Warriors Get Five to State Led by Ross’s Return Caledonia/Houston wrestling had a solid team season. At the 1A individual tournament, Shea Mahoney’s group did better, getting five state entrants, the second most of any team (save 1A champ D-E). The Warriors (186) actually bested D-E (184), Goodhue (180), and Chatfield (174) for the team title. Brandon Ross’ return … [Read more...]
Section upset bid slips away late for Lion girls, 44-41
It was a heart-breaking final half-minute of the section opener and the season finale for the Spring Grove girls. But it was also validation of progress for the No. 11-seeded Lions (10-17). The 44-41 playoff loss at No. 6 seed Rushford-Peterson (12-15) came two months after the Trojans, on the same court, had mauled the Lions by 42 points. In this playoff rematch, Spring Grove … [Read more...]
Lion boys fall in final half-minute at Fillmore Central, receive No. 4 section seed
It was a gut-punch finish for the Spring Grove boys, who had rallied back from a 10-point, second-half deficit to lead by as many three points. But a late Lion turnover allowed the 8-win Falcons to upset the 22-win Lions, 55-54, at Preston on Feb. 25. In this non-conference, regular-season finale for both teams, Fillmore Central snapped an 11-game, 11-year losing slide in the … [Read more...]
Wrestling Team Sections (2/18 & 2/20)
(1AA) 12-seed La Crescent/Hokah (2-11) 6, 5-seed LARP (14-11) 78 (LARP took 106 (Spencer Nelson), 138 (Zack Plank), 145 (Titan Tekautz), 160 (Brennan Corcoran), 170 (Camdyn Anderson), 182 (Tyler Kryzer), and 195 (Jacob Meyer) by forfeit. Tyler Kreidermacher (113), Colten Jenkins (120), Jordan Zibrowski (132), Quintin Betthauser (132), Brock Frisch (220), and Andrew Wilkemeyer … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/14 – 2/19)
Three Rivers Conference Caledonia 57, Cotter 74 (Cal: Ava Privet 12 pts; Sadie Treptow 11 pts; Alexis Schroeder 9 pts. Ramblers built a 38-20 halftime lead, hitting 10 total threes to Cal’s three. First meeting between teams was won by Cotter in OT 76-71) La Crescent/Hokah 56, Fillmore Central 48 (FC: Alyssa Britton 16 pts, 11 rebs; Kammry Broadwater 9 pts, 10 rebs, 6 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/14 – 2/19)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 56, La Crescent/Hokah 80 (FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts (7-14 FGs, 6-8 FTs), 4 asts; L. Hellickson 12 pts (6-7 FTs), 6 rebs. LCH had 28 offensive rebounds to FC’s 10, out-shooting FC 29 of 75 (39%) to 18 of 44 (41%)) Chatfield 57, Wabasha-Kellogg 46 (C: C. Johnson 20 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls; E. Hopp 13 pts, 5 asts, 5 stls; … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
GMLOS gal wrestler Diann Smith took second place at the Section 1-4 girls tournament. She qualified for the state girls meet. Kaylee Ruberg scored 25 points including her 1,000th as R-P beat L-O 63-50. Jordian Leahy had 33 points in a SG 74-63 win over L/P, and 20 in a 55-37 Lion win over Southland. She hit 22 of 27 free throws in the games. John Prestemon scored 20 points … [Read more...]
…Controversial Last Second Shot Propels GM Over Burros, to 20 Wins
The first time they met, Grand Meadow’s girls beat Lanesboro 56-44. A re-match, this time counting for SEC standings, was a battle that went down to the wire. Each team employed a zone. Scoring was difficult. At the half, Lanesboro led 18-17. In the second half, the Burros used long inside players Kaci Ruen and Jessie Schreiber, who combined for nine second-chance-points, … [Read more...]
Lady Burros Grab First SEC Title Since 2007…
They didn’t take the hard route. Lanesboro girls basketball trekked to Adams and easily handled Southland 78-48 to out-right clinch the SEC-East title over Houston. Bret Klaehn’s group grabbed their first SEC division crown since 2007. The Burros were led by Kaci Ruen (23 pts, 11-16 FGs, 17 rebs), who authored her third double-double in four games, her 17th overall. Jessie … [Read more...]
Gopher Teams Notch Big Wins
Chatfield basketball teams each had a week denoted by big wins. It started with the boys. A year ago, they nearly pulled the biggest upset of the 1AA play-offs. They had 2-seed Stewartville, headed by D-I talent Will Tschetter, on the ropes, but ultimately fell in double OT 85-77. It was redemption time as a solid Gopher squad (13-6) took the HVL leading Tigers (12-1, … [Read more...]