Spring Grove combined an explosive offense with a smothering defense, which pitched a shutout, to top rival M-C 42-6. The Cougars, who came in averaging 35.5 points per game, scored only on a kick-off return. On the Lions’ first offensive play, Caden Gerard (5-170 yards rushing) raced 73 yards to score. He also closed the point parade with a Lion record-tying 97-yard TD carry. … [Read more...]
M-C Superintendent Brings Rural Roots and Experience to Job
The communities of Mabel and Canton welcomed a new superintendent this summer as Michael (Mike) Harvey took the helm of the Mabel-Canton School District. Mike graduated from Lake City High School. After high school, he attended the Technical College in Faribault, where he studied machine tool technology and became a machinist. He took classes at Mankato State University and … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/28 thru 10/1)
LeRoy-Ostrander 0, #10 in Class A Mabel-Canton 3 > 25-12, 25-9, 25-8 (M-C: Braylee Stortz 15 kills, 5 kills; G. Rein 23 assists, 6 digs; E. Halverson 6 kills; Mya Tweten 6 kills; Kaylee Kleppe 12 digs, 15-15 serving 2 aces; Lauren Burke 8 digs; Livia Garness 6 digs; Ally Siskow 4 kills. L-O: Maria Almaraz-Nolt 5 kills, 10 digs; Vanessa Lewis 12 assists, 8 digs; Tierney … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (9/21 thru 9/25)
Houston 1, La Crescent/Hokah 3 > 25-23, 14-25, 23-25, 21-25 (H: Natalie Skifton 7 kills, 3 aces; E. Melbo 5 kills, 12 digs; S. Keehner 19 assists, 7 digs; B. Rodriguez 20 digs) Class A Showcase (Fillmore Central, ranked #1 in Class A, went 3-0 to win its pool, beating Chisholm 3-0 (25-20, 25-12), Canby 2-0 (25-21, 25-17), and Mabel-Canton 2-1 (25-12, 23-25, 15-13). M-C, … [Read more...]
South-East Sub-District Football (9/25 & 9/26)
Houston 14, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 70 (H: Hector Steinfeldt 6 of 18, 107, TD passing; Aiden Sayles 9-72, TD rushing; Archer Semling 4-87, TD receiving. ACGE leads the South-East at 4-0, 4-0. Houston is 0-4, 0-4.) Faribault B.A 8., Mabel-Canton 44 (M-C: K. Eiken 25-186, 3 TDs rushing; C. Hershberger 18-138, TD rushing; Treyson Tollefsrud 2-31, TD rushing, 1 ½ sacks; … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Three individual volleyball milestones were reached on the week. Addison Drinkall had 37 digs including the 1,000th of her career but R-P fell to L-A in four sets. Kenley Snyder added 25 digs for the Trojans. At the Class A Showcase, Fillmore Central’s Josie Corson recorded her 1,000th career dig and the Falcons took fourth place overall. At the same tourney, Spring Grove’s … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Cougars Sweep SG and L/P, Take Control of SEC-East
They are rivals. The SEC-East volleyball race seemingly always comes down to Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove. But it is a one-sided affair as it pertains to the victor, and the first matchup of 2026 was the same. Number nine in Class A Mabel-Canton (5-0, 10-1) swept the Lions (6-0, 7-3) in straight sets. In the first two games, M-C led 13-12 and 14-13, only to finish on 12-2 and … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
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...]