#8 in AA Plainview-Elgin-Millville 63, #7 in A Rushford-Peterson 42 (R-P: J. Ruberg 16 pts; Grady Hengel 12 pts; Malachi Bunke 9 pts, 4 rebs. Trojans went season-worst 3 of 17 (18%) from deep. Bulldogs moved to 11-0) Dover-Eyota 78, Fillmore Central 71 (FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts (7-11 FTs, 3-9 threes), 5 rebs; Bryce Corson 15 pts (5-6 FGs), 5 asts; Jake Fishbaugher 12 pts (6-9 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P’s boys (#7 in A, 5-2, 9-3) dropped a ranked/ranked battle with PEM (#8 in AA) by a 63-42 final. Nick Eickhoff hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to propel Kingsland over W-K 49-47. GMLOS’ #4 Donavon Felten beat Goodhue’s #2 Maddox O’Reilly 2-1 on the mats. This week’s big boy’s scorers (not listed above): M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (38 points, 15 rebounds) versus SA in 61-59 … [Read more...]
Burro Boys Win Three in Three Days, Get Revenge Versus L-O
Lanesboro boys basketball had a busy three days, as the Burros won home games Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Matt Asleson’s group beat Alden-Conger 65-30. Ten Burros scored as they hit 8 of 20 threes (40%). John Prestemon (18 pts, 9-14 FGs, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls) led the way. Reece Benson (14 pts, 5-5 FGs, 4-4 threes) had a perfect night shooting. Stephan Schultz chipped in 8 … [Read more...]
SG Boys Split with Two Unbeatens in Four-Game Week
The Class A Spring Grove boys upended previously undefeated Class AA La Crescent-Hokah, but the Lions were not able to derail unbeaten Martin County West, which was ranked #1 by the computer and #4 by the press in Class A. The Tuesday 56-41 win versus the Lancers and the 41-33 Friday loss to the Mavericks came between a 72-24 Monday rout of winless Houston and Saturday’s 53-23 … [Read more...]
Cal Triad Keeps #2 Warriors Perfect
Caledonia boys basketball stayed perfect on the year, dispatching of two solid TRC squads. They were led by the play of a trio of seniors. Versus Lewiston-Altura (9-2), the Warriors (11-0) overwhelmed a Cardinal team that started the year 9-0. Behind Jackson Koepke’s 20 first half points, Brad King’s group built a 44-29 halftime lead and cruised to an 83-57 win. The senior trio … [Read more...]
Warriors Girls Host #2 Goodhue and Chatfield
Over a pair of nights, a trio of good AA girls basketball teams with at least 11 wins went at it, as Caledonia (11-5) hosted #2 Goodhue (13-1) and Chatfield (11-4). First, Scott Sorenson’s girls took their shot at the Wildcats. The Warriors spotted Goodhue a 16-2 lead, as Cal began the game 1 of 11 shooting with six turnovers. Ava Privet hit three first half triples, but Cal … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Takes Tri at GMLOS with Cal/Hou
Chatfield and Caledonia/Houston wrestling descended upon Grand Meadow for a notable Journal 11 Section 1A wrestling triangular hosted by GMLOS. Eight ranked wrestlers were in action. The Gophers continued their strong season with two wins. Chatfield (#10 in A, 6-1) versus the Warriors (Class A Lean and Mean, 10-1) was the marquee dual. Their match featured no forfeits, five … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys fall to state-ranked MCW, dismiss Madelia
The Spring Grove boys battled but could not quite upend one of the state’s top-ranked teams on a Friday night/Saturday afternoon western excursion. Undefeated Martin County West (13-0), ranked No. 1 in the Class A computer poll and No. 4 in the press poll, used a seven-point, second-half run to turn away the Lions, 41-33, as both teams were held to their fewest points of the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls come close against ‘Canes, conquer Cardinals
First team to 58 points won last week, and so did both visiting teams. The Houston girls edged Spring Grove, 58-55, on Jan. 18, two nights before the Lions won at LeRoy-Ostrander, 58-33. The Hurricanes had also scored 58 in their previous win against Spring Grove, but the Lions scored 23 more points in this conference rematch than they had at Houston in early December. At … [Read more...]
Lion boys hand Class AA Lancers first loss
The Class A Spring Grove boys dealt a first loss to Class AA La Crescent-Hokah, 56-41, on Jan. 18, one night after walloping Houston, 72-24. A strong first half propelled the Lions to both road wins. Oddly enough, the winless Hurricanes had more points at halftime (Lions led 54-20) than the unbeaten Lancers (Lions led, 36-14). But La Crescent-Hokah came out of the halftime … [Read more...]