Both Mabel-Canton and Houston claimed conference championships during the 2026 spring high school trap season. Rushford-Peterson, Kingsland and LeRoy-Ostrander were runners-up in their respective clay target conferences while Spring Grove had a third-place campaign. It was a third straight league title for Hurricanes. The Cougars have won two straight and four of their last … [Read more...]
Track and Field: Boldt and Goergen Dominance Highlight 1A Meet
At the 2026 Section 1A track and field meet, a total of 44 kids from RPH, Chatfield, LFCMC, GMLOKS, and Caledonia/Spring Grove qualified for state. RPH’s girls were team champ, and nine Tro-Canes made state. Chatfield (12), LFCMC (11), and GMLOKS (10) got double-digits kids to state. Two sprinters … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/20)
Sub-Section 1 Meet (St. Charles boys (283) topped Cotter/HL (267.75), RPH (213.5), LFCMC (161.25), D-E (142.75), LC/H (134), L-A (82.75), Cal/SG (61), and Schaeffer (15). RPH 1A meet qualifiers: Chace Drazkowski (1st Shot Put > 55’10 ½” - meet record; 1st Discus > 145’8”), the 4x800 (1st 8:38.97 > Landon Dahl, Hunter Rislov, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen), Lucas … [Read more...]
1A and 1AA Softball Playoffs (5/18 – 5/21)
(1AA Play-In) 17-seed Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (1-19) 3, 16-seed Triton (3-16) 4 (FCL finishes at 1-20) (1AA Round of 16) 14-seed GMLOK (6-11) 0, 3-seed Cotter/Hope Lutheran (16-6) 10 [5] (GMLOK: Zoey Chase 1-2. The Ramblers scored six in the bottom of the first. GMLOK had just one hit. The Bulldogs finish at 6-12.) (1A Round of 16) 10-seed Spring Grove (7-9) 2, … [Read more...]
1A and 1AA Baseball Playoffs (5/20 & 5/23)
(1AA Round of 16) 13-seed Chatfield (9-11) 0, 4-seed Caledonia (13-8) 7 (Cal: Jack Schmitz 3-3, 2B, R; Jacob Klug 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Tyson Ginther 1-3, 2 RBI; Will Allen 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K, Win, 2-3, RBI, R; Landon O’Heron 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K; Chase Hauser 1-2, 2 R. Chat: Ryan Eickhoff 2-4; Sean Kirchner 6 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, Loss. Chatfield … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
At the Sub-1 track and field meet, RPH’s Chace Drazkowski won both throw events, setting the meet record in the Shot (55’10 ½”). LFCMC’s Parker Krage set the record in the Pole Vault (12’9”). Cal/SG’s Coby Hammell surpassed a meet record in the 100 (11.17). On the girls’ side, RP/H’s Aubry Boldt won three events (Triple Jump - 36’7 ½”; Long Jump - 18’0 ½”; 110-hurdles), setting … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Softball (5/11 – 5/15)
Lewiston-Altura 11, Mabel-Canton 0 [5] (L-A had seven-run fifth, M-C just one hit.) Mabel-Canton 4, Faribault B.A. 3 (M-C: T. Wenthold 7 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 13 K, Win, 1-3, 2B; I. Torgerson 1-4, R. M-C got outhit 10-2, but W-K had five errors to the Cougars two. BA was last year’s 1A champion.) #3 in AA Caledonia 0, Cannon Falls 1 (Cal: A. Augedahl 7 IP, 6 H, 1 … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Softball (5/11 – 5/14)
Spring Grove 14, Schaeffer Academy 3 [5] (SG: B. Gulbranson 3-4, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R; Kallyn Morken 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R; Jadyn Sherburne 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Izabel Kaufmann 2-3, 2 RBI, 3 R; Jada Strinmoen 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Addison Rask 1-2, 2B, R; Claire Sherburne 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 9 K, 0 BB, Win; Brinley Middendorf 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K); S.A. 4, SG 13 … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Baseball (5/12 – 5/15)
Schaeffer Academy 5, Mabel-Canton 17 [5] (M-C: Kale Tollefsrud 3-3, RBI, 4 R; N. Garness 3-3, 3 R, 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, Win; Darian Hershberger 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R; B. Tollefsrud 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R; M. Hutchinson 2-3, 2 RBI; I. Underbakke 2-4, RBI, 3 R; Kale Eiken 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R; Jayce Austin 1-2, RBI, R. MC had a 10-run first.); M-C 13, S.A. 3 [5] (M-C: N. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Guys shooting sub-40 non-tourney golf rounds on the week were R-P’s Jaxson Meldahl (39, 37, 39) and Will LaFleur (39), Chatfield’s Carson Harstad (34) and Carter Ask (38), Lanesboro’s Jack Brogle (36), GMLO’s Lincoln Lunning (37), and Houston’s Nolan Nelson (37), Girls shooting sub-42 rounds were Caledonia’s Jazzlyn Hauser (39), Lanesboro’s Addison McCabe (39, 39), R-P’s Adalyn … [Read more...]