Caledonia’s boys got 22 points from Reid Klug and 21 from Garrett Konz in beating L-A 97-72. The #3 in AA Warriors then beat Mount Horeb 70-59 at the Midwest Players Classic. Klug scored 27 points. Brad King’s Warriors (8-0, 13-2) lead the TRC-East over R-P (6-2, 12-2). Greg Kennedy went for 30 (pts) and 11 (rebs) as FC beat PEM 80-71. Morgan Rohweder scored 27 as Houston beat … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/27)
Full-Strength Knights Post 3-0 Week A finally-at-full-strength Kingsland boys squad notched a 3-0 week. A non-SEC game versus Fillmore Central was a battle. The Falcons were down multiple rotation players and it showed early. The Knights jumped out 23-7. FC first fought back to down four twice. Kingsland replied, building a 37-25 lead. FC then battled back again, spurting … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/27)
Grove Girls Extend Winning Streak to Six The Spring Grove girls improved to 11-3 while extending their winning streak to six. Four of those wins involved overcoming second-half deficits, including two of the three games the week of Monday, January 13. The Lions dominated their only conference game at Lyle/Pacelli (77-34). It was sandwiched between non-conference wins at … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/27)
Wrestling: All Five Area Squads Mix It Up The week in wrestling saw the five ‘Journal-covered’ squads mix it up. Caledonia/Houston hosted Chatfield and W-K for a triangular. LARP hosted GMLOS and W-K. Dover-Eyota hosted the Gophers and FCLMC. The Cal/Hou tri in Houston had three very lopsided matches. Top-ranked Chatfield dominated, beating the Falcons 75-0 and the … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Flashback Peterson’s Blind School Teacher
By Cheryl Boyum Eaton Fillmore County Historical Society Roy Maynard Johnson was born January 11, 1935, to Jens and Hazel Johnson at Moorhead, Iowa. He had two older brothers and a younger sister. His father was a farmer and the family moved to Belmond, Iowa, when Roy was in eighth grade. He took part in band, choir, and FFA. As a young child, he was diagnosed with … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cayden Lea scored 28 points as R-P’s #7 in Class A boys beat PEM 78-47. Cole Thompson scored 22 as R-P beat Kingsland 74-52 for their ninth win in a row. Max Erdman had 21 in defeat. The R-P win streak ended with a 78-71 loss to West leading St. Charles (5-1, 11-3). The Trojans (5-2, 10-2) trail #2 in AA Caledonia (7-0, 11-2) in the TRC East. Ben Udstuen went for 22 (pts) and … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (01/20)
East Leading ‘Canes, Cards Winners of Busy SEC Week Teams from the SEC-East played multiple game versus each other, plus versus LeRoy-Ostrander. Houston at Spring Grove went to overtime. Jake Merchlewitz’s ‘Canes built a 37-23 second half lead before SG roared back. Devon Williams scored seven straight points and Bryce Berns scored six via the drive late, the last … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (01/20)
SG Tops King, GM, and R-P, Leads SEC The Spring Grove girls took sole possession of first place in the SEC with a 79-53 runaway win over Kingsland followed by a bizarre comeback 59-49 road victory at Grand Meadow. A day later, the Lions took a tight 56-53 non-conference home victory over section rival Rushford-Peterson. The Lions led the Knights all game, including a 38-26 … [Read more...]
R-P School Board Holds First Meeting of 2025
The Rushford-Peterson School Board held their first meeting of the new year on the frigid evening of Monday, January 13. Chris Grindland called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. He nominated Amy Woxland to take over from himself as chairperson of the board. Other nominations were Ken Sawle as treasurer, and Matt Helgemoe as clerk. All were elected to their respective … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson’s 7th-ranked boys hammered W-K 93-42 to win their seventh straight game. The Trojans (4-1, 8-1) trail Class AA #2 Caledonia (5-0, 9-1) in the TRC-East. FC’s boys shot an eye-popping 58 threes in losing to Hayfield 77-59. Grace Schroeder scored 23 points as Chatfield’s girls beat La Crescent/Hokah 55-37. Fillmore Central’s girls posted wins over … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/13)
Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball (1/2 & 1/3) Rushford-Peterson 64, Wabasha-Kellogg 18 (R-P: Kaia Loney 12 pts, 5 rebs; Emily Helgemoe 12 pts (3-5 threes), 5 rebs; Torryn Schneider 11 pts, 7 asts, 8 stls; Allanah Skalet 7 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls. Ten total Trojans scored and seven scored at least five points. R-P triggered 31 turnovers and scored 26 points … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/13)
Burros and Larks Play Series at Target Center Lanesboro and Grand Meadow basketball teams each got to play on the big floor in Minneapolis, as the teams participated in a special doubleheader at the Target Center. Shooting was a struggle for all teams in the big arena. Leading 15-14 at halftime, GM’s girls strung three straight makes together early in the second half to lead … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Camden Hungerholt scored 35 points, but L-O fell to BP 61-48 at GM’s holiday tourney. Carson Harstad went for 25 (pts) and 10 (rebs) as Chatfield beat Prairie du Chien 79-39, then 25 more points in a 58-47 loss to Z-M, both at the WSU Tourney. The Gophers (1-2, 4-6) have eclipsed last year’s win total. Kendall Knutson scored 21 points as Chatfield’s girls beat Winona-Senior at … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/6)
Girls Wrestling: Christenson’s Title Highlights Area Girls at Bi-State A year ago, at the first ever girls Bi-State wrestling tournament, GMLOS had five placers and Chatfield two. Bulldog Diann Smith’s third place finish was the best finish. This year’s large event had the two squads back in action in La Crosse. Each had five girls’ place. GMLOS’ Brandy Christenson broke new … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/6)
Trojans Series with FC and Lanesboro Highlights Shoot-For-Three Games Rushford-Peterson hosted their Holiday 3-Coops Shoot-For-Three tournament. The Trojans played boys/girls series with Fillmore Central and Lanesboro. R-P’s teams had little trouble with the Falcons. The Trojans boys led 22-15 in the first half when FC starting point guard Clayton Schoepski picked up his … [Read more...]