The top 50 teams of the Fall from 2010-2019 continues.  As before, squads from the “Journal 10,” FC, R-P, Chatfield, Kingsland, M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, GM, SG, and L-O, are eligible.  Ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult, and thus subject to debate.   Ranking is by how far teams made it in the playoffs.  Placing … [Read more...]

Three Mabel-Canton cheerleader captains received nominations and tried out for the 2020 All-American Team – seniors Jenny Reenalda and Katelyn Kleiboer along with sophomore Grace Solberg. Kleiboer was nominated for the sixth year and has earned All-American acclaim three times, including 2020. It was the second nomination for both Solberg and Reenalda. Individuals that attend … [Read more...]

  fter a hiatus, the top 50 teams of the Fall from 2010-2019 continues.  As before, squads from the “Journal 10,” FC, R-P, Chatfield, Kingsland, M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, GM, SG, and L-O, are eligible.  Ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult and thus subject to debate.   Ranking is by how far teams made it in the play-offs.  … [Read more...]

Larks, Burros and Johnsons Highlight All-South-East Squad With the Fillmore County Journal expanding its coverage to include Grand Meadow, Spring Grove, and LeRoy-Ostrander, the naming of the All South-East “East” sub-district team takes precedent.  Seven of the teams in the sub-District fall under the “Journal 10” umbrella.  Section title game foes GM and Lanesboro each get a … [Read more...]

Volleyball Post-Season Wrap-Up  It was a shortened year of volleyball with no post-season, but two of the three ‘‘Journal 10” squads from the TRC had excellent seasons and boasted a trio of All-Conference picks.  Fillmore Central boasts a pair of repeat picks in seniors Maddie Krage (5’6” OH) and K.J. Corson (5’3” libero).  Krage was the Falcons’ go-to hitter.  She was … [Read more...]

Volleyball Post-Season Wrap-Up  In the Southeast Conference, the league’s top two teams, Mabel-Canton and Lanesboro, combine to boast nine of the 19 All-SEC picks.  Leading the way are four players from the SEC East champion Cougars squad.  Senior Kenidi McCabe (5’5” setter/OH) heads the list, making All-SEC for a fourth straight year.  She is also the SEC Player of the … [Read more...]

It was the sixth consecutive winning season for coach Kelsey Morken and the Spring Grove volleyball girls, who finished at 8-4, including a 5-4 conference mark to tie for third place in the six-team SEC East Division race. Considering two break-even seasons, it has been a dozen seasons since the Lions finished below.500, the longest non-losing streak in program history. The … [Read more...]