Basketball teams from Spring Grove had a good week. The girls posted two wins to get off to a great start to the season while the boys opened with a couple of “W”s. The Lion girls first snuck past Schaeffer Academy. It was close all game with no team leading by more than six. Siri Konkel hit five of six free throws in the final 19 seconds to help propel SG to the 42-38 win. … [Read more...]
Basketball: Knight Teams Post 4-0 Week
Kingsland’s basketball teams each played two games on the week and each won both. John Fenske’s boys downed Schaeffer Academy 68-55, led by double-digit scorers Jayden Brink (17 pts, 3-7 threes, 8 rebs, 5 asts), Max Erdman (14 pts, 7 rebs), and Courtland Drury-DeBoer (11 pts) plus Sam Snitker (9 pts, 5 rebs). Kingsland then transitioned Glenville-Emmons into submission via a … [Read more...]
Basketball: Warriors Sweep Benefit Doubleheader at R-P
The games were not close but the related cause associated with the doubleheader was important as Rushford-Peterson’s basketball teams hosted Caledonia. On the court, the Warrior girls used their length to handle the Trojans. Scott Sorenson’s group started the game 19-3 and never looked back in posting a 59-28 win. R-P’s plight was hindered by starting All-TRC point guard Ellie … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Gopher Girls Post Three Win Week
A young Chatfield girls basketball team won three games to move its win streak to four. First-year head coach Kyle Tollefson’s team posted TRC wins over Wabasha-Kellogg 69-38 and St. Charles 69-23 while beating Cannon Falls 77-47 in non-conference. Versus W-K, Chatfield collected 22 offensive rebounds and outscored the Falcons 23-0 in transition. Senior Evy Goldsmith (22 pts, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Hurricanes Down Larks in Key SEC Game
In a key early SEC girls game, Houston and defending West champion Grand Meadow did battle. Most notable in the first half was the Larks starting the game 0-16 from deep and digging a hole as deep as 19-8. But GM then hit four of five threes, and by halftime, they led 27-26. The second half was then tight. GM’s biggest lead was six (34-28), Houston’s biggest also six (51-45). … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Howard’s Shots Rally Burros for Wild Win
Lanesboro’s boys trailed by four with less than a minute left in regulation, by three with under 30 seconds to go in overtime, and by four late in a second overtime, but somehow came out victorious over Lyle/Pacelli. Senior guard Mason Howard hit two huge shots to lead his team to a needed win. In regulation, a Howard three and one David Harvey free throw annulled a 60-56 … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Approves 2024 Levy
Superintendent Heath Olstad reviewed the current budget and proposed property tax levy for 2024 with the board, as part of the Truth in Taxation hearing at the December 19 Fillmore Central School Board meeting. The board approved the total proposed school tax levy in the amount of $1,743,308.68. Superintendent Olstad said that the Christmas concerts at both the elementary and … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton School Certifies Levy
The Mabel-Canton (M-C) school held its annual Truth in Taxation hearing on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the beginning of the regularly scheduled school board meeting. Time was allotted for public comment and discussion as required by state law. Business Manager Aimee Lake reviewed the process and the 2023-2024 school budget as it pertained to the certification of the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Schools Approves Property Tax Levy
The Spring Grove Public Schools held its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing before the regular school board meeting on Monday, December 18. The board unanimously approved an increase in the property tax levy of $1,042.979.00 or 156.7%. Superintendent Rachel Udstuen thanked everyone for attending and explained that there would be time for questions at the end of the … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board Holds Truth in Taxation Meeting
The main event for the Monday, December 18 Kingsland School Board Meeting was the Truth in Taxation presentation, an event which was open to the public. Business Manager Julie Schreiber presented a summary of the Kingsland school district’s use of tax revenue, its levy history, and factors determining its proposed 2024 tax levy. The fiscal year 2024 proposed levy amounted to … [Read more...]