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Football Playoffs – Section 1AA (10/30)

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(Semifinal) 3-seed Chatfield (7-2) 22, 2-seed Dover-Eyota (5-3) 24 (C: C. Rowland 25-104, 2 TDs rushing, 9-13, 101 yards, INT passing; Kail Schott 10-94, TD rushing; Devin Reinhardt 3-58 receiving. D-E: Levi Williams 13-20, 175 yards, TD passing, 14-78, TD rushing, 28-yard field goal; Damon Bye 7-87, 2 TDs receiving; Landon Lehnertz 22-55 rushing, 2-yard TD pass. Chatfield … [Read more...]

Redefining Ready Presentation Given to Chatfield School Board

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At the November 8, 2023, school board meeting, board members, Jill Harstad, David Sovinski, 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. Student senate members Aspen McBroom and Carly Backen were … [Read more...]

Volleyball Playoffs

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Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4 aces; E. Carrier 18 digs; Jorja Meyer 6 kills; Avery Kingsley 3 kills, 11 digs, 5 aces; Cadence Koehler 14 digs, 5 aces; Olivia Yohe 11 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces.   K: K. … [Read more...]

Cross Country: Chatfield’s Kivimagi Grabs Girls Title, Rakosnik Runner-up

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It was a dramatic end to a race, from an individual perspective.  It was also a scary end.  Down the home stretch of the girls 1A cross country meet, it came down to the favorite, Cotter’s Sonja Semling, LFC youngster Autumn Rakosnik and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi.  Semling, the two-time defending champion, was in first place heading to the last 300-meters or so.  But she would … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

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Early playoff volleyball action saw all the highest seeded area teams moved on to their section quarters.  Houston (17-seed) came back from down 2-0 to beat Kingsland (16-seed) in a 1A play-in game 3-2 (13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8).  Ella Carrier had 18 digs for the ‘Canes while Kadence Aarsvold had 39 digs for the Knights.  Houston then fell to top-seed #2 M-C 3-0 … [Read more...]

Football Playoffs

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Football Playoffs - Section 1AA (10/24) (Quarterfinal) 6-seed Winona-Cotter (1-7) 12, 3-seed Chatfield (6-2) 59 (C: K. Schott 11-133, 2 TDs rushing, 29-yard reception; Parker Delaney 4-7, 128 yards, 2 TDs passing; Carson Rowland 5-89, TD rushing, passing TD; Caden Boyum 12-yard TD reception, 27-yard interception return TD; Devin Reinhardt 12-yard TD reception; Ben Carrier … [Read more...]

Football: Gophers Get Big Season- Ending Win, Drop #8 Cannon Falls

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Reeling off back-to-back losses following a 5-0 start, Chatfield (3-2, 5-2) ended their regular season with a big win. The Gophers trekked to Class AA #8 Cannon Falls (4-1, 6-1). The game saw both teams rip off 20-point scoring runs. Chatfield got two aerial TDs in their first two series. On a reverse pass, Ben Carrier hit Cole Novotny for a wide open 62-yard score on the … [Read more...]

Volleyball: #3 Gophers Sweep to TRC Title

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Chatfield has had a pretty strong volleyball tradition over the years. Save for a late 2010’s down period, Gophers teams have been TRC contenders for a decade-plus. But Chatfield’s last out-right title has been awhile. It was 2006. That drought is over as this year’s incarnation handled its last obstacle to an undefeated TRC season and league championship. Kristi Rindels’ … [Read more...]

Chatfield Schools Welcomes Three New Staff

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Sara Kling-Punt Sara Kling-Punt was hired this year as a K-12 Student Support Coordinator and is also a licensed school social worker.  She will work with the elementary school social worker, Ashley Kester, and will be teaching social emotional learning skills at the elementary.  She will also be the 504 coordinator for the district and work with high school students as … [Read more...]