(B) Coulee Christian/Providence Academy 2, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 5 (The Warriors took control early, scoring the first four goals. Sophomore Colton Haase and senior Oliver Bulman each scored two, junior Evan Randall one.) (B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro 7 (The final goal of the night came from Warrior senior Ayden Marschall … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Burros Play Houston, Kingsland, and M-C
Volleyball action on the week centered around Lanesboro. The Burros played at Houston, then hosted Kingsland and Mabel-Canton. The match in Houston was the best of the three. The teams split the opening two sets. Lanesboro won game one 25-13 and Houston took game two 25-18. Bella Rodriguez notably served 10 straight points in the set to put the Hurricanes ahead 21-9. Game three … [Read more...]
Football: Burros Blank Hurricanes, Grab Bell
Lanesboro scored on the last play of the first half, with 0:00 on the clock, and then blocked a punt to start the second half, setting up a short field, leading to another score. Said two plays were pivotal as James Semmen’s group took control of their game at Houston. The Burros blanked the ‘Canes 34-0. To end the first half, leading just 8-0, Lanesboro marched 90 yards in … [Read more...]
Soccer (8/27)
(B) Caledonia/SG/Houston 1, Schaeffer Academy 6 (The Warriors opened on the road with a loss to Schaeffer Academy. C/SG/Hou trailed 5-0 before scoring with an “own goal.” Warriors > 0-0, 0-1.) (G) Caledonia/SG/Houston 5, Stewartville 4 (The Warriors opened with an exciting 5-4 win behind an extraordinary four-goal performance from eighth grader Jordan King. Kya Deck scored … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Volleyball (8/27)
Schaeffer Academy 0, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-13, 25-10, 25-11 (L-O: Miranda Nagel 9 kills, 8 aces; Maria Almaraz-Nolt 5 kills, 6 digs, 7 aces; Vanessa Lewis 18 assists, 3 aces; Madi Stern 5 kills; Tierney Schulte 5 digs, 12-12 serving, 5 aces. L-O had 25 aces on 73 total attempts but with 16 service errors. Cardinals > 1-0, 1-0) Lanesboro 2, Grand Meadow 3 > 25-14, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Ranked #5 in Class AA, Caledonia volleyball topped Cannon Falls 3-0 and Belle Plaine 3-2 to start the year with two wins. Avery Augedahl had 36 assists and Paizley Lange 17 digs and 7 aces on 26 of 26 serving in the win over Belle Plaine. Grand Meadow topped Lanesboro 3-2 in five sets, as Sophia Braun had a double-double (17 kills, 12 digs), Quinn Schaalma 41 assists, Rylee … [Read more...]
Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston Soccer Previews
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston girls are coming off a 3-12-1 season, including a winless 0-9-1 conference campaign. The Warriors, with the 7-seed, fell to 2 seed La Crescent-Hokah in the opening quarterfinal round of the Section 1A playoffs. Honorable Mention all-conference senior midfielder Lillian Thies, already a four-year letter winner, is one of seven girls returning … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Football Preview
The 2025 football season saw three area teams win section titles and make state. Mabel-Canton (11-1) ended a four-plus decades long drought in starting the year 11-0 and winning the Section 1 9-Man title, making state for the first time since 1981. Fillmore Central (10-1) started the year 10-0, grabbing its third 1A title in four years. Caledonia (9-3) added another state … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Volleyball Preview
A year ago, was another strong season for area volleyball teams. Chatfield (Section 1AA) and Fillmore Central (Section 1A) each repeated in winning their respective section titles. The Gophers (27-8) and Falcons (27-7) each went to state, bringing home hardware. Elsewhere, TRC champ Caledonia (26-6), SEC-East champ Mabel-Canton (29-4), and SEC-West champ Grand Meadow (22-7) won … [Read more...]
Cougars, Trojans, Cardinals Capture State Clay Target Titles
Mabel-Canton in Class 4A, Rushford-Peterson in Class 3A and LeRoy-Ostrander in Class 2A, each won a state team championship at the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s annual state trap extravaganza at Alexandria. They were the first state clay target titles for a Journal-area team since Spring Grove captured three straight in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Going forward, … [Read more...]