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...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland’s Beau Wiersma (RB), Parker Johnson (DE), and Ayden Howard (WR), and LeRoy-Ostrander’s Camden Hungerholt (QB), were honored as Nine-Man All-State in football. Wiersma and Johnson already earned Associated Press 2nd team All-State (all classes). Nine-man All-State HM selections included L-O’s Malyk Schaefer (OL/DL), M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (RB/LB), and SG’s Jaxon … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (12/12 - 12/15) Chatfield 55, Wabasha-Kellogg 59 (C: B. Fretland 14 pts (4-8 threes); Carson Harstad 13 pts; Ross Stoehr 13 pts (5-9 FGs), 6 rebs. Game started with back-to-back 10-0 runs. The Gophers shot 23 of 47 (49%). Chatfield then led by 13 in the second half (about 10:00 left) but could not close it out. It is their third … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Three Rivers Girls Basketball (12/12 -12/15) Fillmore Central 57, La Crescent/Hokah 43 (FC: K. Broadwater 24 pts (6-9 FTs), 8 rebs, 6 stls; Haley O’Connor 8 pts, 6 rebs; Aubrey Daniels 6 pts, 4 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls. Falcons ended five-game series losing streak to Lancers that dates to 2020) La Crescent/Hokah 44, Rushford-Peterson 66 (RP: Nadia Happel 14 pts; E. Ekern 13 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/14 – 12/16)
Stewartville Quadrangular > GMLOS 51, Triton 22 (Braxten Wiste (160), Drake Payne (189), and Colton Gardner (285) won by fall for the Bulldogs, Parker Armagost (121), Teague Alden (133), Timmy Hogfeldt (139), Dalton Pischke (145), and Ayden Stier (172) by forfeit, Cael Smith (127 > 10-7) by decision); GMLOS 30, Stewartville 41 (Armagost (121), Alden (133), Pischke (145), … [Read more...]