Section 1 9-Man 5-seed Lyle/Pacelli (4-4) 22, 5-seed Grand Meadow (5-3) 36 (GM: C. Ludemann 22-126, 2 TDs rushing, 6 of 8, 62 yards passing, 79-yard kickoff-return TD; Jace Kraft 13-91, 2 TDs rushing, 3-28 receiving. The first half had four scores, only two offensively. L/P had a fumble return TD and GM Ludemann’s kick-off return TD. Larks led 22-8 at halftime. L/P scored in … [Read more...]
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Corbin Ludemann ran for 126 yards and 2 TDs while returning a kick-off 79 yards for a score as GM football beat L/P 36-22 in a 9-Man quarterfinal. Cayden Tollefsrud had 192 total yards and scored four TDs three different ways (including a 97-yard interception return), Tyler Larson added 162 yards rushing and three total TDs, as M-C beat L-O 52-32 in a 9-man quarterfinal. … [Read more...]
Football: Teams Blast to Section Title Games
One thing was certain when it came to football play-offs in Section 1 9-Man, Class A, and Class AA. There wasn’t too much dispute in the first two rounds over which teams were better. Top two seeds Spring Grove, Lanesboro, Fillmore Central, Chatfield, and Caledonia all blasted opponents to make their respective section finals. #3 Lions Roar Through Houston and GM into … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Hubka 1A Champion, LARPH Makes State a Fourth Time
The 2022 Section 1A cross country meet was chopped full of successes. Kingsland’s Garrison Hubka won his biggest race to date. Teammate Cole Kruegel repeated in making state. LARPH’s boys used their depth to earn a fourth consecutive trip to state. Chatfield’s girls battled for a state but fell just short, though Aletta Strande and Lexi Kivimagi each re-qualified. GMLOS McKenna … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Regular Season Concludes
The last week of the regular season of volleyball was just two nights of action per the typical late October Thursday-Friday break. Caledonia volleyball won the TRC title. Good teams Lanesboro and Grand Meadow played a five-set match. Mabel-Canton got to 30 wins. R-P got to 20 wins. Warriors Down Falcons, Sweep to TRC Title It’s always great when the scheduling works out … [Read more...]
Football: SG, FC, and Chatfield Win District Titles
The last week of the regular season had football teams cinching up district titles. Spring Grove took the South-East courtesy of a huge ranked-versus-ranked win over Lanesboro. Fillmore Central romped to the Mid-Southeast Blue title. Chatfield got out of Goodhue with a win to ensure the Southeast-White title. Spring Grove Defense Shows up for State-Ranked Showdown with … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Hubka’s Title Highlights TRC Meet
All five “Journal 11” cross country programs plus Cotter, PEM, St. Charles, La Crescent/Hokah, W-K, and D-E descended upon Chatfield’s Chosen Valley Golf Course for the annual TRC meet. Two area teams were meet runners-up. The big area headline was Kingsland senior Garrison Hubka. After emerging as a sophomore in the COVID year, Hubka has been one of Minnesota’s top Class A … [Read more...]
Lions advance, turn back Hurricanes, 48-16
It was not close at the finish of state-ranked Spring Grove’s 48-16 playoff win on Oct. 25, but the first half was tight until Tysen Grinde took an interception 97 yards, the Lions’ second touchdown in the final 46 seconds before halftime. No. 1 section seed Spring Grove (9-0) scored first, but No. 8 seed Houston led 8-7 after the first quarter. But it would be 48-8 before the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove defense shows up for state-ranked showdown
The Spring Grove defense delivered as the Lions defeated Lanesboro, 28-6, in a state-ranked showdown and Oct. 19 regular-season finale that decided the 2022 East Sub-District championship. It was the Lions’ first regular-season title in four years, while the Burros were unable to defend their 2021 championship. As expected, the teams then received the top two seeds for the … [Read more...]
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Camden Hungerholt accounted for over 400 yards total offense seven total TDs as L-O football ended a five-game losing streak by beating Houston 61-6. Ethan Stendel accounted for four total TDs (three passing) as #5 Caledonia football rebounded from their first loss by beating St. Charles 46-14. The Warriors (5-1, 6-1) trail Chatfield (5-0, 7-0) in the Southeast-White. Corbin … [Read more...]