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...]
2023 Volleyball Preview
The 2022 volleyball season was most denoted by always strong Mabel-Canton (14-0, 36-3) breaking a decades long drought and making state. Caledonia (10-0, 19-13) also had a great year, winning the TRC title and finishing as 1AA runner-up. Chatfield (9-1, 26-3), Spring Grove (12-2, 28-5), and Fillmore Central (8-2, 19-11) nipped on M-C and Cal’s heels in their respective … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Practices Accommodate Extreme Heat
At the August 22 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad updated the board on the fall sports season. It is well underway with practices and scrimmages. Games and meets will start soon for football, volleyball, cheerleading and cross country. With the heat this week, coaches have been carefully following a chart that gives strict guidelines to ensure … [Read more...]
College News
Honors List Spring 2023 • Alexandria Technical & Community College: Tanner Kasel, LeRoy • Bemidji State University: Jennifer Knutson, Spring Valley • College of St. Scholastica: Brittainy Johnson, Lanesboro; Aubrey Norby, Mabel • Hamline University: Elizabeth Liew, Harmony • Iowa State University: Abby Ashbacher, Caledonia; Brynn Howerton, Lanesboro; Carson Ruen, … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central referendum set for November 7
At their July 25 meeting, the Fillmore Central School Board approved putting to the voters a vote on revoking the current referendum revenue authorization of $292.15 per pupil and replacing it with a new authorization of $783.86 per pupil. The new authorization would be subject to an annual increase at the rate of inflation. The current referendum is set to expire in one more … [Read more...]
Summer activities in full swing at Fillmore Central
At the June 27 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Health Olstad updated the board on the spring sports season, noting that it went “amazingly well.” There’s a lot going on with summer rec and summer school right now. Over 100 students are participating in Strength and Agility. Logan Corson and Abagail Palkowski were hired as elementary teachers, Kayla Koch … [Read more...]
Golf: Triple Runners-Up Headline State Golf – Fillmore Central
The 2023 state golf meet featured both Fillmore Centrals girls and boys competing, as well as a trio of athletes from Lanes-boro. FC’s teams were in the limelight. By the time the 36 holes were completed, FC had a trio of state runners-up. The girls rose back to their top finish in six years. FC’s top male and female golfer also each took second overall, a rare feat. The Falcon … [Read more...]
Falcons Push to 1A Third Place Finish
They came one game short of playing for state. It was a memorable season for Fillmore Central/Lanesboro baseball. Their final week included three playoff elimination games in Austin, two wins, before things finally ended. It came down to pitching as the Falcons (3-seed, 15-7) played United South Central (4-seed, 15-5). FC/L got on the board with two in their first inning. USC … [Read more...]