The week two Mid-Southeast contest between Fillmore Central (1-0) and Blooming Prairie (1-0) had some intrigue. The Blossoms are a Class AA drop down that popped R-P 43-8 in week one while the Falcons are the defending sub-district and 1A champs. The electric connection of Chase Christianson to Jayce Kiehne was the story. The duo hooked up for a 73-yard bomb to start the first … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/7 & 9/9)
La Crescent/Hokah “Crazy Buffalo” Invite (Cotter’s boys (25) topped Lake City (60) for first while LFC (91) took fourth of five complete teams. Cotter’s Erik Semling (13:17) topped teammate John Fritts (13:32) and W-K’s Cole Arens (13:37) for the individual title at the 4,000-meter race. LFC’s Isaac Snyder (8th place > 14:04) made the top 10 while Jaxon Huntington (20th … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Bump-Set-Spike Roundabout
The first full week of the volleyball regular season featured five matches between nine of the teams covered under the “Journal-Sports” banner. LeRoy-Ostrander hosted Mabel-Canton, Kingsland hosted Lanesboro, Spring Grove hosted Houston, Kingsland hosted Grand Meadow, and Fillmore Central hosted Rushford-Peterson. Additionally, one squad defended a tournament title while their … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia got two rushing and two passing TDs from QB Ethan Stendel as the Warrior football blanked Z-M 61-0. Kail Schott ran for 156 yards and 2 TDs and Parker Delaney threw three TDs as Chatfield crunched Pine Island 49-6. Jayce Kiehne had two rushing and two receiving TDs (101 yards receiving) while Chase Christianson completed seven of eight passes for 194 yards and … [Read more...]
Mid-Southeast District Football (9/1)
Fillmore Central 46, Hayfield 0 (FC: J. Kiehne 4-101, 2 TDs receiving, two rushing TDs; C. Christianson 7 of 8, 194 yards, 4 TDs passing, 3-34 rushing; Kyle Daniels 5-22, TD rushing; Luke Hellickson 2-26, TD receiving; Greg Kennedy 67-yard TD reception. FC scored on its first six possessions with no drive taking more than four plays. FC won turnover battle 3:0. Falcons are 1-0, … [Read more...]
TRC Volleyball (8/29 & 8/31)
Dover-Eyota 1, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-16, 24-26, 25-21, 25-12 (R-P: T. Helgemoe 19 kills, 9 total blks; Ava Helgemoe 12 kills; A. Drazkowski 35 assists, 9 digs; T. Schneider 16 digs, 20-22 serving, 3 aces; Rebecca Magin 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 10 digs; Kallie Eide 12 digs, 3 aces) #6 in A Fillmore Central 3, Lewiston-Altura 0 > 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 (FC: K. Broadwater … [Read more...]
2023 Football Preview
Like every other two years since the MSHSL went to the format, the 2023 high school football season starts with district realignment. In Class AA, the Southeast-White is now Cale-donia, Chatfield, La Crescent/Hokah, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles, Cannon Falls, and Triton. The Lancers and Bombers enter from the Southeast-Red. Goodhue and Lewiston-Altura move to the Mid-Southeast. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Fall sports got going. Bryce Berns accounted for 301 total yards (114 rushing, 187 yards passing) and three TDs as SG football beat Mountain Lake 28-7. Houston stopped AC/G-E’s two-point try in overtime to post a 36-34 win. Hurricane Maddox Rodriguez ran for 136 yards and 3 TDs. Kinley Soiney had 24 kills as #2 in Class A M-C volleyball swept GM 3-0 in a battle of defending SEC … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (8/24 & 8/26)
Winona-Senior 0, Caledonia 3 > 25-20, 25-8, 25-13 (C: Braelyn Lange 12 kills, 5 total blks; Logan Koepke 8 kills, 5 digs, 4 total blks; Aubrie Klug 12 digs; Emma Rommes 22 assists, 5 digs) Medford 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-16, 25-15, 25-23 (R-P: T. Schneider 19 digs, 25-25 serving, 3 aces; Tayler Helgemoe 14 kills; Ava Drazkowski 22 assists, 10 digs; Rebecca Magin 14 … [Read more...]
2023 Cross Country Preview
Last year saw area cross country programs put together a strong collective campaign. LARPH’s boys made state for the fourth consecutive season, going as Section 1A runner-up. Kingsland sent two individual boys representatives to state in section champ Garrison Hubka and Cole Kruegel. L/FC’s Isaac Snyder also made state on the guys side. On the girls side, Chatfield had a strong … [Read more...]