Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4 aces; E. Carrier 18 digs; Jorja Meyer 6 kills; Avery Kingsley 3 kills, 11 digs, 5 aces; Cadence Koehler 14 digs, 5 aces; Olivia Yohe 11 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces. K: K. … [Read more...]
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Early playoff volleyball action saw all the highest seeded area teams moved on to their section quarters. Houston (17-seed) came back from down 2-0 to beat Kingsland (16-seed) in a 1A play-in game 3-2 (13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8). Ella Carrier had 18 digs for the ‘Canes while Kadence Aarsvold had 39 digs for the Knights. Houston then fell to top-seed #2 M-C 3-0 … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Grab Southeast-White Title
Everybody got in on the fun as #2 in Class AA Caledonia ended its regular by grabbing the Southeast-White sub-district title via a 44-14 win over neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors built a 38-0 halftime lead. Carl Fruechte’s group ran for 272 yards and threw for another 150 in putting up 422 yards of total offense. Four different Warrior rushers, Owen Denstad (7-74, 2 … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #5 Warriors Top #7 Falcons in Battle of Ranked Teams
At the beginning of the year, it was a matchup of potential huge impact on the TRC race. But because Chatfield beat both, it came down to two good teams fighting for second/third. Caledonia (#5 in Class AA, 8-1, 22-5) took on Fillmore Central (#7 in Class A, 8-1, 17-5) in a battle of TRC heavyweights. The first set saw a huge turn-around. Caledonia jumped out 8-2 but FC … [Read more...]
Football: Warrior Defense Scores Thrice in 48-0 Win Over PEM
Second-ranked Caledonia did not need its offense in a week seven game versus PEM. The defense won it alone as the #2 in AA Warriors continued their perfect season. Carl Fruechte’s “D” scored three times, or three more times than the Bulldogs’ offense. All three came in the second quarter. Lewis Doyle (40-yard interception return), Owen Denstad (40-yard fumble return), and … [Read more...]
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Spring Grove volleyball went 6-1 on the week, beating G-E and Lanesboro in SEC play, going 4-1 at the Goodhue Tourney. Their only loss there was to #3 in AA Chatfield, and the Lions took third. Kelsey Morken’s group (10-2, 20-6) got to 20 wins. R-P volleyball got 24 digs and 5 aces from Torryn Schneider in a sweep of W-K. The Trojans (4-5, 14-11) went 3-2 at the … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/9 – 10/14)
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/9 - 10/12) Rushford-Peterson 3, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 > 25-22, 25-22, 25-14 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 digs, 21-21 serving, 5 aces; Tayler Helgemoe 8 kills, 6 total blks (4 ace blocks); Ava Drazkowski 12 assists, 8 digs; L. Hoiness 5 kills, 12 digs, 3 aces; K. Magin 8 assists, 16 digs; A. Helgemoe 5 kills; Josie Brown 4 kills, 7 digs, 4 aces. … [Read more...]
Soccer – Playoffs (10/9 & 10/11)
(B) Section 1A Tourney > 11-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, 6-seed La Crescent/Hokah 3 (Lancers put up two first half goals, tacked on another in the second half. Warrior goaltender Austin Moen had 16 saves. The Warriors lost to LCH 9-0, 3-1, and 3-0 this year. Cal/SG/H’s season ends at 2-13) (G) Section 1A Quarterfinal > 8-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Wraps Up First Quarter
Caledonia Area Public School District’s board members met Monday, October 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 took roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Peterson, Daniel Small and Spencer Yohe. In … [Read more...]
Sprague Woods Designated as School Forest
Thanks to the dedication and hard work of Caledonia Middle/High School 2023 graduate, Noah Stigeler, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officially recognized Sprague Woods in Caledonia, Minn., as an official school forest on Wednesday, May 31. As a senior last year, Stigeler enrolled in the Growth, Mindset, and Leadership course taught by high school social … [Read more...]