriors stayed perfect courtesy of a win in Dodge Center. Triton’s first drive took seven-plus minutes off the clock, but yielded zero points. A 28-yard Grant King to Chase Hauser screen pass touchdown … [Read more...]
Football: Gophers Rally in Week Three, Top Bombers
A week two 20-0 loss at Dover-Eyota was not what Chatfield football fans have become accustomed to under Coach Jeff Johnson. But in week three, Chatfield rallied the wagons versus Cannon Falls. After losing the turnover battle 4-0 versus D-E, Chatfield won turnovers versus the Bombers 4-0. The Gophers led 21-6 at halftime. Twice after, CF made it interesting. Both times, … [Read more...]
Football: Semmen Helps Burros Bull Past Mabel-Canton
In a South-East sub-district rivalry game, in a nutshell, Lanesboro is big, Mabel-Canton is smaller. That size helped the Burros to a win and eclipse last year’s victory total. The Cougars got enough big plays to stay in the game most of the way. Lanesboro never trailed, leading 8-0, 8-6, 14-6, 14-12, 22-12, and 22-18 at the half, as the teams exchanged scores. A pair of … [Read more...]
Football: Cardinals Slip Past Rival Superlarks
LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (2-0 South-East/overall) downed Grand Meadow (2-0 Southeast/overall) in a key sub-district battle by literally slipping past their rivals. In the series’ biggest game since 2021 (when the likes of Chase Johnson, Tanner Olson, Dusty Copley and Taylor Glynn battled), the Cardinals took down the Larks on a soggy field. With L-O/L/P up 14-6, one big … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #1 Falcons Pull Reverse Sweep of #8 Warriors
The volleyball matchup of #1 in Class A Fillmore Central (2-0 TRC, 7-1 overall) and #7 in Class AA Caledonia (2-1 TRC, 8-2 overall) was absolutely marquee. The teams in recent memory nearly always compete at the top of the conference (and their respective sections). For two sets, the Warriors looked primed to make the TRC race interesting. But FC battled back to the reverse … [Read more...]