They came one game short of playing for state. It was a memorable season for Fillmore Central/Lanesboro baseball. Their final week included three playoff elimination games in Austin, two wins, before things finally ended. It came down to pitching as the Falcons (3-seed, 15-7) played United South Central (4-seed, 15-5). FC/L got on the board with two in their first inning. USC … [Read more...]
Golf: Falcon Sweep, Multiple State Berths, Highlights 1A Golf Meets
It has now happened twice in the ‘‘Journal Sports’’ era; one school has sent both of its golf teams to state in the same season. Repeating 2015, Fillmore Central’s golf teams are state-bound. On the girls side, the Falcon dynasty, now at nine years, was not tested. FC (348) led Hayfield (406) by 58 strokes after Day 1 and finished 108 strokes better, winning 690 to 798! Aaron … [Read more...]
Track and Field: 41 Area Athletes Make State
It was a busy and successful Section 1A Meet for “Journal-covered” track and field programs GM-LOKS, Chatfield, LFCMC, Rushford-Peterson/Houston, and Caledonia /Spring Grove. They combined for 41 state entrants. Behind Reilands, Foster, and Galle, GMLOKS Girls Win Team Title Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland’s section track and field experience was not … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Houston softball (10-2, 14-3) dropped two big SEC games to Southland, 6-1 and 6-4. The Rebels (12-0, 15-1) win the SEC. Ellie Ekern went 4-for-5 as R-P beat FC/L 11-7. Ekern and Ava Drazkowski each had 4 RBI as R-P beat GMLOK 17-2. Ellie Anderson hit a home run, but FC/L fell to LC/H 14-3. Paige Klug had 6 total RBI, and Mackenzie Morey drove in four runs in the second game, as … [Read more...]
Baseball/Softball: GMLOK/M-C/Houston SEC Triangle
The last week of the SEC baseball/softball seasons ended with GMLOK at M-C (doubleheaders), GMLOK at Houston, and M-C at Houston; an SEC triangular of sorts. Five of eight contests were competitive. The GMLOK/M-C series had three close games. In Mabel, Bulldog softball pulled the sweep. In the first, GMLOK’s Lucie Voigt had two-run triple, and then scored, to break a 0-0 game … [Read more...]
Golf: TRC Titles Won
The last week of the regular season decided TRC golf titles. In the East, Fillmore Central’s girls notched wins over Wabasha-Kellogg 186 to incomplete and La Crescent/Hokah 187 to 222. Versus W-K in Harmony, Courtney Hershberger (41) was the medalist, followed by Lily Miller, Annika Mensink (48s each), and Myleigh Scheevel (49). Rachel Smith had W-K’s top score (50). Falcons … [Read more...]
Softball: Gophers End Year With Seven Straight Wins
Chatfield softball, the defending Class AA state champions, found early defense of their crown difficult. By one day into May, they already had five losses including key ones to St. Charles twice, Cotter, and La Crescent/Hokah. At that point, they had lost four of five (to tough competition). Jerry Chase’s Gophers have not lost since. They ended their season with wins at … [Read more...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Take Second, Chatfield’s Third at State True Team
It is becoming routine that multiple “Journal-covered” track and field teams make it to the state True Team meet. The 2023 incar-nation at Stillwater High School featured five, the GMLOKS boys and girls, LFCMC boys and girls, and Chatfield girls. Gal teams from GMLOKS and Chatfield were the headliners. Aaron Thauwald’s GM group tried to three-peat as champions, but came up just … [Read more...]
Softball (5/8 – 5/13)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Cotter 11 [5] 0 [5] (Ramblers had three hits, walked 12 times. FC/L was no hit) Cotter 11, Rushford-Peterson 1 [6] (R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-2, 3B, R; Rebecca Magin 1-3, 2B; Delaney Vaughn 1-3, 3B) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 4, Wabasha-Kellogg 10 (FCL: R. Hanson 1-3, 2 R; Ellie Anderson 1-3, 2 RBI) Rushford-Peterson … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/8 – 5/13)
Three Rivers Conference Wabasha-Kellogg 1, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 11 [5] (FCL: P. Olson 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Dillon O’Connor 1-1, 2 RBI, 2 R; T. Sexton 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Win; B. Corson 1-2, 2 R; G. Benson 1-3, RBI, R; L. Rogers 1-2, RBI, 2 R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. FC/L had six hits but took advantage of seven walks. It was the Falcons’ fifth … [Read more...]