(B) 11-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, 6-seed Lake City 4 (The Tigers scored two goals in each half. C/SG/H dropped a 4-1 non-conference decision against the Tigers earlier in the season. The Warriors closed at 0-10, 1-13) (G) 7-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, 2-seed La Crescent/Hokah 5 (A Siri Konkel goal evened the score at 1-1, but the Lancers went back … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kaaleem Reiland ran for 214 yards and three TDs while throwing a fourth score as Kingsland beat Wabasha-Kellogg 42-26. The Knights (5-1, 5-1) are in second place behind #4 in A Mabel-Canton (6-0, 6-0) in the South-East. Lee Klunder ran for 240 yards and 4 TDs as Houston beat Grand Meadow 50-6. The Hurricanes (4-2, 4-2), Spring Grove (4-2, 4-2), and Alden-Conger/G-E (4-2, … [Read more...]
Football (10/13)
Football: #4 M-C Maintains South-East Lead with 26-20 Win Over #10 SG Neighborly rivals Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove have played each other yearly on the gridiron forever. Few, if any, of those previous games were as big as a week six showdown. In a huge contest to the South-East race, the #4 in 9-Man Cougars (5-0, 5-0) did what they do not often do versus #10 Spring … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/13)
Volleyball: #4 Gophers End Trojans TRC Streak, Take Third at Burnsville In a matchup of top four TRC teams, #4 in AA Chatfield (5-2, 13-6) gave Rushford-Peterson (5-1, 10-2) its second league loss while ending their five-match league win streak. It was a Gopher sweep, 25-14, 25-20, 25-19. Kristi Rindels’ group was easily the first to 20 in each set, 20-12, 20-16, and … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/13)
Cross Country: Variables Stay Constant at LARPH’s Lewiston Run At the top of things, cross country variables stayed constant as LARPH hosted its second meet of the year, this time at Lewiston’s Heartland Golf Course. Matt Kingsbury’s guys and LFC gal runner Autumn Rakosnik continued to be head and shoulders above the field. With another low team score, LARPH’s guys (21) … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/30 – 10/4)
(B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 5, Dover-Eyota 6 (The Warriors lost a close 6-5 game after a previous 6-0 shutout loss to the same Eagles.) (G) D-E 6, Cal/SG/Hou 1 (Macy Kraus had the Warriors’ goal assisted by Kya Deck. It was a score like a previous 5-2 loss to the Eagles.) (G) Cal/SG/Hou 1, Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa 2 (Macy Kraus had the Warriors’ goal assisted … [Read more...]
Houston’s Two New Teachers
Houston Schools welcomed two new teachers to their staff this year: Angela Engebretson, speech and language pathologist, and Duane Ledin, music teacher and choir director. Angela Engebretson is the new speech and language pathologist for Houston Schools and will be working with students ranging in age from 5 to 21. Engebretson received her Bachelor’s in … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (10/6)
Harper Goldsmith had 29 assists as #4 in AA Chatfield (5-2, 13-6) swept W-K 3-0. Jorja Meyer served 11 aces as Houston beat Schaeffer Academy 3-0. Kyle Hellickson had 21 digs, as #3 in Class A Fillmore Central (5-1, 14-5) swept Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Tessa Lewison had 23 digs, but LeRoy-Ostrander fell to L/P in five sets. … [Read more...]
Football (10/6)
Football: Spring Grove Scores Late, Upends #2 Kingsland Kaaleem Reiland thundered 78 yards on Kingsland’s first play from scrimmage and then passed to Carter Strobel for the two-point conversion. The #2 state-ranked team had an early 8-0 lead on Spring Grove, which held for 38 and a half minutes. The turning point was a botched, fourth-period Kingsland punt that gave SG the … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/23 & 9/25)
(B) St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro 9, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 4 G) Cal/SG/Hou 1, SC/L-A/L 1 (Both goals came in the first half with the Warriors taking the lead with a goal by Loisah Gay, assisted by Lillian Thies. Eight minutes later, SC/L-A/L pulled even. With several players out injured, it was a strong performance by the Warrior defense. Goalkeeper … [Read more...]