Volleyball: #6 Warriors Top #3 Gophers in Battle of AA Titans For the second time in less than a week, #3 in Class AA Chatfield faced off with another talented, highly-ranked TRC foe. Days after falling to #3 in Class A Fillmore Central, #6 in AA Caledonia came to town for another hyped and key conference battle. The last two 1AA champions did battle in a match that … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/22)
Cross Country: LARPH Boys, LFC’s Rakosnik Show Well at Massive Luther Run LARPH’s boys are ranked #1 in state in Class A. LFC’s girls are ranked #6. Each squad plus Chatfield’s teams took on the massive Luther All-American Invite featuring top runners from all sized Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin schools. LARPH’s boys (147) took fifth (of 25 full teams) only behind #3 Iowa … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland, ranked #3 in 9-Man, won a key South-East football matchup with Alden-Conger/G-E 22-12. The game ended prematurely per an injury to an AC/G-E player. Kaaleem Reiland accounted for all three Knights scores. Kingsland (3-0, 3-0) and Mabel-Canton (3-0, 3-0) are the last two South-East unbeaten teams. Reid Hungerholt (208 yards, 3 TDs passing; 185 yards, 2 TDs rushing) … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/8 – 9/11)
(G) Lake City 3, Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 4 (Down 1-0 at halftime and 2-0 early in the second half, the Warriors rallied with the next four goals. Siri Konkel scored on a penalty kick and then the tying goal came with an “own goal” off a Siri Konkel corner kick. The lead changed with a Loisah Gay score on a rebound of a Macy Kraus shot. Kraus soon added an insurance goal … [Read more...]
Football (9/15)
Football: Cougars Steam Early to Top Hurricanes Mabel-Canton’s gridiron guys had enough steam early to jump out on Houston. M-C then held the ‘Canes at bay in a week two South-East sub-district match-up. With Steam Engine Days going on in Mabel, and a steam engine at Karl Urbaniak Field, Cougar senior quarterback Isaac Underbakke tossed touchdowns passes on M-C’s first … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/15)
Volleyball: Falcons End Gophers’ TRC Win Streak in Battle of #3s Both teams made state last year, and finished fourth in their respective class. Each program has been strong for over a decade, and thus the two are TRC rivals. In a battle of the #3-rank-ed team in Class A, Fillmore Central, and the #3 ranked team in Class AA, Chatfield, the Falcons ended the Gophers … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/15)
Cross Country: Crazy Buffalo Run Features Wins by #1 LARPH Boys, #6 LFC Girls LARPH’s boys fended off Section 1A rival Cotter and LFC’s girls grabbed their first team title of the year as cross country squads took on the 4,000-meter La Crescent/Hokah Crazy Buffalo Meet. In a matchup of the state’s top two ranked Class A teams, and last year’s two 1A state representatives, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (9/15)
Caledonia volleyball, ranked #6 in AA, went 5-1 on the week, topping Z-M and La Crescent/Hokah each 3-0, only losing to Class AAAA Waconia (7-1) at the Apple Valley Tourney. Aubrie Klug had 22 digs versus the Lancers. Chatfield, ranked #3 in AA, beat Cannon Falls 3-0, and took second at said tourney, avenging a loss to Class A #3 Fillmore Central, also only losing to Waconia. … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/2 – 9/6)
(B) PEM 5, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (Landon O’Heron scored the Warrior goal. In his debut in goal, Anthony Hahn had 21 saves.) (G) Cal/SG/Hou 3, PEM 5 (A Siri Konkel goal assisted by Macy Kraus, tied the score at 1-1. Two minutes later, Kraus scored unassisted for a 2-1 Warrior lead. Late in the first half, Loisah Gay scored with assist from Kya Deck, and it was a … [Read more...]
Houston Sets Goals for Superintendent
At their regular board meeting on September 4, the Houston School Board settled on four smart goals for Superintendent Mary Morem. After tabling the item at a previous meeting, the board ultimately decided on the following goals: To establish a Community Service and Industry Exploration Program that provides 100% of 9-12 grade students at least one volunteer or industry … [Read more...]