Prior to the regular meeting on March 11, the school board had a special board meeting to look at the budget and multi-year financial update. Superintendent Harris stated that the district is currently operating in a budget environment shaped by several significant factors. The primary drivers include declining student enrolment, accelerated inflationary cost increases since … [Read more...]
Houston Approves Offering Germany Trip
At the March 5 Houston School Board meeting, the board gave its blessings to offering a trip to Germany and Austria to take place in June of 2027. The trip was proposed by a German teacher from MNVA, but will be open to students in both MNVA and the onsite school. Activities planned for the trip include guided cultural tours, an apple strudel baking class, a visit to … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Boys basketball playoffs started. In Class AA, Carson Johnson scored 20 as 4-seed R-P topped 13-seed Pine Island 84-58. The Trojans (24-3) move on to face 5-seed Triton (24-4). Grant King scored 23 as 6-seed Caledonia topped 11-seed St. Charles 71-42. The Warriors (16-10) move to face 3-seed Cannon Falls (21-6). Nine-seed Chatfield fell to 8-seed Lake City, but junior Ross … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Playoffs – Play-In and Round of 16 (2/24 & 2/26)
(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Pine Island (8-18) 58, 4-seed Rushford-Peterson (23-3) 84 (RP: C. Johnson 20 pts (7-11 FGs); Will LaFleur 14 pts (3-6 threes), 6 rebs, 6 asts, 7 stls; Cayden Lea 11 pts, 5 rebs, 8 asts; Landon Dahl 11 pts, 10 rebs. R-P beat the Panthers 65-60 less than two weeks prior.) (1AA Round 16) 9-seed Chatfield (17-9) 57, 8-seed Lake City (13-12) 85 (C: R. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (9/3)
Girls Basketball: Warriors Fall in 1AA Semis Caledonia girls’ basketball (3-seed, 21-6) began the play-offs hoping to reach another 1AA title game. But an injury and a tough section doomed said efforts. The Warriors easily handled Cotter/Hope Lutheran (5-seed, 16-10) in the 1AA quarters, 70-51. It was Cal’s third win over the Ramblers this year. The Warriors led from start … [Read more...]
Wrestling (3/9)
State Wrestling: Larson Becomes Only Two-Time FCLMC State Champion It was easy, at least by match scores. Starting with the section tourney, FCLMC senior Kane Larson was barely tested in the post-season. The total scores of his six matches: 102 to 17. He went 6-0 with five tech falls and an 11-4 decision (where he led 11-2 after two periods). Last year’s 172-pound titlist, … [Read more...]
Kingsland Asks Community for Help with Strategic Planning
On Monday, February 23, Gretchen Hudka presented the Kingsland School Board with an update on the Spring Valley-Wykoff Future Farmers of America (FFA). In celebration of FFA Week, the group held several events including bowling, staff appreciation for the school, their Pancake Breakfast for the community, an all-day barnyard event, a member meal with food from Ody’s Country … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Naomi Warmka scored 20 but GM fell to USC 71-62. In first round girl’s 1AA playoff basketball games, 4-seed Caledonia topped 13-seed La Crescent/Hokah 88-42 with Aubrie Klug scoring 31 points including topping 2,000 for her career. The Warriors (21-6) move on to face 5-seed Cotter/HL (16-10). Nine-seed R-P topped 8-seed D-E 51-8. The Trojans (18-8) move on to face 1-seed … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Twenty-Two Area Guys Qualify for State Meet
It was a busy couple section tourneys for the wrestling teams from Chatfield, LARP, GMLOS, Cale-donia/Houston, and FCLMC with all getting multiple qualifiers for the state wrestling meet. The 1A finals featured seven matches between said teams. Each team has at least one section champ. In Section 1A, team champion Chatfield heads the cast. Matt Mauseth’s Gophers got … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/2)
Boys Basketball: Trojans Crush to First TRC-East Title Since State Title Year The last time Rushford-Peterson’s boys won the TRC-East title was 2014-2015. Cole Kingsley, Alex Vix, Charlie Krambeer, Jacob Merclewitz, Kyler Paulson, and Noah Carlson were prominent players. Said group not only won their league but the Class A state title. With a trio of wins, this year’s … [Read more...]