The Kingsland scoring machine was again on display, even in terrible weather. Matt Kolling’s Knights stayed perfect with a week four 57-0 win over neighbor Grand Meadow. Beau Wiersma continued to burn through opponent’s defenses. The senior rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns on just eight carries while catching a 69-yard TD pass. Kaaleem Reiland (9 of 13, 110 yards, 2 TDs … [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...]
Cross Country: Newcomers Tally Titles
The week in cross country for “Journal-11” programs included meets in Rushford and Pine Island. Two cross country newcomers arrived on the scene by tallying individual titles to highlight the action. Rakosnik/Kreidermacher Win LARPH’s First Invite LARPH hosted its first of two cross country invites. Rushford’s Ferndale Golf Course was the site. Just three teams, the hosts, … [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...]
Cross Country (9/23)
Winona Invite (LARPH’s boys (73) took fourth to Belle Plaine (27), Winona-Senior (71), and RAACHE (72) while Chatfield took seventh (of eight full teams). Belle Plaine’s Ezra Fahey (17:26.3) took first over Sioux Falls-Jefferson’s Kieran Weigelt (17:27.1). LARPH’s Ryan Prinsen (14th place > 18:23.1), Wyatt Kreidermacher (17th > 18.36.6), Aaron Ploetz (20th > 18:43.5), … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/18 – 9/23)
(G) Stewartville 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 4 (B) Cotter 13, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2 (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Cotter 5 (Warriors > 0-6, 2-7) (B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, PEM 7 (Warriors > 1-6, 1-9) … [Read more...]
Strong Start to Fillmore Central’s School Year
At the September 26th Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad gave a report to the board on the school year so far. “It’s been a great start,” he said. Both the high school and the elementary school are preparing for homecoming next week. Bus and school evacuations have been held at the elementary school. AimsWeb testing was done early this year to … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools’ New Teachers
Lanesboro Public School welcomed five new teachers to its staff with the beginning of this school year: Alexa Horihan, Emily Goodnow, Lori Crum, Michelle Leon, and Kirsten Bakke. Alexa Horihan, originally from Houston, Minn., graduated from Houston High School, and went to college at RCTC and later WSU, Rochester. After graduating in 2020, she chose not to teach her first … [Read more...]