Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Cotter 11 [5] 0 [5] (Ramblers had three hits, walked 12 times. FC/L was no hit) Cotter 11, Rushford-Peterson 1 [6] (R-P: Shelby Tesch 1-2, 3B, R; Rebecca Magin 1-3, 2B; Delaney Vaughn 1-3, 3B) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 4, Wabasha-Kellogg 10 (FCL: R. Hanson 1-3, 2 R; Ellie Anderson 1-3, 2 RBI) Rushford-Peterson … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/8 – 5/13)
Three Rivers Conference Wabasha-Kellogg 1, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 11 [5] (FCL: P. Olson 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Dillon O’Connor 1-1, 2 RBI, 2 R; T. Sexton 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Win; B. Corson 1-2, 2 R; G. Benson 1-3, RBI, R; L. Rogers 1-2, RBI, 2 R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. FC/L had six hits but took advantage of seven walks. It was the Falcons’ fifth … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Luke Hellickson shot a 37 to lead FC over R-P 164-195. The Falcon boys (6-0, 7-0) lead the TRC-East over La Crescent. Courtney Hershberger shot a 42 as FC’s girls also won 184-277. They (6-0, 7-0) have clinched a share of the TRC-East over Caledonia (5-2, 6-2). Carson Harstad shot a 38 to lead Chatfield to a 169-192 win over PEM. The Gopher boys (6-0, 6-0) lead the TRC West. … [Read more...]
Track and Field: Titles Grabbed at TRC Meet
The ten TRC schools took on their conference track and field meet. St. Charles’ boys (200) took first over RPH (159.5), C/SG (141), PEM (113), and Chatfield (98). The PEM girls (188.583) topped Chatfield (146) and RPH (121.833). Chatfield, Rushford-Peterson/Houston, and Caledonia/Spring Grove each came away with multiple champions. The highlight was the exploits of a Tro-Cane … [Read more...]
Baseball: 10-Win Teams Battle in TRC
The week of Monday May 8 was highlighted by three TRC baseball games between teams with 10 wins. All chased division titles. Caledonia (7-3, 9-4) took on Chatfield (7-3, 11-3). Senior Ayden Goetzinger tossed a complete-game three-hit shut-out (1 BB, 4 K) in leading the Warriors to its second nice win (La Crescent/Hokah) in a row, 8-0. It was the first time the Gophers have been … [Read more...]
Track and Field: GMLOKS Girls Win 1A True Team Title, Five Teams Make State
Track and field programs GMLOKS, LFCMC, Chatfield, and RPH took on the 1A True Team meet. Of the eight total boys and girls’teams competing from those schools, all finished at least sixth. Seventeen total schools competed. GMLOKS’ girls (981.5) won the 1A True Team title for a fourth straight year (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) while their boys (889) were runner-up to St Charles … [Read more...]
Early runs hold up for 2-1 Lion baseball loss to Kenyon-Wanamingo
The game’s first two batters scored for a 2-0 Kenyon-Wanamingo lead. The first Spring Grove batter scored. No one else would score as the visiting Knights edged the Lions, 2-1 in a May 16 non-conference contest that will surely figure into Section 1A tournament seeding for both clubs. For Spring Grove (8-6), it was the third straight loss, all by one-run margins. Both teams … [Read more...]
Spring Grove enjoys softball sweep of Schaeffer
The Spring Grove girls swept a May 16 softball double header against visiting Schaeffer Academy, 6-4 and 16-7. Both games were scheduled for five innings. Spring Grove was the home team (batting last) in the opener and the visiting team (batting first) in the nightcap. Spring Grove scored in the first inning of each game and never trailed. The Grove girls improved to 5-9 … [Read more...]
Six Cal/SG track boys are conference champions, All-TRC
The Caledonia/Spring Grove boys broke the meet record while winning the 4x200-meter relay, and six Warriors earned all-conference acclaim at the Three Rivers Conference Track and Field Championships on May 13 at Elgin. Cal/SG won two relay titles and took first place in three individual events. Despite competing in only 11 of the 18 events, the boys placed third among 10 teams … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys sustain two walk-off losses at R-P Tourney
Spring Grove lost two walk-off games, both in extra innings at the Rushford Peterson Tournament on May 13. The Lions opened with a disheartening 3-2 setback against Goodhue before dropping the third-place game 6-5 to host Rushford-Peterson. Spring Grove out-hit both opponents but was foiled by errors against Goodhue and stranded 10 runners versus Rushford-Peterson. SG … [Read more...]