Last year’s 1AA runner-up, Caledonia, swept through its first two playoff foes to make the 1AA semis. Dan Reinhart’s Warriors (3-seed, 17-6) topped 14-seed PEM (8-18) by 25-15, 25-16 and 25-10 scores. The Warriors had 16 aces with just five service errors (93% serving). Ashlyn Reinhart (12 kills, 7 digs) and Adrienne Lange (11 kills) led the offense. Avery Augedahl had 24 … [Read more...]
Football: Section 1AA Playoffs
The Section 1AA final will see #1 in Class AA Caledonia (9-0) take on Dover-Eyota (2-seed, 8-2). R-P Squanders Lead, Rallies Past Cobras In a Section 1AA quarterfinal, 4-seed Rushford-Peterson (6-2) jumped all over 5-seed Triton (3-5), only to have to rally for victory. Robbie Strand’s Trojans scored on their first three drives to lead 20-0. Creighton Hoiness twice hit … [Read more...]
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/19)
Caledonia 3, PEM 0 > 25-7, 25-20, 25-17 (C: Elsa Blum 15 kills on .462 hitting, 8 digs, 17-17 serving, 4 aces; Avery Augedahl 28 assists; Ashlyn Reinhart 11 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces; Paizley Lange 3 kills, 14 digs, 20-20 serving, 3 aces; Lauren Goetzinger 10 digs; Adrienne Lange 7 kills.) Chatfield 3, La Crescent/Hokah 0 > 25-23, 25-22, 25-12 (C: Cora Bicknese 8 kills, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Blake Hubbard rushed for 288 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, pick six), while Parker Armagost added 193 yards and three rushing touchdowns as Grand Meadow ran for 582 yards in beating Faribault B.A. 58-18. Hubbard surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. The Larks (5-3 South-East/overall) are Section 1 9-Man’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Kingsland (5-3, 5-3). Reid … [Read more...]
Football: Defensively Offensive #1 Warriors Finish Out Perfect Regular Season
In their regular season finale, the new #1-ranked team in Class AA used a scoring defense to easily handle neighbor LA Crescent/Hokah. Carl Fruechte’s Warriors had three fumble return touchdowns. In the first quarter, Max Schmitz sacked Lancer quarterback Maverick Moor and forced a fumble that Coby Hammell returned 16-yards for a score. In the second quarter, Bo Knutson sacked … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/12 & 10/13)
(B) 12-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (1-13) 0, 5-seed Kasson-Mantorville (6-6-3) 7 (The Komets went on to post a 6-1 quarterfinal win over 4-seed St. Charles, Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro. The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston boys closed with a 1-14 record.) (G) 5-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (4-9-2) 1, Dover-Eyota (6-7-2) 4 (The Warriors fell to Dover-Eyota for the … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Warriors Win Two, Augedahl Gets 2,000th Assist
Caledonia volleyball began prep for the post-season by notching a pair of wins before the MEA break. At Byron, Dan Reinhart’s Warriors pulled the sweep 25-22, 25-15, and 25-14. They then swept La Crescent/Hokah at home, 25-19, 25-13, 25-17. Versus the AAA Bears, Avery Augedahl (28 assists, 13-13 serving, 3 aces) and Elsa Blum (11 kills, 4 digs, 23-23 serving, 5 aces) served … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Wrap up Yellow by Routing Chatfield
Caledonia senior Coby Hammell returned the opening kick-off 82-yards to paydirt, the #2 in AA Warriors recovered two first-half Chatfield muffed punts, and Caledonia junior linebacker Cooper Allen was a beast defensively, as Cal topped Chat 53-3 convincingly in a Southeast-Yellow rivalry game. The Warriors had four, three-play or less, scoring drives in the first half. Bo … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/5 thru 10/10)
(G) Red Wing 1, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (Jordan King scored for the Warriors with an assist from Bristol Kuennen. Much credit goes to Alexis Qualy, who made 22 saves in goal. Tied at halftime, neither team scored in the second half. It was the Warriors second tie of the year.) (B) Dover-Eyota 7, Cal/SG/Hou 4 (The Warriors’ scored a season-second best four goals. It … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (10/5 thru 10/10)
La Crescent/Hokah 3, Lanesboro 1 > 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 24-26 (L: E. Ruen 6 kills, 8 assists, 9 digs; K. Gilbertson 18 digs; J. Schreiber 10 kills, 5 digs; C. Mayer 7 kills; T. Qualy 19 assists; P Willford 8 digs; I. Papenfuss 5 digs.) Milan Mader Tourney (Caledonia beat #7 in AAA Northfield 2-1 (17-25, 30-28, 16-14), while losing Eagan 0-2 (16-25, 20-25), #7 in AAAA … [Read more...]