Alayna Helgemoe hit her second free throw with 1.2 seconds left to lift R-Ps’ girls past Schaeffer 52-51. Houston’s boys posted a 2-0 week, paced by Athletes of the Week Alex Van Gundy and Mikkel Schutte. The Hurricanes beat Lanesboro 72-63, as Caiden Danielson had 24 points. Schutte (22 pts, 11 rebs, 7 asts, 5 stls, 10 blks) and Van Gundy (18 pts, 12 rebs) added huge/big … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/6 – 1/11)
Chatfield 60, Pine Island 68 (C: R. Johnson 17 pts (6-12 FGs), 7 rebs; Cole Johnson 15 pts; David Castleberg 11 pts (5-7 FGs); Landon Bance 10 pts. Game was tied 28-28 at half) Schaeffer Academy 49, FC 43 (FC: Haidyn Gunderson 13 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls) Schaeffer Academy 73, M-C 31 (M-C: Dawson Wilder 8 pts) Lanesboro 63, Houston 72 (H: C. Danielson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/6 -1/10)
L-A 52, Kingsland 75 (K: E. Buchholtz season-high 26 pts (7-7 FTs); Sam Wernimont season-high 19 pts (5-12 threes); Emily Miner 13 pts, 11 rebs) Lake City 69, Chatfield 41 (C: Tessa McMahon 13 pts (4-5 threes), 4 asts) St. Charles 68, Houston 58 (H: Becca Rostad 16 pts; Casey Porter 14 pts; S. Torgerson 10 pts, 10 rebs; E. Geiwitz 8 pts, 7 rebs) Lanesboro 26, … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/10 & 1/11)
D-E Tri > Class A #12 Chatfield 27, PEM 40 (Gophers led 15-0 after 120 and 24-10 after 145, but won one match the rest of the way (including forfeiting 170 & 195). Lukas Carrier (113) and Cael Bartels (120) won by pin, Seth Goetzinger by forfeit, Carson Rowland (106 > 2-0), Cody Guenther (132 > 10-4), and Grady Schott (182 > 13-8) by decision); #12 Chatfield … [Read more...]
Upcoming Varsity Sporting Events
(See TRC or SEC pages for specific start times) Mon Jan 20 (GBB) M-C at SG Tues Jan 21 (BBB) D-E at R-P (BBB) PEM at FC (BBB) Chatfield at Cotter (BBB) Lanesboro at Schaeffer Academy (BBB) SG at M-C (BBB) Houston at Alden- Conger (BBB) L-O at Kingsland (GBB) R-P at D-E (GBB) FC at PEM (GBB) Cotter at Chatfield (GBB) M-C at … [Read more...]
Boys Section 1A a New Race
For the last 15 years, Section 1A boys basketball has had a formula. That formula generally included a lot of R-P and a bit of Goodhue. The Trojans (9) and Wildcats (3) won all but three Section 1A titles. J.W.P., Faribault B.A., and Spring Grove made one-year state runs. Bethany Academy (twice), Southland, FC, BP, and Randolph had seasons, making section title games. Go … [Read more...]
Girls Section 1A: More Formulaic
While the boys races are deep and interesting, the girls 1A race looks like a five-team competition. It’s possible, even likely, that none of last year’s section final four teams, return. Goodhue won’t, as they are 1AA. L/P (3-10) is down. GM (6-5) and Hayfield (5-7) are in the mix, but haven’t won a key section game. The section’s top squad is #5 Blooming Prairie (9-1). … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Class A Lean and Mean Chatfield wrestling went 3-1 at the Farmington Duals to improve to 7-1 on the year. Kail Schott at 126 (three pins, MD), Seth Goetzinger at 145/152 (two pins, two decisions), and Tate Karver at 138 (pin, forfeit, two decisions) each went 4-0. Becca Rostad had a career-high 23 points, as Houston’s girls (4-0, 7-3) beat Hayfield 52-37 to retake the girl’s … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/30 – 1/3)
Lanesboro 66, Cotter 59 (L: J. Prestemon 23 pts (10-18 FGs), 9 rebs, 4 stls; J.T. Rein 15 pts (6-10 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 stls; S. Johnson 10 pts; Ryan Holmen 8 pts, 6 rebs. WSU Lewiston Auto Holiday Game) Chatfield 34, #12 in A Blooming Prairie 64 (C: R. Johnson 13 pts, 7 rebs. Blossoms are 6-0) #10 in AA Stewartville 88, Houston 68 (H: A. Van Gundy 23 pts (10-18 FGs), 4 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/2 & 1/3)
#5 in A BP 57, Chatfield 30 (C: Jaiden Zimmerman 7 pts, 4 rebs, 4 stls; Peyton Berg 6 pts, 10 rebs) Kingsland 70, Schaeffer Academy 52 (K: E. Buchholtz 24 pts (10-20 FGs), 7 asts, 4 stls; Sam Wernimont 14 pts (4-9 threes); A. Reiland 8 pts, 7 rebs, 10 asts, 6 stls, 2 blks. Knights (6-0, 7-5) stay perfect in SEC play) Klawock City (AK) 50, R-P 61 (Alayna Helgemoe … [Read more...]