Prep wrestling has its massive tournaments. The Bi-State Invite at the La Crosse Center over the holiday break is one such event. At least 70 teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin convened for the grueling two-day event, including Journal 11 programs Caledonia/Houston, Chatfield, and Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson. The Warriors and Gophers combined for nine (top 12) … [Read more...]
Warriors Stay Perfect with Wins in Winona
As the season moves along, they’ll have bigger fish to fry. They are one of four unbeaten teams in the Three Rivers Conference. Caledonia boys basketball, ranked #3 in AA, heads to the New Year unblemished. Brad King’s guys do so after winning a pair of games at the Lewiston Auto WSU Holiday Classic. They first beat Prairie du Chien 61-44. Four Warriors got to … [Read more...]
Lion girls drop holiday decisions against Trojans, Eagles
For the young Spring Grove girls, it was a daunting challenge at the snowy 2021 Rushford-Peterson Christmas Invite on Dec. 28-29. After being shelved by the Class A host team, 61-19, the Lions then faced one of the area’s strongest Class AA squads, Dover-Eyota. The Grove girls shot and rebounded better and scored more, but they could not keep up with the Eagles during a 77-37 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove guys fall to R-P, get past D-E
It was the fewest points in a win for the Spring Grove boys in a dozen years. Most of the Lions’ 44 points were the career-high 25 by sophomore Elijah Solum. The 44-33 victory came over Class AA Dover-Eyota on the second day of the Dec. 27-28 Rushford-Peterson Christmas Basketball Invite. A day before, a brief second-half ball-handling collapse had meant defeat versus host … [Read more...]
Spring Grove defense deprives Burro boys
The first few minutes provided no indication that Spring Grove would coast to a convincing 70-34 victory. It was a hot-shooting start for the Lanesboro boys who hit three of their first four shots, while the home team was going 1 for 8. The Burros led 7-2. But then, Spring Grove changed defenses and took complete control. Lanesboro managed only two more field goals before … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls buried by Burros on the backboard, scoreboard
The Lanesboro girls dominated the game because they dominated the glass with a huge 47-to-18 rebounding bulge over visiting Spring Grove on Dec. 21. Both teams came in with only one league loss. With the 58-35 win, the Burros (6-3, 3-1 SEC) remained atop the SEC East Division standings. While the Lions (3-6, 3-2 SEC) remain numerically alive in the loop race, but they had no … [Read more...]
All-District Football; Mid-Southeast Blue
Rushford-Peterson and Fillmore Central were the top two teams in the Mid-Southeast Blue sub-district. Resultantly, each squad has a litany of players named All-District. Davin Thompson’s Trojans get nine selections including seven seniors: Malachi Bunke (6’1” 160 QB/S), Justin Ruberg (6’3” 215 WR/LB), Carson Thompson (5’11” 215 OL/DL), Logan Skalet (5’10” 200 OL/DL), Alex … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/20 – 12/23)
Lanesboro’s girls got 21 points from Kaci Ruen and two free throws from Malia Tessum late to beat L-A 68-67. The Burros are 3-1, 7-3. Caledonia wrestling beat Decorah 60-9 to improve to 6-0. Junior Tucker Ginther recorded his 100th career win. Cayden Tollefsrud had 25 points and Jordan Larson 22 as M-C scored a season-high in beating G-E 80-39. The duo combined for nine … [Read more...]
Gophers Girls Win Two, Head to Christmas at 8-2
They’ll head to Christmas with the most wins of any Journal 11 team. Brian Baum’s Lady Chatfield Lady Gophers aren’t super far from being 10-0. They’ve lost two close games (50-47, 65-60 in 2 OT) to quality opponents (D-E, PEM). The last days before the holiday break, Chatfield picked up two more wins over section foes. On Monday, Chatfield hosted and downed Pine Island, … [Read more...]
All-District Football: Southeast White
A multitude of players from the Class AA state champion Chatfield Gophers make the All-Southeast White team. Jeff Johnson’s crew gets seven A-D selections. Three, Ethan Ruskell (6’1” 210 DE/OL), Grady Schott (6’2” 200 TE/LB), and Caden Nolte (6’2” 275 OL/DL) are seniors. Four, Sam Backer (5’11” 195 QB/RB/S), Isaac Stevens (6’2” 180 OL/DL), Drew O’Connor (6’3” 180 TE/LB), and … [Read more...]