It is looking more and more like the TRC-East champions in girls and boys basketball will be Caledonia. Girls Breeze Thru TRC Foes to Stay League Unbeaten Scott Sorenson’s Warrior girls won three games versus TRC foes. The last victory opened up a big lead in their division. The #15 in AA Warriors first had no problem downing St. Charles 70-17 and Lewiston-Altura 88-44. … [Read more...]
Wrestling: #8 Chatfield Tops #2 Dover-Eyota
The last two years, Chatfield and Dover-Eyota wrestling had been feuding. Included was the Eagles nipping the Gophers 33-30 for the 2022 1A wrestling title in a bout decided at heavy-weight. The teams met up again, both ranked, D-E #2 (7-0, 17-2), Chatfield #9 (6-1, 9-2). The Gophers picked up their biggest win of the year. Chatfield never trailed and had the match secured … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Caledonia and PEM Again Go Three OT’s
The last time they battled, Caledonia beat PEM 72-61 in three overtimes in the 2022 1AA title game. The teams hooked up in Plainview for their first meeting since. It again took three overtimes. PEM (#7 in AA) used Aeron Stevens (16 points) and Kaiden Peters (15 points) to lead most of the first half. The Bulldogs shot 13 of 21 from the field (62%) and 14 of 18 from the line … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Run Win Streak to Five
Lanesboro boys basketball ran off a three-win week. The Burros jumped out 21-6 on Rushford-Peterson and led the duration. The closest R-P got from there was 24-19. Lanesboro got the 63-43 win. Matt Asleson’s group were led by John Prestemon (24 pts, 4-11 threes, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls) and Logan Wilder (19 pts, 7-12 FGs, 3-3 FTs, 5 rebs, 9 asts). Mason Howard chipped in 9 … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Warriors Grapple Through Gauntlet
Caledonia/Houston wrestling took to the mats on back-to-back-to-back days for seven dual meets in less than 72 hours. Shay Mahoney’s #7 in Class A Warriors showed their toughness going 7-0. At Waukon’s “tri,” Cal/Hou beat New Hampton/Turkey Valley 55-9 and the host Indians 56-16. Versus NH/TV, Braxton Lange (120), Max Schmitz (132), Owen Denstad (138), Tucker Ginther (145), and … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Kingsland Winners of ‘Section 1A’ Week
The week of Monday January 9 featured five key 1A girls games; FC at Houston, Lanesboro at FC, Kingsland at Houston, Kingsland at GM, and Lanes-boro at Kings-land. The Knights had a great week. Falcons Push Past ‘Canes in Second Half A battle of Fillmore Central and Houston was that of recent state qualifiers (2020, 2021). FC (0-5, 3-6) had the largest first half lead, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/2 – 1/7)
Three Rivers Conference #7 in AA PEM 56, Rushford-Peterson 30 (R-P: Dawson Bunke 14 pts (4-9 threes). Grand Hengel DNP. Trojans > 1-2, 4-4) Dover-Eyota 57, Fillmore Central 72 (FC: J. Kiehne 25 pts (10-19 FGs), 8 rebs, 4 asts; Bryce Corson 13 pts (5-9 FGs), 7 rebs; Gunner Benson 10 pts, 11 rebs; Will Parker 9 pts, 7 rebs; Dillon O’Connor 8 pts (4-4 FTs), 7 rebs. FC … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Houston (1-0, 12-4) wrestling took on the The Clash XX in La Crosse, a huge and high-end wrestling dual meet tourney with 32 teams from across eight states. The Warriors went 4-2 overall, going 1-2 on Day 1, finishing sixth in their qualifying bracket. They then went 3-0 to win the sixth-place bracket. Braxton Lange (two falls, two majors, tech fall, decision), Tucker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Top M-C, Houston
Lanesboro boys basketball mini-trekked, schedule-wise, through a pair of SEC-East foes, posting two wins. A week opening game versus Mabel-Canton saw the Burros (2-2, 3-3) scoring power exceed the Cougars (3-1, 4-2). Mason Howard hit four first half threes to help stoke a 33-16 Burro halftime edge. M-C then never got to within single digits, as Lanesboro prevailed 68-46. The … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Hurricanes Whirl Through Burros
The last five SEC-East girls basketball titles have been won by either Houston or Lanesboro. The Burros ended the Hurricanes’ four-year run last year, as the teams finished first and second in the division. The teams met up for their first meeting, and despite Lanesboro (3-0, 6-1) sporting a much better record than Houston (2-0, 2-6), the latter notched a good victory. Dale … [Read more...]