Softball Preview Capsules Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Chad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2024: The Warriors won the TRC-East (14-1). Caledonia then went 6-2 in the playoffs, making the 1AA title game. They beat Randolph once, but then fell in game two 6-0. The Warriors finished as section runner-up at 24-4, their most wins in program … [Read more...]
Extended School Year Program Planned for Fillmore Central
At the March 25 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad reported that the elementary school is in the middle of conducting the annual MCA testing. The 19 high school juniors who chose to take the ACT took it earlier that day. Parent teacher conferences were held on March 6 and the end of the 3rd quarter is on March 27. Congratulations were extended to … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Basketball Awards
Track and Field Preview Capsules
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland Head Coaches: Rebecca Young (boys), Aaron Thauwald (girls). 2024 Season: GMLOKS’ girls won their fifth straight 1A True Team title and were state runner-up by 1.5 points. The GMLOKS boys took third at the 1A Meet and made state by “Wild Card,” their fourth straight state appearance. They took seventh. Individually, Sam … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/17)
Trojans Fight Past Knights, Shoot Down Rebels, Make 1A Title Game Rushford-Peterson boys basketball’s last trip to the 1A finals was 2017-2018. For Trojans fans, ones used to state trip after state trip in the early 2010s, that probably seems like an eternity. The 2017-2018 team was their last to make the big dance. R-P has lost three 1A semifinals contests since. But … [Read more...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Wrestling
The Three Rivers Conference released its wrestling All-Conference list. Twelve Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, six LARP Screaming Eagles, two FCLMC Wolves, and two GMLOS Bulldogs were among the guys honored. Chatfield’s 12 includes undefeated league wrestlers Jameson Priebe (107, freshman), Logan Pearson (114, freshman), Kaisen Johnson (127, junior), … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
#5 Warriors Fulfill Promise, Top D-E for Section 1AA Title The last two post-seasons have ended in hard disappointment for Caledonia girls basketball. Two years ago, a senior-laden Warrior team made the Section final versus Goodhue, only to fall 78-58. Last year, the Warriors led Rochester-Lourdes 31-19 at intermission and by 16 in the second half only for Eagle Aaliyah … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Flipped Script Leaves Gophers as State Runner-Up
Chatfield and Staples-Motley were destined for each other all year. Dating back to “The Clash” in early January, when the Cardinals took fourth, the Gophers sixth, it was evident the two powerhouse programs were the crème of the Class A crop. Even before wrestling season, they did battle. S-M topped Chatfield 36-24 in the Class AA football semis. Top-ranked Chatfield … [Read more...]
Basketball (3/10)
Girls Basketball: #5 Warriors Whip Their Way to 1AA Title Game Both games were won handily. There was no semifinals disappointment. Top-ranked #5 in AA Caledonia (1-seed, 24-3) plowed through Zumbrota-Mazeppa and Cotter to make the 1AA finals. In the quarters, the Warriors did not exactly shoot well from deep in the first half, making five threes in 20 attempts (25%). But … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (3/3)
Aubrie Klug scored 28 points as top-seed #5 in AA Caledonia beat 16-seed La Crescent/Hokah 85-25 in the 1AA girls playoffs. The Warriors (24-3) move on to face 9-seed Z-M (13-14). Section 1A 2-seed SG/M-C topped L-O 71-38 behind Siri Konkel’s 18 (pts) and 11 (asts). Jensyn Storhoff went for 21 (pts) and 13 (stls) as 7-seed Lanesboro topped 10-seed BP 57-33. The Lions (21-5) … [Read more...]