He is the first Journal-covered track and field athlete to win two individual state titles in the same season since RPH’s Noah Carlson grabbed three in 2015. Southland junior, GMLO-KS runner, Tate Goergen had himself a big couple days at the state track and field meet. He started in the prelims, where Goergen tied the all-time Class A 800-meter record time of 1:50.72 also set … [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...]
1A and 1AA Softball Playoffs (5/18 – 5/21)
(1AA Play-In) 17-seed Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (1-19) 3, 16-seed Triton (3-16) 4 (FCL finishes at 1-20) (1AA Round of 16) 14-seed GMLOK (6-11) 0, 3-seed Cotter/Hope Lutheran (16-6) 10 [5] (GMLOK: Zoey Chase 1-2. The Ramblers scored six in the bottom of the first. GMLOK had just one hit. The Bulldogs finish at 6-12.) (1A Round of 16) 10-seed Spring Grove (7-9) 2, … [Read more...]
1A and 1AA Baseball Playoffs (5/20 & 5/23)
(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Chatfield (9-11) 0, 4-seed Caledonia (13-8) 7 (Cal: Jack Schmitz 3-3, 2B, R; Jacob Klug 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Tyson Ginther 1-3, 2 RBI; Will Allen 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K, Win, 2-3, RBI, R; Landon O’Heron 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K; Chase Hauser 1-2, 2 R. Chat: Ryan Eickhoff 2-4; Sean Kirchner 6 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, Loss. Chatfield … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
At the Sub-1 track and field meet, RPH’s Chace Drazkowski won both throw events, setting the meet record in the Shot (55’10 ½”). LFCMC’s Parker Krage set the record in the Pole Vault (12’9”). Cal/SG’s Coby Hammell surpassed a meet record in the 100 (11.17). On the girls’ side, RP/H’s Aubry Boldt won three events (Triple Jump - 36’7 ½”; Long Jump - 18’0 ½”; 110-hurdles), setting … [Read more...]
Golf: Burro Teams, Brogle/McCabe, Sweep SEC Meet
The SEC golf meet was all Lanesboro. The boys (340) topped nearest foe Kingsland (349) by nine. GMLO (356), Southland (359), Houston (379) and an incomplete G-E team followed. Burro Jack Brogle (39/37 > 76) was meet medalist over GMLO’s Graham Eastlee (41/39 > 80), Kingsland’s Collin Stuart (41/41 > 82) and Burro Corbin Reinhart (42/43 > 85). Knights Kaaleem … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board fills vacant seat
The Kingsland School Board met for their last meeting of the school year on Monday, May 18, 2026, with their focus on filling the board’s vacated seat. Last month the board received Board Chair Kyle Rader’s resignation. Because there are more than 90 days left of Rader’s term, per statute, the board needed to appoint someone to take seat. At that time it was decided the board … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Golf (5/12 – 5/15)
(B) Glenville-Emmons Inc., Southland 175, GMLO 177 (GMLO: L. Lunning 42, Graham Eastlee/Tyler Farlinger 44s, Parker Armagost 47, Mason Johnson 48, Sean Brogan 49, Keagan Lunning 50. S: Alex Whipple 41*, Henry Wiste 42, Elliot Anderson 45, Jack Johnson 47); (G) G-E Inc., Southland 227, GMLO 229 (S: Abby Clement 52*, Annika Erickson 55. GMLO: Gabby Tangren 54. At the par-36 … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Softball (5/11 – 5/14)
Spring Grove 14, Schaeffer Academy 3 [5] (SG: B. Gulbranson 3-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R; Kallyn Morken 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; Jadyn Sherburne 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Izabel Kaufmann 2-3, 2 RBI, 3 R; Jada Strinmoen 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Addison Rask 1-2, 2B, R; Claire Sherburne 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 9 K, 0 BB, Win; Brinley Middendorf 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K); S.A. 4, SG 13 … [Read more...]