Grand Meadow (10-3, 13-12) and LeRoy-Ostrander (10-3, 18-9) entered the final short week of the regular season tied atop the SEC-West. Each had one SEC game left. Each won said contest. The teams are co-SEC-West champs, losing to each other and to East powers Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove in league play. Matt Rosaaen’s Larks had a bit tougher assignment, Lanesboro (7-6, 14-8). … [Read more...]
Cross Country: TRC Meet Sees Cotter Boys Return Favor, Kivimagi Take Second
Just days after LARPH’s boys nipped Cotter’s guys by one point at the PEM cross country invite, the squads again butted heads at the TRC Meet. The Ramblers avenged their loss, downing LARPH 38 to 41. The teams finished 1-2 last year too but by wider margin (52 to 71). GMLOS (121) took a distance third. LFC (175) took seventh and Chatfield (187) ninth of 10 complete … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #2 Cougars Clinch 26th Straight SEC Title
Entering the week of Monday, October 9, it was mostly just a foregone conclusion Mabel-Canton volleyball would win the SEC-East. Sweeping 3-0 wins over Lanesboro and Houston made it official. M-C downed the Burros 25-13, 25-11, and 25-16. Tylar Wenthold had a season-high 11 kills. Sahara Morken (4 kills, 32 assists, 9 digs, 13-13 serving, 4 aces), Kinley Soiney (10 kills, … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Top Cotter 45 to 46 at PEM Invite
At last year’s Section 1A cross country meet, Winona-Cotter boy’s downed LARPH 75 to 84 for the team title. Both squads made state, but the Ramblers prevented LARPH from repeating as section champs after 2021’s team title. Said teams will probably again figure in the 1A team race. The PEM Jodi Rahman Invite might have been a prelude. Matt Kingsbury’s group notched their … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove volleyball went 6-1 on the week, beating G-E and Lanesboro in SEC play, going 4-1 at the Goodhue Tourney. Their only loss there was to #3 in AA Chatfield, and the Lions took third. Kelsey Morken’s group (10-2, 20-6) got to 20 wins. R-P volleyball got 24 digs and 5 aces from Torryn Schneider in a sweep of W-K. The Trojans (4-5, 14-11) went 3-2 at the … [Read more...]
Football (10/13)
South-East Football (10/13) Houston 36, Southland 6 (H: A. Kulas 37-159, 2 TDs rushing; Morgan Rohweder 5 of 7, 52 yards, TD passing; Lee Klunder 16-63 rushing; Axel Vix 3-40, TD receiving; Austin Groth 16-yard TD run; Zach Olson 4-11, TD rushing, 2-12 receiving. Both teams played with key players hurt) Grand Meadow 26, Lanesboro 22 (GM: C. Ludemann 33-209, 2 TDs rushing, … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/9 – 10/14)
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/9 - 10/12) Rushford-Peterson 3, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 > 25-22, 25-22, 25-14 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 digs, 21-21 serving, 5 aces; Tayler Helgemoe 8 kills, 6 total blks (4 ace blocks); Ava Drazkowski 12 assists, 8 digs; L. Hoiness 5 kills, 12 digs, 3 aces; K. Magin 8 assists, 16 digs; A. Helgemoe 5 kills; Josie Brown 4 kills, 7 digs, 4 aces. … [Read more...]
Soccer – Playoffs (10/9 & 10/11)
(B) Section 1A Tourney > 11-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, 6-seed La Crescent/Hokah 3 (Lancers put up two first half goals, tacked on another in the second half. Warrior goaltender Austin Moen had 16 saves. The Warriors lost to LCH 9-0, 3-1, and 3-0 this year. Cal/SG/H’s season ends at 2-13) (G) Section 1A Quarterfinal > 8-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston … [Read more...]
Lanesboro’s Strategic Plan in Action
In keeping with his promise nearly a year ago, Lanesboro Superintendent Matt Schultz continues to reference the school’s strategic plan as he reports to the school board at their monthly meetings. At the October 11 meeting, Schultz shared many details of how the school is working to follow the plan. Schultz informed the board that the school is using MTSS (multi-tiered system … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys, LFC Girls Win Lewiston Run
Two teams at different stages of their development each captured titles at LARPH’s second cross country invite of the year, this time at Lewiston’s Heartland Golf Course. Earning their first team win at a big event in a long time (probably since the state seasons of 2015 and 2016) were Ellen Cullen’s LFC girls. The Burros have recently moved up a couple young runners in phenom … [Read more...]