Spring Grove senior Jordian Leahy was a First Team selection on the 2022 All-Southeast Conference Basketball Team as determined by the SEC coaches. Lion junior Addyson McHugh received Honorable Mention. It was a second SEC honor season for Leahy who received Honorable Mention in 2021. Both were also Academic All-Conference. Leahy, a 5-fo ot-6 senior guard, led Lion … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball – 1A/1AA Playoffs (2/28 & 3/1)
(1AA Qtr) 8-seed Chatfield (19-8) 53, 1-seed #8 Goodhue (24-3) 80 (C: Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (8-12 FGs), 6 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 12 pts, 4 asts. G: E. Gadient 31 pts (11-18 FGs, 4-9 threes), 6 asts, 5 stls; Tori Miller 18 pts; Anika Schafer 13 pts. Goodhue led 18-14 midway through first half, then out-scored Chatfield 34-13 the rest of the stanza. Gadient scored 25 in the … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball – 1A Playoffs (3/1 & 3/3)
(1A Play-In) 17-seed Mabel-Canton (8-18) 54, 16-seed Wabasha-Kellogg (7-19) 66 (M-C: Alex Arneson 17 pts, 7 rebs; Jaymeson Tollefsrud 14 pts (4-6 threes, 5-7 FGs), 7 rebs; Jordan Larson 11 pts (4-4 FTs), 4 asts. W-K: Adam Dunagan 19 pts; Parker Springer 15 pts. Falcons held M-C leading scorer Cayden Tollefsrud to five points (2-12 FGs). W-K led 38-21 at halftime. Cougars finish … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s girls fell to #8 Goodhue 80-53 in a 1AA quarterfinal, as Wildcat sophomore Elisabeth Gadient had 31 points. The Gophers finish at 19-9. Caledonia’s girls fell to Lourdes 52-35 in another 1AA quarterfinal. Caledonia finishes at 17-11. Houston’s girls fell 67-29 in a 1A quarterfinal to #3 Hayfield. The Hurricanes (16-12) posted their fifth straight winning season … [Read more...]
Gophers Hold Down Z-M
Chatfield boys basketball (7-seed, 16-10) held Zumbrota-Mazeppa (10-seed, 6-20) to just 35 points in notching a Round of 16 playoff win. The Gophers built a 29-16 first half lead and coasted to a 59-35 victory over the Cougars. Cole Johnson stuffed the stat sheet to lead the way (16 pts, 6-12 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 8 asts, 8 stls). Connor Jax (11 pts, 3-5 threes, 5 rebs) and Drew … [Read more...]
Lions Hold Knights to 27 in Posting “W”
Kingsland (13-seed, 11-15) and Spring Grove (4-seed, 22-4) met twice in the regular season. It took until the second half in each game for the Lions to pull away. In the teams’ third meeting of the season, the Lions were more emphatic in posting a win and moving on to the 1A quarters. SG entered having lost its regular-season finale to Fillmore Central, and took out their … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Playoffs: Round of 16 Winners
Trojans Efficiently Beat Schaeffer Academy Rushford-Peterson (20-4) came in the 2-seed in the Section 1A boys tournament and had no problem downing 15-seed Schaeffer Academy (11-16). The #5 Trojans played super-efficient basketball, making 50% of their field goals (19 of 38), 59% of their three’s (10 of 17), and 85% of their free throws (11 of 13) in downing the Lions … [Read more...]
Cotten’s Harvest Leads GM Past Kingsland
In a 1A quarterfinal versus Fillmore Central, Kingsland’s bench was key to victory. Versus Grand Meadow (3-seed, 22-6), it was a key Lark bench player that helped Ryan Queensland’s group finally get a win over the Knights (2-seed, 19-8). The Larks used a methodical offense and a couple different defenses to suppress Kingsland. The Knights got off to a good start, 8-3, getting … [Read more...]
Grady Schott Claims State Title, Four Warriors Place
The 2022 state wrestling tournament saw 12 kids from Caledonia/Houston, Chatfield, and GMLOS in action. Included was the first girls Minnesota state wrestling tournament. Chatfield’s Grady Schott was the highlight. A foursome from Caledonia/Houston placed. A gal from Grand Meadow got to be a part of history. Gopher senior Grady Schott entered the meet having finished state … [Read more...]
1AA Girls Basketball; GM Girls Move on to Section Final
Five Journal 11 teams began the week alive in the Section 1A girls playoffs. By Saturday night, only one was left standing. Rushford-Peterson, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, Kingsland, and Grand Meadow all battled amidst 1A quarterfinal and/or semifinal contests. The Superlarks will play for their first 1A title. Burro Girls Fight Past K-W It was physical. It was a battle. … [Read more...]