Warriors Run TRC Table Caledonia baseball had the TRC-East title wrapped up entering the final week of the regular season. They capped an undefeated league season and kept up an epic pitching and defensive display in their final two games. Hosting Cotter, Ben Stemper authored a first inning RBI triple. It was all the runs 6’4” junior pitcher Garrett Konz needed, as he threw a … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/16)
Winona Meet (RPH’s boys (148.5) took second to Cotter (191.5). PEM’s girls (152.5) topped LC/H (129) with RPH (102) taking fourth. RACE and Lewiston-Altura also competed. RPH boys’ firsts: Quintin Betthauser (110-hurdles > 15.53) and Gregg Gile (Triple Jump > 41’3 ½”). Gile added two second places (200, Long Jump). Casey Herek (110-H), Chace Drazkowski (Discus), and Ryan … [Read more...]
Golf
Have Big Week Fillmore Central’s golf teams ended the season strongly. FC’s girls first dominated W-K’s Tourney. Aaron Mensink’s group (344) topped Caledonia (384) to claim the team title. PEM (424), W-K (428), Lanesboro (433), and La Crescent/Hokah (451) also had full teams. L-A and R-P were incomplete. FC junior Lily Miller tossed out a leaderboard topping 12-over-par 84 … [Read more...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls True Team State Runner-Up by 1.5 Points
Looking for their third True Team state title in four years, GMLOKS girls track and field came agonizingly close. Aaron Thauwald’s group (519.5) took second to Luverne (521) by an agonizing 1.5 points. It came down to the last race (the 4x400). GMLOKS took third, Luverne second. Had GMLOKS took second they would have won a state title. Coach Thauwald had praise for his last … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove baseball went 3-1 on the week, beating G-E/AC twice, Schaeffer once. Jaxon Strinmoen collected two pitching wins. M-C rallied from down 10-3 to beat GMLOK 11-10. In the teams’ first meeting, M-C led 8-2 only to lose 13-9. Morgan Rohweder drove in six runs as Houston topped Schaeffer 16-1. The junior also struck out 13 and collected the win in beating M-C 2-0. Zach … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Houston softball went 3-0, beating GMLOK 4-1, G-E/AC 13-6, and SG 8-1. Emily Botcher collected all three wins, striking out 31. Emmie Melbo had 5 RBIs versus the Wolverines. The ‘Canes (10-1, 10-6) and Southland (12-1, 14-2) top the SEC. Chatfield softball (8-6, 12-6) went 3-1. Brittin Ruskell had three doubles and 4 RBI in a 13-1 win over FC/L. Riley Urban struck out 12 and … [Read more...]
Baseball
Warriors Streak to 17, Grab TRC Title Caledonia baseball lost its opener on April 5. Over a month later, they have not lost again. A 3-0 week ran the Warriors streak to 17. Win 15 in a row fell by 15-0 score, as Chatfield’s pitching walked 10 in five innings. Cal’s Reid Klug (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K) collected the win, helping himself (1-2, 2B, RBI, R). Drew Yahnke (2-3, R) … [Read more...]
Softball
Warriors Week Includes Blasting Z-M Caledonia’s softball posted three more wins, beating two perennially strong Class AA schools. Versus Chatfield (10-5), the Warriors (12-2) broke open a 4-2 game with a five-run sixth. Four runs scored with two out. The spurt enabled a 9-2 victory. Avery Augedahl (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R) hit a solo home run and collected the win (3 1/3 IP, … [Read more...]
Boys and Girls Golf
Golf: Falcons Teams Stay Perfect as Boys Edge Lancers By One Stroke The boys golf matchup of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 6-0) and Fillmore Central (5-0, 6-0) was key to the TRC-East race. Twelve golfers took to Harmony Golf Course. The worst score was a respectable 45. FC got a season-low round from frosh tri-medalist Brody Srsen (37). Brock Sikkink (38) and Anthony Kiehne (39) … [Read more...]
Track and Field
GMLOKS and LFCMC Teams Make True Team State GMLOKS and LFCMC’s boys and girls track and field teams, per their performances at the 1A True Team Meet, are all again state bound. Aaron Thauwald’s GMLOKS girls (1140) beat nearest foe St. Charles (1057) to win a fifth straight 1A title. Cotter (1045) took third, LFCMC (1022) fourth, Chatfield (954.5) sixth, and RPH (731.5) tenth … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/30 & 5/3)
St. Charles Meet (RPH’s guys (116) took second to St. Charles (187) with LFCMC (101) taking third. The Saint girls (120.5) topped Waseca (104) with Chatfield taking third (99), LFCMC fourth (80), and RPH fifth (68). L-A and Hayfield’s girls also competed. Chatfield girls’ firsts: Jaelyn LaPlante (100 > 13.38; High Jump > 5’0”), the 4x100 (51.80 > Lauryn Daniels, … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/29 - 5/3) (B) Fillmore Central 174, Caledonia 183 (FC: A. Arnold 39*, Luke Hellickson 43, Brody Srsen 45, Anthony Kiehne/Brock Sikkink 47’s, Josh Haugerud 49. C: J.T. Hammell 41, Carson Klug 44, Isaac Blocker 48, Evan Milde 50. The Warrior boys shot a season low); (G) FC 187, Caledonia 211 (FC: M. Scheevel 41*, Lily Miller 47, Aubrey Larson … [Read more...]
Baseball
Baseball: Sweep of Lancers Sends Warriors to 14 in a Row, Big East Lead Caledonia baseball kept rolling with its biggest week and two biggest wins. Shawn Bauer’s group sent a crazy win-streak ever higher. In their second contest of the year with Lourdes, the battery of Reid Klug (6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, Win, 3-3, R) and Hunter Goetzinger (2-2, 2B, RBI) did the … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/22 – 4/26)
PEM Invite (Stewartville’s girls (147) topped Pine Island (95.5) and LFCMC (81.5). Stewie’s boys (201) topped PI (75) and LFCMC (54.5). PEM and L/P also competed. LFCMC girls’ firsts: Lillyan Kiehne (1,600 > 6:02.70), Eva Collins (*3,200 – only competitor > 16:11.44), and the 4x400 (4:26.66 > Kinley Soiney, Sahara Morken, Kiehne, Kammry Broadwater). Soiney took second … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/22 - 4/25) (B) Rushford-Peterson 174, Fillmore Central 166 (FC: B. Sikkink 38*, Anthony Kiehne 42, Aiden Arnold/Luke Hellickson 43s, Josh Haugerud 45. RP: J. Meldahl 38*, Sam LaFleur 44, Will LaFleur 45, Kellen Drinkall 47, Gus Hoiland 49. FC > 4-0, 4-0. R-P > 1-2, 1-2); (G) R-P Inc., FC 182 (FC: M. Scheevel/Lily Miller 45s*, Aubrey … [Read more...]