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2023 Football Preview

September 4, 2023 by Paul Trende

Like every other two years since the MSHSL went to the format, the 2023 high school football season starts with district realignment. In Class AA, the Southeast-White is now Cale-donia, Chatfield, La Crescent/Hokah, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles, Cannon Falls, and Triton. The Lancers and Bombers enter from the Southeast-Red. Goodhue and Lewiston-Altura move to the Mid-Southeast. … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

September 4, 2023 by Paul Trende

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Fall sports got going. Bryce Berns accounted for 301 total yards (114 rushing, 187 yards passing) and three TDs as SG football beat Mountain Lake 28-7. Houston stopped AC/G-E’s two-point try in overtime to post a 36-34 win. Hurricane Maddox Rodriguez ran for 136 yards and 3 TDs. Kinley Soiney had 24 kills as #2 in Class A M-C volleyball swept GM 3-0 in a battle of defending SEC … [Read more...]

South-East Football (8/24 & 8/25)

September 4, 2023 by Paul Trende

Houston 36, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 34 in OT (H: M. Rodriguez 20-136, 3 TDs rushing; Aden Kulas 19-69, TD rushing; Austin Groth rushing TD; Morgan Rohweder 3 of 8, 62 yards passing. The score was tied 28-28 at the end of regulation. AC/G-E missed a game-winning field goal as time expired. Rodriguez scored his third TD on 4th and one and Landyn VanGundy caught the … [Read more...]

SEC Volleyball (8/24)

September 4, 2023 by Paul Trende

Grand Meadow 0, #2 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > 25-14, 25-10, 25-11 (M-C: K. Soiney 24 kills on .556 hitting, 3 aces; S. Morken 4 kills, 34 assists, 12 digs, 14-15 serving, 3 aces; Tylar Wenthold 6 kills; Kailey Ingvalson 13 digs; Lydia Vatland 10 digs, 26-26 serving. GM: Lauren Queensland 6 kills, 9 digs, 3 total blks; Rylee Schaufler 15 assists, 6 digs; Cheyenne Bakken 12 digs; … [Read more...]

2023 Cross Country Preview

August 31, 2023 by Paul Trende

Last year saw area cross country programs put together a strong collective campaign. LARPH’s boys made state for the fourth consecutive season, going as Section 1A runner-up. Kingsland sent two individual boys representatives to state in section champ Garrison Hubka and Cole Kruegel. L/FC’s Isaac Snyder also made state on the guys side. On the girls side, Chatfield had a strong … [Read more...]

2023 Volleyball Preview

August 28, 2023 by Paul Trende

The 2022 volleyball season was most denoted by always strong Mabel-Canton (14-0, 36-3) breaking a decades long drought and making state. Caledonia (10-0, 19-13) also had a great year, winning the TRC title and finishing as 1AA runner-up. Chatfield (9-1, 26-3), Spring Grove (12-2, 28-5), and Fillmore Central (8-2, 19-11) nipped on M-C and Cal’s heels in their respective … [Read more...]

HVED Decision Delayed

August 14, 2023 by Wanda Hanson

The Lanesboro School Board saw a change to the agenda at their meeting August 9 in the forum of the Lanesboro, Minn., school. HVED Director Deb Marcotte was slated to give a presentation about the HVED (Hiawatha Valley Education District) joint powers agreement before the board voted on the agreement. Recent developments in price negotiations led to a need to revamp the … [Read more...]

College News

August 14, 2023 by Fillmore County Journal

Honors List Spring 2023 • Alexandria Technical & Community College: Tanner Kasel, LeRoy • Bemidji State University: Jennifer Knutson, Spring Valley • College of St. Scholastica: Brittainy Johnson, Lanesboro; Aubrey Norby, Mabel • Hamline University: Elizabeth Liew, Harmony • Iowa State University: Abby Ashbacher, Caledonia; Brynn Howerton, Lanesboro; Carson Ruen, … [Read more...]

Lanesboro Schools gets new website

July 17, 2023 by Andrew Darling

Fillmore County Journal - Lanesboro, MN

The Lanesboro school board met for a regular meeting on the evening of July 13 at 7 p.m. Present at the meeting was Steve Storhoff, Chris Troendle, Steve Snyder, Mark Holmen, and Kevin Horihan. Superintendent Shultz was also in attendance. After leading the room in the Pledge of Allegiance, Chris Troendle opened up the floor for public comment. Tamara DeGarmo was the only … [Read more...]

Golf: Triple Runners-Up Headline State Golf – Lanesboro

June 26, 2023 by Paul Trende

Burro Contingent Adds to Lanesboro Golf Legacy  Lanesboro prep golf has a nice legacy. The Burros routinely send a guy or gal (or more) to state. That never-flat course up on the hill above “The Boro’ seems to groom good golfers, and 2023 was no different. The Burros sent three golfers to state individually. On the girls’ side, Chloe Schnebly took on her second state … [Read more...]

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