The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston gymnastics team returns five letter winners from last winter’s squad which was 1-4 in duals and 7-19 including tournament standings. The Warriors placed fourth (among six) at the conference meet and sixth (among eight) at section. There was late momentum with the Cal/SG/Hou team score improving in each of the final six meets. Leadership will … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Girls Basketball Preview
Last year’s area girls basketball action was headed by Grand Meadow (23-7), which progressed all the way to their first ever 1A final. Lanesboro (19-9) and Kingsland (19-9) also made the 1A semis. Fillmore Central (12-16), Rushford-Peterson (12-16), and Houston (16-12) each made Rochester and the 1A quarters. In Class AA, Caledonia (17-11) and Chatfield (19-9) each made their … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The girls basketball season opened with Chatfield notably posting wins over Lanesboro 63-31 and Southland 72-35 at the St. Charles early-season tourney. Anna Kivimagi had 22 points versus the Burros, Shea Jech 20 points versus the Rebels. Lanesboro beat St. Charles night two, as Kaci Ruen and 26 points and 11 rebounds. Fillmore Central’s Bryce Corson (Sr. WR/RB) and Chatfield’s … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball – Non-Conference (11/25 & 11/26)
Chatfield 63, Lanesboro 31 (C: A. Kivimagi 22 pts (4-5 threes, 9-12 FGS), 4 stls; Kara Goetzinger 10 pts, 8 rebs; Evy Goldsmith 7 pts, 9 rebs. L: Kaci Ruen 13 pts, 12 rebs; Jensyn Storhoff 9 pts; Jessie Schreiber 8 pts, 9 rebs, 5 stls. Chatfield made 8 of 18 threes (44%) while Lanesboro was 1 of 15 (7%). Gophers also scored 23 points off turnover) Houston 43, Dover-Eyota 74 … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Post-Season Honors
It was a great year for area volleyball teams. Mabel-Canton (36-3) won the SEC-East, Section 1A, and took third place at state. Caledonia (19-13) won the TRC and finished as 1AA runner-up. Spring Grove (28-5) and Chatfield (26-3) set school records for wins while taking second in their conferences. Rushford-Peterson (21-8), Fillmore Central (19-11), and Grand Meadow (17-12-2) … [Read more...]
Football: Falcons Post 20-Point Rally, Fall One Point Short in State Semis
It is certainly not a game Fillmore Central football nation is going to forget. Minneota nation won’t forget it either. The state semifinal between the #2 Falcons (Section 1A Champ, 12-0) and #10 Vikings (Section 5A Champ, 10-2) had two complete opposite halves, the first controlled by one team, the second the other. It had a furious 20-point comeback including a fourth and 29 … [Read more...]
Football: #3 Spring Grove Earns Third Prep Bowl Appearance
After giving up an early touchdown, the Spring Grove defense took control of a 9-man state semifinal between undefeated teams. During the 27-6 Lion win against state-ranked #2 Fertile-Beltrami, Tysen Grinde logged 198 yards of all-purpose running, including a stunning 76-yard punt return TD. Despite Elijah Solum completing 12 of 18 passes, the #3 Lions, for the first time this … [Read more...]
Football: Defensive Stands Again Huge as #1 Gophers Make Prep Bowl
They say defense wins championships. The Chatfield defense wasn’t lights out in the 1AA state semifinals versus #5 Eden Valley-Watkins (Section 5AA Champion, 11-0), but it was pretty salty (as Gopher Hall of Famer Ken Jacobson would say). Chatfield (Section 1AA Champion, 12-0) notched two more key 4th down stands to a post-season resume already peppered with stymies. Both were … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH and Six Individuals Take on State Meet
The Journal 11 cross country programs were again well represented (as a whole) at the 2022 State Cross County Meet in Northfield. All five sent at least one individual to compete. Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston’s boys made their fourth straight trip to the state meet behind Coach Matt Kingsbury. For a second straight year, Kingsland sent Garrison Hubka and Cole … [Read more...]
Football: Fourth Down Domination, Balanced Attack Sends #3 SG into Semis
Elijah Solum broke Spring Grove single-season records for both passing yardage and passing touchdowns during a 40-22 win over Hancock in a 9-man state quarterfinal at St. Paul. Solum was responsible for all six Lion touchdowns, running for three and passing for three. Third-ranked Spring Grove (12-0) will face #2 Fertile-Beltrami (11-0) in the semis. The Lions won nine of the … [Read more...]