Luther Indoor Meet (LFCMC’s girls (88) topped Chatfield (30), Lewiston-Altura (29.5) and Caledonia/Spring Grove (24.5). LFCMC’s boys (61.5) topped C/SG (42), Chatfield (35), and L-A (27.5). LFCMC girls’ firsts: Autumn Rakosnik (800), Ava Jacobsen (High Jump), Kammry Broadwater (Triple Jump), Elizabeth Clarke (Pole Vault-tie), the girls 4x400* (Lillyan Kiehne, Sahara Morken, … [Read more...]
Sports Awards
Chatfield Gophers
Head Coach: Jeff DeBuhr 2023 Season: The Gopher girls were Section 1A True Team runner-up and took third at state. The boys finished fifth at True Team sections. The girls were TRC Meet runner-up while the boys took fifth. Nine total Gophers went to state individually including the boys and girls 4x100 and 4x200 teams. The boys 4x200 (Sam Backer, Thad Evans, Isaac Erding, … [Read more...]
Chatfield Gophers
Head Coach: Brent Berge (new) Where We Left Off in 2023: Chatfield went 10-4 in the TRC and 13-6 overall last year. They got bounced by Caledonia 4-0 in the 1AA East quarterfinals. Seniors: Kieran Schmaltz (RF), Braelee Horsman (3B), Alexis Hinckley (C). Juniors: Brittin Ruskell (2B), Kendall Knutson (LF), Katryn Johnson (P/SS), Anna Bernau (OF). Key Returning … [Read more...]
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/Mabel-Canton
Head Coaches: Alex Aiken (boys), Lori Anderson (girls) 2023 Season: Both the LFCMC girls and boys qualified by Wild Card for the state True Team meet. The girls took sixth and the boys seventh. Each team has gone to state the last five years. Seven athletes qualified for state individually. The 4x800 (Isaac Snyder, Luke Ruen, Jayce Kiehne, Sam Springer) took third. Kiehne … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
All Three Rivers Conference Final Three Rivers Conference standings saw Cotter (12-2, 24-6) and Caledonia (12-2, 20-9) share the TRC-East ahead of Rushford-Peterson (8-5, 21-8), Fillmore Central (7-6, 17-11), and La Crescent/Hokah (3-13, 6-21). Dover-Eyota (13-3, 22-7) won the West over PEM (11-4, 18-10), Chatfield (8-7, 15-13), Lewiston-Altura (5-11, 7-2), Wabasha-Kellogg … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: All Three Rivers Conference Caledonia (13-1, 23-5) shared the TRC-East with La Crescent/Hokah (13-1, 20-8) while the rest of that division, Rushford-Peterson (8-6, 21-8), Winona-Cotter (8-7, 17-11), and Fillmore Central (4-10, 16-14) also sported good teams. In the TRC-West, Lewiston-Altura (10-5, 18-10) won the division crown followed by St. Charles (7-8, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Goodhue Shoots Past Trojans in 1A Quarterfinal
Rushford-Peterson (3-seed, 21-7) jumped on Goodhue (6-seed, 15-13) early and led at the half, but their defense could not stop the Wildcats after intermission, and their offense could not keep up devoid starting point guard Cayden Lea. The result was a season-ending loss for the #18 in A Trojans. Chris Drinkall’s group jumped out 15-6 and forced 13 Wildcats first half turnovers … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling
The All Three Rivers Conference boys wrestling list includes 11 Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, four LARP Screamin’ Eagles, four GMLOS Bulldogs, and two FCLMC Wolves. For the conference, section, and state champion 21-1 Gophers, Jameson Priebe (8th grader, 107, 34-17), Javier Berg (junior, 114, 41-6), Kaisen Johnson (sophomore, 121, 32-13), Hunter Polikowsky … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Falcons Make First Semifinal Since 2009
A season that ended with four straight losses and a near .500 record also ended with Fillmore Central boys basketball pushing the furthest it has in the post-season since 2009. Bombs Away Philosophy and Daniels’ Shot Send FC Past #10 Spring Grove The graduating seniors of the Class of 2024 from Spring Grove and Fillmore Central have played some memorable boys basketball … [Read more...]