For the third time in as many years, Fillmore Central football will play to go to state. Their quarterfinal foe was a cakewalk but their semifinal game was a different story. The #2 in Class A Falcons (1-seed, 8-0) easily handled Hayfield (8-seed, 0-8) by 41-14 final in the quarters. FC led 41-0 at halftime. Jayce Kiehne (2-46, 2 TDs rushing; 3-57, 2 TDs receiving) scored … [Read more...]
Volleyball Playoffs
Section 1A Volleyball Playoffs (10/23 & 10/26) (Play-In) 17-seed Houston (5-21) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (8-17) 2 > 13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8 (H: Emily Botcher 14 kills, 7 digs, 11 assists, 4 aces; E. Carrier 18 digs; Jorja Meyer 6 kills; Avery Kingsley 3 kills, 11 digs, 5 aces; Cadence Koehler 14 digs, 5 aces; Olivia Yohe 11 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces. K: K. … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Chatfield’s Kivimagi Grabs Girls Title, Rakosnik Runner-up
It was a dramatic end to a race, from an individual perspective. It was also a scary end. Down the home stretch of the girls 1A cross country meet, it came down to the favorite, Cotter’s Sonja Semling, LFC youngster Autumn Rakosnik and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi. Semling, the two-time defending champion, was in first place heading to the last 300-meters or so. But she would … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Early playoff volleyball action saw all the highest seeded area teams moved on to their section quarters. Houston (17-seed) came back from down 2-0 to beat Kingsland (16-seed) in a 1A play-in game 3-2 (13-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 15-8). Ella Carrier had 18 digs for the ‘Canes while Kadence Aarsvold had 39 digs for the Knights. Houston then fell to top-seed #2 M-C 3-0 … [Read more...]
Football Playoffs
Football Playoffs - Section 1AA (10/24) (Quarterfinal) 6-seed Winona-Cotter (1-7) 12, 3-seed Chatfield (6-2) 59 (C: K. Schott 11-133, 2 TDs rushing, 29-yard reception; Parker Delaney 4-7, 128 yards, 2 TDs passing; Carson Rowland 5-89, TD rushing, passing TD; Caden Boyum 12-yard TD reception, 27-yard interception return TD; Devin Reinhardt 12-yard TD reception; Ben Carrier … [Read more...]
Meet the New Teachers at Grand Meadow Public Schools
Four new teachers joined Grand Meadow Public Schools this year. The Fillmore County Journal asked each of them a few questions to introduce them to the community. Faith Gehling Faith Gehling teaches sixth grade math and science. She’s also the varsity cheerleading coach and co-advisor for the National Honor Society. Gehling grew up in Grand Meadow, where she graduated … [Read more...]
Why Spring Grove Schools Should Invest in Air Conditioning
By Addison Kessler The Spring Grove Schools should invest in air conditioning because, even though it is getting colder out, it will last the school for 10 to 15 years. This topic has been brought up many times when talking about what to do with the extra money that the school acquires. Air conditioning is important during the warmer months because it will keep the students … [Read more...]
R-P Varsity Bowling – #1 in State!
It’s tournament time for fall varsity sports; R-P has a team ranked first in state going into their tournaments – varsity bowling! The R-P varsity team has a team average of 199.7833 with a high game of 266. They have won 12 matches and lost zero. Their game record stands at 52 wins and eight losses. In addition, Rylan Schneider is currently the number one varsity bowler in … [Read more...]
Football: Trojans Win Fourth Straight
Rushford-Peterson continued its turn-around by beating Wabasha-Kellogg in their regular season finale, stoking their win streak to four. The Sampson Wilkemeyer to Jaxson Meldahl connection was huge, as the duo hooked up for 78 and 56-yard TD receptions. Wilkemeyer (12-18, 285 yards, 3 TDs passing, 6-24 rushing) improved to 4-0 when playing QB. Meldahl (6-207, 2 TD receiving), … [Read more...]
Football: 105-yard Pick Six Highlights #2 FC’s 28-16 Win Over K-W
Fillmore Central senior Jayce Kiehne is an explosive player, probably the most explosive in Section 1A. The fleet 6’3” 175- pounder, who missed the Falcons’ 2022 state football run per injury, used his dynamism to lead the Falcons (7-0, 7-0) past their last big test of this regular season, Kenyon-Wanamingo (6-1, 6-1). With 0:02 seconds left on the first half clock, trailing … [Read more...]