Baseball can be simple. If your pitcher dominates the other team’s line-up, your chances of victory are high. Caledonia baseball rode its pitching staff to a three-win week. Warrior hurlers gave up just three total runs in the three games. At Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Reid Klug shut down the Falcons. The 6’4” junior struck out 11 (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, Win, 1-2, RBI, R) … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson senior Rylan Schneider pitched the Trojans (2-1, 2-1) to wins over FC/L 8-1 and W-K 3-2, as he gave up just two earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched (1 BB, 12 K). Caden Boyum had 10 strikeouts and got the win (in five innings) as Chatfield beat W-K 11-1. Westin Nolte gave up just one earned run in collecting the win as the Gophers beat PEM 6-1. Morgan … [Read more...]
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Mary Srock was 4-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored as Houston softball pounded Lyle/Pacelli 26-2. The Hurricanes had a 16-run first inning. RPH’s Ryan Prinsen won three events, the 800, 1,600, and Pole Vault at the Tro-Canes home track and field event. The RPH girls were champions of the four-team met. … [Read more...]
Baseball/Softball: Pitchers Prevail as Lions, Bulldogs Split Diamond Duels
Pitchers dominated both the 12-0 Spring Grove baseball win over GMLOK and the 9-1 GMLOK softball victory over Spring Grove. Lion Ben Udstuen struck out nine and walked no one while tossing a one-hit baseball shutout. On the softball diamond, Aspen Kolling fanned 13 batters while walking only two. The Bulldog pitcher allowed only two hits, both coming early as the game’s first … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/4 - 4/6) La Crescent/Hokah 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (LCH: Kale Baker 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 3-3, 2 RBI. A trio of Lancer pitchers surrendered just three hits in the Falcons’ season opener. FCL > 0-1, 0-1) Caledonia 10, Cotter 3 (Cal: Owen Denstad 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Will Allen 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Drew Yahnke 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, … [Read more...]
Caledonia Warriors
Head Coach: Shawn Bauer Where We Left Off in 2023: The Warriors went 10-5 in the TRC, tying for second place with FC/L in the East. Caledonia then was then downed by 11-seeded Cotter 2-1 in a 1AA Round of 16 game. They finished at 12-7. Seniors: Hunter Goetzinger (C), Owen Denstad (SS/P), Drew Yahnke (P/1B/OF), Michael Colleran (OF). Juniors: Ben Stemper (CF/P), … [Read more...]
Caledonia Warriors
Head Coaches: Robbie Sobczak (girls), Nathan Wurm (boys). Where We Left Off in 2023: The Warriors girls (6-2, 7-2) finished second in the TRC-East behind Fillmore Central, and then second to the Falcons at the TRC Meet. They notably made Day 2 of the 1AA Meet, taking fifth. The boys (3-5, 4-6) were just below five-hundred, took ninth at the TRC Meet, and did not make Day 2 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Spring Grove, LFCMC, and GMLOKS track and field teams took part in the 25-plus team, large-school MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. C/SG’s Josh Beardmore was the boy’s event MVP after taking first (Long Jump), second (60-meters), fifth (200-meters), and fourth (4x200). GMLOKS’ Sam Snitker won the High Jump with a program-record 6’6” leap. LFCMC’s Jayce Kiehne took second … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/26 & 3/29)
St. Mary’s Indoor (RPH competed alongside Winona, Triton, Lake City, Cotter, St. Charles, Lyle/Pacelli, and Lewiston-Altura. Tro-Cane boys firsts: Aaron Ploetz (3,200), Quintin Betthauser (55-hurdles), Chace Drawkowski (Shot Put), Cadel Carter (Pole Vault), Gregg Gile (Long Jump), Alex Wedl (Triple Jump). Gile (T-Jump) added a second. Casey Herek (55-H) and Lucas Redalen (Shot) … [Read more...]
Caledonia Warriors
Head Coach: Chad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2023: The Warriors went 7-8 in the TRC and 11-12 overall. They upset 3-seed Chatfield in a 1AA quarter but then fell to Cotter 4-2 and La Crescent/Hokah 5-0 in the sub-sections playoffs. Seniors: Annah Anderson (RF), Kennedy Hansen (2B), Braelyn Lange (P). Juniors: None. Key Returning Underclassmen: Avery Augedahl … [Read more...]
Caledonia/Spring Grove
Head Coaches: Reese Wait (boys), Mitchell Bechtel (girls). 2023 Season: The Warrior boys were 21st among 68 teams at state after being section runner-up, sub-section champion and third place at the conference meet. Ten athletes qualified for or competed at state, where Tysen Grinde was crowned state High Jump champion while Josh Beardmore was fifth in Long Jump. The boys … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
All Three Rivers Conference Final Three Rivers Conference standings saw Cotter (12-2, 24-6) and Caledonia (12-2, 20-9) share the TRC-East ahead of Rushford-Peterson (8-5, 21-8), Fillmore Central (7-6, 17-11), and La Crescent/Hokah (3-13, 6-21). Dover-Eyota (13-3, 22-7) won the West over PEM (11-4, 18-10), Chatfield (8-7, 15-13), Lewiston-Altura (5-11, 7-2), Wabasha-Kellogg … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Looks Ahead to 4th Quarter
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, March 18 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 and Spencer Yohe. Also, in attendance were … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: All Three Rivers Conference Caledonia (13-1, 23-5) shared the TRC-East with La Crescent/Hokah (13-1, 20-8) while the rest of that division, Rushford-Peterson (8-6, 21-8), Winona-Cotter (8-7, 17-11), and Fillmore Central (4-10, 16-14) also sported good teams. In the TRC-West, Lewiston-Altura (10-5, 18-10) won the division crown followed by St. Charles (7-8, … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling
The All Three Rivers Conference boys wrestling list includes 11 Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, four LARP Screamin’ Eagles, four GMLOS Bulldogs, and two FCLMC Wolves. For the conference, section, and state champion 21-1 Gophers, Jameson Priebe (8th grader, 107, 34-17), Javier Berg (junior, 114, 41-6), Kaisen Johnson (sophomore, 121, 32-13), Hunter Polikowsky … [Read more...]