LARPH cross country runner Caitlin Bauer won her third straight, and second super large race of the year, taking first (17:33.7) of 237 at the Roy Griak High School girls competition at Fort Snelling Golf Course. Claire Sherburne had 33 assists and five aces, 30 assists and nine aces, as SG volleyball swept matches with GM and Houston. Lion senior libero Izabel Kaufmann … [Read more...]
Football: Semmen Helps Burros Bull Past Mabel-Canton
In a South-East sub-district rivalry game, in a nutshell, Lanesboro is big, Mabel-Canton is smaller. That size helped the Burros to a win and eclipse last year’s victory total. The Cougars got enough big plays to stay in the game most of the way. Lanesboro never trailed, leading 8-0, 8-6, 14-6, 14-12, 22-12, and 22-18 at the half, as the teams exchanged scores. A pair of … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Morken Wins #900, M-C’s Week Includes HCA Tourney Title
At the Heritage Christian Academy Tournament, Mabel-Canton coach Lonnie Morken became only the second person in Minnesota state high school volleyball history to amass his 900th career win. Morken did so in a 2-0 (25-11, 25-11) pool play win over Coon Rapids. For the tourney, the Cougars went 5-1, losing their first match of the year to West Lutheran 1-1 (14-25, 25-17) in pool … [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...]
South-East Sub-District Football (9/11)
Lanesboro 22, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 28 (L: T. Tessum 10-131, 2 TDs, conversion rushing; Henry Semmen 12-58, conversion rushing; Braylon Hanson 71-yard TD pass to Quadyn Kettner. The Burros did not punt but had four total turnovers, two interceptions and two lost fumbles. The last fumble came in the final minutes on the Burros’ final drive with starting QB Tessum out … [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...]
Volleyball: Burros Play Houston, Kingsland, and M-C
Volleyball action on the week centered around Lanesboro. The Burros played at Houston, then hosted Kingsland and Mabel-Canton. The match in Houston was the best of the three. The teams split the opening two sets. Lanesboro won game one 25-13 and Houston took game two 25-18. Bella Rodriguez notably served 10 straight points in the set to put the Hurricanes ahead 21-9. Game three … [Read more...]
Football: Second Half Run Defense Propels GM Over M-C
The South-East sub-district looks completely open to start the 2026 season. A game one matchup of Grand Meadow, a two-win team last year, and Mabel-Canton, the section champ and a 10-win team a year ago, is evidence of said observation. In a game that featured 81 run plays and just 12 attempted passes (four completions), the Larks interior defensive stiffened in the second … [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...]