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Track & Field (4/13)

April 13, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Win at PEM, Goergen Sets Record In their first outdoor meet of the year in Elgin, GMLOKS girls team and male athlete Tate Goergen stood out. The gals (192) topped PEM (140), D-E (75), Zumbrota-Mazeppa (72), RACE (48), and Lyle/Pacelli (24) for the team title. Breeley Galle led the way with a pair of individual first places (100-hurdles > … [Read more...]

Baseball & Softball (4/13)

April 13, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield’s Rylee Urban gets to home plate just ahead of the throw to Dover-Eyota catcher Nora Hansen. It was the game’s first run, as the Gophers built a 5-0 lead. They held on by a 5-4 final, recording the final out via a strike-three fouled-bunt attempt (with an Eagle runner on third). Photo by Paul Trende

Like softball, the baseball season starts with section changes. Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro move up to the 16-team Section 1AA with Chatfield, Cale-donia, Cotter/Hope Lutheran, D-E, Goodhue, GMLOK, La Crescent/Hokah, Lake City, Pine Island, PEM, Red Wing, Rochester-Lourdes, St. Charles, and Z-M. Section 1A is 17 teams, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, … [Read more...]

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April 13, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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In a matchup of last year’s co-SEC softball champs, Houston smacked Southland 17-1 in four innings. Kayla Klunder drove in six runs and Claire Frauenkron improved to 3-0 on the mound. Josh Swenson’s Hurricanes are 1-0 in the SEC, 3-0 overall. Avery Augedahl struck out 11 of 12 batters she faced and pitched a four-inning perfect game as Caledonia softball topped FC/L 28-0 by … [Read more...]

Baseball (4/6)

April 6, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Three Rivers Conference Baseball (3/27) La Crescent/Hokah 10, Rushford-Peterson 4 (R-P: Carson Johnson 2-4, 2B, R; Owen Lange 1-4, RBI, R; Elias Johnson 4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Loss. It was the Trojans’ season opener, as they are 0-1)  Non-Conference Baseball (3/26)  SG 1, Hayfield 7 (SG: Tysen Moen 1-3; Kolton Nerstad 4 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, Loss; … [Read more...]

Softball (4/6)

April 6, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Softball Preview/Team Capsules The 2026 softball season starts with some section alignment changes. Notably, Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro move up to the 17-team Section 1AA. Caledonia, Chatfield and GMLOK plus Cotter/Hope Lutheran, D-E, Goodhue, Lake City, La Crescent/Hokah, Pine Island, PEM, Red Wing, Rochester-Lourdes, St. Charles, Triton, and Z-M form … [Read more...]

All-SEC Boys Basketball

April 6, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Southland (18-0, 29-3) ran roughshod over the Southeast Conference, going unblemished in league play on the way to winning the SEC-West over Grand Meadow (12-6, 18-10), Lyle/Pacelli (9-9, 11-16), LeRoy-Ostrander (3-15, 6-22), and Kingsland (1-17, 1-26). In the SEC-East, Lanesboro (14-4, 21-7) won its first division crown in over a decade over Mabel-Canton (12-6, 19-9), Spring … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

March 30, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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LFCMC’s boys and girls each won a four-team track and field indoor meet at Luther College that also featured Caledonia/Spring Grove and Chatfield. Grant Daniels (400, Triple Jump) had two individual firsts to lead the boys. Aubrey Daniels won three total events (Triple Jump, 4x200, 4x400), Kyla Hellickson two individual events (High Jump - tie, Long Jump) to lead the girls. … [Read more...]

Track (3/30)

March 30, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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Track and Field Preview/Team Capsules Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Southland/Kingsland Head Coaches: Aaron Thauwald (girls), Rebecca Young (boys)  2025 Season: GMLOKS’ girls won the Section 1A True Team title for a sixth straight year and finished as state runner-up to 1A foe Cotter/Hope Lutheran by 5.5 points (543.5 to 538). The boys took fourth at the 1A True … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (3/23)

March 23, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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All-TRC Girls Basketball Caledonia (14-0, 22-7) went unblemished through the TRC to claim the East division crown over Cotter/Hope Lutheran (11-3, 16-11), Rushford-Peterson (8-5, 18-9), Fillmore Central (5-8, 14-13), and La Crescent/Hokah (2-11, 9-18). In the TRC West, Dover-Eyota (12-3, 16-11) topped PEM (10-5, 17-9), Lewiston-Altura (8-7, 19-10), Chatfield (5-10, … [Read more...]

Boys Basketball (3/16)

March 16, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia’s Liam Kupietz and Coby Hammell (forefront), Zeke Gengler (background facing), and others celebrate the Warriors’ 58-55 overtime win over Zumbrota-Mazeppa in the 1AA semis. Caledonia is again back in the 1AA finals. Photo by Paul Trende

Boys Basketball: Tradition and Lineage Lead Warriors Back to 1AA Finals Caledonia boys basketball graduated a spectacular class last year, one that took the Warriors all the way to the state semifinals. After a year up ups and downs, with some good wins and some tough losses, a new group of Warriors, returning just one starter from last year, has again made the Section 1AA … [Read more...]

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