Boasting a pair of teams that each made last year’s state True Team meet, and boasting all kinds of numbers, GMLOKS track and field started its outdoor season with two first place finishes at the nine-team Hayfield Invite. The guys (201 points) topped nearest foe Pine Island (184.5) for that title. On the girls’ side, the Bulldogs and Panthers tied for first place (162.5). … [Read more...]
Baseball/Softball: Pitchers Prevail as Lions, Bulldogs Split Diamond Duels
Pitchers dominated both the 12-0 Spring Grove baseball win over GMLOK and the 9-1 GMLOK softball victory over Spring Grove. Lion Ben Udstuen struck out nine and walked no one while tossing a one-hit baseball shutout. On the softball diamond, Aspen Kolling fanned 13 batters while walking only two. The Bulldog pitcher allowed only two hits, both coming early as the game’s first … [Read more...]
GMLOK Bulldogs
Head Coach: Eric Mundfrom Where We Left Off in 2023: The Bulldogs went 2-10 in the SEC and 3-15 overall. They fell to Dover-Eyota 9-3 in a 1AA West quarterfinal. Seniors: Connor Tangen (3B/P), Noah Mundfrom (C/P), Courtland Drury-DeBoer (1B). Juniors: Caden Reiter (Utility/P), Parker Johnson (SS/P), Blake Oeltjen (CF), Sam Howard (OF/C), Blake Swenson (P/IF), Ira … [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...]
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...]
GMLO Bulldogs
Head Coach: Craig Knight Where We Left Off in 2023: GMLO’s boys went 2-8 in the SEC and overall while the girls were incomplete. The guys tied for third at the SEC Meet. Gal Gabby Tangren notably took sixth place. The guys took seventh at the 1A Meet. The girls were incomplete all year. Outlook: GMLO had just one All-SEC pick last year in Gabby Tangren (freshman) and … [Read more...]
GMLOK Bulldogs
Head Coach: Mark Eickhoff Where We Left Off in 2023: With just one senior, the Bulldogs went 7-5 in the SEC and 8-14 overall. They fell to Zumbrota-Mazeppa 11-1 in a 1AA West quarterfinal. Seniors: Lucie Voigt (SS). Juniors: Aspen Kolling (P), Candace Hanson (1B). Key Returning Underclassmen: Cheyenne Bakken (So. C), Hailee Warren (So. LF). Macy Runck (So. CF), … [Read more...]
Grand Meadow/ LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/ Southland
Head Coaches: Rebecca Young (boys), Aaron Thauwald (girls) 2023 Season: GMLOKS’ girls won their fourth straight 1A True Team title. They were state runner-up. The boys were 1A True Team runner-up. They took sixth at state. Each squad was SEC Meet champion. GMLOKS had 10 athletes qualify for state individually. The girls 4x200 (Anika Reiland, Chantle Reiland, Lydia Redman, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
All Three Rivers Conference Final Three Rivers Conference standings saw Cotter (12-2, 24-6) and Caledonia (12-2, 20-9) share the TRC-East ahead of Rushford-Peterson (8-5, 21-8), Fillmore Central (7-6, 17-11), and La Crescent/Hokah (3-13, 6-21). Dover-Eyota (13-3, 22-7) won the West over PEM (11-4, 18-10), Chatfield (8-7, 15-13), Lewiston-Altura (5-11, 7-2), Wabasha-Kellogg … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: All Three Rivers Conference Caledonia (13-1, 23-5) shared the TRC-East with La Crescent/Hokah (13-1, 20-8) while the rest of that division, Rushford-Peterson (8-6, 21-8), Winona-Cotter (8-7, 17-11), and Fillmore Central (4-10, 16-14) also sported good teams. In the TRC-West, Lewiston-Altura (10-5, 18-10) won the division crown followed by St. Charles (7-8, … [Read more...]