At the St. Mary’s Early Bird track and field invite, RP/H’s Aubry Boldt set the program Long Jump record (17’9 ½”), breaking her own tie with Ashley Agrimson (17’8”), while also tying Danielle Lesser-Luhman’s program-best Triple Jump mark (36’3 ½”). At the MSU Indoor Showcase, LFCMC’s Brody Niemeyer set the LFCMC program Shot Put record with a throw of 52’1”. The former … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/7)
Baseball Preview Capsules Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Shawn Bauer Where We Left Off in 2024: The Warriors went undefeated (15-0) to win the TRC-East title. They won their first-round playoff game, then dropped two straight scoring four total runs. Caledonia finished at 19-3. Seniors: Garrett Konz (P/1B), Reid Klug (P/3B), Ben Stemper (CF), Spencer … [Read more...]
Softball (4/7)
Softball Preview Capsules Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Chad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2024: The Warriors won the TRC-East (14-1). Caledonia then went 6-2 in the playoffs, making the 1AA title game. They beat Randolph once, but then fell in game two 6-0. The Warriors finished as section runner-up at 24-4, their most wins in program … [Read more...]
Track and Field Preview Capsules
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland Head Coaches: Rebecca Young (boys), Aaron Thauwald (girls). 2024 Season: GMLOKS’ girls won their fifth straight 1A True Team title and were state runner-up by 1.5 points. The GMLOKS boys took third at the 1A Meet and made state by “Wild Card,” their fourth straight state appearance. They took seventh. Individually, Sam … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (3/24)
Caledonia Grabs State Consolation Championship Caledonia’s girls basketball finished a fantastic season as one of three 1AA teams with at least two wins at state. They were also one of just three AA teams to finish their state run with a win. A quarterfinal loss put a damper on competing for a state title or third place. But Scott Sorenson’s group rallied with two wins … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/17)
Trojans Fight Past Knights, Shoot Down Rebels, Make 1A Title Game Rushford-Peterson boys basketball’s last trip to the 1A finals was 2017-2018. For Trojans fans, ones used to state trip after state trip in the early 2010s, that probably seems like an eternity. The 2017-2018 team was their last to make the big dance. R-P has lost three 1A semifinals contests since. But … [Read more...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Wrestling
The Three Rivers Conference released its wrestling All-Conference list. Twelve Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, six LARP Screaming Eagles, two FCLMC Wolves, and two GMLOS Bulldogs were among the guys honored. Chatfield’s 12 includes undefeated league wrestlers Jameson Priebe (107, freshman), Logan Pearson (114, freshman), Kaisen Johnson (127, junior), … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
#5 Warriors Fulfill Promise, Top D-E for Section 1AA Title The last two post-seasons have ended in hard disappointment for Caledonia girls basketball. Two years ago, a senior-laden Warrior team made the Section final versus Goodhue, only to fall 78-58. Last year, the Warriors led Rochester-Lourdes 31-19 at intermission and by 16 in the second half only for Eagle Aaliyah … [Read more...]
Houston Robotics Presents at School Board Meeting
The Houston Robotics program came from a humble beginning in 2014 with a storage space in a closet in the shop classroom. At the Houston School Board meeting March 6, Coach Bob Carlson and students William Carlson and John Lee demonstrated their most recent robot to the board. The robotics team had just recently returned from a three-day regional tournament held in Duluth. … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Flipped Script Leaves Gophers as State Runner-Up
Chatfield and Staples-Motley were destined for each other all year. Dating back to “The Clash” in early January, when the Cardinals took fourth, the Gophers sixth, it was evident the two powerhouse programs were the crème of the Class A crop. Even before wrestling season, they did battle. S-M topped Chatfield 36-24 in the Class AA football semis. Top-ranked Chatfield … [Read more...]