St. Charles Meet (RPH’s guys (116) took second to St. Charles (187) with LFCMC (101) taking third. The Saint girls (120.5) topped Waseca (104) with Chatfield taking third (99), LFCMC fourth (80), and RPH fifth (68). L-A and Hayfield’s girls also competed. Chatfield girls’ firsts: Jaelyn LaPlante (100 > 13.38; High Jump > 5’0”), the 4x100 (51.80 > Lauryn Daniels, … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/29 - 5/3) (B) Fillmore Central 174, Caledonia 183 (FC: A. Arnold 39*, Luke Hellickson 43, Brody Srsen 45, Anthony Kiehne/Brock Sikkink 47’s, Josh Haugerud 49. C: J.T. Hammell 41, Carson Klug 44, Isaac Blocker 48, Evan Milde 50. The Warrior boys shot a season low); (G) FC 187, Caledonia 211 (FC: M. Scheevel 41*, Lily Miller 47, Aubrey Larson … [Read more...]
Softball
Softball: Streak Ends But Warriors Sweep LC/H Caledonia softball could not quite do what their baseball team did, and keep winning. The Warriors (10-1) success streak of 10 games ended versus #7 in AA Stewartville (9-1) on a cold, windy Monday. In the sixth inning, with two out, the Tigers had back-to-back infield ground balls where the throw to first pulled Caledonia’s … [Read more...]
Baseball
Baseball: Sweep of Lancers Sends Warriors to 14 in a Row, Big East Lead Caledonia baseball kept rolling with its biggest week and two biggest wins. Shawn Bauer’s group sent a crazy win-streak ever higher. In their second contest of the year with Lourdes, the battery of Reid Klug (6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, Win, 3-3, R) and Hunter Goetzinger (2-2, 2B, RBI) did the … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/22 – 4/26)
PEM Invite (Stewartville’s girls (147) topped Pine Island (95.5) and LFCMC (81.5). Stewie’s boys (201) topped PI (75) and LFCMC (54.5). PEM and L/P also competed. LFCMC girls’ firsts: Lillyan Kiehne (1,600 > 6:02.70), Eva Collins (*3,200 – only competitor > 16:11.44), and the 4x400 (4:26.66 > Kinley Soiney, Sahara Morken, Kiehne, Kammry Broadwater). Soiney took second … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/22 - 4/25) (B) Rushford-Peterson 174, Fillmore Central 166 (FC: B. Sikkink 38*, Anthony Kiehne 42, Aiden Arnold/Luke Hellickson 43s, Josh Haugerud 45. RP: J. Meldahl 38*, Sam LaFleur 44, Will LaFleur 45, Kellen Drinkall 47, Gus Hoiland 49. FC > 4-0, 4-0. R-P > 1-2, 1-2); (G) R-P Inc., FC 182 (FC: M. Scheevel/Lily Miller 45s*, Aubrey … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/23 & 4/25) Rushford-Peterson 0, Chatfield 10 [5] (C: Alexis Hinckley 3-3, 2B, RBI; Grace Finley 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Johnson 2-3, 2 RBI, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, Win; Makenna Dornack 0-1, 3 R; Brittin Ruskell 1-3, RBI, R. R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-2, 2B) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Dover-Eyota 10 (FCL: J. Storhoff 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/23 & 4/25) Dover-Eyota 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (D-E’s Bolton Thesing pitched a one-hitter (3 BB, 14 K)) Chatfield 9, Rushford-Peterson 6 (C: B. Carrier 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; K. Schott 3-4, 2 RBI, R; Chase Johnston 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Carter Schlink 2-4, RBI, R; Westin Nolte 1-4, RBI, R; Cole Ramaker 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 1 K, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove baseball beat Schaeffer 23-1 and M-C 6-0 to run their win streak to four. Ezra Griffin was 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, and five RBI versus SA while a trio of SG pitchers tossed a five-inning no hitter. Brandon Jahnke tossed a nine-strikeout, one-hitter in beating the Cougars. Five of six SG games have been either no-hitters or one-hitters. And the Lions have … [Read more...]
Baseball: Houston’s Homestands FC/L, M-C, R-P and GMLOK
Homestands are a thing mainly in Major League baseball. High school baseball is a bit different. But Jason Carrier’s Houston squad had one versus foes FC/L, M-C, R-P and GMLOK the week of Monday April 22. Houston used a seven-run third to annul a 2-0 deficit and dispatch with FC/L 9-2. Zach Olson (2-3, RBI, 2 R), Logan Olson (1-2, 2 RBI, R), Morgan Rohweder (1-3, RBI, R), Nolan … [Read more...]
Track and Field: RPH, Chatfield and GMLOKS Host Meets
Three “Journal-covered” track and field teams, RPH, GMLOK and Chatfield hosted meets where all five “Journal-covered” programs competed, C/SG at Tro-Canes’ Meet, LFCMC at the Gophers Meet. RPH’s event saw the Tro-Cane boys (140) top nearest foe Caledonia/Spring Grove (66). RPH’s girls (91) topped La Crescent/Hokah (67). Triton also competed. Ryan Prinsen (800 > 2:11.61, … [Read more...]
Softball: Warriors Trek into Rare Territory
Ten wins in a row in softball is not an easy task. Caledonia performed the feat, courtesy of a three-win week. Versus St. Charles, the Saints jumped out 3-0 and 5-1. Caledonia had a three-run bottom of third and then a five-run bottom of fourth to take the lead 9-5, which held as the final. Adrienne Lange (2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R) hit a solo home run. Elsa Blum (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) … [Read more...]
Baseball: Walkoffs Help Get Warriors to 11 in a Row
A dramatic week for Caledonia baseball stoked a massive win streak. At Lourdes, victory was in peril following a five-run fourth that put the Eagles up 7-2. But the Warriors responded with a nine-run fifth. Ten straight reached to start the inning. Hunter Goetzinger and Owen Denstad had a two-run doubles. The Warriors exited up 11-7. Lourdes came back with three in their half … [Read more...]
Basketball Awards
Hot Shots
Chatfield softball went 2-1 on the week, notably beating rival St. Charles 15-6 and Lake City 11-1 while falling to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 5-3. Freshman Makenna Dornack was 4-for-4 with four RBI and four runs versus the Saints and 2-for-5 with five RBI versus the Tigers. Rylee Urban collected both wins, striking out nine versus Lake City. She improved to 5-1 on the … [Read more...]