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State Track and Field: Finals Hard to Come by for LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cal/SG

June 15, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

LFCMC sent six individuals and two relays, Chatfield two individuals and three relays, and Caledonia/Spring Grove two individuals to state track and field.  Podium appearances were hard to come by for said athletes.  For LFCMC, senior Pole Vaulter Elizabeth Clarke was the only to do so.  Clarke vaulted 10’0” to tie for sixth place and make the podium.  She was four inches … [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...]

1A Golf: Trojan Teams Sweep 1A Titles, Brogle Wins Boys Crown

June 9, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The mecca for Section 1A golf resides in Rushford-Peterson in 2026. The Trojan boys, the same as last year’s state fourth place squad, did as expected and repeated.  But the girls got past Lanesboro to also win a 1A title.  Simultaneously, Burro junior Jack Brogle grabbed his third consecutive 1A individual championship.  The R-P guys (651) topped second place Blooming … [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...]

1A and 1AA Softball Playoffs (5/18 – 5/21)

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(1AA Play-In) 17-seed Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (1-19) 3, 16-seed Triton (3-16) 4 (FCL finishes at 1-20) (1AA Round of 16) 14-seed GMLOK (6-11) 0, 3-seed Cotter/Hope Lutheran (16-6) 10 [5] (GMLOK: Zoey Chase 1-2.  The Ramblers scored six in the bottom of the first.  GMLOK had just one hit. The Bulldogs finish at 6-12.) (1A Round of 16) 10-seed Spring Grove (7-9) 2, … [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...]

Girls Golf: Warrior Girls Win TRC Meet by 66 Strokes

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia girls golf had no trouble taking the 2026 TRC Meet. The Warriors put three in the top four and five in the top 10.  No other team had two in the top 10. Theresa Ellenz’s group (334) thus took first by 66 strokes over second place St. Charles (400).  Chatfield (406), R-P (407), FC (420), LC/H (424), and PEM (426) followed.  D-E, L-A, Cotter, and W-K were incomplete. … [Read more...]

Three Rivers Conference Golf (5/14)

May 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(B) Caledonia 183, Fillmore Central 176 (FC: Bennett Miller 40*, Brody Srsen 44, Carston Grabau/Graysen Ostrom 46s, Oliver Flaby 47. C: Bennett Hammell 44, Alexander Henke 45, Evan Milde 46, Aiden Burns 48.  Caledonia > 0-8 TRC, 1-9 overall.) (B) Dover-Eyota 185, Chatfield 164 (C: C. Harstad 34*, C. Ask 38, Kane Larson/Owen Collett 46s, Lincoln Goldsmith 48, John Copeman … [Read more...]

Three Rivers Conference Softball (5/12 – 5/15)

May 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Rushford-Peterson 3, Cotter/HL 13 [5] (R-P: Kaia Loney 2-3, RBI, R; Alannah Skalet 1-2, 2 RBI; Torryn Schneider 1-2, R)  Lewiston-Altura 14, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 [5] #3 in AA Caledonia 3, La Crescent/Hokah 0 (C: A. Augedahl 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 15 K, Win; Vivian Kittleson 2-3, 2B, R; Adrienne Lange 1-3, 2B, RBI; Lily Augedahl 1-3, 2B; E. Blum 1-3, R.) … [Read more...]

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