Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, March 17 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 Peterson, Julie Augedahl, Melissa Marschall and Spencer Yohe. Board members absent were Derek Adamson and Leigh King. District … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/17)
Trojans Fight Past Knights, Shoot Down Rebels, Make 1A Title Game Rushford-Peterson boys basketball’s last trip to the 1A finals was 2017-2018. For Trojans fans, ones used to state trip after state trip in the early 2010s, that probably seems like an eternity. The 2017-2018 team was their last to make the big dance. R-P has lost three 1A semifinals contests since. But … [Read more...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Wrestling
The Three Rivers Conference released its wrestling All-Conference list. Twelve Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, six LARP Screaming Eagles, two FCLMC Wolves, and two GMLOS Bulldogs were among the guys honored. Chatfield’s 12 includes undefeated league wrestlers Jameson Priebe (107, freshman), Logan Pearson (114, freshman), Kaisen Johnson (127, junior), … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
#5 Warriors Fulfill Promise, Top D-E for Section 1AA Title The last two post-seasons have ended in hard disappointment for Caledonia girls basketball. Two years ago, a senior-laden Warrior team made the Section final versus Goodhue, only to fall 78-58. Last year, the Warriors led Rochester-Lourdes 31-19 at intermission and by 16 in the second half only for Eagle Aaliyah … [Read more...]
Houston Robotics Presents at School Board Meeting
The Houston Robotics program came from a humble beginning in 2014 with a storage space in a closet in the shop classroom. At the Houston School Board meeting March 6, Coach Bob Carlson and students William Carlson and John Lee demonstrated their most recent robot to the board. The robotics team had just recently returned from a three-day regional tournament held in Duluth. … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board Approves Proposed Budget Reductions
At the March 12, 2025, school board meeting, board members David Sovinski, Josh Thompson, Tom Keefe, Jill Harstad and Mark Johnsrud and Katie Priebe were present. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris, principals Eric Nelson and Shane McBroom, and Student Senate representatives Lexi Kivimagi and Lucy Allen. Reports Student Senate representatives explained that they … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Board Hears HVED Update
Deb Marcotte, executive director of HVED, attended the Lanesboro School Board regular meeting March 12 to update the board on the progress on the remodel of the former Winona Mall into a centralized location for HVED services. HVED (Hiawatha Valley Education District) provides special education services to area schools. Marcotte informed the board that she is putting a … [Read more...]
M-C Superintendent Kuphal Addresses Canton Council on Bond Referendum
The Canton City Council met at 6 p.m. on the beautiful spring evening of March 12. After approving the consent agenda, the board heard from Mabel-Canton Superintendent Gary Kuphal regarding the upcoming bond referendum for the M-C district. The previous referendum passed in 2020 didn’t go as far as they had planned due to post pandemic inflation on building materials, and … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Flipped Script Leaves Gophers as State Runner-Up
Chatfield and Staples-Motley were destined for each other all year. Dating back to “The Clash” in early January, when the Cardinals took fourth, the Gophers sixth, it was evident the two powerhouse programs were the crème of the Class A crop. Even before wrestling season, they did battle. S-M topped Chatfield 36-24 in the Class AA football semis. Top-ranked Chatfield … [Read more...]
Basketball (3/10)
Girls Basketball: #5 Warriors Whip Their Way to 1AA Title Game Both games were won handily. There was no semifinals disappointment. Top-ranked #5 in AA Caledonia (1-seed, 24-3) plowed through Zumbrota-Mazeppa and Cotter to make the 1AA finals. In the quarters, the Warriors did not exactly shoot well from deep in the first half, making five threes in 20 attempts (25%). But … [Read more...]