She is one win away from perfection. Her Roy Griak Meet time (17:33.7) is the lowest time of any Class 1A girl this season, and (purportedly) the second lowest time in the state. But, the past two years have not been so awesome at the 1A meet for LARPH junior Caitlin Bauer. In 2024, Bauer ran 20:39.8 to take 12th place. She was the first girl on the outside looking in at state, … [Read more...]
Football: Section 1AA Playoffs
The Section 1AA final will see #1 in Class AA Caledonia (9-0) take on Dover-Eyota (2-seed, 8-2). R-P Squanders Lead, Rallies Past Cobras In a Section 1AA quarterfinal, 4-seed Rushford-Peterson (6-2) jumped all over 5-seed Triton (3-5), only to have to rally for victory. Robbie Strand’s Trojans scored on their first three drives to lead 20-0. Creighton Hoiness twice hit … [Read more...]
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Cora Bicknese had 20 kills and 13 digs as 6-seed Chatfield volleyball topped 11-seed Goodhue 3-1 in a 1AA Round of 16 playoff match. Addison Drinkall had 32 digs, Grace Ekern 30 assists and 20 digs, but 9-seed R-P fell to 8-seed Red Wing in the 1AA Round of 16 in four sets. Hunter Polikowsky ran for 137 yards but 3-seed Chatfield fell to 6-seed Rochester-Lourdes in the 1AA … [Read more...]
Volleyball: 1AA Playoffs (10/26)
9-seed Rushford-Peterson (13-14) 1, 8-seed Red Wing (10-14) 3 > 20-25, 25-21, 17-25, 18-25 (R-P: Brielle Schneider 16 kills, 10 digs; G. Ekern 30 assists, 20 digs; A. Drinkall 6 assists, 32 digs; Ariana Bettinger 7 kills, 17 digs; Alannah Skalet 13 digs; Sydney Rye 7 kills; Morgan Rye 4 kills, 8 digs. R-P finishes the season at 13-15.) 11-seed Goodhue (12-14) 1, 6-seed … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Run State Streak to Eight With Fourth Straight 1A Title
The reigning state champions will return to defend their title. For the 8th straight year, LARPH boys cross country advanced to state. For a fourth straight year, they go as the 1A champs. By the narrowest of margins, sixth runner tiebreaker, the #3-ranked Screamin’ Eagles topped 1A rival, #7 Cotter/Hope Lutheran. Each team scored 72 points. Cotter went 1, 2, 8, 23, and 38; … [Read more...]
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/19)
Caledonia 3, PEM 0 > 25-7, 25-20, 25-17 (C: Elsa Blum 15 kills on .462 hitting, 8 digs, 17-17 serving, 4 aces; Avery Augedahl 28 assists; Ashlyn Reinhart 11 kills, 10 digs, 3 aces; Paizley Lange 3 kills, 14 digs, 20-20 serving, 3 aces; Lauren Goetzinger 10 digs; Adrienne Lange 7 kills.) Chatfield 3, La Crescent/Hokah 0 > 25-23, 25-22, 25-12 (C: Cora Bicknese 8 kills, … [Read more...]
Cross-District Football (10/22)
Fillmore Central 28, St. Clair/Mankato-Loyola 6 (FC: Q. Kaase 10-126, 2 TDs, conversion rushing, 21-yard reception, 49-yard interception return; Grant Daniels 12-74 rushing, 16-yard reception, 12 total tackles; Bridon Bahl 7-60, 2 TDs, conversion rushing, 2 of 4, 37 yards passing; Will Boettcher 1.5 sacks. Thirty-four of FC’s 38 ran offensive plays were rushing attempts. They … [Read more...]
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Blake Hubbard rushed for 288 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, pick six), while Parker Armagost added 193 yards and three rushing touchdowns as Grand Meadow ran for 582 yards in beating Faribault B.A. 58-18. Hubbard surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. The Larks (5-3 South-East/overall) are Section 1 9-Man’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Kingsland (5-3, 5-3). Reid … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Chatfield Girls, LARPH Boys and Bauer Claim TRC Titles
On a warm, late-October day, cross country teams congregated to St. Charles for the annual TRC Meet. Chatfield claimed the girls team crown (on sixth score tiebreaker). LARPH’s boys claimed another TRC title. LARPH junior runner Caitlin Bauer stayed first place perfect on the year with the girls’ individual crown. Bauer (19:07.8) pack ran a little early but led most of the race … [Read more...]
Southeast-Yellow Football (10/14)
#8 in AA Rushford-Peterson 7, Dover-Eyota 21 (R-P: Owen Lange 11-44, TD rushing; Jaxon Johnson 8-46 rushing; Carson Johnson 6-45 rushing. The Trojans tied it 7-7 late in the first half, but D-E retook the lead just before halftime at 14-7. They then recovered a Trojan fumble to start the second half, and scored, to lead 21-7. R-P had a five-game win streak snapped. They are 4-2 … [Read more...]