It was probably the best volleyball match of the year so far (as it pertains to ‘Journal 10’ squads).  History was almost made.  The streak continues.  But Lanesboro (8-1) volleyball took a shot as good as any in a long time.  They took Mabel-Canton (9-0) to five sets, getting close to ending the Cougars’ decade-plus long SEC win streak.  One could’ve expected a battle.  In the … [Read more...]

Fillmore Central volleyball was in the midst of a very good season.  The Falcons had 11 seniors.  Included were All-TRC picks Maddie Krage and K.J. Corson.  In a normal year, they would’ve been a force in the play-offs.  Twenty-twenty isn’t a normal year.  And then it just might’ve ended.  The Falcons played what appears to be their last two matches of the year on November 10 … [Read more...]

Grand Meadow football played a game that finally wasn’t somehow super asterisk-worthy significant.  After a season of on-field (and off-field) obstacles, Gary Sloan’s group ended the year with a rousing win devoid of any huge meaning, short of it clinched a perfect regular season.  The now #1 in 9-Man Larks beat Nicollet 61-20 to conclude the regular campaign 6-0.  GM built a … [Read more...]

It wasn’t pretty.  It wasn’t dominating.  It was a bit feisty.  When Lanesboro and Houston football get together, it is often times a brawl as the squads vie for the series’ token ‘Bell’.  James Semmen’s Burros (4-1) came in amidst a great season.  Cody Hungerholt’s Hurricanes (2-3) came in having dominated the series as of late, taking the last five in-season battles plus … [Read more...]

Spring Grove needed two 97-yard possessions and three plays covering more than 80 yards to finally overtake Mabel-Canton, 28-24, on snow-frosted Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field.  Trailing the Cougars by two scores in the fourth quarter, the Lions rallied with two home run tosses from Isaac Griffin – first for 86 yards to Caden Grinde and then for 82 yards to Reid Bjerke.  The … [Read more...]

The fall sports season is starting to wind down, albeit uncharacteristically.  As of November 17, football and volleyball teams are in a state of flux due to COVID.  Fillmore Central is on distance learning until December, annulling the Falcons from the football play-offs, ending their season.  FC volleyball is down also, though a small possibility remains they play again … [Read more...]

Lanesboro volleyball (9-2) tallied 17 aces from eight different athletes in sweeping Schaeffer Academy 3-0.  Kendall Stettler and Sydney Taylor were a combined 18 of 18 with 9 aces. The Burros improved to 9-2 overall and in the SEC (second place to M-C).  Chatfield volleyball beat Pine Island 3-1 to improve to 5-1, 6-2 on the season.  Devann Clemens had 15 assists, 10 digs, and … [Read more...]

#1 in Class A Blooming Prairie 47, FC 6 (FC: Zach Haugerud 10-25, 144 yards, INT passing, 1-yard TD run; Carson Kiehne 4-101 receiving; Alec Sikkink 3-51, rushing.  BP: Drew Kittelson 24-30, 341 yards, 5 TDs passing, 8-77 rushing; Mitchell Fiebiger 6-104, 2 TDs receiving.  Falcons play last game, as school is going distance learning until early December.  They won’t have a … [Read more...]

Houston 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-13, 25-11, 25-8 (H: Emma Geiwitz 10 kills; Richelle Botcher 6 kills; Lilly Carr 4 kills, 12 assists; S. Torgerson 4 kills, 6 digs, 18-19 serving, 9 aces; Becca Rostad 7 digs) Houston 0, Randolph 3 > 10-25, 16-25, 14-25 (H: S. Torgerson 5 kills, 5 digs; L. Carr 4 kills, 14 assists, 8 digs; E. Geiwitz 4 kills, 6 digs; R. Botcher 6 digs; … [Read more...]