Fillmore County Journal

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Volleyball: #5 Caledonia Stays Perfect With Big Week

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Caledonia volleyball put forth a strong week, going 6-0 with four wins coming against teams from larger classes. The Warriors (#5 in AA, 3-0) started by playing up a class, hosting fellow-ranked school Byron (#7 in AAA, 7-1). Scott Koepke’s group generally controlled play, but needed a late fourth set comeback to stave off a fifth game. Caledonia never trailed in game one in … [Read more...]

Football: Hurricanes Stun Cougars in Blowout Win

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Houston football was 1-8 last year.  We are through week two this season and Cody Hungerholt’s Hurricanes are already 3-0. Team double-H was not just able to beat week two foe Mabel-Canton (which won seven games and hammered Houston 59-6 last year). It was a blowout. Houston’s defense gave up 261 yards and six rushing TDs a year ago. This year’s game saw the ‘Cane defense blank … [Read more...]

Volleyball: #2 Cougars Push Past New Look Lions

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Mabel-Canton versus Spring Grove volleyball has been a rivalry over the years. The squads are routinely the two best in the SEC-East, if not the entire SEC. With a new look squad, SG again was game versus M-C. The Lions had four-point leads in three games, but lost two of them. SG’s strongest set was their first. Junior Jordis Neeley was the offensive hammer, racking up six … [Read more...]

Volleyball: #5 Falcons Start the Year 8-1

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Fillmore Central volleyball had a busy week, posting a 5-1 record. The #5 in A Falcons (3-0) first had a matchup with Zumbrota-Mazeppa (2-0). The Cougars were a 1AA semifinalist last year (albeit graduating several key players). They swept FC the last two years. Travis Malley’s group got redemption.  It took five sets. Z-M pounded it hard, but erratically. Unofficially, Z-M … [Read more...]

Football: Christianson to Kiehne Leads #4 FC Past BP

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The week two Mid-Southeast contest between Fillmore Central (1-0) and Blooming Prairie (1-0) had some intrigue. The Blossoms are a Class AA drop down that popped R-P 43-8 in week one while the Falcons are the defending sub-district and 1A champs. The electric connection of Chase Christianson to Jayce Kiehne was the story. The duo hooked up for a 73-yard bomb to start the first … [Read more...]

Football: Hungerholt’s Eight TDs Leads L-O to 2-0

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LeRoy-Ostrander football won the 2021 9-man state title behind spectacular dual-threat QB Chase Johnson. But even he never accomplished what his successor did in week two of the 2023 season. Cardinal junior QB Camden Hungerholt lit up Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons both with his legs and his arm. On the ground, he ran 28 times for 283 and three TDs. Through the air, he was 11 of … [Read more...]