#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...]
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...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Wrestling
The Three Rivers Conference released its wrestling All-Conference list. Twelve Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, six LARP Screaming Eagles, two FCLMC Wolves, and two GMLOS Bulldogs were among the guys honored. Chatfield’s 12 includes undefeated league wrestlers Jameson Priebe (107, freshman), Logan Pearson (114, freshman), Kaisen Johnson (127, junior), … [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...]
Lanesboro Board Hears HVED Update
Deb Marcotte, executive director of HVED, attended the Lanesboro School Board regular meeting March 12 to update the board on the progress on the remodel of the former Winona Mall into a centralized location for HVED services. HVED (Hiawatha Valley Education District) provides special education services to area schools. Marcotte informed the board that she is putting a … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Flipped Script Leaves Gophers as State Runner-Up
Chatfield and Staples-Motley were destined for each other all year. Dating back to “The Clash” in early January, when the Cardinals took fourth, the Gophers sixth, it was evident the two powerhouse programs were the crème of the Class A crop. Even before wrestling season, they did battle. S-M topped Chatfield 36-24 in the Class AA football semis. Top-ranked Chatfield … [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...]
Girls Basketball (3/3)
Lions Subdue Southland, Secure Share of SEC Title Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton claimed a share of a second straight SEC championship, avenging one of their two league losses with a 60-45 home win over third-place Southland (9-5 SEC, 16-8). The Lions (12-2 SEC, 20-5) are co-champs with Grand Meadow (12-2, 22-2). SG/MC trailed, by as many as eight points, for all except 24 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (3/3)
19 Area Athletes Punch Trips to State Chatfield, LARP, FCLMC, and GMLOS wrestling squads took on the Section 1A guys individual tournament while Cale-donia/Houston competed at the 1AA event. All five programs had kids qualify for state. Chatfield tied a school-record (from last year) with nine individual entrants, Jameson Priebe (107), Logan Pearson (114), Javier Berg … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling topped Dover-Eyota 38-27 in the 1A quarters to clinch its first trip to Rochester and the team semifinals in the Journal Sports era (since 2011). Section 1AA 6-seed Caledonia/Houston was tied with 3-seed Pine Island 27-27 before falling by fall at heavyweight to lose 33-27. Kinley Soiney scored 20 points and became Mabel-Canton’s all-time leading girls scorer as … [Read more...]
Basketball (2/24)
Boys Basketball: #3 Warriors Week Includes Defending and Dunking #9 Bombers Caledonia boys basketball came into the week as the top-ranked state team in Section 1AA. A massive section game was one of three on tap for the week. Brad King’s group started with exorcizing the demon that was a 64-60 loss a year ago at neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors beat the Lancers … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/24)
#1 Chatfield Dominates it Way to Repeat 1A Title It is the most dominant one-year Section 1A run, both in terms of points scored, and fewest points given up, in the last 17 years (since such things are cataloged on theguillotine.com). It the most dominant two-year run in 1A in the same period. In the 2025 1A finals, Chatfield senior Carson Rowland authored a pin to beat … [Read more...]