Volleyball: Larks Take Control of West, Post 6-0 Week Overall  Grand Meadow volleyball won two SEC matches on the week, sweeping their nearest SEC-West foe. They also went 4-0 at a home tourney to post a 6-0 week. Versus Southland (5-1, 5-1), the Larks (5-0, 9-4) lengthened their lead in the division with a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-19, 25-22). Setter Hallie Hendrickson (25 … [Read more...]

Nine-Man #9 Mabel-Canton rolled up 461 yards on the ground and 570 yards total offense in beating Faribault B.A. 62-19. Isaac Underbakke had three scores (one passing, two rushing) while the Kales (Tollefsrud and Eiken) each topped 100 yards on the ground with two rushing touchdowns. Spring Grove got the game-winning score with two-minutes to play to top W-K 26-14. M-C (4-0, … [Read more...]

Football: Extra Points Propel Houston Past #2 Spring Grove Each team scored three touchdowns. Houston converted all three extra-point plays; #2 in 9-Man Spring Grove converted none. With a 24-18 win, the Hurricanes ended a 20-game losing streak versus the Lions. It was a yellow-flag-fest and shared frustration with the teams combining for seven turnovers, 16 fumbles and 24 … [Read more...]

Volleyball: #6 Warriors Top #3 Gophers in Battle of AA Titans For the second time in less than a week, #3 in Class AA Chatfield faced off with another talented, highly-ranked TRC foe. Days after falling to #3 in Class A Fillmore Central, #6 in AA Caledonia came to town for another hyped and key conference battle. The last two 1AA champions did battle in a match that … [Read more...]

Kingsland, ranked #3 in 9-Man, won a key South-East football matchup with Alden-Conger/G-E 22-12. The game ended prematurely per an injury to an AC/G-E player. Kaaleem Reiland accounted for all three Knights scores. Kingsland (3-0, 3-0) and Mabel-Canton (3-0, 3-0) are the last two South-East unbeaten teams. Reid Hungerholt (208 yards, 3 TDs passing; 185 yards, 2 TDs rushing) … [Read more...]

Football: Cougars Steam Early to Top Hurricanes  Mabel-Canton’s gridiron guys had enough steam early to jump out on Houston. M-C then held the ‘Canes at bay in a week two South-East sub-district match-up. With Steam Engine Days going on in Mabel, and a steam engine at Karl Urbaniak Field, Cougar senior quarterback Isaac Underbakke tossed touchdowns passes on M-C’s first … [Read more...]

Volleyball: Falcons End Gophers’ TRC Win Streak in Battle of #3s Both teams made state last year, and finished fourth in their respective class. Each program has been strong for over a decade, and thus the two are TRC rivals. In a battle of the #3-rank-ed team in Class A, Fillmore Central, and the #3 ranked team in Class AA, Chatfield, the Falcons ended the Gophers … [Read more...]

Caledonia volleyball, ranked #6 in AA, went 5-1 on the week, topping Z-M and La Crescent/Hokah each 3-0, only losing to Class AAAA Waconia (7-1) at the Apple Valley Tourney. Aubrie Klug had 22 digs versus the Lancers. Chatfield, ranked #3 in AA, beat Cannon Falls 3-0, and took second at said tourney, avenging a loss to Class A #3 Fillmore Central, also only losing to Waconia. … [Read more...]

Lee Klunder ran for 128 yards and 3 TDs with all three scores coming in the second half, and Axel Vix caught all three Houston completions for 103 yards and a score, as the ‘Canes topped Lanesboro to keep possession of the series’ “Bell.” Kaaleem Reiland ran for 140 yards and four TDs, Bently Wiersma added 157 yards rushing and two TDs, as Kingsland blanked Faribault B.A. 48-0. … [Read more...]

Volleyball: Gophers Post Two League Wins Including Topping Cotter/HL Chatfield volleyball, ranked #2 in Class AA, posted a pair of TRC wins on the week. The first was a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game. At Cotter/Hope Lutheran, the Gophers were played tight in two sets, but still got a sweep (25-23, 25-16, 25-21). Kristi Rindels’ group also swept last year’s section … [Read more...]