Rushford-Peterson School Board held a special meeting July 7 at 7:30 a.m. in order to take action on the review and comment document regarding a possible referendum to be held in the fall. The Wednesday prior to the board’s last regular meeting a question arose whether a daycare addition would qualify for the disaster relief funding from the state. Before taking any further … [Read more...]
R-P School Waiting for Clarification on Building Financing
The June 23 Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting had a certification of the proposed building referendum on the agenda. This certification needed to be sent to the state for review and approval. Last week a question concerning whether a daycare addition would qualify for the disaster relief funding from MDE came up. R-P has an email from an MDE official stating that it would … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Strength and Agility Well Attended
At the June 24 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad issued sincere thanks to the Preston, Fountain and Harmony banks for continuing to support the school through mini grants; $10,500 has been awarded this year. The spring sports season has finished. The Summer Strength and Agility program is going well with over 100 students registered. Summer … [Read more...]
Postseason Baseball Awards
The 2025 baseball season saw Caledonia redeem a tough postseason last year with a Section 1AA runner-up performance, as the Warriors went 18-8. Only two of the eight Journal-covered programs finished above five-hundred, but all won at least seven games. Four SEC players notably made All-State. Southeast Conference Baseball Awards Lyle/Pacelli (13-1, 20-4) won the SEC over … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Trap is State Runner-Up; Miner Excels for Kingsland
Correction: In last week’s coverage, it should have stated that Spring Grove placed third at the Class 4A state championships. Spring Grove brought home the (all classes) state runner-up trophy from the 2025 MSHSL State Clay Target Championships at Prior Lake on June 20, the nation’s only clay target tournament recognized by a state high school athletic association. With five … [Read more...]
Golf (6/23)
Falcon Girls Take Third at State Golf The run may be done. For it to continue, Fillmore Central girls golf will need a major retool. In the program’s 11th consecutive state appearance, the Falcons could not author an encore to last year’s share state championship. Despite returning four of six from last year’s team, the Falcons have struggled with consistency this year, … [Read more...]
Boldt and Goergen Titles Highlight State Track and Field Meet
For a fifth straight year, St. Michael/Albertville High School hosted the Class A state track and field individual meet. GML-OKS, RPH, LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cale-donia/Spring Grove were all represented. One Southland runner and one Houston all-around athlete headed the cast by bringing home state titles. For Southland sophomore, GMLOKS track and field athlete Tate Goergen, … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Shooters Advance to MSHSL State Tournament
Spring Grove, among the 11 Journal-area trap teams, had the most successful trip to the state championships conducted by the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League (MSHSCTL) at Alexandria. Every member of every team, regardless of their regular season standing, is eligible to compete against all teams in their class as each of nine classes (1A through 9A) crowns a state … [Read more...]
Caledonia Public Schools Discusses iReady
Caledonia Area Public School Board members met Monday, June 16 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., then led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Spencer Yohe and Peterson himself. Board members Julie Augedahl and Chad Harms were … [Read more...]
Kingsland Board Accepts Generous Donations From Booster Club
At the their June 16 meeting, the Kingsland School Board thanked the Kingsland Athletic Booster Club (KABC) for their generous donations of $20,000 for the athletic fields maintenance and $130,000 to build a new football field crow’s nest. “That is for the football field, the softball field (located on the school’s property) and baseball field. The football field needs to be … [Read more...]