Football: Spring Grove Dominant, But Wins by Only One
Spring Grove dominated the offensive statistics but escaped with only a one-point win, 13-12, against visiting Southland in an early-season sub-district showdown. On the scoreboard, the home opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial field was decided by a Ben Udstuen extra-point kick, which gave the Lions their first lead, 7-6, with only 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. It … [Read more...]
Football: Knights Overcome 22-point Deficit to Down M-C
The 2010s were largely forgettable for Kingsland football. The last two years they have re-emerged to competitiveness under maybe their most known football player ever, Matt Kolling (the top RB on their 1995 state title team). This year there are thus higher expectations. The Knights return as many All-District players as any other team in the South-East. And a season-opening … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia got two rushing and two passing TDs from QB Ethan Stendel as the Warrior football blanked Z-M 61-0. Kail Schott ran for 156 yards and 2 TDs and Parker Delaney threw three TDs as Chatfield crunched Pine Island 49-6. Jayce Kiehne had two rushing and two receiving TDs (101 yards receiving) while Chase Christianson completed seven of eight passes for 194 yards and … [Read more...]
Football: Big Third Quarter Propels Houston Past Nicollet
Nine-man football can often be a track meet and the cross-district match-up of Houston (1-0) and Nicollet (0-0) was just that. But in a game where each team scored points in three of four quarters, it was the one quarter where a team went scoreless where the verdict was sealed. A back-and-forth first saw the Hurricanes fall behind 12-0 and twice trail by double digits. An early … [Read more...]
South-East District Football (9/1)
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 35, Grand Meadow 6 (GM: C. Ludemann 12-114, TD rushing (86-yard TD run). ACGE led 7-0 at halftime and 14-6 after three before rattling off 21-unanswered fourth quarter points. Total yards: ACGE 308, GM 172. Passing Yards: ACGE 148, GM 5. Larks are 0-1 in the South-East, 0-1 overall) LeRoy-Ostrander 63, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 0 (LO: C. Hungerholt … [Read more...]
Southeast District Football (9/1)
Caledonia 61, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 (C: E. Stendel 11 of 14, 154 yards, 2 TDs passing, two rushing TDs; Owen Staggemeyer 8-96, TD rushing; Lewis Doyle 6-81, TD receiving; Owen Denstad 7-67, TD rushing; Jack Schmitz 5-48, 2 TDs rushing; Mason Banse 2-33, TD receiving; Fischer Wait 67-yard punt return TD. Caledonia put up a 28-point first quarter and led 42-0 at the half. Warriors … [Read more...]
Mid-Southeast District Football (9/1)
Fillmore Central 46, Hayfield 0 (FC: J. Kiehne 4-101, 2 TDs receiving, two rushing TDs; C. Christianson 7 of 8, 194 yards, 4 TDs passing, 3-34 rushing; Kyle Daniels 5-22, TD rushing; Luke Hellickson 2-26, TD receiving; Greg Kennedy 67-yard TD reception. FC scored on its first six possessions with no drive taking more than four plays. FC won turnover battle 3:0. Falcons are 1-0, … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (8/28 – 8/31)
Lyle/Pacelli 1, Houston 3 > 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-23 Spring Grove 3, Southland 0 > 25-22, 25-5, 25-17 (SG: J. Halverson 8 kills; K. VanMinsel 5 kills, 18 assists, 7 digs; J. Neeley 6 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces; S. Holland 10 digs, 18-19 serving, 4 aces) Houston 3, Glenville-Emmons 1 > 25-17, 17-25, 25-16, 25-21 Southland 1, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-14, 18-25, … [Read more...]
TRC Volleyball (8/29 & 8/31)
Dover-Eyota 1, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12 (R-P: T. Helgemoe 19 kills, 9 total blks; Ava Helgemoe 12 kills; A. Drazkowski 35 assists, 9 digs; T. Schneider 16 digs, 20-22 serving, 3 aces; Rebecca Magin 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 10 digs; Kallie Eide 12 digs, 3 aces) #6 in A Fillmore Central 3, Lewiston-Altura 0 > 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 (FC: K. Broadwater … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (8/28 – 9/2)
#6 in AA Chatfield 3, Pine Island 0 > 25-12, 25-21, 26-24 (C: J. LaPlante 14 kills, 8 digs; H. Goldsmith 6 kills, 16 assists, 5 digs; C. Bicknese 22 digs; H. Tweten 15 assists, 6 digs, 24 of 25 serving, 5 aces; T. Barkeim 4 kills, 7 digs; L. Hinckley 6 digs) Rochester-Century Tourney (Chatfield beat Class AAA Austin 2-0 (25-18, 25-15) and Esko 2-0 (25-17, 25-17) while … [Read more...]
Cross Country (8/28 & 8/31)
Wabasha-Kellogg Gallup (LARPH’s boys (36) took a narrow second to Arcadia (34) of the five full teams. W-K’s Cole Arens (10:03.28) took first, Arcadia’s Nestor Badillo second (10:48.7), and LARPH’s Ryan Prinsen (10:53.48) third of 58 runners going two miles. Tyler Betthauser (5th > 11:22.57), Wyatt Kreidermacher (7th > 11:29.14)), and Isaac Rasmussen (10th > 11:36.5) … [Read more...]
Soccer (8/31)
(B) Caledonia/SG/Houston 0, Cotter 14 (“We suffered a tough loss at Cotter,” lamented boys assistant coach Andrew Marschall. “The first half our defense held them well, but our offensive game was lacking. After they put a few goals in, our team fell apart.” Cotter scored 10 goals after halftime. Warriors > 0-1, 0-2) (G) Cotter 5, Caledonia/SG/Houston 0 (No details for … [Read more...]
2023 Football Preview
Like every other two years since the MSHSL went to the format, the 2023 high school football season starts with district realignment. In Class AA, the Southeast-White is now Cale-donia, Chatfield, La Crescent/Hokah, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles, Cannon Falls, and Triton. The Lancers and Bombers enter from the Southeast-Red. Goodhue and Lewiston-Altura move to the Mid-Southeast. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Fall sports got going. Bryce Berns accounted for 301 total yards (114 rushing, 187 yards passing) and three TDs as SG football beat Mountain Lake 28-7. Houston stopped AC/G-E’s two-point try in overtime to post a 36-34 win. Hurricane Maddox Rodriguez ran for 136 yards and 3 TDs. Kinley Soiney had 24 kills as #2 in Class A M-C volleyball swept GM 3-0 in a battle of defending SEC … [Read more...]