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Golf: Burro Teams, Brogle/McCabe, Sweep SEC Meet

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The SEC golf meet was all Lanesboro. The boys (340) topped nearest foe Kingsland (349) by nine.  GMLO (356), Southland (359), Houston (379) and an incomplete G-E team followed. Burro Jack Brogle (39/37 > 76) was meet medalist over GMLO’s Graham Eastlee (41/39 > 80), Kingsland’s Collin Stuart (41/41 > 82) and Burro Corbin Reinhart (42/43 > 85).  Knights Kaaleem … [Read more...]

Girls Golf: Warrior Girls Win TRC Meet by 66 Strokes

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia girls golf had no trouble taking the 2026 TRC Meet. The Warriors put three in the top four and five in the top 10.  No other team had two in the top 10. Theresa Ellenz’s group (334) thus took first by 66 strokes over second place St. Charles (400).  Chatfield (406), R-P (407), FC (420), LC/H (424), and PEM (426) followed.  D-E, L-A, Cotter, and W-K were incomplete. … [Read more...]

Boys Golf: Trojans Win TRC-East/TRC Meet, Chatfield’s Harstad Medals

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

In the span of three days, Rushford-Peterson boys golf completed a clean sweep of the TRC-East to grab the division title.  Then Luke Rye’s guys won the TRC Meet itself to be dual champions. In their last head-to-head match of the year, R-P topped La Crescent/Hokah 163 to 167.  The Lancers had the medalists in Charlie Wieser and Landen Tully (37s).  But their third and fourth … [Read more...]

Softball: Chatfield Loses to Cotter but Advances to 1AA Final Four

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield softball is again in the 1AA final four. Brent Berge’s Gophers went 3-1 on the week in playoff games.  The Gophers (2-seed, 14-6) handled early round opponents Rushford-Peterson (15-seed, 4-17) and La Crescent/Hokah (7-seed, 14-9) by 11-0 and 10-0 tallies, both in five innings.  Versus the Trojans, Caijel Berge (5 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, Win) pitched a one-hitter.  … [Read more...]

Softball: #2 Houston Keeps Rolling to Familiar Match-Up

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Houston softball, ranked #2 in Class A, kept up its perfect season with a pair of playoff wins.  After a first-round bye, the Hurricanes (1-seed, 20-0) had no problem with 9-seed Hayfield (9-seed, 9-11) in the second round. The final was 21-1 in four innings. Claire Frauenkron dabbled in threes (3-3, 3 RBI, 3 R) while picking up the pitching win (4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 … [Read more...]

Softball: #3 Warriors Survive Lourdes Scare, Win First Three Tourney Games

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia softball had one close call, but 1AA’s top seed won its first three playoff games.  They are back at the section final four a third straight year.  Chad Augedahl’s group (21-2) opened with a 10-0 win in five innings over 16-seed Triton (4-16).  Avery Augedahl pitched a one-hitter (5 IP, 0 BB, Win), getting 14 of 15 outs by strikeout.  Only one Cobra reached.  Vivian … [Read more...]

Baseball: Upset and Massive Rally Send M-C to Memorial Day Baseball

June 1, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

M-C football and Cougar boys basketball each had their best seasons in decades. With mostly the same group of guys, Cougar baseball is doing the same. Paul Tollefsrud’s group sprung a first round upset, got smacked in the second round, and trailed massively in a ‘loser out’ game, but came up with a huge rally. M-C (11-seed, 11-10) took down United South Central (6-seed, 14-6) … [Read more...]

Kingsland School Board fills vacant seat

June 1, 2026 by Paula Barness Leave a Comment

The Kingsland School Board met for their last meeting of the school year on Monday, May 18, 2026, with their focus on filling the board’s vacated seat. Last month the board received Board Chair Kyle Rader’s resignation. Because there are more than 90 days left of Rader’s term, per statute, the board needed to appoint someone to take seat. At that time it was decided the board … [Read more...]

Track and Field (5/14 & 5/15)

May 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield Meet (La Crescent/Hokah’s girls (148) topped Chatfield (134), Lourdes (109.33), GMLOKS (62.16), C/SG (48), LFCMC (33.5), Stewartville (24), Randolph (18), and St. Charles (4).  GMLOKS, LFCMC, and SC’s girls, SC’s boys, did not fully compete per the impending state True Team meets. For Chatfield, Savannah Peterson took first (200 > 26.07) and third (Long Jump). The … [Read more...]

Non-Conference Golf (5/11 – 5/15)

May 26, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

(B) Lake City “The Jewel” Tourney (Team-wise, Northfield (287) topped Legacy Christian Academy (304). Chatfield (351) took 11th of 11 AA and AAA teams.  Northfield’s Darren Steward (35/33 > 68) shot three-under-par to top his teammates Brady Knutson (35/37 > 72) and Maxwell Munoz (36/36 > 72), LCA’s Braylon Ylkanen (34/38 > 72) and Ty Nelson (35/37 > 72).  Gopher … [Read more...]

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