The Mabel-Canton School Board discussed the Decorah tuition agreement in length at the board’s October 17 regularly scheduled meeting. The agreement ends at the end of this year unless it is extended. Superintendent Gary Kuphal first shared with the board that prior to the school board meeting Iowa families met to discuss the agreement and possible options. Kuphal has met with … [Read more...]
Football
South-East Football (10/6 & 10/7) Mabel-Canton 38, Grand Meadow 14 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 23-209, 3 TDs rushing; T. Larson 24-150, 2 TDs rushing. GM: C. Ludemann 22-154, TD rushing (82-yard TD run); Dalton Pischke 10-62 rushing; Blake Hubbard 51-yard fumble recovery TD. M-C led 22-8 at halftime, but GM capitalized on a Cougar fumble and a Ludemann 82-yard TD run made it 22-14 … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Lions Push #2 Cougars and Their Streak
The streak should again be safe for another off-season. It barely survived. Second-ranked Mabel-Canton has not lost an SEC league match since 2009. In their second meeting with Spring Grove this year, they got pushed, hard. But for a while, it looked like it would be a short night. The teams played a highly competitive game one with a lot of early side-outs. The set had 15 … [Read more...]
Football: Cougars Upend State-Ranked Lions
Mabel-Canton ended 14 years and 18 games of frustration with a 2023 Homecoming football upset of state-ranked rival Spring Grove, 20-12. After an 0-3 start, it was the second straight win for the Cougars (2-3, 2-3), while the Lions (4-1, 5-1) suffered their first setback since last year’s state championship game. M-C leads the all-time series, 37 to 28. Spring Grove had … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/26 & 9/28) Spring Grove 3, Houston 0 > 25-4, 25-15, 25-19 (SG: Jordis Neeley 5 kills, 7 aces; Joelle Halverson 8 kills, 3 aces; Sydney Holland 5 digs, 8 aces; Kendal VanMinsel 5 kills, 18 assists, 5 kills, 2 aces. H: Emily Botcher 4 assists, 5 total blks; Jorja Meyer 3 kills, 3 blks) Schaeffer Academy 0, #2 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > … [Read more...]
Volleyball: M-C and Chatfield Runners-Up Highlight Showcase Event
The Class A and AA Showcases at Burnsville’s Volleyball Warehouse again brought together most of the best small school teams in the state. Naturally, southeast Minnesota was represented. Double-A teams #5 Caledonia and #8 Chatfield competed, as did single-A teams #2 Mabel-Canton, #5 Fillmore Central, and Spring Grove. The two teams to fare the best were the Gophers and Cougars, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove football (4-0, 5-0) stayed perfect on the season with a 35-0 win over Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons. Jaxon Strinmoen had three total TDs and 100 yards receiving to lead the way. Bryce Berns also accounted for a trifecta of scores (two passing, one rushing). The #2 Lions (4-0, 5-0), #10 Kingsland (3-0, 4-0), and #9 L-O (3-0, 4-0) top the South-East. Cayden … [Read more...]
South-East Football (9/22 & 9/23)
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 0, #2 in 9-Man Spring Grove 35 (SG: Jacob Olerud 22-129 rushing; Bryce Berns 3-99, TD rushing, 9-20, 159, 2 TDs passing; J. Strinmoen 3-108, TD receiving, two rushing TDs; Zach Brumm 3-27, TD receiving. SG limited the Knights to 47 yards of total offense. Lion QB Berns completed passes to Strinmoen for 33, 35 and 40 yards) Lanesboro 26, … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/18-9/23
TRC Volleyball (9/19 & 9/21) #5 in AA Caledonia 3, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 > 25-23, 25-13, 25-12 (C: L. Koepke 20 kills, 12 digs; Braelyn Lange 10 kills; Emma Rommes 40 assists; Liv Myhre 13 kills; Emme Kittleson 12 digs) Lewiston-Altura 2, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-9 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 digs, 26-26 serving, 3 aces; Ava Helgemoe 15 kills; … [Read more...]
Welcome Mr. Storlie and Mrs. Farnen!
Students, staff, teachers and school board members at Mabel-Canton welcome two new teachers, Mr. Blaine Storlie and Mrs. Katie Farnen to the Cougar family. Both teachers are passionate about teaching at Mabel-Canton. Mrs. Katie Farnen - Many of the students are already familiar with Mrs. Farnen because her husband, Samuel Farnen, is the school’s band teacher. Mrs. Farnen … [Read more...]