La Crescent/Hokah 47, Chatfield 51 (C: Peyton Berg 17 pts (3-5 threes, 4-6 FTs); Kara Goetzinger 13 pts, 9 rebs; Zayda Priebe 6 pts (3-4 FGs), 14 rebs. Gophers pick up nice win for 1AA seeding as the teams sat 8th and 9th in 1AA QRF rank) Chatfield 58, Dover-Eyota 73 (C: K. Goetzinger 14 pts, 14 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 14 pts (3-10 threes), 4 asts; Z. Priebe 10 pts, 17 rebs. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/7 – 2/12) Three Rivers Conference
Chatfield 47, La Crescent/Hokah 57 (C: Isaac Stevens 12 pts (5-7 FGs), 13 rebs (nine offensive); Drew Schindler 11 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; C. Johnson 9 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts; Eli Hopp 9 pts. Chatfield was 4 of 24 (17%) from deep and 19 of 63 from the field (30%). FTs: C 5 of 13 (39%), LCH 12 of 16 (75%)) Dover-Eyota 54, Chatfield 65 (C: D. Schindler 18 pts (4-8 threes), 4 asts; … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s boys lost their first game, to #7 in D-II DeForest Wisconsin, 60-57 on a last second shot. Cal started 17-0. The Warriors then beat Lourdes 77-65, Eau Claire-Memorial 64-52, and #7 in AA Maple River 71-49. Jackson Koepke had 27 versus the Eagles. Koepke had 22, and Eli King 20, versus Eau Claire. King had 25 versus MR. The TRC-East leading Warriors (9-0, 20-1) … [Read more...]
Falcon Girls Win Three “1A” Games
It has been an interesting year for FC girls basketball. They started 0-7. Abby Bothun had some nice games, but went down to injury. Levi Olstad’s group owns just two league wins (albeit in the unforgiving TRC) and a below-f500 overall record. But the Falcons, courtesy of three wins versus 1A foes the week of Monday, February 7, have won nine of their last 10 games versus … [Read more...]
Burro Girls Imperfect Week; Beat R-P, Lose to GM, Beat L-O (Clinch East Share)
Sports seasons are about ebbs and flows. Lanesboro’s girls experienced that the week of Monday February 7. Bret Klaehn’s group went 2-1 with wins over R-P and L-O, a loss to GM. Versus the Trojans, stars did work. Burro junior center Kaci Ruen had a double-double (27 pts, 12-14 FGs, 3-4 FTs, 10 rebs). She made more shots than her teammates (10 of 42 > 24%) combined. … [Read more...]
Lions Run Streak to Eight
Spring Grove’s boys ran its winning streak to eight by defeating Southland and LeRoy-Ostrander. Versus the Rebels (12-3) in a non-conference battle of top SEC teams, Eli Wolff led Southland with 21 points and Tysen Grinde led SG (19 pts, 4-14 threes, 5 rebs, 4 stls). It was just like the teams’ SEC matchup earlier in the year. And like that game, the Lions pulled away with a … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys Beat Lanes/FC, Run Streak to Six
The Section 1A boys post-season race should be a good one. A likely key team will be the #9 in Class A Rushford-Peterson Trojans. Chris Drinkall’s group ran its win streak to six with victories over Lanesboro and Fillmore Central. Versus the Burros (10-8), junior guard Grady Hengel’s perfect night (9-9 FGs, 19 pts, 6 asts) highlighted a 67-37 victory. R-P (15-4) was R-P … [Read more...]
LARP Wrestling Goes 7-0, Beats FCLMC/GMLOS
LARP wrestling entered the second week of February sitting at 7-11. The Screamin’ Eagles then had their busiest week of the year (two triangulars, one quadrangular). They won all seven duals. In Lanesboro, at FCLMC’s tri, LARP beat Stewartville 61-11 and the Wolves 57-20. The S-Eagles had seven pins versus the Tigers; Spencer Nelson (106), Colten Jenkins (120), Quintin … [Read more...]
Lion girls fall to Falcons, grab wins against Knights, Cardinals
The Spring Grove girls won two of three games last week, all of which at home and all decided before halftime. Fillmore Central lashed the Lions, 78-36, on Feb. 8 before the Grove girls claimed a 68-38 thrashing of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons on Feb. 10, one night before completing a season sweep of LeRoy-Ostrander, 60-42. The latter was a conference contest after Spring … [Read more...]
Lion boys sweep Southland, roll past LeRoy-Ostrander
The Spring Grove boys, for a second time this season, used a second-half scoring spurt to subdue Southland. Then they netted a season-most 15 threes on the road while extending their winning streak against LeRoy-Ostrander to 34 games. The 51-38 home win over the Rebels on Feb. 7 was a non-conference decision; the Lions had taken the SEC game in Adams (59-37) back in December. … [Read more...]