At the September 13 school board meeting, board members,Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Mark Johnsrud, Katie Priebe and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson, Rinnea Kreter, administrative assistant and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Also present were Student Senate members Kiera Kobs and Mary Halvorson. Board … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia got two rushing and two passing TDs from QB Ethan Stendel as the Warrior football blanked Z-M 61-0. Kail Schott ran for 156 yards and 2 TDs and Parker Delaney threw three TDs as Chatfield crunched Pine Island 49-6. Jayce Kiehne had two rushing and two receiving TDs (101 yards receiving) while Chase Christianson completed seven of eight passes for 194 yards and … [Read more...]
Southeast District Football (9/1)
Caledonia 61, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 0 (C: E. Stendel 11 of 14, 154 yards, 2 TDs passing, two rushing TDs; Owen Staggemeyer 8-96, TD rushing; Lewis Doyle 6-81, TD receiving; Owen Denstad 7-67, TD rushing; Jack Schmitz 5-48, 2 TDs rushing; Mason Banse 2-33, TD receiving; Fischer Wait 67-yard punt return TD. Caledonia put up a 28-point first quarter and led 42-0 at the half. Warriors … [Read more...]
TRC Volleyball (8/29 & 8/31)
Dover-Eyota 1, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12 (R-P: T. Helgemoe 19 kills, 9 total blks; Ava Helgemoe 12 kills; A. Drazkowski 35 assists, 9 digs; T. Schneider 16 digs, 20-22 serving, 3 aces; Rebecca Magin 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 10 digs; Kallie Eide 12 digs, 3 aces) #6 in A Fillmore Central 3, Lewiston-Altura 0 > 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 (FC: K. Broadwater … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (8/28 – 9/2)
#6 in AA Chatfield 3, Pine Island 0 > 25-12, 25-21, 26-24 (C: J. LaPlante 14 kills, 8 digs; H. Goldsmith 6 kills, 16 assists, 5 digs; C. Bicknese 22 digs; H. Tweten 15 assists, 6 digs, 24 of 25 serving, 5 aces; T. Barkeim 4 kills, 7 digs; L. Hinckley 6 digs) Rochester-Century Tourney (Chatfield beat Class AAA Austin 2-0 (25-18, 25-15) and Esko 2-0 (25-17, 25-17) while … [Read more...]
Cross Country (8/28 & 8/31)
Wabasha-Kellogg Gallup (LARPH’s boys (36) took a narrow second to Arcadia (34) of the five full teams. W-K’s Cole Arens (10:03.28) took first, Arcadia’s Nestor Badillo second (10:48.7), and LARPH’s Ryan Prinsen (10:53.48) third of 58 runners going two miles. Tyler Betthauser (5th > 11:22.57), Wyatt Kreidermacher (7th > 11:29.14)), and Isaac Rasmussen (10th > 11:36.5) … [Read more...]
2023 Football Preview
Like every other two years since the MSHSL went to the format, the 2023 high school football season starts with district realignment. In Class AA, the Southeast-White is now Cale-donia, Chatfield, La Crescent/Hokah, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles, Cannon Falls, and Triton. The Lancers and Bombers enter from the Southeast-Red. Goodhue and Lewiston-Altura move to the Mid-Southeast. … [Read more...]
2023 Cross Country Preview
Last year saw area cross country programs put together a strong collective campaign. LARPH’s boys made state for the fourth consecutive season, going as Section 1A runner-up. Kingsland sent two individual boys representatives to state in section champ Garrison Hubka and Cole Kruegel. L/FC’s Isaac Snyder also made state on the guys side. On the girls side, Chatfield had a strong … [Read more...]
2023 Volleyball Preview
The 2022 volleyball season was most denoted by always strong Mabel-Canton (14-0, 36-3) breaking a decades long drought and making state. Caledonia (10-0, 19-13) also had a great year, winning the TRC title and finishing as 1AA runner-up. Chatfield (9-1, 26-3), Spring Grove (12-2, 28-5), and Fillmore Central (8-2, 19-11) nipped on M-C and Cal’s heels in their respective … [Read more...]
College News
Honors List Spring 2023 • Alexandria Technical & Community College: Tanner Kasel, LeRoy • Bemidji State University: Jennifer Knutson, Spring Valley • College of St. Scholastica: Brittainy Johnson, Lanesboro; Aubrey Norby, Mabel • Hamline University: Elizabeth Liew, Harmony • Iowa State University: Abby Ashbacher, Caledonia; Brynn Howerton, Lanesboro; Carson Ruen, … [Read more...]
Chatfield Alum Frye Finishes Fourth in 100-mile Race
By Patrick Mader A native of Chatfield in the Bluff Country of southeastern Minnesota, Adam Frye was introduced to running as a youth of five or six years of age when he ran a mile race at Plainview Corn on the Cob Days with his father Chris, a former high school runner who later co-founded and coached a running club. Adam later joined the running club and joined the … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board to start study group for future facility needs
At the July 12 Chatfield School Board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Mark Johnsrud, Katie Priebe, Josh Thompson and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, Principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson, Rinnea Kreter, administrative assistant and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Josh Thompson reported that the board had met earlier to … [Read more...]
Chatfield Board approves 2023-2024 budget
At the June 14 school board meeting, board members Jill Harstad, David Sowinski, Mark Johnsrud, Katie Priebe and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant and Trista O’Connor, business manager. Board member Josh Thompson and both principals, Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson were not in attendance. The following items were … [Read more...]
Baseball: Gophers Win Three More Playoff Games, Take Third in 1AA
Chatfield baseball won three elimination playoff games the second week of the post-season, but came up one win short of the 1AA title game. Brian Baum’s group (5-seed, 16-6) first took on PEM (8-seed, 8-12) at Rochester’s Hudson Field. Like the first two meetings, Chatfield came out on top, and more decisively. The Gophs used an 8-run fourth inning to build a 12-2 edge. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Drew Yahnke pitched a 10-strikeout complete-game shutout as Caledonia baseball beat Cotter 3-0. The Warriors also split key games with La Crescent/Hokah, losing 7-0, winning 5-4. Garrett Konz collected the win and had the game-winning RBI in the victory. FC/L (7-1, 10-1), LC/H (8-2, 9-4) and the Warriors (7-3, 9-4) are atop the TRC-East. Chatfield beat GMLOK 18-1 for their 8th … [Read more...]