There was a time a few years back where Rushford-Peterson’s girls and boys basketball teams were very strong. The girls have fallen off in recent memory, but this season things are looking solid or better for both. The Trojans hosted a two-night holiday tournament, with SG, D-E, and Randolph. R-P’s teams both went 2-0. The girls started things versus Spring Grove. They did … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/27 – 12/30) Non-Conference (Holiday Games)
Le Seuer-Henderson 73, Houston 38 (H: Tanner Kubitz 14 pts (8-10 FTs), 6 rebs; Morgan Rohweder 12 pts (4-5 threes); Maddox Rodriguez 7 pts. Tri-City United Tourney) Lester Prairie 73, Houston 40 (H: T. Kubitz 13 pts (5-8 FTs), 6 rebs; Zach Olson 10 pts (4-6 FGs). Tri-City United Tourney. Hurricanes > 0-3, 0-7) Medford 47, Grand Meadow 65 (GM: T. Glynn 23 pts (8-16 … [Read more...]
Falcons Sweep Series with Knights
Fillmore Central’s basketball teams hosted Kingsland’s over the holidays. The girls took the court first. Offense was still at the Christmas dinner table. It was all defense. The teams combined for over 100 rebounds (37 offensive). FC shot 12 of 63 from the field (19%), Kingsland 10 of 59 (17%). There were 53 combined foul shots. It took about eight minutes for FC to get … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou, Chatfield, and LARP Take on Bi-State
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...]