Two teams on losing streaks looking for a win played a tight contest in Houston. Lanesboro (0-4, 0-5) entered winless but with four single-digit losses while Houston (2-2, 3-2) entered having lost its last two. James Semmen’s crew led 14-8 at halftime and went ahead 20-8 in the third quarter only for ‘Cane Zach Olson to return the ensuing kick-off 77-yards for a TD to make it … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cayden Tollefsrud ran for 209 yards and 3 TDs and Tyler Larson 150 yards and 2 TDs as Mabel-Canton (3-3, 3-3) downed Grand Meadow 38-14. Corbin Ludemann had 154 yards rushing and a TD in defeat. It was M-C’s third straight win after an 0-3 start. Sampson Wilkemeyer accounted for over 200 yards total offense and threw 3 TDs as R-P (2-4, 2-4) won its second straight, 30-7 over … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/3 & 10/5) St. Charles 0, #7 in A Fillmore Central 3 > 25-17, 25-10, 25-16 (FC: A. Britton 12 kills, 20-20 serving, 6 aces; Kammry Broadwater 10 kills, 9 digs 4 aces; Katie Pickett 11 assists, 7 digs; Aubrey Daniels 15 assists; Kyla Hellickson 7 digs) Southeast Conference Volleyball (10/2 - 10/5) Kingsland 3, Schaeffer … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/2 – 10/5)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Pine Island/Z-M 2 (PIZM had a goal each half. Warrior goaltender Josie Foster had 11 saves) (G) Cal/SG/Hou 0, St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro 2 (Both SC/L-A-L goals came in the second half. Foster had 11 saves) (B) SC/L-A/L 1, Cal/SG/Hou 13 (The high-powered visitors led 8-0 at halftime on Senior Night in Caledonia. Will Hahn … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/26 & 9/28) Spring Grove 3, Houston 0 > 25-4, 25-15, 25-19 (SG: Jordis Neeley 5 kills, 7 aces; Joelle Halverson 8 kills, 3 aces; Sydney Holland 5 digs, 8 aces; Kendal VanMinsel 5 kills, 18 assists, 5 kills, 2 aces. H: Emily Botcher 4 assists, 5 total blks; Jorja Meyer 3 kills, 3 blks) Schaeffer Academy 0, #2 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/25 – 9/28)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, Triton 1 (Macy Kraus scored in the 26th minute to put the Warriors ahead 1-0 at halftime (assisted by Siri Konkel). T/KW/H tied it in the 50th minute with a goal over the goalkeeper’s head) (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, La Crescent/Hokah 10 (Loisah Gay scored with an assist from Siri Konkel. Later Konkel scored with an 18-yard, … [Read more...]
Football: #10 Knights Blast Hurricanes Ahead of L-O Showdown
On paper, #10 in 9-Man Kingsland (3-0, 4-0) hosting Houston (2-1, 3-1) in a week five battle looked nice. The Hurricanes only loss came after leading big in week four versus LeRoy-Ostrander. They entered the contest coming off a bye. But the Hurricanes also entered without top running back Maddox Rodriquez (injury versus the Cardinals). Kingland entered on a roll ever since … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Newcomers Tally Titles
The week in cross country for “Journal-11” programs included meets in Rushford and Pine Island. Two cross country newcomers arrived on the scene by tallying individual titles to highlight the action. Rakosnik/Kreidermacher Win LARPH’s First Invite LARPH hosted its first of two cross country invites. Rushford’s Ferndale Golf Course was the site. Just three teams, the hosts, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove football (4-0, 5-0) stayed perfect on the season with a 35-0 win over Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons. Jaxon Strinmoen had three total TDs and 100 yards receiving to lead the way. Bryce Berns also accounted for a trifecta of scores (two passing, one rushing). The #2 Lions (4-0, 5-0), #10 Kingsland (3-0, 4-0), and #9 L-O (3-0, 4-0) top the South-East. Cayden … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/18-9/23
TRC Volleyball (9/19 & 9/21) #5 in AA Caledonia 3, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 > 25-23, 25-13, 25-12 (C: L. Koepke 20 kills, 12 digs; Braelyn Lange 10 kills; Emma Rommes 40 assists; Liv Myhre 13 kills; Emme Kittleson 12 digs) Lewiston-Altura 2, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-9 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 digs, 26-26 serving, 3 aces; Ava Helgemoe 15 kills; … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/23)
Winona Invite (LARPH’s boys (73) took fourth to Belle Plaine (27), Winona-Senior (71), and RAACHE (72) while Chatfield took seventh (of eight full teams). Belle Plaine’s Ezra Fahey (17:26.3) took first over Sioux Falls-Jefferson’s Kieran Weigelt (17:27.1). LARPH’s Ryan Prinsen (14th place > 18:23.1), Wyatt Kreidermacher (17th > 18.36.6), Aaron Ploetz (20th > 18:43.5), … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/18 – 9/23)
(G) Stewartville 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 4 (B) Cotter 13, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2 (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Cotter 5 (Warriors > 0-6, 2-7) (B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, PEM 7 (Warriors > 1-6, 1-9) … [Read more...]
Houston’s New Teachers
Houston Public School located in Houston, Minn., has a total seven new members on their teaching staff this year. Because Houston no longer is a member of HVED and has chosen to provide their own services, more special education staff was needed. Danielle Bosshart joins the Houston education team as an occupational therapist; not as a teacher. She always knew she wanted … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/11-9/16)
SEC Volleyball (9/11 - 9/16) LeRoy-Ostrander 3, Lyle/Pacelli 0 > 25-10, 25-15, 25-17 (L-O: B. Nolt 20 kills (.455 hitting), 6 digs, 5 aces; B. Jasper 6 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces; K. McKenzie 5 kills, 24-26 serving, 7 aces; J. Olson 32 assists, 8 digs, 9-9 serving, 3 aces; K. Lewison 7 digs) Lyle/Pacelli 0, Lanesboro 3 > 25-23, 25-14, 25-20 (L: J. Storhoff 13 kills; 15 … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/11 – 9/16)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Dover-Eyota 6 (The Warriors had to adjust to the much speedier action on artificial turf. D-E led 4-0 at halftime with quality passes and shots. “Overall, we played better than the week before,” said coach Chris Jandt, “and we were able to possess the ball longer.”) (B) Dover-Eyota 2, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (The Warriors … [Read more...]