Kingsland’s basketball teams each played two games on the week and each won both. John Fenske’s boys downed Schaeffer Academy 68-55, led by double-digit scorers Jayden Brink (17 pts, 3-7 threes, 8 rebs, 5 asts), Max Erdman (14 pts, 7 rebs), and Courtland Drury-DeBoer (11 pts) plus Sam Snitker (9 pts, 5 rebs). Kingsland then transitioned Glenville-Emmons into submission via a … [Read more...]
Basketball: Warriors Sweep Benefit Doubleheader at R-P
The games were not close but the related cause associated with the doubleheader was important as Rushford-Peterson’s basketball teams hosted Caledonia. On the court, the Warrior girls used their length to handle the Trojans. Scott Sorenson’s group started the game 19-3 and never looked back in posting a 59-28 win. R-P’s plight was hindered by starting All-TRC point guard Ellie … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Gopher Girls Post Three Win Week
A young Chatfield girls basketball team won three games to move its win streak to four. First-year head coach Kyle Tollefson’s team posted TRC wins over Wabasha-Kellogg 69-38 and St. Charles 69-23 while beating Cannon Falls 77-47 in non-conference. Versus W-K, Chatfield collected 22 offensive rebounds and outscored the Falcons 23-0 in transition. Senior Evy Goldsmith (22 pts, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Hurricanes Down Larks in Key SEC Game
In a key early SEC girls game, Houston and defending West champion Grand Meadow did battle. Most notable in the first half was the Larks starting the game 0-16 from deep and digging a hole as deep as 19-8. But GM then hit four of five threes, and by halftime, they led 27-26. The second half was then tight. GM’s biggest lead was six (34-28), Houston’s biggest also six (51-45). … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Howard’s Shots Rally Burros for Wild Win
Lanesboro’s boys trailed by four with less than a minute left in regulation, by three with under 30 seconds to go in overtime, and by four late in a second overtime, but somehow came out victorious over Lyle/Pacelli. Senior guard Mason Howard hit two huge shots to lead his team to a needed win. In regulation, a Howard three and one David Harvey free throw annulled a 60-56 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland’s Beau Wiersma (RB), Parker Johnson (DE), and Ayden Howard (WR), and LeRoy-Ostrander’s Camden Hungerholt (QB), were honored as Nine-Man All-State in football. Wiersma and Johnson already earned Associated Press 2nd team All-State (all classes). Nine-man All-State HM selections included L-O’s Malyk Schaefer (OL/DL), M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (RB/LB), and SG’s Jaxon … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (12/12 - 12/15) Chatfield 55, Wabasha-Kellogg 59 (C: B. Fretland 14 pts (4-8 threes); Carson Harstad 13 pts; Ross Stoehr 13 pts (5-9 FGs), 6 rebs. Game started with back-to-back 10-0 runs. The Gophers shot 23 of 47 (49%). Chatfield then led by 13 in the second half (about 10:00 left) but could not close it out. It is their third … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Three Rivers Girls Basketball (12/12 -12/15) Fillmore Central 57, La Crescent/Hokah 43 (FC: K. Broadwater 24 pts (6-9 FTs), 8 rebs, 6 stls; Haley O’Connor 8 pts, 6 rebs; Aubrey Daniels 6 pts, 4 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls. Falcons ended five-game series losing streak to Lancers that dates to 2020) La Crescent/Hokah 44, Rushford-Peterson 66 (RP: Nadia Happel 14 pts; E. Ekern 13 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/14 – 12/16)
Stewartville Quadrangular > GMLOS 51, Triton 22 (Braxten Wiste (160), Drake Payne (189), and Colton Gardner (285) won by fall for the Bulldogs, Parker Armagost (121), Teague Alden (133), Timmy Hogfeldt (139), Dalton Pischke (145), and Ayden Stier (172) by forfeit, Cael Smith (127 > 10-7) by decision); GMLOS 30, Stewartville 41 (Armagost (121), Alden (133), Pischke (145), … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/15 & 12/26)
Kasson-Mantorville 131.1750, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 127.400 (Harper Myrah ranked third, Vivian Kittleson fourth and Madelyn Foellmi fifth among 13 athletes in all-around. Kittleson had the highest individual score with an 8.7750 in floor exercise. She placed second in that event while Paizley Lange was second on vault (8.6500). Myrah ranked third on vault and placed … [Read more...]