Boys basketball playoffs started. In Class AA, Carson Johnson scored 20 as 4-seed R-P topped 13-seed Pine Island 84-58. The Trojans (24-3) move on to face 5-seed Triton (24-4). Grant King scored 23 as 6-seed Caledonia topped 11-seed St. Charles 71-42. The Warriors (16-10) move to face 3-seed Cannon Falls (21-6). Nine-seed Chatfield fell to 8-seed Lake City, but junior Ross … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Playoffs – Play-In and Round of 16 (2/24 & 2/26)
(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Pine Island (8-18) 58, 4-seed Rushford-Peterson (23-3) 84 (RP: C. Johnson 20 pts (7-11 FGs); Will LaFleur 14 pts (3-6 threes), 6 rebs, 6 asts, 7 stls; Cayden Lea 11 pts, 5 rebs, 8 asts; Landon Dahl 11 pts, 10 rebs. R-P beat the Panthers 65-60 less than two weeks prior.) (1AA Round 16) 9-seed Chatfield (17-9) 57, 8-seed Lake City (13-12) 85 (C: R. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (9/3)
Girls Basketball: Warriors Fall in 1AA Semis Caledonia girls’ basketball (3-seed, 21-6) began the play-offs hoping to reach another 1AA title game. But an injury and a tough section doomed said efforts. The Warriors easily handled Cotter/Hope Lutheran (5-seed, 16-10) in the 1AA quarters, 70-51. It was Cal’s third win over the Ramblers this year. The Warriors led from start … [Read more...]
Wrestling (3/9)
State Wrestling: Larson Becomes Only Two-Time FCLMC State Champion It was easy, at least by match scores. Starting with the section tourney, FCLMC senior Kane Larson was barely tested in the post-season. The total scores of his six matches: 102 to 17. He went 6-0 with five tech falls and an 11-4 decision (where he led 11-2 after two periods). Last year’s 172-pound titlist, … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Twenty-Two Area Guys Qualify for State Meet
It was a busy couple section tourneys for the wrestling teams from Chatfield, LARP, GMLOS, Cale-donia/Houston, and FCLMC with all getting multiple qualifiers for the state wrestling meet. The 1A finals featured seven matches between said teams. Each team has at least one section champ. In Section 1A, team champion Chatfield heads the cast. Matt Mauseth’s Gophers got … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/2)
Boys Basketball: Trojans Crush to First TRC-East Title Since State Title Year The last time Rushford-Peterson’s boys won the TRC-East title was 2014-2015. Cole Kingsley, Alex Vix, Charlie Krambeer, Jacob Merclewitz, Kyler Paulson, and Noah Carlson were prominent players. Said group not only won their league but the Class A state title. With a trio of wins, this year’s … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (3/2)
Non-Conference Girls Basketball (2/16) Grand Meadow 62, United South Central 71 (GM: N. Warmka 20 pts (9-17 FGs), 6 rebs, 4 asts; G. Foster 17 pts, 6 rebs; Mollie Voigt 11 pts (3-5 threes). USC led 40-26 at the half with GM getting as close as 67-61 late.) Girls Basketball - 1A and 1AA Round of 16 Playoffs (2/19) (1AA) 13-seed La Crescent (9-17) 42, 4-seed … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/23)
Boys Basketball: Trojans Top Burros in Battle of League Leaders, Run Streak to Nine It was the biggest game between Rushford-Peterson (9-2, 17-3) and Lanesboro (12-2, 18-3) in boys’ basketball in some time. Each entered leading their respective league East division races having strong seasons. The game was majorly determined by one major first half spurt. Trailing 11-10, R-P … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/23)
Girls Basketball: Caledonia Takes Broom to TRC, Wins 20th Game The TRC-East girls’ basketball title was decided a while ago. A win over Cotter/Hope Lutheran on January 23 clinched a share and a win over R-P on February 2 earned an outright title for Caledonia, their fourth straight (one shared). Scott Sorenson’s group posted two wins the last week of the regular season to … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Grand Meadow’s boys (10-6 in the SEC, 14-9 overall) went 3-1 on the week, beating L-O 60-53, M-C 62-58, and Kingsland 69-30 while losing to Southland 90-48, all at home. Caledonia’s boys beat La Crescent/Hokah 72-60 and FC 92-61 with Grant King scoring 27 and 36 points. The Warriors (10-3, 14-9) and Cotter/HL (9-3, 17-7) trail R-P (10-2, 20-3) atop the TRC-East. Nick Taylor … [Read more...]