For the third time in as many years, Fillmore Central football will play to go to state. Their quarterfinal foe was a cakewalk but their semifinal game was a different story. The #2 in Class A Falcons (1-seed, 8-0) easily handled Hayfield (8-seed, 0-8) by 41-14 final in the quarters. FC led 41-0 at halftime. Jayce Kiehne (2-46, 2 TDs rushing; 3-57, 2 TDs receiving) scored … [Read more...]
Volleyball Playoffs
Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4 aces; E. Carrier 18 digs; Jorja Meyer 6 kills; Avery Kingsley 3 kills, 11 digs, 5 aces; Cadence Koehler 14 digs, 5 aces; Olivia Yohe 11 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces. K: K. … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Chatfield’s Kivimagi Grabs Girls Title, Rakosnik Runner-up
It was a dramatic end to a race, from an individual perspective. It was also a scary end. Down the home stretch of the girls 1A cross country meet, it came down to the favorite, Cotter’s Sonja Semling, LFC youngster Autumn Rakosnik and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi. Semling, the two-time defending champion, was in first place heading to the last 300-meters or so. But she would … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Early playoff volleyball action saw all the highest seeded area teams moved on to their section quarters. Houston (17-seed) came back from down 2-0 to beat Kingsland (16-seed) in a 1A play-in game 3-2 (13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8). Ella Carrier had 18 digs for the ‘Canes while Kadence Aarsvold had 39 digs for the Knights. Houston then fell to top-seed #2 M-C 3-0 … [Read more...]
Football: 105-yard Pick Six Highlights #2 FC’s 28-16 Win Over K-W
Fillmore Central senior Jayce Kiehne is an explosive player, probably the most explosive in Section 1A. The fleet 6’3” 175- pounder, who missed the Falcons’ 2022 state football run per injury, used his dynamism to lead the Falcons (7-0, 7-0) past their last big test of this regular season, Kenyon-Wanamingo (6-1, 6-1). With 0:02 seconds left on the first half clock, trailing … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #5 Warriors Top #7 Falcons in Battle of Ranked Teams
At the beginning of the year, it was a matchup of potential huge impact on the TRC race. But because Chatfield beat both, it came down to two good teams fighting for second/third. Caledonia (#5 in Class AA, 8-1, 22-5) took on Fillmore Central (#7 in Class A, 8-1, 17-5) in a battle of TRC heavyweights. The first set saw a huge turn-around. Caledonia jumped out 8-2 but FC … [Read more...]
Cross Country: TRC Meet Sees Cotter Boys Return Favor, Kivimagi Take Second
Just days after LARPH’s boys nipped Cotter’s guys by one point at the PEM cross country invite, the squads again butted heads at the TRC Meet. The Ramblers avenged their loss, downing LARPH 38 to 41. The teams finished 1-2 last year too but by wider margin (52 to 71). GMLOS (121) took a distance third. LFC (175) took seventh and Chatfield (187) ninth of 10 complete … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/17) Rushford-Peterson 1, PEM 3 > 24-26, 9-25, 25-18, 17-25 (R-P: Tayler Helgemoe 15 kills, 6 total blks (3 ace); T. Schneider 21 digs; Ava Drazkowski 17 assists, 5 digs; Kayla Magin 12 assists, 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 11 digs; Josie Brown 7 kills, 6 digs; Kallie Eide 10 digs; Rebecca Magin 4 kills; Ava Helgemoe 4 kills. Five of R-P’s … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Preps for Winter Sports Season
Jason Boynton from Smith & Schafer presented the 2022-2023 audit report to the Fillmore Central School Board at their October 24 meeting. The district’s financial statements received an unmodified clean report. The average daily membership is currently at 586 students, a number that has been decreasing over the last 6-8 years. The audit report was approved as presented. … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Top Cotter 45 to 46 at PEM Invite
At last year’s Section 1A cross country meet, Winona-Cotter boy’s downed LARPH 75 to 84 for the team title. Both squads made state, but the Ramblers prevented LARPH from repeating as section champs after 2021’s team title. Said teams will probably again figure in the 1A team race. The PEM Jodi Rahman Invite might have been a prelude. Matt Kingsbury’s group notched their … [Read more...]