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Basketball (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Houston boys basketball beat LeRoy-Ostrander 86-57 to clinch the SEC-East basketball title. It is the Hurricanes’ first boys SEC title ever, and first league crown period since 1987. They are 12-4 in the SEC, 16-8 overall. Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Boys Basketball: #3 Warriors Week Includes Defending and Dunking #9 Bombers Caledonia boys basketball came into the week as the top-ranked state team in Section 1AA. A massive section game was one of three on tap for the week. Brad King’s group started with exorcizing the demon that was a 64-60 loss a year ago at neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors beat the Lancers … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Five Chatfield seniors (left to right) Ben Carrier, Ayden Miner, Alden Pearson, Carson Rowland, and Javier Berg plus a mostly-occluded Wyatt Jacobson gather around the Section 1A team wrestling trophy. The Gophers dominatingly repeated as champs, beating three foes by a combined 192-23 score. Photo by Paul Trende

#1 Chatfield Dominates it Way to Repeat 1A Title It is the most dominant one-year Section 1A run, both in terms of points scored, and fewest points given up, in the last 17 years (since such things are cataloged on theguillotine.com). It the most dominant two-year run in 1A in the same period. In the 2025 1A finals, Chatfield senior Carson Rowland authored a pin to beat … [Read more...]

Spring Grove FFA Chapter

February 17, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Spring Grove Dairy and General Livestock teams. Photo submitted

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Hot Shots

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Grand Meadow’s girls beat Houston 65-30 and L/P 57-19 to run their win streak to 11. Gracie Foster had a triple-double (12 pts, 14 rebs, 10 asts) versus the ‘Canes, 22 points versus the Athletics. Spring Grove beat Decorah 62-51 for the Lions’ 12th straight win. Via a SG loss to Lanesboro, GM (10-2, 19-2) leads SG (9-2, 17-4) in the SEC. R-P’s girls hit 17 threes in beating … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/17)

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Caledonia boys basketball topped Rushford-Peterson 84-67 to clinch the TRC-East division title. The Class AA #3 Warriors ran their win streak to nine and they improved to 20-2 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

Basketball: Warrior Teams Each Top R-P, Secure TRC-East Titles, 20 Wins  With a little school synergy, Caledonia’s basketball teams each secured out-right TRC-East basketball titles versus Rushford-Peterson. The boys game saw the visiting Trojans (8-3, 15-3) lead the #3 in AA Warriors (10-0, 19-2) late in the first half, 24-20. But Cal senior guard Mason King then hit three … [Read more...]

Gymnastics (2/4 & 2/8) 

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

Stewartville/Chatfield 113.8500, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 133.900 (In the final dual meet of the season, the Warriors earned their season-high team score while sweeping the top four all-around rankings, each with a personal-best all-around score: Vivian Kittleson 34.5500, Harper Myrah 33.9750, Tyla Halverson 33.0750 and Madelyn Foellmi 32.3000. The team’s top individual … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/17)

February 17, 2025 by Paul Trende

FCLMC 8th grader Charlotte Ferrie uses the headlock to pin Northfield’s #6 Lainey Houts, as #10 Ferrie trailed 6-0 in the match. Said win was huge in securing Ferrie a trip to state as the Section 1/2 runner-up at 130-pounds. Photo by Paul Trende

Girls Wrestling: Ferrie, Eickhoff and Steinkamp Earn State Trips at 1/2 Meet Area girls teams GMLOS, Chatfield, FCLMC and LARP were among those taking to the mats at Rochester-Century High School for the Section 1/2 individual wrestling meet. Nine Bulldogs, eight Gophers, three Wolves, and two Screamin’ Eagles competed to try to make state. In a tough meet featuring two of … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

February 10, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

FCLMC’s Kane Larson (172-pounds) and Cole Sass (189-pounds) won titles at the Pine Island Tourney. Larson set the Wolves’ all-time win record at 157. Houston’s Morgan Rohweder had two big scoring games, as he tossed in 42 points in a 95-61 win over Lyle/Pacelli and 31 in a 56-49 loss to Kingsland. Max Erdman went for 20 (pts) and 15 (rebs) in defeat. Carter Geiwitz scored 23 in … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/10)

February 10, 2025 by Paul Trende

Caledonia’s Grant King gets Maple River’s Cole Davis up in the air in the teams’ Saturday contest. The #3 in Class AA Warriors won three non-conference games on the week, including the game above 88-57, running their win streak to eight straight. Mason King scored 38 points versus Maple River. Photo by Paul Trende

Boys Basketball: #3 Warriors Win Three Non-Con Affairs, Up Streak to Eight Caledonia boys basketball posted a trio of non-conference wins on the week to continue their excellent season. At La Crosse Central, Brad     King’s group annulled a 25-24 halftime deficit by out-scoring the Riverhawks 37-17 in the second half for a 61-42 win. Reid Klug (24 pts) and Garrett Konz (22 … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/10)

February 10, 2025 by Paul Trende

GMLOS’ Logan Gregerson tries to escape from Jameson Priebe at Chatfield’s triangular. Priebe started the dual with one of eight first period pins in a 72-6 Gopher win. Photo by Leif Erickson

Wrestling: #1 Gophers Sweep GMLOS/PEM, Sweep to TRC Title For a second straight year, Chatfield wrestling is the dominant TRC champions. The Gophers wrapped up their regular season dual-schedule by hosting GMLOS and PEM. Chatfield surrendered just three matches the entire night. Matt Mauseth’s group took out GMLOS 72-6. Jameson Priebe (107), Logan Pearson (114), Javier Berg … [Read more...]

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