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...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/4 - 4/6) La Crescent/Hokah 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (LCH: Kale Baker 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 3-3, 2 RBI. A trio of Lancer pitchers surrendered just three hits in the Falcons’ season opener. FCL > 0-1, 0-1) Caledonia 10, Cotter 3 (Cal: Owen Denstad 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Will Allen 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Drew Yahnke 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Left Behind in Second Half by No. 1-ranked Goodhue
The No. 4 section-seeded Spring Grove girls contended throughout the first half against the state’s top-ranked Class A team, but Goodhue took complete control during the second half to win the Section 1A semi-final at Rochester, 73-49. After a turnover-laden start, the Lions erased an early 9-2 deficit to pull even at 9-9 and then lead at 17-15 and 19-17. The Wildcats … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Get Past Falcons in Section Quarterfinal, 48-44
The No. 4 seeded Spring Grove girls survived a cold-shooting section duel with a 48-44 win over No. 5 seed Fillmore Central in a Section 1A quarterfinal on Feb. 26 at Rochester. The Lions (23-5) twice led by nine points in the second half, but the Falcons (17-11) twice battled back within three points and closed within two points at 46-44 with a rebound and two free throws by … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Cougars
Head Coach: Paul Tollefsrud Where We Left Off in 2023: The Cougars went 5-7 in the SEC, but posted a first-round playoff upset win, their first Round of 16 win since 2010. They made Austin but then fell to USC 4-3 and SG 7-5 to finish the year 7-15. Seniors Cayden Tollefsrud (C/P/SS), Colton Tollefsrud (OF), Hayden Erickson (1B), Tristan Hunsaker (OF/3B). Juniors: … [Read more...]