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Softball: Late Rally Propels #2 Houston to SEC Title, Four Win Week

May 18, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Houston softball’s 4-0 week ended with a crescendo. On a Saturday, the SEC leading #2 in Class A Hurricanes trailed second place Southland 5-3 thru six innings.  Josh Swenson’s group then got three runs in the seventh. Caidence Frauenkron authored the go-ahead, two-run double, helping Houston to a big comeback 6-5 win. Houston out-hit Southland 14-4. Sisters Caidence (3-4, 2B, … [Read more...]

Track and Field

May 12, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Stewartville Relays (Stewartville’s boys (57) topped GMLOKS (33) and Triton (24).  Stewie girls (54) topped GMLOKS (43) and Triton (10).  For GMLOKS’ girls, Naomi Warmka (1,600 > 5:56.87), Gracie Foster (100-hurdles > 16.87), Avery Payne (Pole Vault > 8’0”), the 4x200 (1:53.72 > Keira Stier, Lydia Redman, Aliyah Holland, Brynna Nelson), 4x800 (10:54.37 > Warmka, … [Read more...]

Southeast Conference Softball (4/27 & 4/30)

May 12, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

GMLOK 5, Mabel-Canton 9 (MC: T. Wenthold 7 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 14 K, Win, 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Sadie Tollefsrud 1-3, R.  GMLOK:  M. Voigt 4-4, RBI, 2 R; Hailee Warren 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Mabel Johnson 2-3, RBI; Macy Runck 3-4, 2 R.   GMLOK jumped out 4-0 thru one and a half innings and led 5-4 heading to the bottom of the sixth where M-C scored five with just one hit.) … [Read more...]

Southeast Conference Baseball (4/28 – 5/1)

May 12, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Houston 13, GMLOK 9 (H: Axel Vix 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R; C.J. Wruck 2-4, 2 R, 3 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, Win; Colton Van Gundy 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Archer Semling 1-4, RBI, 2 R; Lincoln Stinson 1-4, 2 RBI, R; Tilden Witt 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K; Coltin Groth 1-1, 2 R, 4 BB.  GMLOK: Dan Lund 1-2, RBI; Jackson Soltau 1-4, 2 R. Houston pitching gave up just two hits, walked … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

May 12, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Guys shooting sub-40 rounds on the week in head-to-head team matches were Chatfield’s Carson Harstad (one-under 35, 39) and Carter Ask (38), GMLO’s Lincoln Lunning (38), Lanesboro’s Jack Brogle (38, 39), and FC’s Brody Srsen (38, 39).  Lunning also shot 43 and 39 to win the Southland Tourney.  Shooting 42 each for the girls were Chatfield’s Brynn Tweten, Caledonia’s Maggie … [Read more...]

Baseball/Softball: M-C’s Eiken Throws No-Hitter, Wenthold Surpasses 700 Ks

May 12, 2026 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

A couple pitchers from Mabel-Canton performed big feats on the week.  On the baseball diamond, hosting Spring Grove, junior Kale Eiken threw the rare seven-inning no-hitter (3 BB, 11 K) in a 4-0 Cougar win.  Isaac Underbakke (2-4, RBI, 2 R) accounted for three of four M-C runs. Milton Hutchinson (1-4) added an RBI.  Lion pitchers Gabe Klug (5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

May 4, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

R-P/H’s Aubry Boldt took first in the 100-hurdles, Triple Jump, and Long Jump at both the PEM and RPH’s home meet. Teammate Jorja Meyer swept the Discus and Shot Put titles at each. Male teammate Chase Drazkowski swept the boys throw titles at the home meet. At the GMLOKS Meet, Kloe Meyer (Shot, Discus) and Maddy Montgomery (Long Jump, Triple Jump) each won two individual … [Read more...]

Track and Field (4/20 – 4/24) 

May 4, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

PEM Meet (Pine Island’s girls (108.33) topped PEM (102.33), Cotter/HL (102), RPH (94), LFCMC (92), and W-K (54.33). PI’s boys (186) topped PEM (102), R-P/H (92), Cotter/HL (76), LFCMC (68), and WK (25). For R-P/H’s girls, Aubry Boldt (100-hurdles > 15.49; Long Jump > 17’10”; Triple Jump > 35’5 ¾”) had three firsts. Jorja Meyer (Discus > 108’10”; Shot Put 35’1”) had … [Read more...]

Baseball (5/4)

May 4, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Houston’s Hector Steinfeldt will slide safely into home ahead of the tag by Chatfield’s Andrew Eickhoff in the teams’ non-conference game, a 15-5 Gopher win in six innings, Chatfield’s first victory. Hurricane Axel Vix is also shown (near). Photo by Leif Erickson

Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/20 - 4/24) Cotter/Hope Lutheran 9, Caledonia 4 [8] (Cal: Landon O’Heron 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, No Decision, 1-3, R; Tyson Ginther 2-3, R; Jacob Klug 2-3, RBI, R; Max Schmitz 1-4, RBI, R; Braiden DeFlorian 1-3, RBI. In a battle atop the TRC-East, the Warriors (4-0, 5-0) scored three runs in the bottom of the first on the Ramblers … [Read more...]

Softball (5/4)

May 4, 2026 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Caledonia’s Nora Staggemeyer and Chatfield’s Rylee Urban will collide at home plate with Staggemeyer out in the team’s TRC matchup. But the Warriors beat the Gophers 6-1, Cotter twice, 5-4 and 7-1, and Stewartville 10-1, as #7 in Class AA Caledonia improved to 11-1 on the year. Photo by Leif Erickson

Softball: Hurricanes Improve to 11-0, Top #6 AAA Team Houston Hurricane softball is at category four. Courtesy of another big week, Josh Swenson’s #2 in Class A Hurricanes stayed perfect and are 13-0 to start the year. At Mabel-Canton and versus All-SEC pitcher Tylar Wenthold, freshman ‘Cane hurler Claire Frauenkron was the one controlling the mound, pitching a five-inning … [Read more...]

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