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Hot Shots (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Aubrie Klug scored 28 points as top-seed #5 in AA Caledonia beat 16-seed La Crescent/Hokah 85-25 in the 1AA girls playoffs.  The Warriors (24-3) move on to face 9-seed Z-M (13-14).  Section 1A 2-seed SG/M-C topped L-O 71-38 behind Siri Konkel’s 18 (pts) and 11 (asts).  Jensyn Storhoff went for 21 (pts) and 13 (stls) as 7-seed Lanesboro topped 10-seed BP 57-33.  The Lions (21-5) … [Read more...]

Boys Basketball (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

Rushford-Peterson senior Caden Johnson gets free for a layup in the Trojans’ regular season finale 70-53 win over Cotter. R-P won its sixth straight game, and they improved 21-4, and Johnson is the only senior. Photo by Dawn Hauge

Six Game Win Streak Propels R-P Over 20 Wins It has been a good year for a young Rushford-Peterson boys basketball team.  A 3-0 week brought their win streak to six, as Chris Drinkall’s Trojans surpassed 20 wins on the year.  R-P sandwiched TRC wins over La Crescent/Hokah and Cotter around a non-conference victory over Grand Meadow.  Versus the Lancers, sophomore Carson … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s girls celebrate at 60-45 win over Southland in their regular season finale, which clinched the Lions there second straight SEC crown (a share with Grand Meadow). Coach Taylor Elton’s Lions (21-5) are 1A’s 2-seed. Photo by Lee Epps

Lions Subdue Southland, Secure Share of SEC Title Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton claimed a share of a second straight SEC championship, avenging one of their two league losses with a 60-45 home win over third-place Southland (9-5 SEC, 16-8). The Lions (12-2 SEC, 20-5) are co-champs with Grand Meadow (12-2, 22-2). SG/MC trailed, by as many as eight points, for all except 24 … [Read more...]

Wrestling (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

FCLMC’s Kane Larson (upright) and Chatfield’s Ben Carrier (face on mat) get all tangled as they tangle in the 172-pound final at the Section 1A individual wrestling tourney. In the event’s best finals match, #3 Carrier topped #2 Larson by 3-1 decision, but each have qualified for state. Photo by Paul Trende

19 Area Athletes Punch Trips to State Chatfield, LARP, FCLMC, and GMLOS wrestling squads took on the Section 1A guys individual tournament while Cale-donia/Houston competed at the 1AA event.  All five programs had kids qualify for state.  Chatfield tied a school-record (from last year) with nine individual entrants, Jameson Priebe (107), Logan Pearson (114), Javier Berg … [Read more...]

R-P Looks to Future Needs

March 3, 2025 by Wanda Hanson

Marg O’Laughlin addressed the board during the public comment period to share her concerns regarding the curriculum in her ninth grade daughter’s literature class. Photo by Wanda Hanson

At the Rushford-Peterson School Board regular meeting on February 26, the board approved a proposal to allow ATSR to come into the school to see what people see as future needs for the school. ATSR Planners/Architects/Engineers is a company that does 98% of its work with schools. It has worked with R-P since 2011 and designed the current school.  The board approved Phase 1 … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

LARP wrestling topped Dover-Eyota 38-27 in the 1A quarters to clinch its first trip to Rochester and the team semifinals in the Journal Sports era (since 2011). Section 1AA 6-seed Caledonia/Houston was tied with 3-seed Pine Island 27-27 before falling by fall at heavyweight to lose 33-27. Kinley Soiney scored 20 points and became Mabel-Canton’s all-time leading girls scorer as … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Houston boys basketball beat LeRoy-Ostrander 86-57 to clinch the SEC-East basketball title. It is the Hurricanes’ first boys SEC title ever, and first league crown period since 1987. They are 12-4 in the SEC, 16-8 overall. Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Boys Basketball: #3 Warriors Week Includes Defending and Dunking #9 Bombers Caledonia boys basketball came into the week as the top-ranked state team in Section 1AA. A massive section game was one of three on tap for the week. Brad King’s group started with exorcizing the demon that was a 64-60 loss a year ago at neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors beat the Lancers … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Five Chatfield seniors (left to right) Ben Carrier, Ayden Miner, Alden Pearson, Carson Rowland, and Javier Berg plus a mostly-occluded Wyatt Jacobson gather around the Section 1A team wrestling trophy. The Gophers dominatingly repeated as champs, beating three foes by a combined 192-23 score. Photo by Paul Trende

#1 Chatfield Dominates it Way to Repeat 1A Title It is the most dominant one-year Section 1A run, both in terms of points scored, and fewest points given up, in the last 17 years (since such things are cataloged on theguillotine.com). It the most dominant two-year run in 1A in the same period. In the 2025 1A finals, Chatfield senior Carson Rowland authored a pin to beat … [Read more...]

Rushford-Peterson FFA Plans for Fun Week

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Our Conduct of Chapter Meetings team at state in December. Photo submitted

By Courtney Thorman FFA Week is a week-long celebration that local chapters put on each year. The goal of FFA week is to throw fun activities for younger kids to get them engaged in the club. By hosting FFA Week, chapters increase enrollment and expose children to the joys of a high school club. The Rushford-Peterson chapter celebrates FFA Week by hosting a middle school … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Grand Meadow’s girls beat Houston 65-30 and L/P 57-19 to run their win streak to 11. Gracie Foster had a triple-double (12 pts, 14 rebs, 10 asts) versus the ‘Canes, 22 points versus the Athletics. Spring Grove beat Decorah 62-51 for the Lions’ 12th straight win. Via a SG loss to Lanesboro, GM (10-2, 19-2) leads SG (9-2, 17-4) in the SEC. R-P’s girls hit 17 threes in beating … [Read more...]

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