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...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls True Team State Runner-Up by 1.5 Points
Looking for their third True Team state title in four years, GMLOKS girls track and field came agonizingly close. Aaron Thauwald’s group (519.5) took second to Luverne (521) by an agonizing 1.5 points. It came down to the last race (the 4x400). GMLOKS took third, Luverne second. Had GMLOKS took second they would have won a state title. Coach Thauwald had praise for his last … [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...]
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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...]
Baseball
Baseball: Sweep of Lancers Sends Warriors to 14 in a Row, Big East Lead Caledonia baseball kept rolling with its biggest week and two biggest wins. Shawn Bauer’s group sent a crazy win-streak ever higher. In their second contest of the year with Lourdes, the battery of Reid Klug (6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 6 K, Win, 3-3, R) and Hunter Goetzinger (2-2, 2B, RBI) did the … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/23 & 4/25) Rushford-Peterson 0, Chatfield 10 [5] (C: Alexis Hinckley 3-3, 2B, RBI; Grace Finley 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Johnson 2-3, 2 RBI, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K, Win; Makenna Dornack 0-1, 3 R; Brittin Ruskell 1-3, RBI, R. R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-2, 2B) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Dover-Eyota 10 (FCL: J. Storhoff 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/23 & 4/25) Dover-Eyota 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (D-E’s Bolton Thesing pitched a one-hitter (3 BB, 14 K)) Chatfield 9, Rushford-Peterson 6 (C: B. Carrier 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; K. Schott 3-4, 2 RBI, R; Chase Johnston 2-4, RBI, 2 R; Carter Schlink 2-4, RBI, R; Westin Nolte 1-4, RBI, R; Cole Ramaker 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 1 K, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove baseball beat Schaeffer 23-1 and M-C 6-0 to run their win streak to four. Ezra Griffin was 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, and five RBI versus SA while a trio of SG pitchers tossed a five-inning no hitter. Brandon Jahnke tossed a nine-strikeout, one-hitter in beating the Cougars. Five of six SG games have been either no-hitters or one-hitters. And the Lions have … [Read more...]