Fillmore Central (1-seed, 21-6) swept its way thru its first two post-season opponents and into the 1A semis. Versus Houston (16-seed, 6-17), the #2-ranked Falcons ripped in game one 25-6. The Hurricanes led 18-15 in game two, but FC then scored six in a row to lead 21-18. They took the game 25-20, then ripped in game three 25-8 for the 3-0 sweep. Hannah Vaalemoen (9 kills, 17 … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH’s Bauer Wins 1A Girls Title, LFC’s Rakosnik Qualifies a Fourth Time
She is one win away from perfection. Her Roy Griak Meet time (17:33.7) is the lowest time of any Class 1A girl this season, and (purportedly) the second lowest time in the state. But, the past two years have not been so awesome at the 1A meet for LARPH junior Caitlin Bauer. In 2024, Bauer ran 20:39.8 to take 12th place. She was the first girl on the outside looking in at state, … [Read more...]
Football: Falcons Top NRHEG for Sixth Straight Section Title Berth
In a 1A semifinal, Fillmore Central (2-seed, 7-1) had a bit of a tussle with NRHEG (3-seed, 5-3). Things started roughly. A bad snap on FC’s first punt gave the Panthers the ball at the FC six-yard line. A 1-yard Brooks Gilliland TD run put NRHEG up 6-0 (10:14). But FC scored on their next three series, going 80 and 97 yards on the first two. A Grant Daniels 56-yard run was big … [Read more...]
Cross-District Football (10/22)
Fillmore Central 28, St. Clair/Mankato-Loyola 6 (FC: Q. Kaase 10-126, 2 TDs, conversion rushing, 21-yard reception, 49-yard interception return; Grant Daniels 12-74 rushing, 16-yard reception, 12 total tackles; Bridon Bahl 7-60, 2 TDs, conversion rushing, 2 of 4, 37 yards passing; Will Boettcher 1.5 sacks. Thirty-four of FC’s 38 ran offensive plays were rushing attempts. They … [Read more...]
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Blake Hubbard rushed for 288 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, pick six), while Parker Armagost added 193 yards and three rushing touchdowns as Grand Meadow ran for 582 yards in beating Faribault B.A. 58-18. Hubbard surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. The Larks (5-3 South-East/overall) are Section 1 9-Man’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Kingsland (5-3, 5-3). Reid … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Chatfield Girls, LARPH Boys and Bauer Claim TRC Titles
On a warm, late-October day, cross country teams congregated to St. Charles for the annual TRC Meet. Chatfield claimed the girls team crown (on sixth score tiebreaker). LARPH’s boys claimed another TRC title. LARPH junior runner Caitlin Bauer stayed first place perfect on the year with the girls’ individual crown. Bauer (19:07.8) pack ran a little early but led most of the race … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #2 Falcons Top L-A to Grab First Out-Right TRC Title Since 2014
Fillmore Central, ranked #2 in Class A, entered its final TRC match game, having already done a lot of the hard work towards a conference title early in the season. Big wins over second place Dover-Eyota and third place Caledonia happened in league games one and three. Travis Malley’s group’s last obstacle to a conference title was Lewiston-Altura. FC took the first two with … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (10/14 & 10/17)
#2 in A Fillmore Central 0, #8 in AAA Stewartville 3 > 23-25, 16-25, 16-25 (FC: H. Vaalemoen 9 kills, 10 assists, 7 digs; M. Zwart 9 kills; N. Nagel 5 kills, 9 digs; B. Dierkes 12 assists, 6 digs; J. Corson 12 digs) Chaska Tourney (Fillmore Central beat AAAA Bemidji 2-1 (23-25, 25-9, 25-12) and #7 in A Mayer-Lutheran 2-0 (25-17, 25-18) while losing to #8 in AA Belle … [Read more...]
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/13)
#2 in A Fillmore Central 3, PEM 0 > 25-17, 25-17, 25-20 (FC: Hannah Vaalemoen 5 kills, 18 assists, 5 digs, 3 aces; Lauren Dahly 8 digs, 5 aces; Madi Zwart 9 kills; Norah Nagel 3 kills, 10 digs; Braelynn Dierkes 11 assists, 7 digs, 15-16 serving, 3 aces; Josie Corson 7 digs; Ava Larson 7 digs; Arianna Rindels 4 kills. FC clinched a share of the TRC title with the win.) … [Read more...]
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Blake Hubbard had his second straight huge game, rushing for 268 yards, 3 TDs, and three conversions on just 13 carries as Grand Meadow downed W-K 60-18. The Larks rushed for eight touchdowns. R-P football fell at Dover-Eyota 21-7. Each team walked out with 5-2 records. Hunter Wollenburg caught seven passes for 102 yards and a score but L-O/L/P lost to South-East leader AC/G-E … [Read more...]