R-P and FC’s squads went at it. The FC boys (3-13) had a woeful night from deep (1-22). R-P (8-10) got a great night from Luke O’Hare. The Trojans led 21-16 in the first half before going on an 11-2 run to take command 32-18. Paced by O’Hare’s 18 points (7-10 shooting, seven straight made FGs), R-P led 40-20 at intermission and cruised to a 64-43 win. O’Hare matched his … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Cael Bartels (#3 at 113), Grady Schott (170), and A.J. Karver (#8 at 220) each won titles at the JWP wrestling tournament. Schott (four) and Karver (three) had all pins. It was the third titles for Bartels (27-3) and Schott (26-9). The Gophers beat W-K 57-21 to improve to 5-2, 11-3. FCLMC beat La Crescent 66-9 and Pine Island 57-18 at a quadrangular, as Joe … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/27 – 1/31)
G-E 54, M-C 49 (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud/Gavin Johnson 12 pts) Lanesboro 61, Cotter 56 (L: J. Prestemon 25 pts (8-14 FGs, 4-7 threes, 5-5 FTs), 5 rebs, 6 asts; Ryan Holmen 16 pts (8-9 FGs); Sawyer Johnson 10 pts (3-8 threes); J.T. Rein 7 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts) GM 77, FC 40 (FC: H. Gunderson 18 pts (7-13 FGs), 8 rebs; C. Kiehne 13 pts. GM: Colton Landers 35 pts) M-C … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/27 – 1/31)
AC/G-E 58, Lanesboro 61 (L: S. Taylor 12 pts (6-12 FGs), 9 rebs; J. Schreiber 11 pts, 15 rebs; Sophia Simes 9 pts, 9 rebs, 7 asts; Payton Benson 8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Alida Berg 9 pts, 6 rebs) Houston 60, L-A 53 (H: S. Torgerson 22 pts (10-13 FGs), 15 rebs; E. Geiwitz 19 pts, 11 rebs, 7 asts) R-P 28, Cannon Falls 54 (R-P: K. Ruberg 15 pts (5-12 threes), 5 rebs) … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/30 & 2/1)
Chatfield 57, W-K 21 (Gophers took 113 (C. Bartels), 132 (Cody Guenther), 145 (Seth Goetzinger), 160 (Campbell Berge), 220 (A.J. Karver), and 285 (Erik Seha) by forfeit. Carson Rowland (106), Luke Ihrke (152), and G. Schott (170) had pins, Kailan Schott (126) won a 3-2 decision) PEM Tri > GMLOS 56, LARP 21 (S-Eagles forfeited 220, took 285 by forfeit (Jaydon Boynton). … [Read more...]
Upcoming Varsity Sporting Events (See TRC or SEC pages for specific start times)
Mon Feb 3 (BBB) FC at SG (BBB) Chatfield at Z-M (BBB) R-P at Houston (BBB) BP at Kingsland (GBB) Kingsland at BP (GBB) FC at Lanesboro (GBB) Chatfield at Pine Island (GBB) R-P at M-C Tue Feb 4 (BBB) FC at D-E (from Jan 17) (BBB) L-O at M-C (BBB) SG at Lanesboro (BBB) Houston at Kingsland (from Jan 17) (GBB) D-E at FC (from … [Read more...]
Houston Girls Win Sixth Straight, Geiwitz Tops 1,000
The winning streak is up to six. And they have just two losses in their last 15 games. Houston girls’ basketball continues to spin strongly. The ‘Canes won both of their games the week of Monday, January 20. Dale Moga’s group first took down Class AA foe Kenyon-Wanamingo 63-55. The game was tied 28-28 at halftime. Sydney Torgerson (19 pts, 6-7 FGs, 7-13 FTs, 8 rebs) and … [Read more...]
Chatfield Boys Win Fourth Straight, Johnson Tops 1,000
Chatfield boys’ basketball entered the third week of January having just posted its second win. Jeff DeBuhr’s group then posted a 3-0 week to run its win streak to four. The Gophers beat R-P 53-50. Reid Johnson (19 pts, 4-4 FTs, 7-14 FGs, 6 rebs) and Landon Bance (12 pts, 5-10 FGs) hit double figures. David Castleberg (8 pts, 4-6 FGs) and Henry Gathje (7 pts, 2-2 FGs, 3-3 … [Read more...]
Knight Girls Stay SEC Perfect, Buchholtz Tops 1,000
While SEC East leader Houston did work, so did SEC-West leader Kingsland. The Knights also got a stand-out player over 1,000 points. Steve Hauser’s group started by handling LeRoy-Ostrander 67-26. Ellie Buchholtz (27 pts, 3-8 threes, 11-20 FGs, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 5 stls) led the way. Sam Wernimont (14 pts) also hit double-figures. Alyssa Link (9 pts, 3-6 threes)) and … [Read more...]
Houston Boys Score Big, Schutte Tops 1,000
Making the fastest push to 1,000 was Houston 6’5” senior F Mikkel Schutte. The Hurricanes/Schutte have been scoring big (and sometimes giving up big scores). Each happened amidst a three-game week. The ‘Canes first overwhelmed Alden-Conger 86-51. Schutte put up a career-high (42 pts, 5-11 threes, 17-28 FGs, 9 rebs, 5 asts, 5 blks) to lead the way. Alex Van Gundy (22 pts, 6 … [Read more...]