Chatfield volleyball entered its last full week of regular season action sitting in sole possession of first place in the TRC. A 7-0 week has #3 in Class AA Chatfield continuing it excellent campaign. Just a few days after beating R-P at home non-conference 3-1, the Gophers swept the Trojans 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14) in the teams’ league affair. Harper Goldsmith notched … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Top Cotter 45 to 46 at PEM Invite
At last year’s Section 1A cross country meet, Winona-Cotter boy’s downed LARPH 75 to 84 for the team title. Both squads made state, but the Ramblers prevented LARPH from repeating as section champs after 2021’s team title. Said teams will probably again figure in the 1A team race. The PEM Jodi Rahman Invite might have been a prelude. Matt Kingsbury’s group notched their … [Read more...]
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Spring Grove volleyball went 6-1 on the week, beating G-E and Lanesboro in SEC play, going 4-1 at the Goodhue Tourney. Their only loss there was to #3 in AA Chatfield, and the Lions took third. Kelsey Morken’s group (10-2, 20-6) got to 20 wins. R-P volleyball got 24 digs and 5 aces from Torryn Schneider in a sweep of W-K. The Trojans (4-5, 14-11) went 3-2 at the … [Read more...]
Football (10/13)
South-East Football (10/13) Houston 36, Southland 6 (H: A. Kulas 37-159, 2 TDs rushing; Morgan Rohweder 5 of 7, 52 yards, TD passing; Lee Klunder 16-63 rushing; Axel Vix 3-40, TD receiving; Austin Groth 16-yard TD run; Zach Olson 4-11, TD rushing, 2-12 receiving. Both teams played with key players hurt) Grand Meadow 26, Lanesboro 22 (GM: C. Ludemann 33-209, 2 TDs rushing, … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Blank #3 Gophers, Retake Thrones
It has probably been a long three years for Caledonia football fans. After a decade-plus of dominance that included 10 state titles from 2007 thru 2019, the 2020 season was scuttled by COVID and the Warriors were below five-hundred in 2021. Last year, Caledonia was again strong, but their season was foiled by a 10-8 loss to rival Chatfield in the 1AA title game. Over the last … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #4 Gophers Storm Past #3 Warriors, Seize Control of TRC
It was impressive. In the TRC’s biggest volleyball match between its co-leaders, #4 in Class AA Chatfield (6-0, 15-2) swept #3 in Class AA Caledonia (6-0, 17-1). The scores were tight. But the Gophers made play after play and pushed past a long, talented, and well-coached Warrior team. It was tough to say who Chatfield’s top player was. High-jumping Jaelyn LaPlante hitting the … [Read more...]
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Cayden Tollefsrud ran for 209 yards and 3 TDs and Tyler Larson 150 yards and 2 TDs as Mabel-Canton (3-3, 3-3) downed Grand Meadow 38-14. Corbin Ludemann had 154 yards rushing and a TD in defeat. It was M-C’s third straight win after an 0-3 start. Sampson Wilkemeyer accounted for over 200 yards total offense and threw 3 TDs as R-P (2-4, 2-4) won its second straight, 30-7 over … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/3 & 10/5)
Chatfield Invite (Stewartville’s girls (43) topped Byron (55) and Chatfield (71) with RAACHE, PEM, BP, Kingsland, and W-K also competing. Stewie’s Norah Campbell (21:02.71) topped Gopher Charlotte Oeltjen (21:43.23) for first with Tiger Luella Jeche (21:48.85) taking third and Gopher Lexi Kivimagi (22:12.03) taking fourth. Chatfield’s Marianna Miron (19th > 24:19.78) and … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Survive D-E Trap, Await #3 Chatfield
It was the definition of a trap game. Class AA #2-ranked Caledonia (3-0, 4-0) entered its week five matchup with Dover-Eyota (0-2, 2-2) coming off a huge win over #5 Cannon Falls in week four. The Warriors week six matchup is #3 Chatfield in one of the state’s best AA rivalries. A lesser foe after a big win before a huge game (also during said lesser foes homecoming). Plus, the … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Gophers Hand “Losses” to “L” Teams
Chatfield volleyball’s week featured games against teams in the TRC starting with “L.” The Gophers promptly handed both losses. In a non-conference affair, the Gophers swept Lewiston-Altura on the road (25-15, 25-20, 25-20). Harper Goldsmith (5 kills, 17 assists, 7 digs, 5 total blks), Jaelyn LaPlante (12 kills, 5 digs), and Cora Bicknese (22 digs) led the way, helped by Trindy … [Read more...]