Sahara Morken topped 4,000 career assists as M-C volleyball beat Houston 3-0. The senior had 35 helpers and six aces in the match. Spring Grove volleyball used a balanced team approach to notch three SEC sweeps on the week, topping Southland, Lanesboro and LeRoy-Ostrander. Chatfield topped Cannon Falls and Pine Island each via sweep in notable non-conference matchups. Hannah … [Read more...]
Football (9/30)
#6 Warriors Double Rally for Win Over #5 Cannon Falls Early in the second quarter, Caledonia football faced an uphill task. Coming off a ranked-versus-ranked 20-13 loss to Chatfield in week three, the #6 Warriors (2-1) trailed #5 Cannon Falls (3-0) 12-0. But Carl Fruechte’s group double-rallied to post their best win of the year. The Warriors scored three second quarter … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/30)
Teams Take on Class A/AA Showcases, Warriors Grab AA Title Area volleyball teams Mabel-Canton, Chatfield, Caledonia, Spring Grove, and Fillmore Central once again took on the Class A/AA Showcase tournaments in Burnsville. The Cougars and Gophers were each runner-up last year. This year, the Cougars, Warriors and Gophers each won their pools to make their Gold Brackets. … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/30)
LARPH Hosts First Meet with Chatfield, LFC LARPH cross country hosted its first of two meets, this one at Ferndale Golf Course. Each race was cut to 4,000-meter per a warm humid afternoon. The other two teams competing were Lanesboro/Fillmore Central and Chatfield. New state polls were released that day, with the LARPH boys ranked #2 to Redwood Valley. Section foe Cotter was … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/17 & 9/19)
(G) Cotter 5 Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2 (It was the first time in 10 years that the Warriors scored more than one goal against Cotter. Siri Konkel scored both C/SG/H goals, one on a rare unassisted corner kick that bounced into the Rambler net. Cotter had won earlier at Winona, 6-0. Warriors > 0-6, 3-8) (B) Cal/SG/Hou 1, Cotter 17 (Junior Quinton Meldahl scored for … [Read more...]
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Kingsland (2-1, 2-1) ran for 406 yards and eight touchdowns in beating Lanesboro 67-7. Kaaleem Reiland had four total scores (three rushing) with 135 yards on the ground to lead the way. Fillmore Central (2-1, 2-1) ran for 331 yards and six touchdowns in beating Faribault B.A. 54-16. FC volleyball beat Cotter 3-1 and PEM 3-0. Kyla Hellickson had 33 digs in the win over the … [Read more...]
Football (9/23)
#6 Gophers Down #1 Warriors in Big Early Season Game In another chapter of their rivalry, ranked AA teams #6 Chatfield (2-0) and #1 Caledonia (2-0) did battle in a big week three showdown. Plays late in the second and third quarters majorly helped determine the verdict. Leading 6-0, with first half waning, Chatfield got back-to-back big pass plays. Quarterback Carson Rowland … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/23)
Cougars Improve to 19-0 with Eight Win Week, Heritage Title The #2-ranked team in Class A volleyball kept plugging along with an eight-win week which included the Heritage Christian Academy tourney title. Mabel-Canton first went through SEC foes Kingsland and Lanesboro in straight sets. The Knights fell 25-11, 25-5, and 25-9. Sahara Morken had 28 assists, 6 digs, and 5 aces … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/10 – 9/14)
(B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, La Crescent/Hokah 5 (Jacob Hernandez scored the Warrior goal) (G) La Crescent/Hokah 10, Cal/SG/Hou 0 (B) Cal/SG/Hou 0, Dover-Eyota 1 (The lone goal came late in the first half. “The Warriors are looking for redemption the second half of the season,” said coach Jay Marschall. Cal/SG/Hou > 0-5, 1-7) (G) Dover-Eyota 2, Cal/SG/Hou … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli football wrecked Westbrook-Walnut Grove 55-6 to improve to 2-0 on the year. The Cardinals got pick sixes from Carter Sweeney and Reid Hungerholt. Sweeney also caught two scores. Kingsland (1-1, 1-1) rebounded from a loss to L-O/L-P by smacking GM 58-16. Kaaleem Reiland threw four TD passes on just five attempts, Zach Reiland topped 100 yards on the … [Read more...]
Football (9/16)
Football: Warriors Post Second Shutout in 1AA Title Game Rematch In a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game, Caledonia (1-0) progressively but convincingly subdued Dover-Eyota (0-1) in a Southeast White affair. For a second straight week, the Warrior defense was stout. The Eagles were held to 121 yards offense and they never found the end zone, though D-E played enough ball … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/16
Volleyball: #2 Cougars Control Lions, Sweep Big SEC Matchup Neighboring schools Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove have been rivals in volleyball for many years, though there is a caveat. The Cougars nearly always win. A year ago, the Lions were the only SEC team to test M-C, losing 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-19) in Mabel, but 3-2 (25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25, 15-13) in Spring … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/3 – 9/7)
(G) PEM 7, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 5 (C/SG/H: Josie Foster four goals; Siri Konkel goal; Macy Kraus/Kya Deck two assists each. The Warriors led 4-1 at halftime, before the Bulldogs rallied with six goals, making use of their speed and accurate shooting. With seven minutes left, the score was tied, 5-5) (B) Cal/SG/Hou 1, PEM 4 (Landon O’Heron had an unassisted goal for … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
At the Bill Glomski cross country meet in Stewartville, LFC’s Autumn Rakosnik took second and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi third in an event with over 100 runners. Maddex Rodriguez ran for 127 yards but Houston’s final drive ran out of the time as they fell to Southland 21-14 in South-East football action. Cheyenne Bakken had 18 digs and 6 aces as Grand Meadow volleyball topped … [Read more...]
Football 9/9
L-O/L-P Downs Kingsland Behind Conversions and Late Score In a battle between Section 1 9-Man’s top two regular season teams from a year ago, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli senior quarterback Camden Hungerholt scored on a one-yard TD run with 2:34 left in the game to put the Cardinals ahead of Kingsland 35-26. The score, for all intents and purposes, put a penalty-laden, but … [Read more...]