It is their best start in many years. LARP wrestling swept a triangular at Lake City and they are now 7-0 on the year. They downed the host Tigers, 54-15. Christian Zibrowski (114), Carter Bronk (127), Colten Jenkins (133), Jordan Zibrowski (139), Quintin Betthauser (145), Carter Cady (160), and Zach Plank (189) had pins. Titan Tekautz (152) won by forfeit. Owen Lange (121) and … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton School Certifies Levy
The Mabel-Canton (M-C) school held its annual Truth in Taxation hearing on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the beginning of the regularly scheduled school board meeting. Time was allotted for public comment and discussion as required by state law. Business Manager Aimee Lake reviewed the process and the 2023-2024 school budget as it pertained to the certification of the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland’s Beau Wiersma (RB), Parker Johnson (DE), and Ayden Howard (WR), and LeRoy-Ostrander’s Camden Hungerholt (QB), were honored as Nine-Man All-State in football. Wiersma and Johnson already earned Associated Press 2nd team All-State (all classes). Nine-man All-State HM selections included L-O’s Malyk Schaefer (OL/DL), M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (RB/LB), and SG’s Jaxon … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
TRC Girls Basketball (12/5) Caledonia 62, Fillmore Central 49 (C: A. Klug 32 pts (7-13 threes); Josie Foster 8 pts, 15 rebs. FC: K. Broadwater 20 pts, 14 rebs, 4 stls; Kyla Hellickson 11 pts, 10 rebs. Cal hit 11 threes to FC’s two) Chatfield 46, PEM 63 (C: E. Goldsmith 13 pts, 11 rebs; Katryn Johnson 10 pts. Chatfield shot 13 of 52 (24.5%), winning from deep (eight threes … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
TRC Boys Basketball (12/5) Fillmore Central 56, #8 in AA Caledonia 92 (C: L. Doyle 19 pts (3-8 threes), 7 rebs, 11 asts, 8 stls; E. Stendel 14 pts, 12 rebs; Mason King 12 pts; Reid Klug 12 pts, 8 rebs; Garrett Konz 10 pts. FC: L. Hellickson 22 pts (4-8 threes). Jayce Kiehne DNP) PEM 65, Chatfield 53 (C: Carson Harstad 17 pts; Cole Novotny 10 pts. Chatfield led 25-23 at … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield wrestling (2-0, 2-0) hammered Cal/Hou 58-6 and PEM 64-9 in a notable early season triangular. At the Hutchinson Tourney, Gophers Chloe Berg (124) and Grace Finley (142) each authored five pins in winning titles. FCLMC’s Kane Larson (11-0) won 157-pounds at the Logan Tourney. GMLOS’ Cael Smith won 126-pounds at the South Winn Tourney. Cal/Hou’s Owen Denstad went … [Read more...]
Decorah School District Declines to Renew Enrollment Agreement with M-C
The Decorah School Board met on Monday, December 11, for their regular meeting. One particular item on the agenda brought in a standing room only crowd – the board was to discuss whether or not to renew its enrollment agreement with Mabel-Canton. The origins of this situation date back to when the former North Winn School District – which covered territory between Decorah … [Read more...]
Football: 9-Man South-East Awards
The South-East sub-district in 9-Man featured state runner-up and district champ Kingsland (7-0, 13-1), LeRoy-Ostrander (6-1, 8-2), Spring Grove (5-2, 8-3), Mabel-Canton (4-4, 4-5), Houston (3-4, 5-5), Southland (3-4, 4-5), Alden-Conger/G-E (2-5, 4-6), Grand Meadow (1-6, 1-8), and Lanesboro (1-6, 1-8). The Knights and Cardinals each gets a league-high five All-District picks. … [Read more...]
2023 Girls Basketball Preview
The girls basketball season starts with some changes. This year is the first year of the shot clock. Mabel-Canton does not have enough for a squad, nor does Glenville-Emmons, so the SEC has just nine teams. It will be one big league (no divisions). M-C is sharing with Spring Grove. Section re-alignment took place. Notably, defending 1AA champion Goodhue is back in Section … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Post-Season Awards
It was a special year for area volleyball teams, both team-wise and individually. Mabel-Canton and Caledonia each made state. The Cougars were the SEC-East champions. Chatfield won the TRC. Fillmore Central was 1A runner-up. Grand Meadow and LeRoy-Ostrander shared the SEC-West. Spring Grove did not win anything per se, but went 22-7. Rushford-Peterson and Lanesboro both also … [Read more...]
M-C Receives $20,000 From Anonymous Donor
The Mabel-Canton School Board graciously accepted a $20,000 cash donation from an anonymous donor and expressed their thanks for generous donation, at the school’s regular meeting on November 21. Chairman Cristal Adkins called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. and led the board in the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present included Cristal Adkins, Chris Miller, Mark … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougars Second Straight State Run Ends in Fourth Place Finish
After taking third place at state last year, including rallying from down 2-1 for a 3-2 win in their last match, Mabel-Canton’s 2023 experience was just a tad below their 2022 trip. Instead of rallying from down 2-1 for a 3-2 in the third-place match, they almost rallied from down 2-1 for a 3-2 win in the third-place match. They fell narrowly and were disappointed. But it … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #2 M-C Tops #7 FC, Cougars Repeat as 1A Champions
Ten years after the teams met for a 1A final (2013), Fillmore Central and Mabel-Canton did so again. Both teams battled hard to get there. The finals match was then an anti-climactic sweep after a wild week of action. Cougars Trek Through Goodhue, Defend Past Upstart Alden-Conger in Five Sets Defending 1A champ #2 Mabel-Canton (1-seed, 32-1) downed Goodhue (9-seed, 12-13) … [Read more...]
Football: Lions Return to 9-Man Finals, Oust ‘Cougs and Cards
Section 3-seed Spring Grove, last year’s state runner-up, returns to the 9-man section title game after avenging a regular-season loss to Mabel-Canton in the quarters and then upending LeRoy-Ostrander 27-20 in a snowy semi-final. At home in the 32-6 win against 6-seed Mabel-Canton (4-4), the Lions (6-2) scored on its first possession in each half and its first four … [Read more...]
Volleyball Playoffs
Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4 aces; E. Carrier 18 digs; Jorja Meyer 6 kills; Avery Kingsley 3 kills, 11 digs, 5 aces; Cadence Koehler 14 digs, 5 aces; Olivia Yohe 11 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces. K: K. … [Read more...]