Softball Preview Capsules Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Chad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2024: The Warriors won the TRC-East (14-1). Caledonia then went 6-2 in the playoffs, making the 1AA title game. They beat Randolph once, but then fell in game two 6-0. The Warriors finished as section runner-up at 24-4, their most wins in program … [Read more...]
Track and Field Preview Capsules
Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland/Southland Head Coaches: Rebecca Young (boys), Aaron Thauwald (girls). 2024 Season: GMLOKS’ girls won their fifth straight 1A True Team title and were state runner-up by 1.5 points. The GMLOKS boys took third at the 1A Meet and made state by “Wild Card,” their fourth straight state appearance. They took seventh. Individually, Sam … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/24)
#3 Warriors Fulfill Destiny, Romp to 1AA Title There is no argument as to who the best boys team is in Section 1AA this year. State third-ranked and 1-seed Caledonia (27-2), by virtue of its commanding win over Lake City in the 1AA title game, added the Tigers to the list of vanquished section foes. And all have been vanquished emphatically. Amidst Caledonia’ 14-0 record … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (3/24)
Caledonia Grabs State Consolation Championship Caledonia’s girls basketball finished a fantastic season as one of three 1AA teams with at least two wins at state. They were also one of just three AA teams to finish their state run with a win. A quarterfinal loss put a damper on competing for a state title or third place. But Scott Sorenson’s group rallied with two wins … [Read more...]
Maintenance Continues to Top the Agenda for Kingsland School Board
Superintendent Scott Klavetter gave the Kingsland School Board a facility maintenance update during their March 17 meeting. The plan for solar installations is moving forward with bids due on Monday, March 24. “Those will come in and whoever is the winning bid will start working in the month of April on the grant application on the school district’s behalf. They will … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/17)
Trojans Fight Past Knights, Shoot Down Rebels, Make 1A Title Game Rushford-Peterson boys basketball’s last trip to the 1A finals was 2017-2018. For Trojans fans, ones used to state trip after state trip in the early 2010s, that probably seems like an eternity. The 2017-2018 team was their last to make the big dance. R-P has lost three 1A semifinals contests since. But … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
#5 Warriors Fulfill Promise, Top D-E for Section 1AA Title The last two post-seasons have ended in hard disappointment for Caledonia girls basketball. Two years ago, a senior-laden Warrior team made the Section final versus Goodhue, only to fall 78-58. Last year, the Warriors led Rochester-Lourdes 31-19 at intermission and by 16 in the second half only for Eagle Aaliyah … [Read more...]
Basketball (3/10)
Girls Basketball: #5 Warriors Whip Their Way to 1AA Title Game Both games were won handily. There was no semifinals disappointment. Top-ranked #5 in AA Caledonia (1-seed, 24-3) plowed through Zumbrota-Mazeppa and Cotter to make the 1AA finals. In the quarters, the Warriors did not exactly shoot well from deep in the first half, making five threes in 20 attempts (25%). But … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (3/3)
Aubrie Klug scored 28 points as top-seed #5 in AA Caledonia beat 16-seed La Crescent/Hokah 85-25 in the 1AA girls playoffs. The Warriors (24-3) move on to face 9-seed Z-M (13-14). Section 1A 2-seed SG/M-C topped L-O 71-38 behind Siri Konkel’s 18 (pts) and 11 (asts). Jensyn Storhoff went for 21 (pts) and 13 (stls) as 7-seed Lanesboro topped 10-seed BP 57-33. The Lions (21-5) … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/3)
Six Game Win Streak Propels R-P Over 20 Wins It has been a good year for a young Rushford-Peterson boys basketball team. A 3-0 week brought their win streak to six, as Chris Drinkall’s Trojans surpassed 20 wins on the year. R-P sandwiched TRC wins over La Crescent/Hokah and Cotter around a non-conference victory over Grand Meadow. Versus the Lancers, sophomore Carson … [Read more...]