Kale Eiken carried 38 times for 203 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead M-C over Houston 46-18 in South-East football action. Carter Hershberger added 106 yards and two TDs on the ground for the Cougars. Dylan Halverson amassed over 300 yards of total offense (135 rushing, 194 passing) and four total TDs as Spring Grove topped Faribault B.A. 28-6. Teague Tessum ran for 131 yards to … [Read more...]
Football: Warriors Blast Saints to Improve to 2-0
After a nail-biting 25-18 overtime win in week one over TRC rival Rushford-Peterson, Caledonia had much less drama in blanking St. Charles in a week two Southeast-Yellow football affair. The defense pitched a shutout and harvested five interceptions, one each from Jacob Klug, Tyson Ginther, Oliver Stemper, Colin Stemper, and Bo Knutson. The offense scored three touchdowns in … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Bauer’s Massive Week Highlights Cross Country Action
The running season is again off and going. As with early fall cross country meets, temperatures are something to be concerned with. LARPH’s boys’ team, plus its top girl runner, are forces to contend with. At La Crescent/Hokah’s “Crazy Buffalo” 4,000-meter run, LARPH’s guys took first with the individual champion. But the girls took second also with the individual champ. Matt … [Read more...]
Football: Johnson’s Massive Effort Leads R-P Over Triton
Rushford-Peterson and Triton competed in a week two Southeast Yellow battle. With 62 total points scored, the teams went back-and-forth. Triton scored on its second drive, converting three fourth downs (including one by Trojan encroachment penalty). On 4th and 6 from the 29, Graden Thomas hit Braxton Koss for a 29-yard score. With PAT, the Cobras led 7-0. R-P replied just … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (9/3)
Waukon 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-19, 25-21, 25-21 (R-P: A. Drinkall 23 digs, 16-16 serving; G. Ekern 30 assists; Kenley Snyder 6 kills, 12 digs; B. Schneider 11 kills; Ariana Bettinger 10 kills; A. Skalet 9 digs; Morgan Rye 5 kills. The Trojans are 0-1 in the TRC, 1-1 overall.) … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Fillmore Central volleyball swept matches with D-E and St. Charles on the week. Norah Nagel had 10 kills and 15 digs in the win over the Eagles. The #1 in Class A Falcons improved to 2-0 in the TRC, 3-0 overall. Avery Augedahl had 31 assists as #5 in Class AA Caledonia swept L-A 3-0. The Warriors then lost to D-E by 3-1 tally, as Augedahl got hurt and did not set. Lily Augedahl … [Read more...]
Football: Caledonia Rally Leads to Overtime Win Over R-P
As the fourth quarter evolved, Caledonia’s chances of winning did not look too good. Hosting Rushford-Peterson, the Trojans got a 62-yard TD run from senior RB Owen Lange to enhance their lead to 18-10 with 10:37 left to go in the fourth quarter. After the teams swapped three and outs, it was literally do-or-die time for the Warriors, down eight with around 5:00 to go. But a … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Football Preview
The 2025 football season saw three area teams win section titles and make state. Mabel-Canton (11-1) ended a four-plus decades long drought in starting the year 11-0 and winning the Section 1 9-Man title, making state for the first time since 1981. Fillmore Central (10-1) started the year 10-0, grabbing its third 1A title in four years. Caledonia (9-3) added another state … [Read more...]
2026 Prep Volleyball Preview
A year ago, was another strong season for area volleyball teams. Chatfield (Section 1AA) and Fillmore Central (Section 1A) each repeated in winning their respective section titles. The Gophers (27-8) and Falcons (27-7) each went to state, bringing home hardware. Elsewhere, TRC champ Caledonia (26-6), SEC-East champ Mabel-Canton (29-4), and SEC-West champ Grand Meadow (22-7) won … [Read more...]
Caledonia Legion Softball Team Wins State Title
Just a couple months removed from winning the Section 1AA title in high school softball and taking fifth (consolation champs) in their first ever state berth, girls softball players from Caledonia added another notch to their impressive belt. The Caledonia Post #191 Legion team were substate Southeast Champions. At state, Caledonia beat Bemidji 19-1, Wayzata 9-0, and then … [Read more...]