In their first cross country event of the year, Chatfield went to Lake City and ran a triangular with the Tigers and Dover-Eyota. On the girls side, the Tigers were the defending Section 1A Champs. Jayna Harstad’s Lady Gophers made a big impression, narrowly winning that triangular 27 to 29. In hosting their first triple of the year with PEM and LFC, Chatfield’s girls again … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/15)
(B) GMLOS 48, La Crescent/Hokah 23, Cotter 67 (Christian Hjelmen (18:14.2) took third behind LC/H runners Cody Kowalski (17:12.4) and Jack Redman (18:04.7). Cohen Wiste (18:56.7) took sixth for GMLOS. Twenty-three guys competed); (G) GMLOS 58, LC/H 38, Cotter 25 (Rambler 8th grader Sonja Semling (19:38.4) took first, LC/H’s Lydia Rosendahl (19:44.5) second. Cotter had … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/14 – 9/18)
(B) Dover-Eyota 6, Cal/SG/Hou 1 (Again, the Warrior boys gave up an early goal to the visitors, two minutes, 49 seconds into the match. Late in the first half, undefeated D-E (5-0, 5-0 TRC) added a pair of goals within 38 seconds to take a 4-0 lead into intermission. Down 6-0, C/SG/H received a goal from sophomore Austin Meyer to close the scoring with 24 minutes remaining.) … [Read more...]
The Fall Top 50 Countdown (#40 to #36)
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. Teams 40 down to … [Read more...]
Decades of sports, mostly spectating Most famous football play; I will never forget “not” seeing it
It has been called the “most famous play in college football history.” Surely, it was the most bizarre tackle in all of football history, an official “non-tackle” that interrupted an official 95-yard touchdown run that ended 42 yards away from the goal line. Dubbed ‘the 12th man tackle,” it occurred on a big football stage, a New Year’s Day bowl game, and continued on a … [Read more...]
Knight Runner Stands Out at LFC’s Meet
A year ago at the Section 1A Meet, Kingsland freshman Garrison Hubka was his team’s top runner. He finished 78th in a time of 19:19.1. In his first 5,000-meter run of the year, that time flew by the wayside. The sophomore won his second race in as many tries (17:40), finishing nearly a minute ahead of his nearest competitor. It was a notably quick run for Hubka. Just a … [Read more...]
Gopher Girls Punch Perfect Score
It is a lot easier to do at a three-team meet. Nonetheless, it is still a pretty nice accomplishment. At their second event of the year, Chatfield’s girls posted the cross country perfect score. Jayna Tangen’s Gophers took first, second, third, fourth, and fifth places to easily win the St. Charles Invite. Chatfield had 15 points, the Saints 51, and Schaeffer Academy was … [Read more...]
Soccer 9/10 & 9/12
(G) Cotter 13, Cal/SG/Hou 0 (The visiting Cotter girls scored just 12 seconds into the match. About seven minutes later, the Ramblers scored twice within 35 seconds to make it 3-0. A penalty kick goal made it 6-0 a half-minute before halftime. Cotter (4-0, 4-0 TRC) scored again just a minute and 49 seconds into the second half. Cotter, the conference and section favorite, had … [Read more...]
The Fall Top 50 – Countdown (#45 to #40)
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. As before, ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult and thus subject to debate. Teams ranked in the 45-40 may have lost to teams in the 46-50 … [Read more...]
LARP Boys Win Second Race
It is to be expected. When you are a defending state team qualifier with your top runners back, and then the number of teams at every cross country meet are diminished due to COVID-19, you will probably win often. In their second meet of the year, LARP’s boys again ran to victory. Matt Kingsbury’s group (19) didn’t have much trouble beating R.A.A.C.E. (40) and W-K (78) to … [Read more...]