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...]
Hot Shots
Luke Hellickson shot a 37 to lead FC over R-P 164-195. The Falcon boys (6-0, 7-0) lead the TRC-East over La Crescent. Courtney Hershberger shot a 42 as FC’s girls also won 184-277. They (6-0, 7-0) have clinched a share of the TRC-East over Caledonia (5-2, 6-2). Carson Harstad shot a 38 to lead Chatfield to a 169-192 win over PEM. The Gopher boys (6-0, 6-0) lead the TRC West. … [Read more...]
Track and Field: Titles Grabbed at TRC Meet
The ten TRC schools took on their conference track and field meet. St. Charles’ boys (200) took first over RPH (159.5), C/SG (141), PEM (113), and Chatfield (98). The PEM girls (188.583) topped Chatfield (146) and RPH (121.833). Chatfield, Rushford-Peterson/Houston, and Caledonia/Spring Grove each came away with multiple champions. The highlight was the exploits of a Tro-Cane … [Read more...]
Baseball: 10-Win Teams Battle in TRC
The week of Monday May 8 was highlighted by three TRC baseball games between teams with 10 wins. All chased division titles. Caledonia (7-3, 9-4) took on Chatfield (7-3, 11-3). Senior Ayden Goetzinger tossed a complete-game three-hit shut-out (1 BB, 4 K) in leading the Warriors to its second nice win (La Crescent/Hokah) in a row, 8-0. It was the first time the Gophers have been … [Read more...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Win 1A True Team Title, Five Teams Make State
Track and field programs GMLOKS, LFCMC, Chatfield, and RPH took on the 1A True Team meet. Of the eight total boys and girls’teams competing from those schools, all finished at least sixth. Seventeen total schools competed. GMLOKS’ girls (981.5) won the 1A True Team title for a fourth straight year (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) while their boys (889) were runner-up to St Charles … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Drew Yahnke pitched a 10-strikeout complete-game shutout as Caledonia baseball beat Cotter 3-0. The Warriors also split key games with La Crescent/Hokah, losing 7-0, winning 5-4. Garrett Konz collected the win and had the game-winning RBI in the victory. FC/L (7-1, 10-1), LC/H (8-2, 9-4) and the Warriors (7-3, 9-4) are atop the TRC-East. Chatfield beat GMLOK 18-1 for their 8th … [Read more...]