Chatfield’s Charli Oeltjen has signed a letter of intent to participate in both cross country and track and field at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is flanked by her parents Quentin and Julie Oeltjen, plus Chatfield cross country and track and field head coaches Niki and Jeff DeBuhr. Photo submitted … [Read more...]
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Rushford-Peterson’s 7th-ranked boys hammered W-K 93-42 to win their seventh straight game. The Trojans (4-1, 8-1) trail Class AA #2 Caledonia (5-0, 9-1) in the TRC-East. FC’s boys shot an eye-popping 58 threes in losing to Hayfield 77-59. Grace Schroeder scored 23 points as Chatfield’s girls beat La Crescent/Hokah 55-37. Fillmore Central’s girls posted wins over … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/13)
Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball (1/2 & 1/3) Rushford-Peterson 64, Wabasha-Kellogg 18 (R-P: Kaia Loney 12 pts, 5 rebs; Emily Helgemoe 12 pts (3-5 threes), 5 rebs; Torryn Schneider 11 pts, 7 asts, 8 stls; Allanah Skalet 7 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls. Ten total Trojans scored and seven scored at least five points. R-P triggered 31 turnovers and scored 26 points … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/13)
Burros and Larks Play Series at Target Center Lanesboro and Grand Meadow basketball teams each got to play on the big floor in Minneapolis, as the teams participated in a special doubleheader at the Target Center. Shooting was a struggle for all teams in the big arena. Leading 15-14 at halftime, GM’s girls strung three straight makes together early in the second half to lead … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/13)
Gophers Take Sixth at “The Clash” For a second straight year, Chatfield wrestling took on the prestigious 32-team “The Clash” set of duals. Strong squads from Minnesota (12), Illinois (5), Iowa (3), Wisconsin (6), Ohio (1), Idaho (1), Missouri (2), Washington (1), and California (1) competed. Minnesota (10) and Wisconsin (6) alone combined for 16 ranked teams (info on the … [Read more...]
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Camden Hungerholt scored 35 points, but L-O fell to BP 61-48 at GM’s holiday tourney. Carson Harstad went for 25 (pts) and 10 (rebs) as Chatfield beat Prairie du Chien 79-39, then 25 more points in a 58-47 loss to Z-M, both at the WSU Tourney. The Gophers (1-2, 4-6) have eclipsed last year’s win total. Kendall Knutson scored 21 points as Chatfield’s girls beat Winona-Senior at … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/6)
Girls Wrestling: Christenson’s Title Highlights Area Girls at Bi-State A year ago, at the first ever girls Bi-State wrestling tournament, GMLOS had five placers and Chatfield two. Bulldog Diann Smith’s third place finish was the best finish. This year’s large event had the two squads back in action in La Crosse. Each had five girls’ place. GMLOS’ Brandy Christenson broke new … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/6)
Trojans Series with FC and Lanesboro Highlights Shoot-For-Three Games Rushford-Peterson hosted their Holiday 3-Coops Shoot-For-Three tournament. The Trojans played boys/girls series with Fillmore Central and Lanesboro. R-P’s teams had little trouble with the Falcons. The Trojans boys led 22-15 in the first half when FC starting point guard Clayton Schoepski picked up his … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/6)
Larks Run Streak to Six With Overtime Win They are currently on the longest win streak of the 21 basketball teams covered by the Fillmore County Journal. But to get there, there was a comeback win, and then nearly a collapse in a tense overtime game, both contests at Hayfield’s holiday tourney. Grand Meadow’s girls took on Kenyon-Wanamingo and the host Vikings at said event. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (12/30)
LARP wrestling notched wins over Triton (36-33), Waseca (48-28), and Rochester-Century (45-21) at the Cobras triangular, then beat Lake City (55-12). The Screamin’ Eagles (2-0, 11-0) stayed perfect on the year. Zach Plank (189), Owen Lange (127), Carter Cady (152), Christian Zibrowski (121), and Quintin Betthauser (145) each went 4-0 in said duals. Class AA #2-ranked Caledonia … [Read more...]