FCLMC’s Kane Larson notched four tech falls and a pin to win the 175-pound weight class at the 15-team La Crosse-Logan wrestling tourney. Ranked #5 at 172 in Class A, Larson improved to 11-1. Max Erdman scored a season-high 31 points as Kingsland beat Medford 75-38. Lanesboro’s Levi Rogers scored 22 points as Lanesboro won its first game, 64-48 over Lyle/Pacelli. Reid … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/23)
#6 Warriors Improved to 6-0 with Three Wins Caledonia’s girls played three games on the week, posting three wins. They scored 206 total points while holding their foes to just 64. At La Crescent/Hokah, it was not pretty for the hosts. The Lancers (0-6) scored just five points and made only one field goal, as Scott Sorenson’s 6th-ranked Class AA group prevailed 73-5. Aubrie … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/23)
Chatfield Tops KoMets in Battle of Top Ranked Teams Kasson-Mantorville’s commentator called it the “Super Bowl of Section 1 wrestling.” For the second straight year, highly-ranked wrestling programs, Chatfield, #1 in Class A, and Kasson-Mantorville, #1 in Class AA, did battle in an early season dual. The Gophers entered as the defending Class A state champs while the KoMets … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board Bids Farewell To Board Member Daniel Small
Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, December 16 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162. Board member Mike Peterson called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., led with the Pledge of Allegiance, then conducted roll call. Board members present included Derek Adamson, Tim Gunn, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Daniel Small, Spencer Yohe and Peterson himself. … [Read more...]
R-P Sets 2024 Payable 2025 Levy
After the state mandated Truth in Taxation meeting held at the regular December 16 school board meeting, the R-P School Board certified a levy of $2,632,416; this is an 11.63% increase from the previous year. Toni Oian, Rushford-Peterson’s business manager, presented an informational spreadsheet regarding the district’s finances during the TNT meeting. Oian pointed out that … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton School Board Chair Cristal Adkins Concludes Two Decades of Service
On December 17, 2024, Mabel-Canton School Board Chair Cristal Adkins presided over her final meeting after 20 years of service, including the last 10 years as board chair and was board chair twice before for two years. Reflecting on her tenure, Adkins said that she worked with 20 different board members and collaborated with five superintendents during her time on the board. … [Read more...]
Chatfield Board Approves Five-day School Week for School Year 2025-26
At a special board meeting held on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6 p.m with all board members and Superintendent Harris present, the board voted to approve a five-day week for the 2025-26 school year that is very similar to the 2024-2025 calendar. Harris thanked all the patrons who attended the meetings to discuss the four-day week (4DW) and for the large response to the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove School Board Members Thanked for Service to the District
The December 16 meeting of the Spring Grove School Board marked the final meeting for outgoing board members Aaron Solum and Aric Elton. Superintendent Rachel Udstuen graciously thanked both men for their service to the district. Solum served on the board for 20 years, holding the position of chairman for 18 years, while Elton served on the board for four years. Udstuen noted … [Read more...]
Football: Southeast-White All-District Honors
Chatfield (6-0, 11-1) won the Southeast-White for the third time in four years while Cannon Falls (4-2, 8-3), Triton (4-2, 8-3), and Caledonia (4-2, 7-3) each tied for second. All four teams made section title games with the Gophers and Cobras making state. Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-6), La Crescent/Hokah (1-5, 2-7), and St. Charles (0-6, 1-8) rounded out the White standings. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/16)
Three Ranked Teams in Play in Caledonia/R-P Series Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson played their first basketball series of the year. The guys battle pitted #3 Class AA Warriors versus the Class A #9 Trojans. Using their length, Brad King’s group was too much for a young R-P group. The Warriors led 44-32 at intermission and then limited R-P to 5 of 17 shooting in the second … [Read more...]