It was a special year for area volleyball teams, both team-wise and individually. Mabel-Canton and Caledonia each made state. The Cougars were the SEC-East champions. Chatfield won the TRC. Fillmore Central was 1A runner-up. Grand Meadow and LeRoy-Ostrander shared the SEC-West. Spring Grove did not win anything per se, but went 22-7. Rushford-Peterson and Lanesboro both also … [Read more...]
Football: Late Interception Helps Seal Knights’ Date to Prep Bowl
Kingsland senior defensive back Ayden Howard intercepted Fertile-Beltrami quarterback Caiden Swenby with under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, helping put one nail in the Falcons’ coffin. “It all happened so fast, I didn’t have time to think about it,” said Howard in the post-game press conference. Sophomore QB Kaaleem Reiland then powered his way for four yards on 4th … [Read more...]
All-TRC Cross Country
All-Conference in cross country is determined by the TRC Meet, which occurred on October 17. All the All-TRC kids were noted in the October 30 Fillmore County Journal Sports, but a few things could have elaborated on. Making All-TRC on the boys side were LARPH’s Ryan Prinsen, Brennan Kunst, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen, Tyler Betthauser, Treyton Heyland and Hunter Rislov, … [Read more...]
Football: Knights Season Will Continue at the Bank!
The Kingsland football program ran its state quarterfinal record to 4-0 all-time with a win over Hills-Beaver Creek at Albert Lea High School. The Section 1 9-Man champion #5 Knights (11-0) used scores on either side of the half to take control versus the Section 3 champion #7 Patriots (10-0). The teams had two common opponents. HBC beat Lanesboro 22-14 in the regular season … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougars Second Straight State Run Ends in Fourth Place Finish
After taking third place at state last year, including rallying from down 2-1 for a 3-2 win in their last match, Mabel-Canton’s 2023 experience was just a tad below their 2022 trip. Instead of rallying from down 2-1 for a 3-2 in the third-place match, they almost rallied from down 2-1 for a 3-2 win in the third-place match. They fell narrowly and were disappointed. But it … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Warriors Push For Finals, Take Fourth Place
After it was all completed, the top four teams in state in Class AA volleyball were Pequot Lakes, Rush City, Southwest Christian and Caledonia. Each took home a trophy. And yet it took Pequot Lakes five sets to overcome the Warriors, before beating Rush City in a sweep. Rush City swept Southwest Christian, which then beat Caledonia in four! It sometimes does not quite add … [Read more...]
Football: Falcons Fall to Springfield 22-12 in State Quarters
A year ago, on the same field in Jordan, Fillmore Central snuck by Lester Prairie 18-16 in the state quarterfinals to make the state semis and a game at U.S. Bank Stadium. The same site at this year’s 1A state quarterfinal versus #7 Springfield (Section 3A Champ, 10-1) was not so kind to the #2 Falcons (Section 1A Champ, 11-0). The beginning of FC’s fate being doomed could be … [Read more...]
Football: Jackson County Central Ends Caledonia’s Season
In a state quarterfinal at Mayo High, Section 3AA champion #4 Jackson County Central (10-0) majorly controlled the trenches in taking down 1AA champion #2 Caledonia (10-0). The Huskies piled up over 300 yards rushing with two 100-yard rushers in a 41-0 victory. After stopping Cal’s first series, JCC went 68 yards in 11 plays. The Warrior defense had a trio of … [Read more...]
