Hayfield Meet (Rochester-Lourdes’ girls (34) took first over Blooming Prairie (42), PEM (99), St. Charles (103), Z-M/K-W (118), GMLOS (152), and JWP/WEM (161). Hayfield’s Hadley Doman (19:23.7) topped BP’s Gloria Hernandez (20:08.7) for first. GMLOS’ top finisher was Audrey Main (22:49.5) in 17th place (of 57). On the boys’ side, Z-M/K-W (35) topped Pacelli (36) by one point … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/8 & 9/10)
Lyle/Pacelli 3, Grand Meadow 2 > 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 25-27, 9-15 (GM: S. Braun 11 kills, 20 digs; Q. Schaalma 32 assists, 16 digs, 4 aces; Claire Munson 6 kills, 8 digs; Riley Bungum 11 kills; Rylee Holst 11 digs; Peyton Nordeng 16 digs.) Kingsland 3, Glenville-Emmons 2 > 25-20, 13-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-10 (K: C. Drury-DeBoer 3 kills, 25 digs; Jill Moore 3 kills, 16 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kale Eiken carried 38 times for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead M-C over Houston 46-18 in South-East football action. Carter Hershberger added 106 yards and two TDs on the ground for the Cougars. Dylan Halverson amassed over 300 yards of total offense (135 rushing, 194 passing) and four total TDs as Spring Grove topped Faribault B.A. 28-6. Teague Tessum ran for 131 yards to … [Read more...]
Football: Cardinals Rip W-K 47-0, Improve to 2-0
LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli, for a second time in two weeks, rode senior quarterback Reid Hungerholt to a decisive win. The South-East’s most explosive player, Hungerholt ran for 192 yards on 22 carries and four touchdowns while also throwing for two more scores (9 of 19, 140 yards, 2 INTs) versus Wabasha-Kellogg. After a scoreless first quarter, the Cardinals led 14-0 at the … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/3)
Stewartville “Bill Glomski” Meet (Races shortened to 3,200-meters per heat/humidity. Byron (33) topped RAACHE (74) and Pine Island (108) for the girl’s team title. L/FC (186) took 7th, Chatfield (260) 8th, GMLOS (397) 14th, and Kingsland (433) 15th (of 15 teams). La Crescent/Hokah’s Maya Bartosova (12:05.2) and Hope Docan-Morgan (12:20.3) took first and second. Bartosova is a … [Read more...]
Football: Knights Honor Drees With Season-Opening Win
Kingsland football honored the tragic passing of would-be senior teammate Nathaniel Drees just days before fall practice began, with a season-opening win over Faribault B.A. In a game that was preceded by a tribute to Drees, with a lightening delay, and with a final score of 48-8 Kingsland, Matt Kolling’s group did not make it completely academic until a massive fourth quarter. … [Read more...]
Football: Cardinals Cage Lions
LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli won 7 of 8 fourth-down battles to turn away visiting Spring Grove, 28-7. Quarterback Reid Hungerholt accounted for all four Cardinal touchdowns while amassing 400 yards of total offense (23-222 yards rushing, 9.7 avg. 3 TDs) and 178 yards passing (11 of 16, TD, no interceptions). But the L-O/L/P defense was equally adept. While the Cardinal attack … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Volleyball (8/27)
Schaeffer Academy 0, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-13, 25-10, 25-11 (L-O: Miranda Nagel 9 kills, 8 aces; Maria Almaraz-Nolt 5 kills, 6 digs, 7 aces; Vanessa Lewis 18 assists, 3 aces; Madi Stern 5 kills; Tierney Schulte 5 digs, 12-12 serving, 5 aces. L-O had 25 aces on 73 total attempts but with 16 service errors. Cardinals > 1-0, 1-0) Lanesboro 2, Grand Meadow 3 > 25-14, … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Football Preview
The 2025 football season saw three area teams win section titles and make state. Mabel-Canton (11-1) ended a four-plus decades long drought in starting the year 11-0 and winning the Section 1 9-Man title, making state for the first time since 1981. Fillmore Central (10-1) started the year 10-0, grabbing its third 1A title in four years. Caledonia (9-3) added another state … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Volleyball Preview
A year ago, was another strong season for area volleyball teams. Chatfield (Section 1AA) and Fillmore Central (Section 1A) each repeated in winning their respective section titles. The Gophers (27-8) and Falcons (27-7) each went to state, bringing home hardware. Elsewhere, TRC champ Caledonia (26-6), SEC-East champ Mabel-Canton (29-4), and SEC-West champ Grand Meadow (22-7) won … [Read more...]