Wrestling: Gophers Threepeat as 1A Champions Wrestling can sometimes be unique. A competitor can lose and it still helps a team win. Preventing (big) bonus points can prove major dividends to the team game. Chatfield freshman Brenden Kobs found himself in that position in the Gophers’ 1A team final with Goodhue (2-seed, 20-7). Chatfield, #2 in Class A (1-seed, 16-4), jumped … [Read more...]
Reflections on RP’s Recent Referendum Vote
The Rushford-Peterson School Board officially canvassed the votes from the recent building referendum vote at their regular board meeting on February 17. The vote was 444 (37.34%) in favor and 744 (62.66%) against. 48% of the voters voted in the election compared to the typical low turnout of 15% and typical high of 25%. Superintendent Ben Bernard opened up a discussion of … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (2/16)
Caledonia’s girls topped TRC foes Rushford-Peterson 76-53 and La Crescent/Hokah 81-47 on the week while losing to #2 in AAA Stewartville 66-57. The win over the Trojans clinched the Warriors (13-0, 18-6) the outright TRC-East title over Cotter/HL (11-3, 14-9), R-P (6-5, 14-8), FC (6-6, 13-9), and LC/H (2-11, 8-16). Warrior senior guard Aubrie Klug scored 25, 31, and 29 points. … [Read more...]
Basketball (2/16)
Boys Basketball: Trojans Storm Past Warriors to Sole Possession of First Place The first time they played, Caledonia did what could possibly be termed an upset in taking down Rushford-Peterson, 71-64. It is hard to call it a true upset. Both are proud and capable basketball programs. But the Trojans returned nearly everyone off a 1A runner-up team. The Warriors returned one … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/16)
Girls Wrestling: Five From Chatfield and GMLOS Each Make State For the first time, girls wrestling had eight individual section tournaments to determine a 16-girl state field. Up until this point, two sections have been combined for a super sectional, an eight-girl state field. GMLOS and Chatfield have been two programs leading the charge in girls wrestling. Each got five … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson $24 Million Referendum Fails
In 2014, R-P School District voters approved the construction of a new school, which opened for the school year in 2017 at a cost of $33.5 million. Their previous school facility was considered to be one of the oldest in the State of Minnesota. On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, residents of the Rushford-Peterson School District took to the polls to cast their vote on a $24 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Jensyn Storhoff scored 31 and 21 points, but Lanesboro’s girls lost to Southland 58-45 and PEM 50-47. She surpassed 2,000 career points versus the Bulldogs. Storhoff is just one of six girls from the Journal-covered schools to do so, joining GM’s Jessica Benson (2,188), Jordyn Glynn (2,072), and Sloan Benson (2,051), L-O’s Haley Hungerholt (2,507) and R-P’s Brianna Koop … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/9)
Boys Basketball: Burros Take Down Cards and Cougars Lanesboro basketball continued its big season, maybe its best week. Matt Asleson’s group took down TRC-West leading Lewiston Altura and SEC-East second place Mabel-Canton, holding both under 35% shooting. The Burros’ win over L-A was maybe their best of the year. The score was tied eight times around halftime. The teams … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/9)
Girls Basketball: Lanesboro, Houston, and R-P Take Aim at SG/M-C It was a week of notable games surrounding Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s girls. The Lions played at Lanesboro in a key SEC battle, then renewed rivalries with Houston and Rushford-Peterson, all solid teams. Lions Avenge Earlier Loss to Burros In a showdown between two of the three SEC leaders, SG/M-C … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/2)
Boys Basketball: Caledonia Ties for First With Wins over Chatfield/Cotter Caledonia boys basketball probably had its best week with two wins over high-quality TRC foes. At West second-place Chatfield (5-2, 9-6), TRC-East second-place Caledonia (5-2, 8-6) trailed 28-23 at the half and 40-32 midway thru the second. But the Warriors closed out the game hitting 13 of their final … [Read more...]