Harper Goldsmith had 29 assists as #4 in AA Chatfield (5-2, 13-6) swept W-K 3-0. Jorja Meyer served 11 aces as Houston beat Schaeffer Academy 3-0. Kyle Hellickson had 21 digs, as #3 in Class A Fillmore Central (5-1, 14-5) swept Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Tessa Lewison had 23 digs, but LeRoy-Ostrander fell to L/P in five sets. … [Read more...]
Football (10/6)
Football: Spring Grove Scores Late, Upends #2 Kingsland Kaaleem Reiland thundered 78 yards on Kingsland’s first play from scrimmage and then passed to Carter Strobel for the two-point conversion. The #2 state-ranked team had an early 8-0 lead on Spring Grove, which held for 38 and a half minutes. The turning point was a botched, fourth-period Kingsland punt that gave SG the … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/23 & 9/25)
(B) St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro 9, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 4 G) Cal/SG/Hou 1, SC/L-A/L 1 (Both goals came in the first half with the Warriors taking the lead with a goal by Loisah Gay, assisted by Lillian Thies. Eight minutes later, SC/L-A/L pulled even. With several players out injured, it was a strong performance by the Warrior defense. Goalkeeper … [Read more...]
It’s Great to be a Cougar – Lonnie Morken Makes State History
Mabel-Canton (M-C) Volleyball Coach, Lonnie Morken, made history Thursday evening, September 25, reaching an astounding 885 career wins and 150 losses. He moved up to second place for all-time career victories in Minnesota high school volleyball history. “I’ve never thought about breaking records,” he said. “I just wanted to be number one. I’ve been blessed with some … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/6)
Volleyball: Morken Moves into Second Place All-Time with 885th Career Win Mabel-Canton won two volleyball matches on the week, sweeping both Lanesboro and Kingsland in SEC action. Doing so did more than just put the Cougars one step closer to another SEC-East title. Lonnie Morken, in his 32nd season as M-C’s head volleyball coach, moved into second place all-time on the … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Post Near Perfect Score, Rakosnik Wins Again, at St. Charles
After running a pair high-caliber cross country meets, LARPH’s boys got back a smaller, more local event. They got back to winning. Team Card-Tro-Cane was just one runner away from a perfect score at the St. Charles Meet. Only Stewartville’s Nolan Schatz (17:23.5), in third place, kept LARPH away from perfection. They had five of the other top six runners. Senior Isaac … [Read more...]
Football (9/29)
Football: Johnson’s Takedown Leads to #2 Gopher Victory over Triton It is always good to have a good wrestler on your football team. They know how to tackle and will get physical. Kaisen Johnson is a multi-time state qualifier on the mat. But the senior authored maybe his best gridiron takedown to ensure #2 in AA Chatfield (3-0, 3-0) a key Southeast-Central “Yellow” win over … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/29)
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...]
Hot Shots (9/29)
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...]
Cross Country (9/16 – 9/20)
Pine Island Meet (Lake City’s girls (61) topped Goodhue (83). Kingsland took 8th (of 9). Tiger Olivia Yotter (13:25) won the 3,300-meter run over La Crescent/Hokah’s Hope Docan-Morgan (13:38.6). Kingsland’s top finisher was Reeyin Lanning (14:59.7) in 13th place (of 58). Stewartville (52) topped Kasson-Mantorville (64) for the guys team title. St. Charles’ Ivan Daood (11:41.0) … [Read more...]