Last season was again a strong year on the wrestling mats. Chatfield was one win away from the 1A title, and finished as section runner-up (15-2). They sent four guys to state. Caledonia had a good team season (17-8) and sent five guys to state. Both squads will again be potent. LARP (15-12), GMLOS (11-13), and FCLMC (11-11) were right around .500 as teams. The Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Football: All Mid-Southeast Blue
Fillmore Central won the Mid-Southeast Blue making state (12-1) and Rushford-Peterson took third (7-3). And thus, the Blue All-District team has a bunch of Trojans and Falcons. FC gets nine A-D picks including sweeping the individual awards. Bryce Corson (5’7” 160 Sr. WR/RB/LB), Dillon O’Connor (5’11” 170 Sr. QB), Gunner Benson (6’0” 190 Sr. OL/DE), Garrett Gossman (5’8” 155 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/29 – 12/2)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 69, Rushford-Peterson 60 (RP: K. Ruberg 21 pts, 15 rebs, 4 stls; Ellie Ekern 17 pts (3-3 threes), 8 rebs; Tayler Helgemoe 9 pts. Trojans led 34-29 at the half, most of the game, but couldn’t break a years-long losing streak to Ramblers) La Crescent/Hokah 64, Caledonia 78 (C: J. Foster 22 pts; Jovial King 17 pts; Ava Privet 16 pts; Paige Klug 8 … [Read more...]
Football: Lions Overtaken in Final Half-Minute of State Title Game
Spring Grove (Section 1 champ, 13-0) scored early and often and never trailed Mountain Iron-Buhl (Section 7 champ, 13-0) until the final 25 seconds of the 9-man state championship football game. Ultimately, the 28-25 Ranger win was decided by extra points with the Lions going 1-4 and MIB 2-4. When #3 in 9-Man Spring Grove soared out to a 19-0 first quarter lead, it did not … [Read more...]
Football: Chatfield’s Repeat Title Hopes Nixed by Turnovers
It was a great run; twenty-six straight wins. It will be remembered; back-to-back state title game visits. But Chatfield football’s hopes of a repeat title were nixed by a strong Barnesville team, an unsung Trojan player, and turnovers. The Gophers had five. And a 5 to 0 miscue margin was insurmountable, as #1 Chatfield (Section 1A Champ, 13-0) fell to #3 Barnesville (Section … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Boys Basketball Preview
A season ago, Caledonia rode a dramatic three overtime win in the section title game to make state. There, Brad King’s group (29-2) took third place. R-P (22-5) and SG (24-5) had excellent seasons making the 1A semis. The Lions were SEC-East champs. Chatfield (17-11), Lanesboro (16-11), and L-O (16-11) had good years. FC (9-18), GM (11-16), Kingsland (11-16), M-C (8-19), and … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia girls’ basketball (2-0, 2-0) started the year with notable wins over La Crescent/Hokah 78-64 and Cotter 62-24, avenging a pair of season sweeps last year. Josie Foster scored 22 points versus the Lancers. Anika Reiland (10 pts, 13 rebs, 12 asts, 9 stls) nearly had a quadruple-double as Kingsland beat UCA 57-42. Chatfield’s girls beat L-A 64-47 to stay perfect (1-0, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/1)
Southeast Conference Glenville-Emmons 51, Mabel-Canton 65 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 26 pts (9-15 FTs), 8 rebs, 5 asts; Jordan Larson 14 pts; Hayden Erickson 10 pts. Cougars > 1-0, 1-0) Grand Meadow 35, Lyle/Pacelli 97 (Larks 0-1, 0-1) Non-Conference Alden-Conger 81, LeRoy-Ostrander 56 (L-O: C. Hungerholt 31 pts (5-9 threes, 8-14 FTs), 5 rebs; Carter Sweeney 7 pts, 7 rebs. … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/2 & 12/3)
Lakeville North Tourney (Chatfield took 10th of 15 teams. They weren’t as full strength (football). Javier Berg won 113-pounds going 4-0 (four falls and a 7-0 decision in the finals). Gage Bartels (132) took third, making the finals with two pins, then falling by 10-5 decision. Only six Gophers competed) St. Charles “Ice Breaker” Duals > Caledonia/Houston 63, Westfield 12 … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/3)
Sring Grove/Houston opened the gymnastics season by finishing third among five teams. The Warriors (117.800) placed behind Byron (136.650) and Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa (128.900) and ahead of Kasson-Mantorville/Triton (104.600) and La Crescent-Hokah (82.950). Eighth grader Vivian Kittleson was 12th among 44 in all-around and had the Warriors’ highest finish – fourth among 36 … [Read more...]