In a high school softball game, seventeen runs are not unheard of, but it is a lot. Thirty-one runs in a high school baseball game are a category five deluge. Oddly enough, it was teams nicknamed Hurricanes scoring runs torrentially. In a home baseball/softball series with Schaeffer Academy, Houston baseball won 31-2 in five innings and softball 17-0 in four frames! On the … [Read more...]
Track and Field
Stewartville “Glen Amundsen” Meet (GMLOKS’ guys (77) took second to Stewartville (175) with Chatfield taking fourth. GMLOKS’ girls (109) took second to Byron (126) with Chatfield taking fourth. Medford also competed at a five-team meet. GMLOKS guys’ firsts: T. Georgen (800 > 2:11.25), C. Glynn (1,600 > 5:09.97), Landon Chilman (300-hurdles > 43.63), the 4x400 (3:41.92 … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/8 - 4/12) Chatfield 11, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (C: C. Boyum 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, Win, 1-3, R; Cole Ramaker 2-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K; Jack Dornack 2-3, two 2B, RBI; W. Nolte 2-5, RBI, 2 R; Ben Carrier 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. Chatfield had a seven-run fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1, … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/8) (B) Rushford-Peterson 189, La Crescent/Hokah 168 (RP: Sam LaFleur/Will LaFleur 46’s, Kellen Drinkall 48, Gus Hoiland 49. LCH: Ryan Nutter 35*, Wyatt Krzoska 41, Tobias Sajdok 45, Cooper Johnson 47, Charlie Wieser/Theron Hammell 48’s); (G) R-P 254, LC/H 249 (LCH: Colleen Baumbich 55*, Isabella Green 58. RP: Audrey Frick 55. Both Trojan teams … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/12) Rushford-Peterson 2, Wabasha-Kellogg 7 (R-P: S. Tesch 1-3, HR, RBI, R; Ellie Ekern 1-3, RBI, R. R-P walked 10, W-K walked one. W-K had a six-run fourth. Trojans > 0-2, 1-2) Southeast Conference Softball (4/8 - 4/11) GMLOK 3, Houston 4 (H: Kylie Stinson 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Emily Botcher 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Win; … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson senior Rylan Schneider pitched the Trojans (2-1, 2-1) to wins over FC/L 8-1 and W-K 3-2, as he gave up just two earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched (1 BB, 12 K). Caden Boyum had 10 strikeouts and got the win (in five innings) as Chatfield beat W-K 11-1. Westin Nolte gave up just one earned run in collecting the win as the Gophers beat PEM 6-1. Morgan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mary Srock was 4-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored as Houston softball pounded Lyle/Pacelli 26-2. The Hurricanes had a 16-run first inning. RPH’s Ryan Prinsen won three events, the 800, 1,600, and Pole Vault at the Tro-Canes home track and field event. The RPH girls were champions of the four-team met. … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/5 & 4/6) Rushford-Peterson 1, La Crescent/Hokah 12 [5] (R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-1, R. LCH: Addie Murilla 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Win. Trojans > 0-1, 0-1) Wabasha-Kellogg 10, Chatfield 8 (C: Alexis Hinckley 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Makenna Dornack 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Kieran Schmaltz 1-2, RBI, 2 R; Braelee Horsman 2-3, 2 RBI; Katryn … [Read more...]
Golf (4/5)
(B) Houston 259, Glenville-Emmons 199 (H: Ethan Knutson 47*. GE: Emmett Knutson 48, Cam Jacobsen 49, Landon Schumaker 50. Hurricanes > 0-1, 0-1); (G) Houston 322, G-E Inc. (H: Lexi Weichert 69*. The Wolverines had just two golfers. Hurricanes > 1-0, 1-0. At Northwood GC) (B) Southland 178, Kingsland Inc. (S: Nick Edland 39*, Bradley Lagerstadt 45. K: Jackson Aarsvold … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/5)
PEM Meet (LFCMC’s girls took third (87) behind Lake City (108) and La Crescent/Hokah (99). The boys took third (86) behind Zumbrota-Mazeppa (122) and PEM (117). LFCMC boys’ firsts: Greg Kennedy (200 > 24.62, High Jump -tie > 5’6”) and the 4x800 (9:14.29 > Maddox Rindels, Jaxon Huntington, Riley Grant, Landon Sethre). Brody Niemeyer took second (Shot Put) and third … [Read more...]
Houston to Restructure Administration
At the April 4 Houston School Board meeting, Board Chair Mimi Carlson and Superintendent Mary Morem explained recent superintendent contract negotiations. Morem had asked for a six-year contract. Carlson presented an offer of two three-year contracts. The first contract would extend the current contract for three years with … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/4 - 4/6) La Crescent/Hokah 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (LCH: Kale Baker 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 3-3, 2 RBI. A trio of Lancer pitchers surrendered just three hits in the Falcons’ season opener. FCL > 0-1, 0-1) Caledonia 10, Cotter 3 (Cal: Owen Denstad 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Will Allen 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Drew Yahnke 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, … [Read more...]
Houston Hurricanes
Head Coach: Jason Carrier Where We Left Off in 2023: The Hurricanes went 3-9 in the SEC and 5-13 overall. They fell to Hayfield 4-0 in the 1A Round of 16. Seniors: Alex Walters (IF), Jordon Beeman (OF). Juniors: Korey Frauenkron (IF/OF), Morgan Rohweder (IF/P), Carter Geiwitz (IF/OF/P), Zach Olson (OF), Dawson Pedretti (IF/P), Tristan Stinson (IF/OF/P), Hunter Moon … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Spring Grove, LFCMC, and GMLOKS track and field teams took part in the 25-plus team, large-school MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. C/SG’s Josh Beardmore was the boy’s event MVP after taking first (Long Jump), second (60-meters), fifth (200-meters), and fourth (4x200). GMLOKS’ Sam Snitker won the High Jump with a program-record 6’6” leap. LFCMC’s Jayce Kiehne took second … [Read more...]
Houston Hurricanes
Head Coaches: Ryan Gatzlaff (girls), Kiel Koehler (boys). Where We Left Off in 2023: Houston’s girls (6-3, 6-3) were above five-hundred while the guys won twice (2-8, 2-8). The girls took second (of three) at the SEC Meet but did not make Day 2 of sections. The boys took fifth at the SEC Meet, were incomplete at sections. Hannah Weichert took second and Ethan Knutson tied … [Read more...]