West Salem/Bangor 30, Caledonia/Houston 32 (Cal/Hou won five of six weights from 133 thru 172 to break a 12-12 and build a 32-15 lead. Aden Kulas (189) then fell by 5-4 decision, which assured a Cal/Hou win (led 32-18 with two weights left). Aaren Kulas (114) and Owen Denstad (145) won by fall, Aiden Burns (107) by injury default, Braxton Lange (133 > 16-3) and Isaac Blocker … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/11)
Caledonia/Houston 25, La Crosse-Aquinas 44 (The Warriors led 25-20 after 165, but they forfeited 175, 215, and 285 with 113 a double forfeit. Aiden Burns (106) and Cooper Allen (165) had pins for Cal/Hou, Braxton Lange (132) won a 17-2 tech fall, Owen Denstad (144) a 25-10 tech fall, and Isaac Blocker (150) a 7-2 decision. Cal/Hou > 1-3, 8-16) Stewartville “Darrell … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s sixth-ranked boys beat PEM 85-42, as four Warriors made double figures. Brad King’s group (5-0, 10-2) picked up its 10th win. They sit a half game back of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 10-4) in the TRC-East. Spring Grove beat GM 82-8. Notably, standout Lions senior Elijah Solum returned to the court (9 points) after a torn ACL last spring. The Lions (6-1, 8-1) lead the … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Caledonia 57, PEM 41 (C: J. Foster 21 pts (5-12 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts; Aubrie Klug 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Nicole Banse 14 pts, 15 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks, Regan King 8 pts, 5 rebs. The Warriors built a 34-22 halftime lead. Banse scored 12 of their first 16 points and had a double-double (12 pts, 10 rebs) in the first half. Cal hit nine threes to PEMs four in … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Boys Basketball (1/4 – 1/6)
#18 in A Spring Grove 59, Lyle/Pacelli 38 (SG: Jaxon Strinmoen 19 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls; Ben Udstuen 14 pts, 7 rebs; Jacob Olerud 12 pts, 4 asts; Zach Brumm 9 rebs. The Lions scored the first 13 points while winning their 41st straight SEC game) LeRoy-Ostrander 67, Glenville-Emmons 54 (L-O: C. Hungerholt 34 pts (6-14 threes), 7 rebs, 5 stls; R. Hungerholt 16 pts; Carter … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Shut Down Knights in SEC Rivalry Game
In a battle between the top two teams in the SEC-West over the past few years, Grand Meadow’s defense held Kingsland majorly in check in picking up a key SEC win in a league without divisions this year. Kingsland mustered some offense in the first half, though the Larks led 26-17 at intermission. But the Knights were held to nine second half points as GM picked up their best … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (1/4 & 1/5)
Lyle/Pacelli 18, Spring Grove 64 (SG: K. Soiney 20 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls; Siri Konkel 14 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Kylie Hammel 11 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts; Emerson Ingvalson 8 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls. The Lions scored the first 14 points of the game, and the sophomore Soiney scored her 1,000th career point. SG > 5-0, 9-2) Grand Meadow 64, Schaeffer Academy 43 (GM: L. Foster … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Boys Basketball (1/2 – 1/6)
Goodhue 80, Fillmore Central 76 in 2 OT (FC: J. Kiehne 23 pts (7-11 FGs, 9-11 FTs), 5 asts; L. Hellickson 21 pts (4-9 threes), 11 rebs, 3 blks; G. Kennedy 11 pts, 18 rebs; Josh Haugerud 8 pts. G: Luke Roschen 32 pts (7-15 threes), 17 rebs, 7 asts. FC led 51-37 in the second half before suffering a 6:47 scoring draught where the Wildcats ran 16-0 to lead 53-51. Kennedy had two … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 -1/6)
The Clash XXI (Caledonia/Houston competed in this 32-team two-day dual-meet tourney, going 1-5, taking 31st place. Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker were two of 46 wrestlers to go 6-0. Braxton Lange picked up his 100th career win at the event) > Bracket D Quarters > D-III #3 Bettendorf 56, Caledonia/Houston 16 (Denstad (145) and Aiden Burns (107) had pins for the Warriors, … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Gophers Dominate Wolves’ Holiday Tourney
Entering the tourney #1 in Class A and with seven ranked wrestlers, it was no surprise Chatfield dominated FCLMC’s annual holiday wrestling tourney. The Gophers (248) topped LARP (149), GMLOS (143), and Ellsworth, Wis., (116) for the team title. Chatfield’s second “Maroon” team (114.5) took fifth of ten total squads. The host Wolves (79.5) took seventh. Triton, W-K, … [Read more...]