Caledonia volleyball, ranked #6 in AA, went 5-1 on the week, topping Z-M and La Crescent/Hokah each 3-0, only losing to Class AAAA Waconia (7-1) at the Apple Valley Tourney. Aubrie Klug had 22 digs versus the Lancers. Chatfield, ranked #3 in AA, beat Cannon Falls 3-0, and took second at said tourney, avenging a loss to Class A #3 Fillmore Central, also only losing to Waconia. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (9/8)
Lee Klunder ran for 128 yards and 3 TDs with all three scores coming in the second half, and Axel Vix caught all three Houston completions for 103 yards and a score, as the ‘Canes topped Lanesboro to keep possession of the series’ “Bell.” Kaaleem Reiland ran for 140 yards and four TDs, Bently Wiersma added 157 yards rushing and two TDs, as Kingsland blanked Faribault B.A. 48-0. … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/8)
Volleyball: Gophers Post Two League Wins Including Topping Cotter/HL Chatfield volleyball, ranked #2 in Class AA, posted a pair of TRC wins on the week. The first was a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game. At Cotter/Hope Lutheran, the Gophers were played tight in two sets, but still got a sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-21). Kristi Rindels’ group also swept last year’s section … [Read more...]
Football (9/8)
Football/Volleyball: Gridiron Battle Highlights R-P/Caledonia Series It has been a while since multiple Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson teams did battle in the fall. Since football turned to districts, the teams’ gridiron squads have not played. But to open the first full week of the 2025 season, Warrior and Trojan volleyball and football squads did battle the same … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The volleyball season got started. Mabel-Canton, ranked #4 in Class A, went 5-0 and won the Floodwood Tourney, topping the 8th-ranked hosts in the finals 2-0. Senior Kinley Soiney had 62 kills hitting .505 in the 10 sets played (6.2 kills per set). New setter Gwen Rein had 99 assists. Fillmore Central, ranked #3 in Class A, topped AAA John Marshall 3-0. Caledonia, ranked #6 in … [Read more...]
2025 Prep Football Preview
The 2025 season starts with both district and section changes. The 9-Man South-East sub-district remains largely unchang-ed with LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli, Grand Meadow, Mabel-Canton, Kings-land, Houston, Spring Grove, Lanesboro, and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons staying. However, Wabasha-Kellogg drops down from 11-man and swaps in for Southland, which moves up to 11-man. … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board Gathers for Project Update
As the school year draws near, the Kingsland School Board gathered for their August 18 meeting to hear updates on Mother Nature’s affect on the district’s construction projects. “We are working on the location of the solar panels, yet again. Essentially what happened was the engineers came out and took a look at the original site plan and said they thought some of the … [Read more...]
Kingsland’s Roofing Project Stays on Schedule Despite Wet Summer
As for most, the summer months are a time for digging into projects. For the Kingsland School District roofing has been this year’s selected project. At the July 21 Kingsland School Board meeting, Superintendent Scott Klavetter shared the roofing project is right on track despite the soggy summer, with several areas nearly complete. “They’ve intentionally not done some of the … [Read more...]
Kingsland’s Cameron Miner, Spring Grove Team Excel on National Stage
Cameron Miner of Kingsland placed 32nd among 1,770 individual shooters (top 1.8%) at the 2025 national championships conducted last weekend by the USA High School Clay Target League at Mason, Mich. Meanwhile in the separate team competition, Spring Grove continued its exceptional postseason success by finishing 59th among 264 teams (top 22%). All teams and individuals had to … [Read more...]
Postseason Baseball Awards
The 2025 baseball season saw Caledonia redeem a tough postseason last year with a Section 1AA runner-up performance, as the Warriors went 18-8. Only two of the eight Journal-covered programs finished above five-hundred, but all won at least seven games. Four SEC players notably made All-State. Southeast Conference Baseball Awards Lyle/Pacelli (13-1, 20-4) won the SEC over … [Read more...]