The Kingsland Booster Club inducted two new members, Bonnie Hammon and Tom Hughes, to their Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 28, 2026. For the booster club this bi-annual event is one of their biggest fundraisers thanks to the auction and gun raffle. Around 125 area businesses and families donated to the auction. But the real focus is on those who have made a … [Read more...]
R-P Successful in Hiring Season
At the April 20 regular Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Ben Bernard informed the board that he was “extremely impressed” with the candidates for positions at R-P. He shared that there were some hard decisions as a result in the hiring process. “I feel like we added some excellent people to the staff for next year,” Bernard concluded. New personnel … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/20)
Baseball: Warriors Start With Four-Win Week Caledonia baseball began its 2026 season with four wins in six days. The Warriors swept a cold Monday doubleheader with Rushford-Peterson at St. Mary’s University. They took game one 9-1 behind senior Landon O’Heron’s dual effort (7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K, Win, 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R). Will Allen (2-4, two 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/10)
Triton Meet (K-M’s girls (152.5) topped D-E (89.33), BP (82), and Chatfield (80.33). K-M’s boys (155) topped Albert Lea (132.33), Triton (102), D-E (96), and Chatfield (95.33). Lourdes, Hayfield, Medford, and Schaeffer also competed. For Chatfield’s boys, Ross Stoehr (110-hurdles > 17.00; 300-hurdles > 45.02) had two first places. Lane Schmaltz took first (Pole Vault > … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
M-C’s Tylar Wenthold pitched her team to wins over Spring Grove 7-2 and FC/L 15-0, throwing a four inning perfect game in the latter. Lion Claire Sherburne hit a home run and had 14 strikeouts (15 walks) in the loss to the Cougars. Shelby Tesch hit a grand slam home run, struck out 10, and got the win, as R-P beat SG 8-2. Sherburne struck out 19 in defeat. Chatfield softball … [Read more...]
Softball (4/20)
Softball: #3 Hurricanes Roll 53-1 to Improve to 7-0 Houston softball is ranked #3 in Class A, as high as it has been in decades (if ever). The Hurricanes continued their big start to the season with four more wins by a collective 53-1 tally. Versus Lyle/Pacelli, Josh Swenson’s group won 14-1 in five innings. Frosh Claire Frauenkron was perfect at the plate (3-3, two 2B, 2 … [Read more...]
Golf (4/20)
Golf Preview Team Capsules Rushford-Peterson Trojans Head Coach: Luke Rye Where We Left Off Last Year: R-P’s boys went 7-2-1 in the TRC/overall. They took second at the TRC meet but won Section 1A. They tied for fourth at state. Sam LaFleur (third), Jaxson Meldahl (fourth), Jace Dvorak (sixth), and Will LaFleur (8th) each finished top 10 at the 1A meet. The girls went … [Read more...]
Jake Timm, SE MASSP High School Principal of the Year
“It’s not a ‘me’ award – it’s a school that earned an award!” were the first words out of Rushford-Peterson’s MSHS Principal Jake Timm’s mouth when he was asked about his award. Timm humbly explained that the great school and students make him look good! Timm found out about the award March 26; the notification was sent to MASSP (Minnesota Association of Secondary School … [Read more...]
Houston Begins Search for Superintendent
The Houston School Board began a search for a new superintendent at their regular board meeting April 9. With Superintendent Mary Morem resigning from her position, the board needs to move quickly to find a replacement. Chair Josh Norlien informed the board they had three options: they could hire internally, perform their own limited search or do a full search using the MSBA … [Read more...]
Track & Field (4/13)
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Win at PEM, Goergen Sets Record In their first outdoor meet of the year in Elgin, GMLOKS girls team and male athlete Tate Goergen stood out. The gals (192) topped PEM (140), D-E (75), Zumbrota-Mazeppa (72), RACE (48), and Lyle/Pacelli (24) for the team title. Breeley Galle led the way with a pair of individual first places (100-hurdles > … [Read more...]