Caledonia’s basketball teams each went 2-0 on the week. The boys got 20 points from Coby Hammell in topping W-K 94-55, then Grant King scored 26 points as the Warriors topped Waverly-Shell Rock 70-49 at the Decorah Border battle. The Warriors (3-0, 5-1) and Winona-Cotter (2-0, 6-1) top the early TRC-East standings. The girls beat Houston 65-37 and W-K … [Read more...]
Basketball (12/29)
Basketball: R-P Boys Host SG, Goodhue and Chatfield The last full week before Christmas saw Rushford-Peterson boys in the spotlight, as they hosted rivals Spring Grove and Goodhue in notable non-conference matchups, then neighbor Chatfield in TRC action. On Monday, the Trojans (1-1 TRC, 2-1 overall) and Lions (2-0 SEC, 2-2 overall) carried on their decades long … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/29)
Wrestling: #2 Gophers Top D-III #1 Aquinas in Interstate Matchup For the third time in as many weeks on the season, Chatfield wrestling battled in a tough dual. For a third time, it was a three-point decision. For a first time, Matt Mauseth’s Gophers got the narrow win, knocking off #1 in D-III in Wisconsin La Crosse-Aquinas. Chatfield sent six ranked … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/29)
Girls Basketball: Incredible Comeback, Fantastic Finish for SG/MC Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton rallied from a 15-point deficit and won by one point with a 3-point basket by Siri Konkel with two seconds to play. Teammate Kinley Soiney grabbed previously undefeated Southland’s desperation inbounds at the buzzer, and the Lions escaped with a 61-60 home win to stay alive in the … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/11)
Byron 130.225, Caledonia/Spring Grove, Houston 123.8 (In the home opener, Harper Myrah placed first in floor exercise at 8.525 and finished third among 11 all-around athletes at 31.6. She placed fourth on both the parallel bars and balance beam. Vivian Kittleson ranked third all-around after placing third on bars, fourth on floor and fifth on beam. Ayla Lange had the Warriors’ … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/22)
Boys Basketball: Cougars Post Three-Win Week Against opponents from far and wide, Mabel-Canton boys basketball posted a three-win week. Hosting the furthest opponent (to the north), Faribault B.A. on Monday, M-C trailed 40-39 in the second half before they had an 18-3 run to lead 57-43. The spurt keyed a 70-60 victory. Turnovers were key, as B.A. had 23, M-C just six. Russ … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (12/22)
LARP wrestler Christian Zibrowski went 4-0 and took first at 127-pounds at the Northfield Tourney. Ranked #10 in state, he improved to 10-0. Rushford-Peterson beat La Crescent/Hokah 88-40, as junior point guard Cayden Lea had 19 points including surpassing 1,000 for his career. Grant King went for 26 (pts), 11 (asts), and 7 (stls) as Caledonia topped 100 points in beating FC … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/22)
Wrestling: Gophers and Komets Carry on Early Season Battle For the third straight year, southeast Minnesota wrestling powerhouses Chatfield (#2 in Class A) and Kasson-Mantorville (#2 in Class AA) hooked up for a spirited early-season dual (rankings as of December 4). The Gophers won the past two ballyhooed match ups, in 2023 by way of Miles Mulhern’s pin at heavyweight and a … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/22)
Girls Basketball: Warriors Improve Win Streak to Five Caledonia girls basketball posted two inter-division TRC wins to improve its win streak to five. At Fillmore Central (1-0, 3-0), the Warriors (2-0, 3-1) got a battle from the Falcons for the first half. Despite starting the game up 10-2 and then leading 31-21 later, the Warriors advantage was cut to 31-28 late in the … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Says Goodbye to Spencer Yohe
Caledonia Public School Board members met Monday, December 15 at Caledonia Elementary School. Boardmember Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. All board members, principals, Superintendent Craig Ihrke, and Community Education Director Gretchen Juan were present. Caledonia Middle/High School … [Read more...]