West Salem/Bangor 30, Caledonia/Houston 32 (Cal/Hou won five of six weights from 133 thru 172 to break a 12-12 and build a 32-15 lead. Aden Kulas (189) then fell by 5-4 decision, which assured a Cal/Hou win (led 32-18 with two weights left). Aaren Kulas (114) and Owen Denstad (145) won by fall, Aiden Burns (107) by injury default, Braxton Lange (133 > 16-3) and Isaac Blocker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Chatfield 47, La Crescent/Hokah 87 (C: Cole Novotny 11 pts, 10 rebs; Carson Harstad 11 pts; Ryan Rindels 8 pts. Four Lancers made double-figures in the win. La Crescent is 6-0 in the TRC, 10-4 overall. Gophers > 0-5, 1-12) Lewiston-Altura 61, Fillmore Central 59 (FC: L. Hellickson 18 pts (4-12 threes); G. Kennedy 16 pts (7-11 FGs), 9 rebs; Jayce Kiehne 15 pts (7-11 FGs), … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/11)
Caledonia/Houston 25, La Crosse-Aquinas 44 (The Warriors led 25-20 after 165, but they forfeited 175, 215, and 285 with 113 a double forfeit. Aiden Burns (106) and Cooper Allen (165) had pins for Cal/Hou, Braxton Lange (132) won a 17-2 tech fall, Owen Denstad (144) a 25-10 tech fall, and Isaac Blocker (150) a 7-2 decision. Cal/Hou > 1-3, 8-16) Stewartville “Darrell … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s sixth-ranked boys beat PEM 85-42, as four Warriors made double figures. Brad King’s group (5-0, 10-2) picked up its 10th win. They sit a half game back of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 10-4) in the TRC-East. Spring Grove beat GM 82-8. Notably, standout Lions senior Elijah Solum returned to the court (9 points) after a torn ACL last spring. The Lions (6-1, 8-1) lead the … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Caledonia 57, PEM 41 (C: J. Foster 21 pts (5-12 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts; Aubrie Klug 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Nicole Banse 14 pts, 15 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks, Regan King 8 pts, 5 rebs. The Warriors built a 34-22 halftime lead. Banse scored 12 of their first 16 points and had a double-double (12 pts, 10 rebs) in the first half. Cal hit nine threes to PEMs four in … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Share What Students Are up To
By Kaitlin Longhauser Caledonia Area Public School Board members met Tuesday, January 16 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Daniel Small, Spencer Yohe … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (1/4 & 1/5)
Lyle/Pacelli 18, Spring Grove 64 (SG: K. Soiney 20 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls; Siri Konkel 14 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Kylie Hammel 11 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts; Emerson Ingvalson 8 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls. The Lions scored the first 14 points of the game, and the sophomore Soiney scored her 1,000th career point. SG > 5-0, 9-2) Grand Meadow 64, Schaeffer Academy 43 (GM: L. Foster … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (1/4)
West Salem/Aquinas/Bangor 140.575, Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 128.350 (Sabrina Lisota earned a 9.100 score on the balance beam, the highest beam score under the current coaching staff. That was good for second place, the highest finish for the Warriors. In all-around, Harper Myrah (31.950) placed fourth and Vivian Kittleson fifth among 10 athletes. Cal/SG/Hou > 2-10) *The … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Holds Organizational Meeting
Caledonia Area Public School Board members met Monday, January 8 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162 for an organizational meeting. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Daniel Small, Spencer Yohe … [Read more...]
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (1/5)
#5 in AA Caledonia 75, Wabasha-Kellogg 55 (C: L. Doyle 20 pts; Reid Klug 18 pts; Garrett Konz 12 pts; Will Hahn 8 pts. Caledonia led 29-24 at halftime, out-scored W-K 46-31 in second half. Juniors Mason Klug and Ethan Stendel did not play) Fillmore Central 72, Dover-Eyota 62 (FC: G. Kennedy 24 pts (11-16 FGs), 10 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls, 4 blks; L. Hellickson 20 pts (4-8 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 -1/6)
The Clash XXI (Caledonia/Houston competed in this 32-team two-day dual-meet tourney, going 1-5, taking 31st place. Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker were two of 46 wrestlers to go 6-0. Braxton Lange picked up his 100th career win at the event) > Bracket D Quarters > D-III #3 Bettendorf 56, Caledonia/Houston 16 (Denstad (145) and Aiden Burns (107) had pins for the Warriors, … [Read more...]
Basketball: Warriors Sweep Benefit Doubleheader at R-P
The games were not close but the related cause associated with the doubleheader was important as Rushford-Peterson’s basketball teams hosted Caledonia. On the court, the Warrior girls used their length to handle the Trojans. Scott Sorenson’s group started the game 19-3 and never looked back in posting a 59-28 win. R-P’s plight was hindered by starting All-TRC point guard Ellie … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland’s Beau Wiersma (RB), Parker Johnson (DE), and Ayden Howard (WR), and LeRoy-Ostrander’s Camden Hungerholt (QB), were honored as Nine-Man All-State in football. Wiersma and Johnson already earned Associated Press 2nd team All-State (all classes). Nine-man All-State HM selections included L-O’s Malyk Schaefer (OL/DL), M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (RB/LB), and SG’s Jaxon … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (12/12 - 12/15) Chatfield 55, Wabasha-Kellogg 59 (C: B. Fretland 14 pts (4-8 threes); Carson Harstad 13 pts; Ross Stoehr 13 pts (5-9 FGs), 6 rebs. Game started with back-to-back 10-0 runs. The Gophers shot 23 of 47 (49%). Chatfield then led by 13 in the second half (about 10:00 left) but could not close it out. It is their third … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Three Rivers Girls Basketball (12/12 -12/15) Fillmore Central 57, La Crescent/Hokah 43 (FC: K. Broadwater 24 pts (6-9 FTs), 8 rebs, 6 stls; Haley O’Connor 8 pts, 6 rebs; Aubrey Daniels 6 pts, 4 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls. Falcons ended five-game series losing streak to Lancers that dates to 2020) La Crescent/Hokah 44, Rushford-Peterson 66 (RP: Nadia Happel 14 pts; E. Ekern 13 … [Read more...]