Rushford-Peterson marksman Colton Ronnenberg, LeRoy-Ostrander super shooter Kimberley Volkart and the Spring Grove trap team all earned exceptionally high honors while competing versus the very best in Minnesota’s grand clay target finale on June 26. After tiebreakers, Spring Grove finished fourth among more than 400 teams, and Ronnenberg was state runner-up among more than … [Read more...]
Cougars, Trojans, Cardinals Capture State Clay Target Titles
Mabel-Canton in Class 4A, Rushford-Peterson in Class 3A and LeRoy-Ostrander in Class 2A, each won a state team championship at the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s annual state trap extravaganza at Alexandria. They were the first state clay target titles for a Journal-area team since Spring Grove captured three straight in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Going forward, … [Read more...]
Eight are All-State Shooters; Repeat Crowns for ‘Canes, Cougars
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...]