#6 Gophers Down #1 Warriors in Big Early Season Game In another chapter of their rivalry, ranked AA teams #6 Chatfield (2-0) and #1 Caledonia (2-0) did battle in a big week three showdown. Plays late in the second and third quarters majorly helped determine the verdict. Leading 6-0, with first half waning, Chatfield got back-to-back big pass plays. Quarterback Carson Rowland … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/23)
Cougars Improve to 19-0 with Eight Win Week, Heritage Title The #2-ranked team in Class A volleyball kept plugging along with an eight-win week which included the Heritage Christian Academy tourney title. Mabel-Canton first went through SEC foes Kingsland and Lanesboro in straight sets. The Knights fell 25-11, 25-5, and 25-9. Sahara Morken had 28 assists, 6 digs, and 5 aces … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/23)
Burro Girls Claim First at D-E Meet Top runner Autumn Rakosnik ran away with the individual crown and Ellen Cullen’s LFC girls team put their five scoring runners all in the top 20 to claim the Dover-Eyota cross country meet team title. Rakosnik ran with section foes and 2023 state qualifiers Olivia Yotter of Lake City and Lexi Kivimagi of Chatfield for a while before … [Read more...]
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LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli football wrecked Westbrook-Walnut Grove 55-6 to improve to 2-0 on the year. The Cardinals got pick sixes from Carter Sweeney and Reid Hungerholt. Sweeney also caught two scores. Kingsland (1-1, 1-1) rebounded from a loss to L-O/L-P by smacking GM 58-16. Kaaleem Reiland threw four TD passes on just five attempts, Zach Reiland topped 100 yards on the … [Read more...]
Football (9/16)
Football: Warriors Post Second Shutout in 1AA Title Game Rematch In a rematch of last year’s 1AA title game, Caledonia (1-0) progressively but convincingly subdued Dover-Eyota (0-1) in a Southeast White affair. For a second straight week, the Warrior defense was stout. The Eagles were held to 121 yards offense and they never found the end zone, though D-E played enough ball … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/16
Volleyball: #2 Cougars Control Lions, Sweep Big SEC Matchup Neighboring schools Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove have been rivals in volleyball for many years, though there is a caveat. The Cougars nearly always win. A year ago, the Lions were the only SEC team to test M-C, losing 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-19) in Mabel, but 3-2 (25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25, 15-13) in Spring … [Read more...]
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At the Bill Glomski cross country meet in Stewartville, LFC’s Autumn Rakosnik took second and Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi third in an event with over 100 runners. Maddex Rodriguez ran for 127 yards but Houston’s final drive ran out of the time as they fell to Southland 21-14 in South-East football action. Cheyenne Bakken had 18 digs and 6 aces as Grand Meadow volleyball topped … [Read more...]
Football 9/9
L-O/L-P Downs Kingsland Behind Conversions and Late Score In a battle between Section 1 9-Man’s top two regular season teams from a year ago, LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli senior quarterback Camden Hungerholt scored on a one-yard TD run with 2:34 left in the game to put the Cardinals ahead of Kingsland 35-26. The score, for all intents and purposes, put a penalty-laden, but … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/9/24
Volleyball: Strong Programs Post Multiple Wins, Stay Unbeaten Mabel-Canton, Chatfield, Fillmore Central, and Caledonia could all be termed strong volleyball programs. Each team notched multiple wins, as the 2024 volleyball season had its first full week. #1 Cougars Down West Powers, Improve to 10-0 Mabel-Canton, ranked #1 in Class A, had three SEC matches, and came … [Read more...]
Football
2024 Prep Football Preview The 2024 season is year two of the new district alignment. Hence, nothing changes from last year as it pertains to districts and sections. Three Journal-covered squads enter the year coming off state runs. Kingsland broke a 20-year drought and progressed all the way to the 9-Man state finals before controversially and agonizingly falling. Fillmore … [Read more...]