Wabasha-Kellogg hosted an 18-hole golf tourney that featured nine teams: FC, Caledonia, Lanes-boro, R-P, W-K, L-A, La Crescent/Hokah, D-E, and PEM. The girls side, which had eight full teams, was dominated by FC. Aaron Mensink’s group (347) bested second place Caledonia (367) followed by W-K (430) and Lanesboro (434). R-P (500) took eighth. Caledonia senior Elly Milde had maybe … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/10 – 4/14)
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...]