Each team came in hungry. Both R-P and FC football entered week three 0-2. Their Saturday college football-like matinee featured the ever-rare three interception return of TDs. The Falcons controlled the first quarter. Their initial drive went 75 yards in 10 plays. Carson Kiehne’s 4-yard TD run (plus PAT) made it 7-0. With R-P’s first offensive play, Malachi Bunke was … [Read more...]
Gophers Shock Falcons, Post 2-0 Week
It was a hard one to see coming. FC volleyball has been a strong program in the TRC for about a decade. Chatfield was good in the early 2010s, but then fell off. The Falcons have won the last four meetings by sweep (though Chatfield twice got to 20 last season). Each team entered a 2020 match-up having played PEM. FC swept (25-17, 25-17, 25-20). Chatfield got swept (11-25, … [Read more...]
Hurricanes and Knights Go Back and Forth
Kingsland (1-1) and Houston (1-1) football went back and forth in a week three battle. The Knights scored the first 14 points. Kaden Rath hit Ethan Imm on a 24-yard pass play, and James Howard authored a 7-yard TD run to give Kingsland a 14-0 lead after one. Houston then scored back-to-back. Logan Rodriguez and Issac Heyer each had 6-yard second quarter TD runs. Neither … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland volleyball won two SEC matches on the week. Ellie Buchholtz had 14 kills and 13 digs in the win over L/P, 22 kills in a win over G-E. Alyssa Link supplied 59 total assists. GM volleyball went 2-0 also. Hailey Hindt had 16 kills and 18 digs in a tough 3-1 win over L-O. Cardinal Gracie O’Byrne had 25 digs in defeat. Hindt then had 16 kills and 16 digs in a sweep of … [Read more...]
Football (10/23)
L/P 18, M-C 32 (M-C: Gavin Johnson 45-274, 4 TDs; Cayden Tollefsrud 18-132, TD rushing. LP: Zach Bollingberg 6- 168, TDs receiving; Cole Walter 14-26, 264 yards, 2 TDs passing. Game featured 0 turnovers. M-C had 432 yards rushing, 12 passing. LP had 264 yards passing, 14 rushing. M-C led 14-0, 20-6, and 26-12 before a 90-yard TD pass from Walters to Bollingberg in the 4th … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/19 – 10/24)
Lanesboro 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-17, 25-8, 25-17 (L: J. Schreiber 13 kills; K. Ruen 8 kills, 10 digs; S. Taylor 6 kills; E. Cambern 4 kills, 25 assists, 28-28 serving; M. Tessum 24 digs) Caledonia 1, R-P 3 > 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 14 kills, 13 digs, 16-16 serving; Elly Malone 11 kills, 27 digs; I. Kahoun 28 assists, 24 digs; Alyvia Eide 22 … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Football Team
Fillmore Central football team. Back Row (L to R): Assistant Coach Brady Ristau, Dillon O’Connor, Atlee Hershberger, Dakota Musselman, Zachary Krage, Tyler Mayer, Liam Stettler, Assistant Coach Corey Whalen. Fourth Row (L to R): Head Coach Chris Mensink, Lincoln Iverson, Noah Rothering, Henry Liew, Lucas Nikoloski, Chase Christianson, Luke Hellickson, Kyle Daniels. Third Row (L … [Read more...]
Congratulations Cross Country
Grove gridders dominated by Grand Meadow, 40-6
Superlark standout Dustin Copley scored on his team’s first play of the game and again on the Larks’ first snap of the second half. But the Grand Meadow defense did not need much help during a dominating 40-6 victory over visiting Spring Grove on a cold October 16 night. The Lion attack was limited to only 125 yards, most of which (84 yards) were coming late against … [Read more...]
Lion girls go to 3-0, conquer Cardinals, Knights
The Spring Grove volleyball girls improved to 3-0 (3-0 SEC) with a straight-set, home win against LeRoy-Ostrander and a come-from-behind 3-1 road triumph at Spring Valley versus Kingsland. It was the first loss for both the Cardinals (1-1) and the Knights (2-1). The Lions (3-0) shared the East Division lead with Mabel-Canton (3-0) and Lanesboro (3-0). SG 3, L-O 0 (25-19, … [Read more...]