Spring Grove baseball (2-0, 2-0) rallied from 5-0 and 6-3 deficits to thwart pre-season #9-ranked Lyle/Pacelli by a 7-6 score. SG trailed 6-3 in the bottom of the sixth, but scored four runs all without a hit. A wild pitch tied the game and an RBI ground-out by Elijah Solum proved the game-winning-RBI. Caleb Griffin struck out 10 in four innings though Ben Udstuen collected the … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/11 – 4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 13, St. Charles 1 [6] (C: Caden Nolte 3-4, two 2Bs, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Win; Luke Carrier 2-4, 2B, R; Ryan Nosbisch 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Jack Dornack 1-1, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Carter Daniels 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Jackson Schild 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. Saints committed seven errors and were held to two total hits. Gophers > 1-0, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s Seth Semmen and Rushford-Peterson’s Carson Thompson have each been named Scholar Athletes by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. This award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic, and community service achievements. Semmen and Thompson are two of just eight scholar-athletes who will be recognized … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Opens with Two Wins in Lake City
Chatfield softball opened its season by taking on the Lake City Tourney. Jerry Chase’s experienced Gophers picked up two wins in prep for a big TRC season-opener. The Gophers first beat Cannon Falls 4-1. Chatfield scored the first four runs of the game before surrendering a lone run in the seventh inning. Claire Springer was the hitting hero (2-3, 3 RBI), driving in three runs. … [Read more...]
Baseball Preview Capsules
Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Coach Named Assistant of the Year
Alan Lochner of Spring Grove was named a 2022 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. The veteran mentor was one of only 10 statewide to receive the honor and the only one coaching Class A. During his 26 seasons as an assistant at Spring Grove, the Lions have won 16 SEC titles, four sub-section titles, one section championship, and a … [Read more...]
Chatfield Trap Team largest ever
This year’s Chatfield Trap Team is the largest ever, with 54 registered athletes. The team includes Isaac Amundson, Karter Baldner, Chloe Berg, Alex Biers, Andrew Boelter, Grace Boelter, William Boelter, Bralyn Burnett, Tadyn Burnett, Ethan Cole, Benjamin Cooper, Daniel Curtis, Owen Dammen, Carter Daniels, Annika Doberenz, Cady Doberenz, Levi Doberenz, Tanner Doberenz, Isaac … [Read more...]
Golf (4/9)
Hayfield Invite (Boys teams from Caledonia, Kingsland, and GMLO competed. Kingsland (431) took seventh, GMLO (472) tied for 8th, and Caledonia (480) took 10th (of 10). Stewartville (319) won the boys team title over Lourdes (328). Lourdes’ Colten Rich (77) won the boys individual title over Stewartville’s Caleb and Cole Jannsen (78s). GMLO’s Taylor Glynn (79) tied for fourth … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/4 – 4/9)
Non-Conference Mabel-Canton 1, St. Charles 12 [5] (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 1-2, R, 4 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, Loss. Saints ended the game with a 7-run bottom of fifth after leading 4-1 through four innings. Cougars > 0-0, 0-1) Houston 4, Cotter 11 (H: Zach Olson 1-3, R; Austin Swenson 2 RBI. Cotter had a four-run first and a three-run sixth. Hurricanes plates four … [Read more...]