Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 72, St. Charles 34 (C: C. Johnson 21 pts (10-16 FGs), 7 rebs, 10 asts, 6 stls; Drew Schindler 12 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; Isaac Stevens 12 pts, 7 rebs; Drew O’Connor 10 pts (5-9 FGs), 5 stls; Sam Backer 8 pts. Gophers shot 32 of 62 (52%)) Cotter 41, Fillmore Central 61 (FC: J. Kiehne 16 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs, 7 stls; W. Parker 12 pts, 8 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/23 & 2/25)
Non-Conference Fairmont 74, Caledonia 70 in OT (C: A. Schroeder 20 pts; A. Privet 17 pts; Paige Klug 17 pts; Jovial King 10 pts. Warriors led 38-24 at halftime, but Fairmont won second half 38-24 to produce a 62-62 tie at the end of regulation, then won OT 12-8. Fairmont improved to 21-3. FTs: F 16 of 23 (70%), C 19 of 27 (70%)) 1A Play-Offs (1A Play-In) 17-seed … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Eli King scored 40 points including 16 straight in the second half as #1 Caledonia held off a late rally to beat La Crescent 71-64. The Warriors (12-0, 24-1) are 1AA’s 1-seed, get a Round of 16 bye, will play either Triton (8-seed, 15-11) or Rochester-Lourdes (9-seed, 9-17). Roman Warmka scored 35 points on near perfect shooting (13-14 FGs, 4-4 FTs) as GM beat M-C 70-56. … [Read more...]
Kiehne Break-Away Leads FC to Upset SG
Spring Grove entered its contest with Fillmore Central having ran the gamut in the SEC. The Lions (14-0, 22-3) are looking at a high seed in the play-offs. The Falcons (8-17) will play a high seed. But things happen, and in the teams’ season finale, an upstart Falcon team happened to the Lions. SG built a 24-17 first half lead. But Lion starters Tysen Grinde, Elijah Solum, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs Begin
Knights and Falcons Move on to Square Off Maybe a highlight of the 1A girls b-ball quarterfinals will be a match-up of Fillmore Central (7-seed, 11-15) and Kingsland (2-seed, 17-8). The second-seeded defending section runner-up Knights made Rochester by taking care of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (15-seed, 7-19) in the Round of 16. Steve Hauser’s group put up season-high … [Read more...]
Section Individual Wrestling
Warriors Get Five to State Led by Ross’s Return Caledonia/Houston wrestling had a solid team season. At the 1A individual tournament, Shea Mahoney’s group did better, getting five state entrants, the second most of any team (save 1A champ D-E). The Warriors (186) actually bested D-E (184), Goodhue (180), and Chatfield (174) for the team title. Brandon Ross’ return … [Read more...]
Section upset bid slips away late for Lion girls, 44-41
It was a heart-breaking final half-minute of the section opener and the season finale for the Spring Grove girls. But it was also validation of progress for the No. 11-seeded Lions (10-17). The 44-41 playoff loss at No. 6 seed Rushford-Peterson (12-15) came two months after the Trojans, on the same court, had mauled the Lions by 42 points. In this playoff rematch, Spring Grove … [Read more...]
Lion boys fall in final half-minute at Fillmore Central, receive No. 4 section seed
It was a gut-punch finish for the Spring Grove boys, who had rallied back from a 10-point, second-half deficit to lead by as many three points. But a late Lion turnover allowed the 8-win Falcons to upset the 22-win Lions, 55-54, at Preston on Feb. 25. In this non-conference, regular-season finale for both teams, Fillmore Central snapped an 11-game, 11-year losing slide in the … [Read more...]
Wrestling Team Sections (2/18 & 2/20)
(1AA) 12-seed La Crescent/Hokah (2-11) 6, 5-seed LARP (14-11) 78 (LARP took 106 (Spencer Nelson), 138 (Zack Plank), 145 (Titan Tekautz), 160 (Brennan Corcoran), 170 (Camdyn Anderson), 182 (Tyler Kryzer), and 195 (Jacob Meyer) by forfeit. Tyler Kreidermacher (113), Colten Jenkins (120), Jordan Zibrowski (132), Quintin Betthauser (132), Brock Frisch (220), and Andrew Wilkemeyer … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/14 – 2/19)
Three Rivers Conference Caledonia 57, Cotter 74 (Cal: Ava Privet 12 pts; Sadie Treptow 11 pts; Alexis Schroeder 9 pts. Ramblers built a 38-20 halftime lead, hitting 10 total threes to Cal’s three. First meeting between teams was won by Cotter in OT 76-71) La Crescent/Hokah 56, Fillmore Central 48 (FC: Alyssa Britton 16 pts, 11 rebs; Kammry Broadwater 9 pts, 10 rebs, 6 … [Read more...]