LARP 33, Triton 42 (LARP built a 30-9 lead, but won just one match over the final seven weights. They trailed 36-33 heading to heavyweight, where Triton secured the match via pin. Jordan Zibrowski (120), Carter Jonsgaard (126), Ross Herber (132), and Gable Speltz (145) had pins for the S-Eagles, Colin Klug (170 > 16-13) a decision win, Tyler Kreidermacher (113) by … [Read more...]
Wrestling Preview
The wrestling season starts with teams trying to fill out as many of the 14 weights as possible. Chatfield looks to be the deepest, FCLMC’s numbers are increasing, while LARP has good quality in their numbers. Chatfield wrestling finished 8-7 last season, falling 37-34 to eventual section champion Goodhue in the 1A semis. The Gophers graduated some key guys, including … [Read more...]
Southeast-White, Mid-Southeast All-District Football
Southeast-White football team Caledonia is Class AA state champion (beat Minneapolis-North 26-0). Mid-Southeast-West squad Blooming Prairie is Class A champ (beat BOLD 41-15). Respective All-District teams can be released. In the Southeast-White, Chatfield get six A-D players, guys who were two-way playmakers for the Gophers. It was the year of the Brothers Backer. Senior … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield wrestling got off to a great start, going 3-0 at the Rochester duals. Cael Bartels, Seth Goetzinger, and Grady Schott led the way, each wrestling out three victories. Goetzinger had three first period pins. Girls Basketball (11/26) FC 45, La Crescent 38 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 11 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 9 stls; Ashlyn Simon 10 pts (4-6 FGs, 2-2 FTs); Emma … [Read more...]
Wrestling (11/30)
Rochester Duals (Chatfield beat Century 69-9, JM 66-18, and Mayo (39-35). They were the only squad in the six-team field to go 3-0. The match versus the Spartans had six lead changes. Mayo led 18-9 (after 138), 23-15 (after 152), and 35-27 (after 195). A.J. Karver (220) and Isaiah Froese (285) had pins the last two weights to grab a Gopher victory. Lukas Carrier (113), … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Boys Basketball Preview
Like the female contemporaries, Journal-covered boys basketball teams probably wanted a little more from their 2018-2019 seasons. R-P and Kingsland were the only two to finish above .500. Chatfield, Houston, and Lanesboro were a few wins short of it. R-P made the section final four, but fell. The Trojans, Gophers, and Hurricanes will definitely start the season with high … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Three county girls teams started the year with wins. Fillmore Central got four and Kingsland three to double figures in beating Hayfield 60-47 and Lanesboro 60-28 respectively. Big girls did work. Merredith Farlinger (6’0”) had 13 (pts), 8 (rebs), and 8 (blks) for the Knights. Kelly Ristau (6’4”) had 14 (pts) and 11 (rebs) for FC. M-C beat L-O 47-33. Top player Payton … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/22 & 11/23)
Kingsland 60, Lanesboro 28 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 16 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Merredith Farlinger 13 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 8 rebs, 8 blks; Alyssa Link 12 pts (3-4 threes). L: Kaci Ruen 6 pts, 6 rebs; Sophia Simes 3 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts. Knights: 1-0. Burros: 0-1) FC 60, Hayfield 47 (FC: Lauren Mensink 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls; K. Ristau 14 pts, 11 rebs; Maddie Krage 11 … [Read more...]
All South-East District Football
With Mid-Southeast squad Blooming Prairie and Southeast-White squad Caledonia playing in state title games, All-District football will be released incrementally, starting with the 9-Man All South-East team. Houston, on the wings of its 7-4 Section Runner-Up season, gets a trio of A-D players in Alec Francis (6’0” 280 Sr. OL/DL), Mikkel Schutte (6’5” 170, Sr. QB/S), and Alex … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Girls Basketball Preview
Journal covered girls basketball teams probably wanted a better 2018-2019. Only two of the seven (Kingsland, Houston) made Rochester and the section quarterfinals. Each lost. Only three of the seven finished above .500 (Kingsland, Houston, FC). Individuals did stand out, as two girls became their school’s all-time leading scorers and third went over 1,000 points. The … [Read more...]