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...]
State Track and Field: Boldt, Boys 4×800, Lead Impressive RPH Podium Contingent
RPH track and field competitor Aubry Boldt went to state with high expectations. A year ago, she was state champ in the Triple Jump while also taking third in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the Long Jump. The Houston senior could not top those finishes, but found her way to the podium three more times to culminate a fantastic high school track and field career as an … [Read more...]
Eight are All-State Shooters; Repeat Crowns for ‘Canes, Cougars
Both Mabel-Canton and Houston claimed conference championships during the 2026 spring high school trap season. Rushford-Peterson, Kingsland and LeRoy-Ostrander were runners-up in their respective clay target conferences while Spring Grove had a third-place campaign. It was a third straight league title for Hurricanes. The Cougars have won two straight and four of their last … [Read more...]
Softball: #2 Hurricanes Can’t Solve Weis’ Pitching, Repeat as 1A Runner-Up
Houston softball will long remember the name of Laney Weis. In two playoffs games, after an undefeated regular season, the Southland senior pitcher was a riddle the Hurricanes could not solve, twice. Houston (1-seed, 22-0), ranked #2 in A, began its week in Austin for the “chair” game with their rival the Rebels (2-seed, 18-2). Southland’s two losses were both to the … [Read more...]
Track and Field: Boldt and Goergen Dominance Highlight 1A Meet
At the 2026 Section 1A track and field meet, a total of 44 kids from RPH, Chatfield, LFCMC, GMLOKS, and Caledonia/Spring Grove qualified for state. RPH’s girls were team champ, and nine Tro-Canes made state. Chatfield (12), LFCMC (11), and GMLOKS (10) got double-digits kids to state. Two sprinters … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/20)
Sub-Section 1 Meet (St. Charles boys (283) topped Cotter/HL (267.75), RPH (213.5), LFCMC (161.25), D-E (142.75), LC/H (134), L-A (82.75), Cal/SG (61), and Schaeffer (15). RPH 1A meet qualifiers: Chace Drazkowski (1st Shot Put > 55’10 ½” - meet record; 1st Discus > 145’8”), the 4x800 (1st 8:38.97 > Landon Dahl, Hunter Rislov, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen), Lucas … [Read more...]