Cotter/Hope Lutheran (43) nipped a less-than-full-strength LARPH boys cross country team (46) at the PEM Meet. Trey Hegland (4th), Brennan Kunst (7th), and Aaron Ploetz (8th) finished top 10 for LARPH. LFC’s Autumn Rakosnik took a narrow second to Cotter/HL’s Sonja Semling while Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi took third, LARPH’s Caitlin Bauer sixth, and LFC’s Lillyan Kiehne 8th. … [Read more...]
Football (10/21)
Hungerholt Runs Wild over M-C as #5 LO/L/P Stays Perfect Mabel-Canton (3-3) controlled time of possession. The Cougars ran 67 offensive plays and amassed 313 yards of offense. Fifth-ranked LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (6-0) ran just 23 offensive plays. But Cardinal senior quarterback Camden Hungerholt ran wild and 23 plays netted 539 yards (23 yards per play) as visiting … [Read more...]
The Sound of Enthusiasm Fills the Music Room at St. Mary’s
Meet the energetic new music teacher at St. Mary’s School in Caledonia, Molly Graff. She comes from a family of teachers. In fact, she is the fourth generation of teachers in her family and the second-generation music teacher. Her mother recently retired from teaching music. “It holds a special place in my heart that my great-great-grandma was a teacher, and then both of my … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/21)
#3 Chatfield Runs TRC Table, Repeats as Champion There is not much doubt. Chatfield volleyball is the best team in the Three Rivers Conference this year. Kristi Rindels’ Gophers won their final two league matches to go unblemished through the schedule. At home, they beat St. Charles 3-0 (25-9, 25-7, 25-21). Jaelyn LaPlante (10 kills, 5 digs, 16-16 serving, 5 aces) and Trindy … [Read more...]
Houston’s Football Brothers
Stepbrothers senior Maddox Rodriguez and sophomore Lee Klunder are having a great time playing football together on the Houston High School team this year. Both boys are running backs/fullbacks for the Houston nine-man team. (The team has two running backs in the backfield.) Maddox and Lee both grew up in Houston and knew each other all along; they both started playing … [Read more...]
M-C Moves Forward on Bond Referendum
The Mabel-Canton School Board met in regular session on October 15, with all members present. The board unanimously approved moving forward with a bond referendum not to exceed $8.94 million. Sue Peterson of ISG and Jason Peterson of Kraus-Anderson were on hand to review the results of the survey, the costs, and financing so the board could make an information decision. The … [Read more...]
New Teachers at Houston Schools
Houston Schools welcomed five new teachers this fall - Ethan Papenfuss, band; Samantha Michaelsen, elementary special education; Hailey Pierazek, MS/HS math; Abigail Allen, HS math; and Anna Dunnum, English and social studies. Ethan Papenfuss, an alumni of Houston High School, got into teaching because he himself had a wonderful experience as a student. He feels so … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Ranked football teams rolled. Carson Rowland accounted for four total TDs (three rushing, one passing) as #3 in AA Chatfield whipped La Crescent/Hokah 52-8. Ethan Stendel accounted for four TDs (two rushing, two passing) as #5 Caledonia posted its fourth shut-out, blanking St. Charles 28-0. Chatfield (5-0, 6-0) leads the Southeast-White over Caledonia (4-1, 5-1) and #9 Cannon … [Read more...]
Football (10/14)
TD-Pass Hat Trick Propels #10 FC to First Place Fillmore Central football has owned the Mid-Southeast-Blue division the last two years. It seems it will be a hat trick for the Falcons. It took a hat trick, of touchdown passes, to put the Falcons in driver’s seat. In a big week six showdown, Chris Mensink’s Falcons (4-1, 4-1) took on Lewiston-Altura (4-1, 4-1) on the road in … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/17)
Lions Take Set From #4 M-C, Cougars Win in Four For all intents and purposes, the SEC-East title was on the line as #4 in Class Mabel-Canton (9-0, 25-2) hosted Spring Grove (9-1, 15-5). The Lions have been about the only SEC team to test M-C over the years. That said, the Cougars whipped through SG 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-18) on September 5. But like last year, the Lions got … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/14)
Norms Hold True at Heartland Run For a second time this year, Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston cross country hosted a meet. At the top, a lot of this year’s running norms held true. LARPH boys won. LFC’s girls won. Their top runner, Autumn Rakosnik won. Starting with Matt Kingsbury’s host boys, it was not even remotely close. LARPH was one spot away from a perfect … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/3)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, Dover-Eyota 7 (Macy Krause scored for the Warriors on a corner kick from Siri Konkel) (B) Dover-Eyota 1, Cal/SG/Hou 0 (It was the second loss to the Eagles this season by the same score) B) Cal/SG/Hou 1, Stewartville 6 (The regular season ended with this non-conference game in which Jacob Hernandez scored for the Warriors. With the … [Read more...]
7 New Teachers at Rushford-Peterson
Rushford-Peterson welcomed a total of seven new teachers to its teaching staff this fall. The new teachers are: Lindsey Olson, K-8 counselor and district assessment doordinator; Emily Wahlberg, first grade; Ethan Jacobson, MS/HS business; Sophia Westcott, SPED; Kora Miller, kindergarten; Madlyn Ripka, MS/HS band director; Nathan Whitacre, MS/HS SPED. Here’s your chance to learn … [Read more...]
Chuck Dahl Recognized for 25 Years of Service
During the October 9, 2024, city council meeting, Mayor Adam Wilder presented Public Works employee Chuck Dahl with a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of his 25 years of service to the city of Mabel. The city council thanked Dahl for his dedication, loyalty, and commitment. Mayor Adam Wilder called the meeting of the Mabel City Council to order at 6 p.m. In … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Hosts Small School Teaching Conference Next Week
The Lanesboro School Board heard details of the upcoming Small School Teaching Conference to be held on Wednesday, October 16 at Lanesboro Schools. Two break out sessions will be presented. Subjects such as artificial intelligence in schools, mental health and classroom management will be discussed by presenters. WSU will have an empathy session as one of the choices for … [Read more...]