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...]
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...]
Track and Field (4/15 & 4/18)
La Crosse-Logan Meet (Caledonia/Spring Grove’s boys (85) took fourth behind Holmen (242), La Crosse-Logan (160), and Arcadia (87) with Tomah and La Crescent/Hokah also competing. C/SG’s girls took sixth (of six). C/SG boys’ firsts: Josh Beardmore (100 > 11.00), Fischer Wait (200 > 22.69), the 4x100 (43.37 > Owen Staggemeyer, Eli Staggemeyer, Beardmore, Wait), and the … [Read more...]
Baseball/Softball: Warrior Teams Run Combined Streaks to 14
Caledonia’s baseball and softball teams each continued their great starts to the season. By the end of the week, each moved its win streak to seven. Shawn Bauer’s diamond dudes continued to win things with their pitching. Across three games, 20 innings, they gave up just three total runs. In a home non-conference affair with Wisconsin’s Blair-Taylor, the Wildcats leadoff man … [Read more...]
Golf: Chatfield Guys, Caledonia’s Hauser Win R-P Tourney
This year’s golf schedule includes a lot of tournaments. Rushford-Peterson held one at Ferndale Course. The boys event featured the Trojans plus “Journal-covered” teams Chatfield, Lanesboro, Caledonia and Houston as well as Lewiston-Altura and Dover-Eyota. Paul Wagner’s Gophers (345) continued their nice season by claiming the title over nearest foes R-P (365) and Lanesboro … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/15) (B) Chatfield 170, St. Charles 183 (C: Carson Harstad 41*, Colton Johnson 42, Brayden Fretland 43, Devin Reinhardt 44, Gage Bartels 45. SC: Logan Overkamp 41*, Sawyer Wendt 46, Marcus Rinard/Owen Maloney 48s. Chatfield boys > 3-0, 3-0); (G) Chatfield 214, St. Charles 202 (C: Mya Henry 50, Taylor Ask 53, Charleigh Larson 55. SC: Lily … [Read more...]
Golf: Girls Win at Hayfield Tourney Caps Strong Week for FC Golf
Boasting last year’s 1A boys and girls teams champions, Fillmore Central golf got off to a strong start to the 2024 season. Each team won its three head-to-heads of the week. At Wabasha’s Coffee Mill Golf Course, the boys topped W-K 171 to 216 while the girls won 188 to incomplete. Aiden Arnold (41) was the guys medalist with teammates Brock Sikkink (42) and Anthony Kiehne (43) … [Read more...]
Track and Field
Stewartville “Glen Amundsen” Meet (GMLOKS’ guys (77) took second to Stewartville (175) with Chatfield taking fourth. GMLOKS’ girls (109) took second to Byron (126) with Chatfield taking fourth. Medford also competed at a five-team meet. GMLOKS guys’ firsts: T. Georgen (800 > 2:11.25), C. Glynn (1,600 > 5:09.97), Landon Chilman (300-hurdles > 43.63), the 4x400 (3:41.92 … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/8 - 4/12) Chatfield 11, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (C: C. Boyum 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, Win, 1-3, R; Cole Ramaker 2-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K; Jack Dornack 2-3, two 2B, RBI; W. Nolte 2-5, RBI, 2 R; Ben Carrier 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. Chatfield had a seven-run fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1, … [Read more...]