Baseball: Sweep of Lancers Sends Warriors to 14 in a Row, Big East Lead Caledonia baseball kept rolling with its biggest week and two biggest wins. Shawn Bauer’s group sent a crazy win-streak ever higher. In their second contest of the year with Lourdes, the battery of Reid Klug (6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, Win, 3-3, R) and Hunter Goetzinger (2-2, 2B, RBI) did the … [Read more...]
Lanesboro School Board Discusses Policy 404
Once again, policy 404 which deals with Employment Background Checks was on the agenda at the May 8 meeting of the Lanesboro School District. This was the third reading of the policy which had been tabled at a previous meeting. Superintendent Matt Schultz had done exhaustive research and prepared a rough draft of procedures that could be implemented to follow the legal … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/22 – 4/26)
PEM Invite (Stewartville’s girls (147) topped Pine Island (95.5) and LFCMC (81.5). Stewie’s boys (201) topped PI (75) and LFCMC (54.5). PEM and L/P also competed. LFCMC girls’ firsts: Lillyan Kiehne (1,600 > 6:02.70), Eva Collins (*3,200 – only competitor > 16:11.44), and the 4x400 (4:26.66 > Kinley Soiney, Sahara Morken, Kiehne, Kammry Broadwater). Soiney took second … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/22 - 4/25) (B) Rushford-Peterson 174, Fillmore Central 166 (FC: B. Sikkink 38*, Anthony Kiehne 42, Aiden Arnold/Luke Hellickson 43s, Josh Haugerud 45. RP: J. Meldahl 38*, Sam LaFleur 44, Will LaFleur 45, Kellen Drinkall 47, Gus Hoiland 49. FC > 4-0, 4-0. R-P > 1-2, 1-2); (G) R-P Inc., FC 182 (FC: M. Scheevel/Lily Miller 45s*, Aubrey … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/23 & 4/25) Rushford-Peterson 0, Chatfield 10 [5] (C: Alexis Hinckley 3-3, 2B, RBI; Grace Finley 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Johnson 2-3, 2 RBI, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, Win; Makenna Dornack 0-1, 3 R; Brittin Ruskell 1-3, RBI, R. R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-2, 2B) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Dover-Eyota 10 (FCL: J. Storhoff 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/23 & 4/25) Dover-Eyota 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (D-E’s Bolton Thesing pitched a one-hitter (3 BB, 14 K)) Chatfield 9, Rushford-Peterson 6 (C: B. Carrier 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; K. Schott 3-4, 2 RBI, R; Chase Johnston 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Carter Schlink 2-4, RBI, R; Westin Nolte 1-4, RBI, R; Cole Ramaker 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 1 K, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove baseball beat Schaeffer 23-1 and M-C 6-0 to run their win streak to four. Ezra Griffin was 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, and five RBI versus SA while a trio of SG pitchers tossed a five-inning no hitter. Brandon Jahnke tossed a nine-strikeout, one-hitter in beating the Cougars. Five of six SG games have been either no-hitters or one-hitters. And the Lions have … [Read more...]
Baseball: Houston’s Homestands FC/L, M-C, R-P and GMLOK
Homestands are a thing mainly in Major League baseball. High school baseball is a bit different. But Jason Carrier’s Houston squad had one versus foes FC/L, M-C, R-P and GMLOK the week of Monday April 22. Houston used a seven-run third to annul a 2-0 deficit and dispatch with FC/L 9-2. Zach Olson (2-3, RBI, 2 R), Logan Olson (1-2, 2 RBI, R), Morgan Rohweder (1-3, RBI, R), Nolan … [Read more...]
Track and Field: RPH, Chatfield and GMLOKS Host Meets
Three “Journal-covered” track and field teams, RPH, GMLOK and Chatfield hosted meets where all five “Journal-covered” programs competed, C/SG at Tro-Canes’ Meet, LFCMC at the Gophers Meet. RPH’s event saw the Tro-Cane boys (140) top nearest foe Caledonia/Spring Grove (66). RPH’s girls (91) topped La Crescent/Hokah (67). Triton also competed. Ryan Prinsen (800 > 2:11.61, … [Read more...]
Softball: Warriors Trek into Rare Territory
Ten wins in a row in softball is not an easy task. Caledonia performed the feat, courtesy of a three-win week. Versus St. Charles, the Saints jumped out 3-0 and 5-1. Caledonia had a three-run bottom of third and then a five-run bottom of fourth to take the lead 9-5, which held as the final. Adrienne Lange (2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R) hit a solo home run. Elsa Blum (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, R) … [Read more...]