Spring Grove (18-2, 24-3) posted three wins during the final week of the regular season, but the #12 Lions needed second-half surges to complete SEC sweeps of Mabel-Canton (9-9, 13-12) and Houston (10-10, 15-11) before busing to St. Paul to defeat #15 Nevis (18-6). Grove won 65-50 at M-C but led by only six points at halftime, it was tied 34-34 in the second half, and SG led by … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Playoffs (2/20 & 2/22)
(1A Play-In) 17-seed Lyle/Pacelli (1-25) 51, 16-seed LeRoy-Ostrander (3-23) 49 (L-O: M. Nagel 26 pts, 17 rebs, 3 blks; Jenna Olson 15 pts (five threes), 5 rebs. L-O beat L/P twice in the regular season. Cardinals finish at 3-24) (1A Round of 16) 14-seed Schaeffer Academy (9-17) 19, 3-seed #20 in A Rushford-Peterson (19-7) 62 (R-P: Nad. Happel 22 pts (7-9 FGs, 6-7 FTs); Ellie … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (2/20 - 2/23) Lewiston-Altura 44, Chatfield 66 (C: Carson Harstad 17 pts (3-10 threes); Masyn Kreter 16 pts. Kreter had 14 in the second half. Chatfield trailed 38-13 at intermission) Dover-Eyota 62, Chatfield 58 (C: C. Harstad 26 pts (4-13 threes), 5 rebs; Brayden Fretland 8 pts, 4 asts. Chatfield led 33-27 at halftime.) Southeast … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Trojans Better Results in Cotter, FC Rematches
Rushford-Peterson’s boys finished their regular season by improving upon earlier results versus fellow TRC-East teams. Chris Drinkall’s group out-scored Cotter 36-22 in the second half. The #18 in A Trojans annulled a 32-30 halftime deficit to post a 66-54 win. Dawson Bunke (17 pts, 4-8 threes, 9 rebs), Sampson Wilkemeyer (13 pts, 6-7 FGs, 4 rebs, 4 stls), Cayden Lea (14 pts, 4 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Warriors Rout Lancers, Down Ramblers, Share TRC-East Title
The Caledonia boys have a had good season. However, injuries to starters Reid Klug and Lewis Doyle left the Warriors not at full strength for a good chunk of the year. But Brad King’s group (11-1, 19-4), ranked #18 in AA to start the week, is healthy and ended the season with two wins. The first was a big one versus TRC-East leading #17 in AA La Crescent (13-0, 19-6). In the … [Read more...]
Boys Wrestling: 13 Qualify for State Headed by Nine Gophers
At the 1A individual meet, section team champion Chatfield continued its excellent season by qualifying nine guys for state. LARP and FCLMC each got one entrant. In Class AA, Caledonia/Houston qualified two. The Gophers pulled the super-rare feats of getting all 13 of their wrestlers to the semifinals and eleven to the finals. All 13 finished top three. Claiming section … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson Approves Post Secondary Enrollment Options Policy
Rushford-Peterson MiddleSchool/High School Principal Jake Timm and MSHS Counselor Jenny Helgemoe presented the R-P PSEO Policy and PSEO Helpful Hints documents to the R-P School Board for approval at their February 26 meeting. The intent of the policy is to get students to understand how PSEO (Post Secondary Enrollment Options) works. Timm pointed out that a couple … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Knights Come Back From Down 16 to Top Houston
Kingsland (9-seed, 15-8) trailed Houston (8-seed, 16-10) by 13 at intermission and by sixteen early in the second half but rallied for a comeback victory in a 1A Round of 16 play-off contest. The Hurricanes had a 14-5 first half spurt to help build a 36-23 halftime lead. They led 41-25 early in the second stanza. But the ‘Canes offense got stagnant, with just one field goal … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Cap 21-win Regular Season
Kingsland boys’ basketball put a cap to an excellent season by posting a trio of wins. Versus Lanesboro (6-12, 7-17), the game featured 16 lead changes. The Knights led 38-34 at intermission. Down 57-52 in the second half, Kingsland had a 14-2 run to lead 66-59. The Burros closed to down 68-65 (0:22). Sam Snitker then hit two free throws to ice it. Kingsland prevailed 71-65. … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Kids Celebrate “I Love to Read Month”
At the February 27 Fillmore Central school board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad reported that I Love to Read Month is wrapping up. The students experienced fun events and programs, dress up days and more to celebrate over the month of February. Thanks were extended to the Preston Fire Department for their donation that will allow each student to receive a free book at the … [Read more...]