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Golf (5/26 – 5/28)

June 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(B and G) Section 1AA Meet (Caledonia’s girls were one of five teams to make Day 2.  They (693) took fifth behind champion Lake City (659), Red Wing (671), Rochester-Lourdes (679), and PIZM (685).  PIZM’s Neva Anderson (40/37/42/36 > 155) was meet medalist over RW’ s Hallie Johnson (38/39/40/39 > 156) by one stroke.  Lourdes’ Paige Moeschler (38/40/37/43 > 158) took … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

June 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Mabel-Canton baseball’s season ended with a 13-8 loss to top-seed NRHEG.  At 13-11, M-C posted its highest win total since 2005’s team went 15-9.  Caledonia baseball topped PEM 9-6 in a 1AA loser-out game, as Max Schmitz was 4-for-4 and Jacob Klug scored four times. Schmitz then homered but Caledonia’s season ended 7-1 to Rochester-Lourdes. At the Section 1AA golf meet, … [Read more...]

Softball: Gophers Top Z-M in Last At Bat, Bow to Cotter

June 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield softball (2-sed, 17-7) continued its playoff campaign heading back to Rochester for a loser-out game with Zumbrota-Mazeppa (6-seed, 15-10).  The Cougars had the Gophers down to their last out.   Z-M scored the only run through 6 ½ innings, using an error and two hits in the fourth to take a 1-0 lead.  They got runners to scoring position in each of the first four … [Read more...]

Track and Field: Boldt and Goergen Dominance Highlight 1A Meet

June 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

                At the 2026 Section 1A track and field meet, a total of 44 kids from RPH, Chatfield, LFCMC, GMLOKS, and Caledonia/Spring Grove qualified for state.  RPH’s girls were team champ, and nine Tro-Canes made state.  Chatfield (12), LFCMC (11), and GMLOKS (10) got double-digits kids to state. Two sprinters … [Read more...]

Track and Field (5/20)

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Sub-Section 1 Meet (St. Charles boys (283) topped Cotter/HL (267.75), RPH (213.5), LFCMC (161.25), D-E (142.75), LC/H (134), L-A (82.75), Cal/SG (61), and Schaeffer (15).  RPH 1A meet qualifiers: Chace Drazkowski (1st Shot Put > 55’10 ½” - meet record; 1st Discus > 145’8”), the 4x800 (1st 8:38.97 > Landon Dahl, Hunter Rislov, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen), Lucas … [Read more...]

Three Rivers Conference Golf (5/18)

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(B) Lewiston-Altura 182, PEM 165, Chatfield 162 (C: C. Harstad/C. Ask 37s*, Kane Larson 41, Lincoln Goldsmith 47, Owen Collett 49.  PEM: Carter Holst 38, Brady Haack 41, Jared Kahn/Brady Wehrs/Aiden Noehl 43s. LA: Riley Wigdahl 44, Will Eggert/Bennett Bonow 45s; Eli Plass 48.); (G) L-A 252, PEM 273, Chatfield 195 (C: Sydnie Kreter 45, Brynn Tweten 48, Taylor Ostby/Zaylee Boyum … [Read more...]

1A and 1AA Baseball Playoffs (5/20 & 5/23)

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Chatfield (9-11) 0, 4-seed Caledonia (13-8) 7 (Cal: Jack Schmitz 3-3, 2B, R; Jacob Klug 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Tyson Ginther 1-3, 2 RBI; Will Allen 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K, Win, 2-3, RBI, R; Landon O’Heron 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K; Chase Hauser 1-2, 2 R.  Chat: Ryan Eickhoff 2-4; Sean Kirchner 6 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, Loss.  Chatfield … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

At the Sub-1 track and field meet, RPH’s Chace Drazkowski won both throw events, setting the meet record in the Shot (55’10 ½”). LFCMC’s Parker Krage set the record in the Pole Vault (12’9”). Cal/SG’s Coby Hammell surpassed a meet record in the 100 (11.17). On the girls’ side, RP/H’s Aubry Boldt won three events (Triple Jump - 36’7 ½”; Long Jump - 18’0 ½”; 110-hurdles), setting … [Read more...]

Boys Golf: Trojans Win TRC-East/TRC Meet, Chatfield’s Harstad Medals

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

In the span of three days, Rushford-Peterson boys golf completed a clean sweep of the TRC-East to grab the division title.  Then Luke Rye’s guys won the TRC Meet itself to be dual champions. In their last head-to-head match of the year, R-P topped La Crescent/Hokah 163 to 167.  The Lancers had the medalists in Charlie Wieser and Landen Tully (37s).  But their third and fourth … [Read more...]

Softball: Chatfield Loses to Cotter but Advances to 1AA Final Four

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield softball is again in the 1AA final four. Brent Berge’s Gophers went 3-1 on the week in playoff games.  The Gophers (2-seed, 14-6) handled early round opponents Rushford-Peterson (15-seed, 4-17) and La Crescent/Hokah (7-seed, 14-9) by 11-0 and 10-0 tallies, both in five innings.  Versus the Trojans, Caijel Berge (5 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, Win) pitched a one-hitter.  … [Read more...]

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