Baseball can be simple. If your pitcher dominates the other team’s line-up, your chances of victory are high. Caledonia baseball rode its pitching staff to a three-win week. Warrior hurlers gave up just three total runs in the three games. At Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Reid Klug shut down the Falcons. The 6’4” junior struck out 11 (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, Win, 1-2, RBI, R) … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson senior Rylan Schneider pitched the Trojans (2-1, 2-1) to wins over FC/L 8-1 and W-K 3-2, as he gave up just two earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched (1 BB, 12 K). Caden Boyum had 10 strikeouts and got the win (in five innings) as Chatfield beat W-K 11-1. Westin Nolte gave up just one earned run in collecting the win as the Gophers beat PEM 6-1. Morgan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mary Srock was 4-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored as Houston softball pounded Lyle/Pacelli 26-2. The Hurricanes had a 16-run first inning. RPH’s Ryan Prinsen won three events, the 800, 1,600, and Pole Vault at the Tro-Canes home track and field event. The RPH girls were champions of the four-team met. … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/5 & 4/6) Rushford-Peterson 1, La Crescent/Hokah 12 [5] (R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-1, R. LCH: Addie Murilla 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Win. Trojans > 0-1, 0-1) Wabasha-Kellogg 10, Chatfield 8 (C: Alexis Hinckley 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI; Makenna Dornack 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Kieran Schmaltz 1-2, RBI, 2 R; Braelee Horsman 2-3, 2 RBI; Katryn … [Read more...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Teams Start Strong at Hayfield
Boasting a pair of teams that each made last year’s state True Team meet, and boasting all kinds of numbers, GMLOKS track and field started its outdoor season with two first place finishes at the nine-team Hayfield Invite. The guys (201 points) topped nearest foe Pine Island (184.5) for that title. On the girls’ side, the Bulldogs and Panthers tied for first place (162.5). … [Read more...]
Baseball/Softball: Pitchers Prevail as Lions, Bulldogs Split Diamond Duels
Pitchers dominated both the 12-0 Spring Grove baseball win over GMLOK and the 9-1 GMLOK softball victory over Spring Grove. Lion Ben Udstuen struck out nine and walked no one while tossing a one-hit baseball shutout. On the softball diamond, Aspen Kolling fanned 13 batters while walking only two. The Bulldog pitcher allowed only two hits, both coming early as the game’s first … [Read more...]
Golf (4/5)
(B) Houston 259, Glenville-Emmons 199 (H: Ethan Knutson 47*. GE: Emmett Knutson 48, Cam Jacobsen 49, Landon Schumaker 50. Hurricanes > 0-1, 0-1); (G) Houston 322, G-E Inc. (H: Lexi Weichert 69*. The Wolverines had just two golfers. Hurricanes > 1-0, 1-0. At Northwood GC) (B) Southland 178, Kingsland Inc. (S: Nick Edland 39*, Bradley Lagerstadt 45. K: Jackson Aarsvold … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/5)
PEM Meet (LFCMC’s girls took third (87) behind Lake City (108) and La Crescent/Hokah (99). The boys took third (86) behind Zumbrota-Mazeppa (122) and PEM (117). LFCMC boys’ firsts: Greg Kennedy (200 > 24.62, High Jump -tie > 5’6”) and the 4x800 (9:14.29 > Maddox Rindels, Jaxon Huntington, Riley Grant, Landon Sethre). Brody Niemeyer took second (Shot Put) and third … [Read more...]
Houston to Restructure Administration
At the April 4 Houston School Board meeting, Board Chair Mimi Carlson and Superintendent Mary Morem explained recent superintendent contract negotiations. Morem had asked for a six-year contract. Carlson presented an offer of two three-year contracts. The first contract would extend the current contract for three years with … [Read more...]
Lanesboro School Board Ponders Background Checks Policy
The Lanesboro School Board saw an even fuller house at their second school board meeting in five days, on April 11. The regular board meeting included in the agenda a discussion and possible approval of policy 404 Employment Background Checks. This time more citizens signed up to address the board during the public input section of the meeting. Olivia Holtegaard introduced … [Read more...]