Fourth-Inning Eruptions Propel Lions to Pair of Playoff Wins Spring Grove (6-seed, 13-7) advanced through the Section 1A baseball bracket with two very similar wins over Wabasha-Kellogg (11-seed, 6-14), 10-4, and Mabel-Canton (14-seed, 7-14), 8-1. Both games followed strangely similar scripts. Versus the Falcons in the Round of 16, the Lions wiped out a 2-0 deficit with a … [Read more...]
Softball
Warriors Push to Austin and 1AA Final Four Caledonia softball kept its strong season alive courtesy of three post-season wins in four tries. The Warriors (2-seed, 18-2) first took down Lake City (15-seed, 2-17) in the 1AA Round of 16. Caledonia had six extra base hits and a six-run third was their big inning in a five frame 11-1 win. It was their sixth straight victory by … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/22)
Sub-1 Meet (St. Charles’ guys (151) topped RPH (128), and C/SG (113) with LFCMC (89) taking fifth. Cotter’s girls (171) topped the Saints (101.5) with LFCMC (81.5) taking fourth and RPH (67.5) sixth. Eight teams competed. LFCMC girls 1A meet qualifiers: the 4x800 (1st > 10:03.72 > Autumn Rakosnik, Sahara Morken, Kammry Broadwater, Lillyan Kiehne), Rakosnik (2nd 3,200), … [Read more...]
Baseball
Warriors Run TRC Table Caledonia baseball had the TRC-East title wrapped up entering the final week of the regular season. They capped an undefeated league season and kept up an epic pitching and defensive display in their final two games. Hosting Cotter, Ben Stemper authored a first inning RBI triple. It was all the runs 6’4” junior pitcher Garrett Konz needed, as he threw a … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/16)
Winona Meet (RPH’s boys (148.5) took second to Cotter (191.5). PEM’s girls (152.5) topped LC/H (129) with RPH (102) taking fourth. RACE and Lewiston-Altura also competed. RPH boys’ firsts: Quintin Betthauser (110-hurdles > 15.53) and Gregg Gile (Triple Jump > 41’3 ½”). Gile added two second places (200, Long Jump). Casey Herek (110-H), Chace Drazkowski (Discus), and Ryan … [Read more...]
Golf
Have Big Week Fillmore Central’s golf teams ended the season strongly. FC’s girls first dominated W-K’s Tourney. Aaron Mensink’s group (344) topped Caledonia (384) to claim the team title. PEM (424), W-K (428), Lanesboro (433), and La Crescent/Hokah (451) also had full teams. L-A and R-P were incomplete. FC junior Lily Miller tossed out a leaderboard topping 12-over-par 84 … [Read more...]
LA-RP Dance Team Competes Nationally
Lewiston Altura-Rushford Peterson Dance Team members Lily Forrester and Paige Gordon competed with their Winona Just for Kix Senior Kix team at the Just for Kix, National Together We Dance Competition, held April 24-28 in Rochester, Minn., at the Mayo Civic Center. Lily, Paige and the Senior Kix dance team competed in the Senior Showcase on Friday, qualifying for finals and … [Read more...]
Softball
Warriors Blast Cotter Enroute to TRC-East Title The top two softball teams in the TRC-East, Caledonia (11-1, 15-2) and Cotter (12-1, 14-3), squared off the last week of the regular season, the winner grabbing the inside track to a division crown. There were some tense moments early. Caledonia scored a run in their first. The Ramblers left three runners in scoring position in … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove baseball went 3-1 on the week, beating G-E/AC twice, Schaeffer once. Jaxon Strinmoen collected two pitching wins. M-C rallied from down 10-3 to beat GMLOK 11-10. In the teams’ first meeting, M-C led 8-2 only to lose 13-9. Morgan Rohweder drove in six runs as Houston topped Schaeffer 16-1. The junior also struck out 13 and collected the win in beating M-C 2-0. Zach … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Houston softball went 3-0, beating GMLOK 4-1, G-E/AC 13-6, and SG 8-1. Emily Botcher collected all three wins, striking out 31. Emmie Melbo had 5 RBIs versus the Wolverines. The ‘Canes (10-1, 10-6) and Southland (12-1, 14-2) top the SEC. Chatfield softball (8-6, 12-6) went 3-1. Brittin Ruskell had three doubles and 4 RBI in a 13-1 win over FC/L. Riley Urban struck out 12 and … [Read more...]
Baseball
Warriors Streak to 17, Grab TRC Title Caledonia baseball lost its opener on April 5. Over a month later, they have not lost again. A 3-0 week ran the Warriors streak to 17. Win 15 in a row fell by 15-0 score, as Chatfield’s pitching walked 10 in five innings. Cal’s Reid Klug (5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K) collected the win, helping himself (1-2, 2B, RBI, R). Drew Yahnke (2-3, R) … [Read more...]
Softball
Warriors Week Includes Blasting Z-M Caledonia’s softball posted three more wins, beating two perennially strong Class AA schools. Versus Chatfield (10-5), the Warriors (12-2) broke open a 4-2 game with a five-run sixth. Four runs scored with two out. The spurt enabled a 9-2 victory. Avery Augedahl (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R) hit a solo home run and collected the win (3 1/3 IP, … [Read more...]
Track and Field
GMLOKS and LFCMC Teams Make True Team State GMLOKS and LFCMC’s boys and girls track and field teams, per their performances at the 1A True Team Meet, are all again state bound. Aaron Thauwald’s GMLOKS girls (1140) beat nearest foe St. Charles (1057) to win a fifth straight 1A title. Cotter (1045) took third, LFCMC (1022) fourth, Chatfield (954.5) sixth, and RPH (731.5) tenth … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/30 & 5/3)
St. Charles Meet (RPH’s guys (116) took second to St. Charles (187) with LFCMC (101) taking third. The Saint girls (120.5) topped Waseca (104) with Chatfield taking third (99), LFCMC fourth (80), and RPH fifth (68). L-A and Hayfield’s girls also competed. Chatfield girls’ firsts: Jaelyn LaPlante (100 > 13.38; High Jump > 5’0”), the 4x100 (51.80 > Lauryn Daniels, … [Read more...]
Golf
Three Rivers Conference Golf (4/29 - 5/3) (B) Fillmore Central 174, Caledonia 183 (FC: A. Arnold 39*, Luke Hellickson 43, Brody Srsen 45, Anthony Kiehne/Brock Sikkink 47’s, Josh Haugerud 49. C: J.T. Hammell 41, Carson Klug 44, Isaac Blocker 48, Evan Milde 50. The Warrior boys shot a season low); (G) FC 187, Caledonia 211 (FC: M. Scheevel 41*, Lily Miller 47, Aubrey Larson … [Read more...]