Falcons Frenzy to 10 Wins
They can frenzy it up. Led by Kassidy Broadwater’s speed and passing, Emma Breitspecher’s length and tenacity, and Kandace Sikkink’s power and athleticism, Fillmore Central’s girls can overwhelm teams unprepared for such attributes. The Falcons pitched a 3-0 week to get to double-digit wins. On Monday, the FC ratcheted it up in the second half versus Schaeffer Academy, … [Read more...]
Trojans Rally With Solid Wins
The section 1A boy’s race is a fierce competition. Early in January, perennial force Rushford-Peterson sat at 5-5 ahead of three key 1A match-ups. They dropped the first game only to post two solid section wins to make some noise in the 1A race. Hayfield was too much on Tuesday. R-P fell 66-46. Justin Ruberg (14 pts) and Luke O’Hare (11 pts, 5-9 FGs) hit double figures for … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
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...]