Softball/Baseball: GMLOK Hosts Tight Games With Houston; Bulldog Softball Goes 3-0 On a Monday night, baseball and softball teams from Houston and GMLOK played high-scoring to-the-wire affairs, battling each other, and windy and cool conditions. On the softball diamond, the by-record underdog Bulldogs (2-2, 3-4) controlled things (most of the way) versus the #6 in A … [Read more...]
Golf (4/28)
Girls Golf: Warriors End FC’s Regular Season TRC Streak Fillmore Central girls golf has been a juggernaut for a decade. They entered the year having won 10 straight 1A titles. They have gone unblemished through the TRC-East the last three years. But that streak came to an end hosting the last team to win a TRC-East title not nicknamed Falcons. Caledonia ended the FC’s … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Isaac Underbakke laid down a sacrifice bunt to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth (and he collected the pitching win) as Mabel-Canton baseball topped Alden-Conger/G-E 6-5 in eight innings. Tyson Stevens and Sam Howard each hit home runs, but GMLOK gave up a three-run bottom of the seventh to fall short of an upset bid versus #9 in A Southland, losing 8-7. … [Read more...]
Golf (4/21)
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/7 - 4/11) (B) Caledonia 198, Rushford-Peterson 183 (C: J.T. Hammell 41*, Carson Klug 49. R-P: Jace Dvorak 44, Gus Hoiland/Will LaFleur 46s, Jaxson Meldahl 47, Kellen Drinkall/Sam LaFleur 48s); (G) Caledonia 208, R-P Inc. (C: Maggie Herman 49*, Jazzlyn Hauser 51, Emersyn Klug 53, Ellison Harms/Hayden Harms 55s. R-P had one golfer. At the … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/21)
RPH Girls Win Home Meet Rushford-Peterson/Houston hosted a nine-team track and field meet. Led by a junior standout, the Tro-Cane girls grabbed the team title (142.5) over Cotter/Hope Lutheran (133), LFCMC (107), and Chatfield (87) with La Crosse-Logan, Lourdes, Caledonia/Spring Grove, L/P, and Randolph also participating. Houston’s Aubry Boldt continued her fantastic start … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/21)
Home Run Results in Lion-Trojan, Baseball-Softball Split With Spring Grove trailing by two runs, with two outs and two runners aboard, Tysen Moen powered a Rushford-Peterson pitch over the left field fence, producing the Lions’ first lead of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Winning pitcher Kolton Nerstad, in brief relief (four batters, two strikeouts), retired the … [Read more...]
Softball (4/21)
Chatfield Runs Through Early Season Gauntlet It is their best group of wins in succession since three victories at the 2022 state tourney. Chatfield softball’s schedule to start the year was not for the faint of heart. Two of their first four foes were 1AA semifinalists last year. The other two came into the season ranked top 20 in Class AAA. Coming off a 7-2 win over St. … [Read more...]
Track and Field
Rushford-Peterson/Houston Meet (LFCMC’s girls (137.25) topped RPH (109.5) with St. Charles, Onalaska-Luther, La Crescent/Hokah, RACE, Caledonia/Spring Grove, and Lewiston-Altura also competing. SC’s boys (229) took first over RPH (157.5) with LFCMC taking sixth and C/SG seventh. LFCMC firsts: Autumn Rakosnik (3,200*** > 11:46.95), Brody Niemeyer (Shot Put > 48’10”), the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Morgan Rohweder pitched a complete-game two-hit shut-out as Houston baseball beat #6 in Class A Lyle/Pacelli 1-0. Isaac Underbakke struck out 11 and got the complete game win as M-C beat SG 5-2. Landon O’Heron pitched a two-hitter as Caledonia baseball beat FC/L 9-1. Garrett Konz struck out 10 but La Crescent/Hokah had a first-inning three-run double to help beat the Warriors … [Read more...]
Golf (4/14)
Golf Preview Capsules Fillmore Central Falcons Head Coach: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys) Where We Left Off in 2024: The Falcon girls won the TRC-East (9-0, 10-0) and the TRC Meet. Myleigh Scheevel (second), Aubrey Larson (fourth), Annika Mensink (fifth), Lily Miller (eighth), Ella Dahly (13th), and Maddie Topness (16th-tie) finished top 20 at the … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Baseball #10 in AA Caledonia 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1 (C: L. O’Heron 6 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Win, 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Tyson Ginther 3-4, 2 RBI, R; Jack Schmitz 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; G. Konz 2-5, 2 RBI, R; Ben Stemper 1-3, RBI, 2 R. FCL: Levi Rogers R; Jackson Hildebrant RBI. Caledonia scored seven runs in the first inning) Chatfield … [Read more...]
Softball (4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Softball Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, #9 in AA Caledonia 18 [4] (C: A. Lange 4-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R; A. Augedahl 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, Win; Lily Wiebke 3-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Paizley Lange 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Vivian Kittleson 2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Brairy Proulx 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Nora Staggemeyer 1-1, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R. Augedahl pitched a … [Read more...]
New IT Company for Houston Schools
At their April 3 meeting, the Houston School Board signed a new contract for IT services with CMConsultants, LLC. According to Superintendent Mary Morem, the school will save about $12,000 “right off the top” and there will be more savings on devices through the company. The annual agreement will cost $102,000 and can be reviewed and evaluated by the board after the first … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/25 – 3/28)
St. Mary’s Early Red Bird Invite (RPH competed alongside Melrose-Mindoro, Winona High, Lake City, Austin, Albert Lea, La Crosse-Logan, Cotter/Hope Lutheran, and Lyle/Pacelli at this indoor meet at St. Mary’s in Winona. Tro-Cane Aubry Boldt won the Long Jump (17’9 ½”) and the Triple Jump (36’3 ½”) competitions while taking second in the 55-meter hurdles. She set the program … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
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...]