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National FFA Week – Caledonia Area

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Ag Ed students touring MN State SE Technical College- Winona for a Trades Education & Career tour. Photo submitted

By Rich Larson The Caledonia Agriscience Education and FFA activities continue to be more hands-on and engaging for our Caledonia area students. Those areas of focus are within the Agribusiness Systems, Animal Sciences, Environmental Services, Food Products and Processing, Natural Resources Systems, Plant Systems and Power, Structural and Technical Systems. Our middle school … [Read more...]

Mabel-Canton Celebrate Agriculuture and FFA

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Chapter members with Larry Miller and Chris Miller of Miller’s Viewlawn Angus farm. Photo submitted

By Carlena Gallagher The Mabel-Canton FFA chapter has been busy helping around the community and is now preparing for the activities we are doing during FFA week. Every year officers choose fun dress up days for kids to do every day and this year they are; Tuesday: battle of the brands (Carhartt vs. Wrangler), Wednesday: Country music singer day, Thursday: Fleet Farm dads … [Read more...]

Busy and Fun Year for Grand Meadow FFA

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

By Wyatt Garten The GM FFA has been pretty busy so far this year. We built a chick pen for the Mower County Fair barnyard, had a float in our homecoming parade, and had our annual fruit sales where we sold over $10,000 in fruit, meat and cheese, and other items. So far this year we have had three teams compete in Career Development Events (Livestock Judging, Fish and … [Read more...]

Spring Valley-Wykoff Chapter – Leading in Fields, Leading in Life!

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Left to right, first row: Cody Howard, Gretchen Hubka, Mylah Montgomery, Ashley Lange, Hailee Warren, Lydia Redman, Seth Howard, Gavin Hubka, Alexis Klomps, Vaira Merkel, Chantle Reiland, Zach Reiland. Second row: Maddie Horton, Mattie Johnson, Adelyn Zweibohmer, Hadley Knode, Kyra Betts, Kendyl Howard, Audrey Montgomery, Hailey Runck, Hailey Danielson, Harper Braun, Lakin Tart, Bently Himli. Third row: Payton Berken, Taylor Schroeder , Carson Smith, Prince Dunbar, Eli Schmidt, Kinley Merkel, Halli Frank, Bennet Knode, Olivia Gilbert, Lily Wilson. Fourth row: Aiden Stier, Rylee Warren, Tate Rasmussen, Max Snitker, Eloise Miller, Kesley Hunemuller, Maddy Montgomery, Hadleigh Forland, Audrina Opseth, Esme Miller-Rubin. Fifth row: Sawyer Willford, Kaleb Rainey, Jacob Musel, Cohen Braun, Karson Schmidt, Kypton Mensink, Charlee Warren, Bryson Zweibohmer. Sixth Row: Max Erdman, Ira Schmidt, Steven Moore, Landan Hunemuller, Skylar Lentz, Lucas Lipkie, Blake Krahn. Seventh Row: Ondrej Remes, Macie Rasmussen. Not pictured: Carson Wolfgram, Parker Johnson, Sam Howard, Emma Howard, Jaelee Hagstrom, Kaylie Betts, Hadlee Lanning, KD Reiland, Kennedy Fenton, Kellen Slifka, Serenity Turner, Reeyin Lanning, Easton Johnson, Jude Slifka, Mason Klomps, Emma Haddad and Tristen Ferguson. Photo submitted

By Kristal Brogan The Spring Valley-Wykoff FFA Chapter is successfully completing various activities with its numerous members in the 2024-2025 school year. With members actively participating in these activities it makes it easy to be successful in everything the chapter has accomplished. This chapter has hard working members who are willing to take on any task handed to … [Read more...]

Chatfield FFA Continues Level of Excellence

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

The 11 Chatfield FFA Members who received their MN State FFA Degree this past year – hitting 100 members in the Chatfield FFA to receive this award. Left to right: Katy Briggs, Keira Kobs, Alexis Henry, Kiley Baldner, Andy Tweten, Layne Clemens, Rachel Johnson, Carson VanDeWalker, Hannah Tweten, Cael Campion, Samantha Baker. Photo submitted

By Stacy Fritz Chatfield FFA continues its level of excellence through leadership, academics and community service.  This past year, we had 11 FFA members who received their MN State FFA Degree.  This brings us to a total of 100 members who have received this degree in Chatfield FFA history.   As a chapter we were awarded the 3 Star Chapter Award for the eighth year in a … [Read more...]

Spring Grove FFA Chapter

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Spring Grove Dairy and General Livestock teams. Photo submitted

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Hot Shots

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Grand Meadow’s girls beat Houston 65-30 and L/P 57-19 to run their win streak to 11. Gracie Foster had a triple-double (12 pts, 14 rebs, 10 asts) versus the ‘Canes, 22 points versus the Athletics. Spring Grove beat Decorah 62-51 for the Lions’ 12th straight win. Via a SG loss to Lanesboro, GM (10-2, 19-2) leads SG (9-2, 17-4) in the SEC. R-P’s girls hit 17 threes in beating … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/17)

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Caledonia boys basketball topped Rushford-Peterson 84-67 to clinch the TRC-East division title. The Class AA #3 Warriors ran their win streak to nine and they improved to 20-2 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

Basketball: Warrior Teams Each Top R-P, Secure TRC-East Titles, 20 Wins  With a little school synergy, Caledonia’s basketball teams each secured out-right TRC-East basketball titles versus Rushford-Peterson. The boys game saw the visiting Trojans (8-3, 15-3) lead the #3 in AA Warriors (10-0, 19-2) late in the first half, 24-20. But Cal senior guard Mason King then hit three … [Read more...]

Gymnastics (2/4 & 2/8) 

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Stewartville/Chatfield 113.8500, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 133.900 (In the final dual meet of the season, the Warriors earned their season-high team score while sweeping the top four all-around rankings, each with a personal-best all-around score: Vivian Kittleson 34.5500, Harper Myrah 33.9750, Tyla Halverson 33.0750 and Madelyn Foellmi 32.3000. The team’s top individual … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/17)

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

FCLMC 8th grader Charlotte Ferrie uses the headlock to pin Northfield’s #6 Lainey Houts, as #10 Ferrie trailed 6-0 in the match. Said win was huge in securing Ferrie a trip to state as the Section 1/2 runner-up at 130-pounds. Photo by Paul Trende

Girls Wrestling: Ferrie, Eickhoff and Steinkamp Earn State Trips at 1/2 Meet Area girls teams GMLOS, Chatfield, FCLMC and LARP were among those taking to the mats at Rochester-Century High School for the Section 1/2 individual wrestling meet. Nine Bulldogs, eight Gophers, three Wolves, and two Screamin’ Eagles competed to try to make state. In a tough meet featuring two of … [Read more...]

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