LARPH Boys Take First, LFC Girls Second at Crazy Buffalo Meet Winona-Cotter had the first three runners across the finish line. But in a re-match of the top two teams in Section 1A in boys cross country from last year, the Ramblers did not take first as a team at La Crescent-Hokah’s Crazy Buffalo cross country meet. That distinction went to defending 1A champion LARPH, which … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
At the Bill Glomski cross country meet in Stewartville, LFC’s Autumn Rakosnik took second and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi third in an event with over 100 runners. Maddex Rodriguez ran for 127 yards but Houston’s final drive ran out of the time as they fell to Southland 21-14 in South-East football action. Cheyenne Bakken had 18 digs and 6 aces as Grand Meadow volleyball topped … [Read more...]
Football 9/9
L-O/L-P Downs Kingsland Behind Conversions and Late Score In a battle between Section 1 9-Man’s top two regular season teams from a year ago, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli senior quarterback Camden Hungerholt scored on a one-yard TD run with 2:34 left in the game to put the Cardinals ahead of Kingsland 35-26. The score, for all intents and purposes, put a penalty-laden, but … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/9/24
Volleyball: Strong Programs Post Multiple Wins, Stay Unbeaten Mabel-Canton, Chatfield, Fillmore Central, and Caledonia could all be termed strong volleyball programs. Each team notched multiple wins, as the 2024 volleyball season had its first full week. #1 Cougars Down West Powers, Improve to 10-0 Mabel-Canton, ranked #1 in Class A, had three SEC matches, and came … [Read more...]
Cross Country (8/29)
Stewartville Bill Glomski Meet (Each race was just 3,200-meters per a warm and humid day. Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s boys (54) topped RAACHE (89) and St. Charles (132). Chatfield (226) took ninth, L/FC (320) 12th, and GMLOS (330) 13th of 17 complete teams. Cotter/HL freshman Erik Semling (10:17.2) was individual champ over Simley’s Niklas Abrahamson (10:34.6). The Ramblers had … [Read more...]
Football
2024 Prep Football Preview The 2024 season is year two of the new district alignment. Hence, nothing changes from last year as it pertains to districts and sections. Three Journal-covered squads enter the year coming off state runs. Kingsland broke a 20-year drought and progressed all the way to the 9-Man state finals before controversially and agonizingly falling. Fillmore … [Read more...]
2024 Area Prep Volleyball Preview
The 2023 high school volleyball season saw Mabel-Canton (14-0, 36-3) win its second straight Section 1A title and make state for a second straight year. Caledonia (9-1, 28-7) won the Section 1AA title and also made state. Each took fourth on the big stage. Fillmore Central (8-2, 23-8) was 1A runner-up, Chatfield (10-0, 26-3) made the 1AA final four, and Spring Grove (12-2, … [Read more...]
2024 Area Prep Cross Country Preview
Last year’s cross-country season was highlighted by LARPH’s boys qualifying for their fifth straight state meet while Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi and L/FC’s Autumn Rakosnik each impressively finished top 35 at the big meet in Northfield. LARPH, Kivimagi and Rakosnik should again highlight the action this year. They are in the midst of a dynasty. … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers All-Conference Baseball Caledonia (15-0, 19-3) ran the table in the TRC, winning the East over La Crescent/Hokah (12-3, 18-7), Winona-Cotter (9-6, 12-9), Lewiston-Altura (8-7, 9-12), Rushford-Peterson (4-11, 10-15), and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (0-15, 1-20) while Dover-Eyota (8-6, 13-8) and PEM (8-6, 10-11) shared the West over Chatfield (7-7, 9-11), St. … [Read more...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Softball
Caledonia (14-1, 24-4) won the TRC East softball title ahead of Winona-Cotter (12-3, 17-8), La Crescent/Hokah (8-7, 10-11), Lewiston-Altura (6-9, 12-12), Rushford-Peterson (2-13, 6-15), and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (0-15, 4-17) while Dover-Eyota (11-3, 15-8) took the East over Chatfield (9-5, 15-9), St. Charles (9-5, 14-11), Wabasha-Kellogg (6-8, 15-11), and PEM (3-11, 5-16). … [Read more...]