Rushford-Peterson/Houston Invite (LFCMC’s girls (117) topped La Crescent/Hokah (49), RPH (45), and St. Charles (43) while the Saint boys (109) topped RPH (74), LFCMC (65), and LC/H (12). Burro girls’ firsts: Lillyan Kiehne (3,200* > 12.58.13), Ava Jacobsen (High Jump > 4’8”), Addie Miner (Pole Vault > 9’0”), Ava Rein (Long Jump > 14’10 ½”), K. Broadwater (Triple … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/10 – 4/15)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 2, Caledonia 4 (C: T. Augedahl 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 12 K, Win (2-0), 1-2, R; Ayden Goetzinger 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Garrett Konz 1-3, RBI, R; Reid Klug 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, Save; Kyle Bechtel 3-4; Ben Stemper 2-3, 2B, RBI, two SB. Warriors led 4-0 after two. L-A made it 4-2 after five, but went 1-2-3 the last two … [Read more...]
Records Fall at Glen Amundsen Invite
Three “Journal 11” track and field programs competed at Stewartville’s “Glen Amundsen” Invite and all three had kids break long-standing records. The GMLOKS girls 4x200, Caledonia/Spring Grove boys 4x100 and 4x200, and Chatfield boys 4x200 all broke records (albeit C/SG stayed better than the Gophers in the 4x200). The GMLOKS girls 4x200 is the defending state champion with … [Read more...]
FC/L Baseball Posts Three-Win Week, Downs Hayfield
Fillmore Central football and boys basketball each had high-water seasons. After three baseball games, with help from some Lanesboro kids, baseball is off to a strong start. Josh Jones’ group went 3-0 to start the season, including notching a notable non-conference win. They began by sneaking by TRC rival Rushford-Peterson. FC/L led 3-1 after three but R-P had a four-run fourth … [Read more...]
Gophers Baseball Notches Wins Over “Runners Up”
Chatfield baseball had a good week, posting two wins over teams that were section runners-up last season. In a rematch of last year’s 1AA-East title game, the Gophers trailed PEM 4-0 after the Bulldogs’ second inning only for Chatfield to have a seven-run sixth to lead 10-4. The inning saw the Gophers with just three hits, but they benefitted from two PEM walks, two errors, a … [Read more...]
Baseball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Brian Baum. Where We Left Off in 2022: The Gophers went 13-1 in the TRC, winning the West division title. They then went 3-2 in the playoffs, claiming the 1AA East runner-up trophy, but falling to Pine Island 9-7 in the Section 1AA play-offs. Chatfield finished a great year 20-3. Seniors: Luke Carrier (P/OF), Carter Daniels (P/OF), … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia baseball opened the spring sports by getting a five-inning 12-strikeout one-hitter from Tristan Augedahl in beating Viroqua 2-1. Hunter Goetzinger had the game-winning 2-run double in the fifth inning. GMLOKS and LFCMC’s track teams took on the multi-class MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. Kingsland’s Anika Reiland took third in the 60-meters, fifth in the 200-meters, and … [Read more...]
Softball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2022: The Gophers went 13-1 in TRC play, sharing the West division crown with St. Charles. Chatfield then won the 1AA-East title, fell to Cannon Falls in section play, but then won three straight including downing the Bombers 9-1 and 11-0 to claim the 1AA title. They then beat Mounds Park Academy, … [Read more...]
All-SEC Boys Basketball
State third-place Spring Grove (20-0, 31-2) won the SEC-East over Schaeffer Academy (14-6, 16-11), Lanesboro (13-7, 17-10), Mabel-Canton (8-12, 12-16), and Houston (4-16, 5-22) while Lyle/Pacelli (18-2, 23-5) won the SEC-West over Southland (13-7, 15-11), Kingsland (11-9, 13-14), Glenville-Emmons (5-15, 8-20), LeRoy-Ostrander (2-18, 3-24), and Grand Meadow (2-18, 2-25). The … [Read more...]
Track and Field Preview Capsule
Chatfield Head Coach: Jeff DeBuhr 2022 Season: The Gopher boys and girls each took fourth (of 16) at the 1A True Team meet. The girls were TRC champions while the boys took fourth (of 10). The boys finished seventh at the 1A Meet, the girls eighth (of 21). The boys 4x200 and 4x100 (Isaac Erding, Eli Hopp, Thad Evans, Sam Backer) took second and third respectively at … [Read more...]