Chatfield softball opened its season by taking on the Lake City Tourney. Jerry Chase’s experienced Gophers picked up two wins in prep for a big TRC season-opener. The Gophers first beat Cannon Falls 4-1. Chatfield scored the first four runs of the game before surrendering a lone run in the seventh inning. Claire Springer was the hitting hero (2-3, 3 RBI), driving in three runs. … [Read more...]
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Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Coach Named Assistant of the Year
Alan Lochner of Spring Grove was named a 2022 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. The veteran mentor was one of only 10 statewide to receive the honor and the only one coaching Class A. During his 26 seasons as an assistant at Spring Grove, the Lions have won 16 SEC titles, four sub-section titles, one section championship, and a … [Read more...]
Golf (4/9)
Hayfield Invite (Boys teams from Caledonia, Kingsland, and GMLO competed. Kingsland (431) took seventh, GMLO (472) tied for 8th, and Caledonia (480) took 10th (of 10). Stewartville (319) won the boys team title over Lourdes (328). Lourdes’ Colten Rich (77) won the boys individual title over Stewartville’s Caleb and Cole Jannsen (78s). GMLO’s Taylor Glynn (79) tied for fourth … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/4 – 4/9)
Non-Conference Mabel-Canton 1, St. Charles 12 [5] (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 1-2, R, 4 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, Loss. Saints ended the game with a 7-run bottom of fifth after leading 4-1 through four innings. Cougars > 0-0, 0-1) Houston 4, Cotter 11 (H: Zach Olson 1-3, R; Austin Swenson 2 RBI. Cotter had a four-run first and a three-run sixth. Hurricanes plates four … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/2)
MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase (LFCMC competed against multiple AA and AAA schools. The boys (23) took 8th (of 25) with White Bear Lake (77) beating Stillwater Area (75) for first. The LFCMC girls took 22nd of (29) with Roseville Area (68) beating Mankato-West (45.5) for first. Top Burros: the boys 4x800 took 2nd (Carson Ruen, Luke Ruen, Isaac Snyder, Jayce Kiehne), J-Kiehne (3rd … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/1)
GMLOK 1, Spring Grove 5 (SG: Caleb Griffin 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, Win, 1-3, RBI, R; Jonah Udstuen 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Jaxon Strinmoen 1-3, 2B, R; Ezra Griffin 1-2, 2B. GMLOK: Dustin Copley 1-3, R; Nick Fetterly 1-3, RBI, 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, Loss. GMLOK scored first in top of first, but Lions scored one run each in the second, fourth, and fifth innings to lead … [Read more...]
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Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2021: The Gophers went 10-4 in the TRC, 17-7 overall. Chatfield went 2-2 in the post-season, falling to Cotter 16-1 in a Section 1AA loser out game. Their other three play-off games were all decided by one run. Seniors: Peyton Berg (C), Jaiden Zimmerman (P/SS), Sydney Allen (2B), Devann Clemens (RF), Brynn … [Read more...]
All-Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball
Heading the cast of All-TRC picks are guys from Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson. Each school gets a league-high three All-TRC picks. For the Warriors, Eli King (6’3” Sr. G), Jackson Koepke (6’4” Sr. G), and Ja’Shon Simpson (6’3” Sr. G) make the cut. The trio helped the Warriors to the TRC East and 1AA titles, plus a state 3rd place finish. King was a highlight machine both … [Read more...]