Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/4 - 4/6) La Crescent/Hokah 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (LCH: Kale Baker 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 3-3, 2 RBI. A trio of Lancer pitchers surrendered just three hits in the Falcons’ season opener. FCL > 0-1, 0-1) Caledonia 10, Cotter 3 (Cal: Owen Denstad 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Will Allen 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Drew Yahnke 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Spring Grove, LFCMC, and GMLOKS track and field teams took part in the 25-plus team, large-school MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. C/SG’s Josh Beardmore was the boy’s event MVP after taking first (Long Jump), second (60-meters), fifth (200-meters), and fourth (4x200). GMLOKS’ Sam Snitker won the High Jump with a program-record 6’6” leap. LFCMC’s Jayce Kiehne took second … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central/ Lanesboro Falcons
Head Coach: Josh Jones Where We Left Off in 2023: The Falcons went 10-5 in TRC play, tying for second with Caledonia in the East. FC/L had a six-game post-season run. They played to make the 1A title game but fell to Southland 8-3. FC/L finished a very good season at 17-8, taking third place in the section (equaling the program’s deepest post-season run). Seniors: … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/26 & 3/29)
St. Mary’s Indoor (RPH competed alongside Winona, Triton, Lake City, Cotter, St. Charles, Lyle/Pacelli, and Lewiston-Altura. Tro-Cane boys firsts: Aaron Ploetz (3,200), Quintin Betthauser (55-hurdles), Chace Drawkowski (Shot Put), Cadel Carter (Pole Vault), Gregg Gile (Long Jump), Alex Wedl (Triple Jump). Gile (T-Jump) added a second. Casey Herek (55-H) and Lucas Redalen (Shot) … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Falcons
Head Coaches: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys). Where We Left Off in 2023: The Falcons girls won both the TRC-East (8-0, 9-0) and TRC Meet. Courtney Hershberger (champion), Myleigh Scheevel (third), Lily Miller (fourth), and Chloe Morem (fifth) finished top five at the latter. FC then won their ninth straight 1A title. Hershberger, Morem, Miller, Scheevel, Annika … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro Falcons
Head Coach: Samantha Bratland Where We Left Off in 2023: FC/L went 0-15 in the TRC and 1-20 overall last year, but lost just 5-4 to 2-seed Houston in the 1A East quarters. Seniors: Ellie Anderson (C/LF), Lelaina Irish (utility), Indy Qualy (3B), Lydia Penhollow (OF), Klaudia Biel (P/IF), Jersey Ristau (OF). Juniors: Haley O’Connor (OF) Key Returning … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/21)
Luther Indoor Meet (LFCMC’s girls (88) topped Chatfield (30), Lewiston-Altura (29.5) and Caledonia/Spring Grove (24.5). LFCMC’s boys (61.5) topped C/SG (42), Chatfield (35), and L-A (27.5). LFCMC girls’ firsts: Autumn Rakosnik (800), Ava Jacobsen (High Jump), Kammry Broadwater (Triple Jump), Elizabeth Clarke (Pole Vault-tie), the girls 4x400* (Lillyan Kiehne, Sahara Morken, … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Begins Spring Sports Season
By Hannah Wingert At the March 26 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad gave the reports for the elementary and high schools. Parent/teacher conferences took place on March 7. The winter sports and activities season has wrapped up. Congratulations were extended to Katie Whelan for placing 4th in the state individual wrestling tournament, Kane … [Read more...]
Sports Awards
Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/Mabel-Canton
Head Coaches: Alex Aiken (boys), Lori Anderson (girls) 2023 Season: Both the LFCMC girls and boys qualified by Wild Card for the state True Team meet. The girls took sixth and the boys seventh. Each team has gone to state the last five years. Seven athletes qualified for state individually. The 4x800 (Isaac Snyder, Luke Ruen, Jayce Kiehne, Sam Springer) took third. Kiehne … [Read more...]