LARP wrestling beat St. Charles and W-K to improve to 2-0, 5-2 on the year. Ranked guys Ross Herber (#6 at 113) and Carter Jonsgaard (#5 at 120) each went 2-0, as did Dominic Jenkins (knocked off W-K’s ranked Tagen Miller 11-8), Tyler Kreidermacher, Gable Speltz, Caleb Mueller, and Carter Weidemann. Kingsland sisters Lauren (24 pts, 14 rebs) and Ellie Buchholtz (20 pts, 14 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
SG 62, Kingsland 59 (K: W. Pruter 23 pts (4-11 threes), 8 rebs; Reid Kruegel 16 pts (4-8 threes), 7 rebs, 5 asts; L. Howard career-high 15 pts (6-8 FGs, 2-3 threes). Pruter rimmed-out game-tying three at buzzer) Lanesboro 62, Houston 93 (H: M. Schutte career-high 41 pts (26 in first half), 25 rebs, 7 asts; A. Van Gundy season-high 23 pts; C. Danielson career-high 20 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
Chatfield 37, Z-M 83 (C: Paige Erickson 11 pts (5-7 FGs); Alanna Goetzinger 8 pts, 6 rebs) L-A 60, M-C 52 (M-C: M. Michels career-high 21 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs; Payton Danielson 18 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls) Hayfield 69, FC 42 (FC: Madison Scheevel 11 pts (3-9 threes); Paige Donlinger 8 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Emma Breitsprecher 8 pts, 8 rebs) Kingsland 64, R-P 42 (K: … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/18 – 12/20)
FCLMC 33, Waukon 39 (Wolves won five of first six weights to lead 27-6 after 138. They had just one win the rest of the way. Bradon Knutson (113), Cale Anderson (132), and Michael Barrett (285) won by fall, Caden Anderson (138 > 8-3) by decision. Wolves won two forfeits, lost one, with one double forfeit); FCLMC 30, South Winn 47 (Match started with eight consecutive … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/10 -12/15)
L-A 62, FC 72 (FC: Paige Donlinger 18 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; M. Scheevel 17 pts (3-8 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls. LA: Myia Ruzek 32 pts (11-17 FTs), 10 rebs) R-P 34, Cotter 48 (RP: Abbey Hoegh 9 pts, 7 rebs) Southland 61, Chatfield 47 (C: Silja Erickson 9 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Alanna Goetzinger 7 pts, 12 rebs; Lauren Cole 8 pts) FC 56, Caledonia 70 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/11 – 12/15)
Chatfield 60, Southland 47 (C: R. Johnson 16 pts, 6 rebs; J. Fahrenholtz 17 pts (8-13 FGs), 10 rebs, 7 asts) Cotter 23, R-P 69 (RP: L. Skalet 12 pts, 10 assists, 9 stls; L. O’Hare 12 pts (6-8 FGs); Ben Wieser/Vinnie Mason 8 pts each (8-10 combined FGs). Twelve Trojans scored) #6 in AA Caledonia 94, FC 40 (FC: C. Brown career-high 22 pts (6-12 threes)) M-C 45, GM 81 … [Read more...]
Goetzinger, Herber Win at FCLMC Invite
It was a bit of a down year for county teams, champion-wise, at FCLMC’s annual Holiday Wrestling Tournament. Only two guys won titles, but there were seven second place finishers and eight third place guys. GMLOS (227.5) rode eight first place finishers to the team title over Chatfield (198.5), which was participating in its first action of the year. LARP (125.5) tied for … [Read more...]
Fighting Out of a Hole
It was an inauspicious start to the season for Houston girls basketball. Two long road trips and a night-game, day-game, back-to-back, equaled and 0-3 start for last year’s SEC East champs. The ‘Canes were happy to be home hosting Kingsland. Inspired, they got win number one 60-48. Free throws were a difference, as the ‘Canes went 20 of 27 to Kingsland’s 15 of 30. Each … [Read more...]
Triple-Double to 1,000
The 1,000-point threshold in high school basketball is a touted accomplishment. Those who get there are typically naturally blessed. They work hard to improve. In today’s small schools, kids have ample time on varsity to ascend to the mark, as they sometimes play as early as freshman or even eighth grade. Mabel-Canton junior Payton Danielson played a lot as a seventh grader … [Read more...]
Kings of Three for a Half
In recent memory, Kingsland boys basketball has developed a reputation for shooting the three. The Knights are streaky as hell. When hot, they scorch. Versus Lanesboro, they put on a show which rivalled their famous 2015 1A semifinal with Spring Grove. After an early miss, they hit threes on five straight possessions and nine straight to end the first half! The Burros were … [Read more...]