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Wrestling: Twenty-Two Area Guys Qualify for State Meet

March 2, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

GMLOS coaches Jackson Hale and Randy Smith (left and left), Grant Lunning and Clayton Luthe (right and right) pose with the Bulldogs’ four state qualifiers (middle) Cael Smith, Drake Payne (bracket), Wyatt Krull and Parker Armagost. Smith notably requalified while Payne won the 215-pound section title. Photo by Randy Smith

It was a busy couple section tourneys for the wrestling teams from Chatfield, LARP, GMLOS, Cale-donia/Houston, and FCLMC with all getting multiple qualifiers for the state wrestling meet.   The 1A finals featured seven matches between said teams.  Each team has at least one section champ.    In Section 1A, team champion Chatfield heads the cast.  Matt Mauseth’s Gophers got … [Read more...]

Boys Basketball (3/2)

March 2, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Mabel-Canton’s Nolan Garness battles Houston’s Tilden Witt for a loose ball in the Cougars’ 70-49 win. M-C wrapped up the season with a pair of wins (the other over SEC-East champ Lanesboro). Russ Larson’s group is 18-8 and the win total is the most in Mabel since 1976-1977! Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Boys Basketball: Trojans Crush to First TRC-East Title Since State Title Year  The last time Rushford-Peterson’s boys won the TRC-East title was 2014-2015.  Cole Kingsley, Alex Vix, Charlie Krambeer, Jacob Merclewitz, Kyler Paulson, and Noah Carlson were prominent players.  Said group not only won their league but the Class A state title.   With a trio of wins, this year’s … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (3/2)

March 2, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s Kinley Soiney (holding her own sign) poses with teammates after surpassing 2,000 career points in a Section 1A Round of 16 playoff win over Grand Meadow. Photo by Lee Epps

Non-Conference Girls Basketball (2/16)  Grand Meadow 62, United South Central 71 (GM: N. Warmka 20 pts (9-17 FGs), 6 rebs, 4 asts; G. Foster 17 pts, 6 rebs; Mollie Voigt 11 pts (3-5 threes).  USC led 40-26 at the half with GM getting as close as 67-61 late.)  Girls Basketball - 1A and 1AA Round of 16 Playoffs (2/19)  (1AA) 13-seed La Crescent (9-17) 42, 4-seed … [Read more...]

Fillmore Central Receives Donation from Preston Fire Department

March 2, 2026 by Hannah Wingert Leave a Comment

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At the February 24 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, the board approved the agenda and the minutes from the January 27 meeting. The monthly claims were also approved. Treasurer Sue Sikkink noted that scholarships were given out on February 16, and also that a donation was received from the Preston Fire Department, allowing each student at the elementary school to receive a … [Read more...]

Boys Basketball (2/23)

February 23, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Boys Basketball: Trojans Top Burros in Battle of League Leaders, Run Streak to Nine It was the biggest game between Rushford-Peterson (9-2, 17-3) and Lanesboro (12-2, 18-3) in boys’ basketball in some time. Each entered leading their respective league East division races having strong seasons. The game was majorly determined by one major first half spurt. Trailing 11-10, R-P … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (2/23)

February 23, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore Central’s Kyla Hellickson looks to get a piece of the shot of Caledonia’s Peyten Felten in the teams’ TRC finale. The Warriors topped the Falcons 64-22 to rip through league play undefeated (14-0) and they also improved to 20-8 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

Girls Basketball: Caledonia Takes Broom to TRC, Wins 20th Game  The TRC-East girls’ basketball title was decided a while ago. A win over Cotter/Hope Lutheran on January 23 clinched a share and a win over R-P on February 2 earned an outright title for Caledonia, their fourth straight (one shared). Scott Sorenson’s group posted two wins the last week of the regular season to … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

February 23, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Grand Meadow’s boys (10-6 in the SEC, 14-9 overall) went 3-1 on the week, beating L-O 60-53, M-C 62-58, and Kingsland 69-30 while losing to Southland 90-48, all at home. Caledonia’s boys beat La Crescent/Hokah 72-60 and FC 92-61 with Grant King scoring 27 and 36 points. The Warriors (10-3, 14-9) and Cotter/HL (9-3, 17-7) trail R-P (10-2, 20-3) atop the TRC-East. Nick Taylor … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/23)

February 23, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield’s Layne Root, Kaisen Johnson and Will Boelter grab the Section 1A wrestling title trophy after taking down Goodhue 33-31 in the finals. The Gophers three-peated as section champs and head back to state for a double encore. Photo by Paul Trende

Wrestling: Gophers Threepeat as 1A Champions Wrestling can sometimes be unique. A competitor can lose and it still helps a team win. Preventing (big) bonus points can prove major dividends to the team game. Chatfield freshman Brenden Kobs found himself in that position in the Gophers’ 1A team final with Goodhue (2-seed, 20-7). Chatfield, #2 in Class A (1-seed, 16-4), jumped … [Read more...]

Hot Shots (2/16)

February 16, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Caledonia’s girls topped TRC foes Rushford-Peterson 76-53 and La Crescent/Hokah 81-47 on the week while losing to #2 in AAA Stewartville 66-57. The win over the Trojans clinched the Warriors (13-0, 18-6) the outright TRC-East title over Cotter/HL (11-3, 14-9), R-P (6-5, 14-8), FC (6-6, 13-9), and LC/H (2-11, 8-16). Warrior senior guard Aubrie Klug scored 25, 31, and 29 points. … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/16)

February 16, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Lanesboro’s Cora Mayer defensively pressures a Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy player in the teams’ non-conference game. After five straight losses to teams with a 73-30 record, the Burros took down the Class A #8-ranked Vikings by 74-65 final. Photo by Ron Mayer

Boys Basketball: Trojans Storm Past Warriors to Sole Possession of First Place The first time they played, Caledonia did what could possibly be termed an upset in taking down Rushford-Peterson, 71-64. It is hard to call it a true upset. Both are proud and capable basketball programs. But the Trojans returned nearly everyone off a 1A runner-up team. The Warriors returned one … [Read more...]

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