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...]
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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...]
Volleyball (11/11)
6-seed Fillmore Central Tops #2 Mabel-Canton For 1A Title The 1A volleyball tournament was denoted by a six and a seven-seed winning in the quarterfinals. The team to come out of the section does so with a 17-15 record. Playing their best volleyball of the year, 6-seed Fillmore Central earned its second ever state berth by beating top-seed Mabel-Canton in the … [Read more...]
Chatfield Welcomes Six New Teachers
Michael Christie is teaching seventh grade American History and eighth grade Geography at the middle school in Chatfield. He is a graduate of St. Charles High school and Winona State University with a bachelors in Social Studies Education, grades 5-12. He also has a Masters from Mankato State University in Teaching and Learning with history specialization. He went into the … [Read more...]
Meet the New Fillmore Central Teachers
Belle Berg, the new Third grade teacher at Fillmore Central, graduated from Chatfield High School and earned a degree in Elementary Education with a Reading Endorsement from Luther College. She was inspired to become a teacher by her late grandmother, Linda Schulz, who was Berg’s elementary school secretary. “She touched so many lives, and I can only hope to make a difference … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Jonah Bunke ran for 252 yards and 4 TDs as 5-seed Rushford-Peterson football avenged a week eight 14-12 loss to Wabasha-Kellogg by shellacking the 4-seed Falcons 42-6 in the 1A quarters. R-P then fell at #4 in Class A and top-seed Goodhue 32-14. The Trojans finish the year 4-6. Two-seed Spring Grove topped Grand Meadow 52-6, as Bryce Berns threw five touchdowns passes. SG then … [Read more...]
Volleyball (11/4)
Larks Top Burros to Make Rochester Playing a competitive 1A Round of 16 volleyball playoff contest were 9-seed Lanesboro (17-13) and 8-seed Grand Meadow (15-13). Control mostly went from one team without too much fluctuation. Matt Rosaaen’s Larks led start to finish for a game one 25-11 win, as the Burros found their footing with a new setter. In set two, they did so, … [Read more...]