Hot Shots
Chatfield softball went 2-1 on the week, notably beating rival St. Charles 15-6 and Lake City 11-1 while falling to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 5-3. Freshman Makenna Dornack was 4-for-4 with four RBI and four runs versus the Saints and 2-for-5 with five RBI versus the Tigers. Rylee Urban collected both wins, striking out nine versus Lake City. She improved to 5-1 on the … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/15 & 4/18)
La Crosse-Logan Meet (Caledonia/Spring Grove’s boys (85) took fourth behind Holmen (242), La Crosse-Logan (160), and Arcadia (87) with Tomah and La Crescent/Hokah also competing. C/SG’s girls took sixth (of six). C/SG boys’ firsts: Josh Beardmore (100 > 11.00), Fischer Wait (200 > 22.69), the 4x100 (43.37 > Owen Staggemeyer, Eli Staggemeyer, Beardmore, Wait), and the … [Read more...]
Softball: Hurricanes Finally Get Past Rebels
A year ago, the SEC’s top two softball teams, Houston and Southland, played each other three times. The SEC champion Rebels came out on top in all three affairs, 6-1, 6-4, and 2-0. The later loss came in the play-offs and ended Houston’s season. In the teams’ first meeting this year, Josh Swenson’s Hurricanes finally got a win over the Rebels. In a 3-3 game in the fifth inning, … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/19) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 6, Cotter 15; Cotter 12, FC/L 2 (Falcons > 0-2, 0-2) Chatfield 15, St. Charles 6 (C: M. Dornack 4-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB (reached safely six times); K. Johnson 3-6, 2B, RBI, R; R. Urban 1-3, RBI, 2 R, 7 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, Win; Olivia Karver 2-2, RBI, 3 R; Alexis Hinckley 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI; … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/19) St. Charles 1, Chatfield 5 (C: C. Boyum 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, Win, 1-4, 2 R; Westin Nolte 1-2, RBI, R; Chase Johnston 1-2, 2 RBI, R); Chatfield 5, St. Charles 6 [8] (C: C. Boyum 4-4, 2 RBI, 2 R; Jack Dornack 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Ryan Rindels 1-3, 2 R; Carter Schlink 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, No Decision. The Gophers led 5-0 … [Read more...]
Track and Field
Stewartville “Glen Amundsen” Meet (GMLOKS’ guys (77) took second to Stewartville (175) with Chatfield taking fourth. GMLOKS’ girls (109) took second to Byron (126) with Chatfield taking fourth. Medford also competed at a five-team meet. GMLOKS guys’ firsts: T. Georgen (800 > 2:11.25), C. Glynn (1,600 > 5:09.97), Landon Chilman (300-hurdles > 43.63), the 4x400 (3:41.92 … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/8 - 4/12) Chatfield 11, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (C: C. Boyum 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, Win, 1-3, R; Cole Ramaker 2-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K; Jack Dornack 2-3, two 2B, RBI; W. Nolte 2-5, RBI, 2 R; Ben Carrier 1-3, 3 RBI, 2 R. Chatfield had a seven-run fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 1, … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Schools’ Student Rep Gives Spring Update
Chairman Aaron Solum called the April 15 meeting of the Spring Grove School Board to order at 7:01 p.m. Eighteen minutes later the meeting was adjourned with board members eager to get outside and enjoy the warm spring weather. Board members present included Chairman Solum, Kelly Rohland, Aric Elton, and Rhan Flatin. Absent were Stephanie Jaster and Angie Solie. Staff … [Read more...]
Softball
Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/12) Rushford-Peterson 2, Wabasha-Kellogg 7 (R-P: S. Tesch 1-3, HR, RBI, R; Ellie Ekern 1-3, RBI, R. R-P walked 10, W-K walked one. W-K had a six-run fourth. Trojans > 0-2, 1-2) Southeast Conference Softball (4/8 - 4/11) GMLOK 3, Houston 4 (H: Kylie Stinson 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Emily Botcher 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, Win; … [Read more...]
Softball: Warriors Post Five Win Week
Caledonia softball may be on the rise. With a freshman-laden squad, the next four years could be memorable. As is, four days in early April 2024 were memorable as Chad Augedahl’s group won five games all by at least four runs for a super strong week. At home, the Warriors made short work of Lewiston-Altura. Caledonia scored six, four, and four runs in the first three innings on … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Rushford-Peterson senior Rylan Schneider pitched the Trojans (2-1, 2-1) to wins over FC/L 8-1 and W-K 3-2, as he gave up just two earned runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched (1 BB, 12 K). Caden Boyum had 10 strikeouts and got the win (in five innings) as Chatfield beat W-K 11-1. Westin Nolte gave up just one earned run in collecting the win as the Gophers beat PEM 6-1. Morgan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mary Srock was 4-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored as Houston softball pounded Lyle/Pacelli 26-2. The Hurricanes had a 16-run first inning. RPH’s Ryan Prinsen won three events, the 800, 1,600, and Pole Vault at the Tro-Canes home track and field event. The RPH girls were champions of the four-team met. … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Left Behind in Second Half by No. 1-ranked Goodhue
The No. 4 section-seeded Spring Grove girls contended throughout the first half against the state’s top-ranked Class A team, but Goodhue took complete control during the second half to win the Section 1A semi-final at Rochester, 73-49. After a turnover-laden start, the Lions erased an early 9-2 deficit to pull even at 9-9 and then lead at 17-15 and 19-17. The Wildcats … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Get Past Falcons in Section Quarterfinal, 48-44
The No. 4 seeded Spring Grove girls survived a cold-shooting section duel with a 48-44 win over No. 5 seed Fillmore Central in a Section 1A quarterfinal on Feb. 26 at Rochester. The Lions (23-5) twice led by nine points in the second half, but the Falcons (17-11) twice battled back within three points and closed within two points at 46-44 with a rebound and two free throws by … [Read more...]