Chatfield Takes Fourth in First State Appearance They fell short of their dream, a state championship. Highly ranked all season, Chatfield Gopher volleyball had every right to think it could have contended for and win the Class AA title. But they came up a smidge short in a five-set loss in the semifinals, their only five-set affair of the year. And they were out of steam in … [Read more...]
Football (11/18)
#2 Chatfield Slips Past Rival Triton on Late Score, Interception In the ever-rare (though its now happened back-to-back years) state battle between teams in the same sub-district, South-east-White foes #2 in AA Chatfield (Section 1AA Champ, 10-0) played Triton (Section 2AA Champ, 8-2) in the quarterfinals. The Gophers rolled the Cobras in the regular season 33-6. But with … [Read more...]
New Educators in Caledonia
Caledonia Community Schools welcomes Angela Tamke, Grace Mikula, David Lind and Paul Nickelotti to its nationally recognized educational team. After interviewing these four remarkable individuals, it was clear that their personalities and teaching philosophy aligns with the schools’ mission statement: “Inspire in every student a love of learning by igniting curiosity, nurturing … [Read more...]
Kingsland Public Schools Welcomes New Teachers
Amanda Thauwald, the newest addition to Kingsland’s faculty, brings a wealth of experience and a passion for education to her role as the Early Childhood Special Education Teacher. Originally hailing from Rochester, Minn., Amanda has deep roots in the local community and continues to find joy in living there. Amanda’s educational journey began at John Marshall High School, … [Read more...]
Lisa Schultz Joins the Houston School Board
At their November 7 meeting, the Houston School Board acknowledged the unofficial results of the recent board elections. At this time, they know that Lisa Schultz will be joining the board to fill out the remaining two years of the position formerly held by Marissa Grams. Both Mimi Carlson and Josh Norlien were re-elected as well for four year positions. A third four-year … [Read more...]
Electric Buses Coming in July to Lanesboro
The Lanesboro School Board heard at their regular November 13 meeting that the long-awaited new electric school buses will be delivered in July. The buses will come at zero expense to the school. Using a rebate program, the school will purchase the two buses and receive a $690,000 rebate on them and the chargers. The school was responsible for the installation of the … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Certifies Election Votes
The Mabel-Canton School Board met in regular session on Wednesday, November 13, with all board members present. The board unanimously approved the November 5 State General Election results. There were four seats open in the M-C school board election. A total of 708 votes were cast for Mark Weidemann, 656 votes for Jason Marquardt, 753 votes for Chris Miller, and 241 write-in … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Fillmore Central football competed in its fourth 1A final, but could not three-peat as champions, falling to #4 in Class A Goodhue 52-7. FC finishes at 9-2 as 1A runner-up. Spring Grove (2-seed) volleyball was upset 3-2 by Goodhue (7-seed) in the 1A quarterfinals. Kendal VanMinsel had 47 assists and 4 aces. The Lions finish at 22-8. … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Take Fourth, Rakosnik Ninth at State
The state Class A cross country meet had Section 1A on full display. Primarily included in that were Matt Kingsbury’s LARPH boys and L/FC running standout Autumn Rakosnik. Team Card-Tro-Cane posted their best team finish on the big stage of their six-year run. They took fourth (146), just one spot behind section 1A foe Winona-Cotter (122). Redwood Valley grabbed the team title … [Read more...]
Football (11/11)
#5 Cardinals Use Fourth Quarter to Down Kingsland, Make State Looking to defend their Section 1 9-Man crown, Kingsland (3-seed, 8-2) never trailed versus #5 in 9-Man LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (1-seed, 10-0) until the fourth quarter. It took a long fourth down touchdown pass to finally put the Cardinals ahead, as L-O/L/P won its second Section 1 9-Man title in four years. … [Read more...]