The April 15 meeting of the Rushford-Peterson School Board began with the introduction and congratulations of the students who will compete at the state level in speech and FFA. Kennedy Diepenbrock will be competing three times on April 19 in speech with her drama selection, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The top three competitors at the section competitions moved on to state. The … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/8 - 4/12) Chatfield 11, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (C: C. Boyum 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, Win, 1-3, R; Cole Ramaker 2-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K; Jack Dornack 2-3, two 2B, RBI; W. Nolte 2-5, RBI, 2 R; Ben Carrier 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. Chatfield had a seven-run fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1, … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/8) (B) Rushford-Peterson 189, La Crescent/Hokah 168 (RP: Sam LaFleur/Will LaFleur 46’s, Kellen Drinkall 48, Gus Hoiland 49. LCH: Ryan Nutter 35*, Wyatt Krzoska 41, Tobias Sajdok 45, Cooper Johnson 47, Charlie Wieser/Theron Hammell 48’s); (G) R-P 254, LC/H 249 (LCH: Colleen Baumbich 55*, Isabella Green 58. RP: Audrey Frick 55. Both Trojan teams … [Read more...]
R-P Recycles Nearly a Ton of Plastic Bags
Last May, Rushford-Peterson’s Go Green Club collaborated with the Rushford Lions to establish a plastic bag recycling program with the goal of getting plastic bags out of landfills. Plastics take over 1,000 years to disintegrate. R-P’s Go Green advisor Jacob Kramer had learned of a program called NexTrex sponsored by Trex designed to recycle plastic bags. One of the pillars … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/12) Rushford-Peterson 2, Wabasha-Kellogg 7 (R-P: S. Tesch 1-3, HR, RBI, R; Ellie Ekern 1-3, RBI, R. R-P walked 10, W-K walked one. W-K had a six-run fourth. Trojans > 0-2, 1-2) Southeast Conference Softball (4/8 - 4/11) GMLOK 3, Houston 4 (H: Kylie Stinson 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Emily Botcher 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Win; … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson senior Rylan Schneider pitched the Trojans (2-1, 2-1) to wins over FC/L 8-1 and W-K 3-2, as he gave up just two earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched (1 BB, 12 K). Caden Boyum had 10 strikeouts and got the win (in five innings) as Chatfield beat W-K 11-1. Westin Nolte gave up just one earned run in collecting the win as the Gophers beat PEM 6-1. Morgan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mary Srock was 4-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored as Houston softball pounded Lyle/Pacelli 26-2. The Hurricanes had a 16-run first inning. RPH’s Ryan Prinsen won three events, the 800, 1,600, and Pole Vault at the Tro-Canes home track and field event. The RPH girls were champions of the four-team met. … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/5)
PEM Meet (LFCMC’s girls took third (87) behind Lake City (108) and La Crescent/Hokah (99). The boys took third (86) behind Zumbrota-Mazeppa (122) and PEM (117). LFCMC boys’ firsts: Greg Kennedy (200 > 24.62, High Jump -tie > 5’6”) and the 4x800 (9:14.29 > Maddox Rindels, Jaxon Huntington, Riley Grant, Landon Sethre). Brody Niemeyer took second (Shot Put) and third … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson Trojans
Head Coach: Blake Lea Where We Left Off in 2023: The Trojans went 3-13 in the TRC. They won an opening round playoff game as a 10-seed over JWP, but then fell to Southland 10-4 and FC/L 16-5 in Austin, finishing with a 7-16 record. Seniors: Evan Skalet (OF), Evan Kammerer (C), Beau Grindland (OF), Rylan Schneider (P/1B), Dawson Bunke (P). Juniors: Caden Johnson … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Spring Grove, LFCMC, and GMLOKS track and field teams took part in the 25-plus team, large-school MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. C/SG’s Josh Beardmore was the boy’s event MVP after taking first (Long Jump), second (60-meters), fifth (200-meters), and fourth (4x200). GMLOKS’ Sam Snitker won the High Jump with a program-record 6’6” leap. LFCMC’s Jayce Kiehne took second … [Read more...]