Over the last two-plus competed seasons, no other Section 1A track and field programs have been as successful as GMLOKS and LFCMC. Both had their boys’and girls teams compete at last year’s state True Team meet (all finished top three). LFCMC’s teams have each made state the last three years. GMLOKS’ girls have made state the past two, winning a state title last year. Both … [Read more...]
Warrior girls, boys sweep 4x200M relays at quadrangular
Both the Caledonia/Spring Grove 4x200-meter relay teams (girls and boys) were victorious at a quadrangular track and field meet hosted on May 6 by La Crescent-Hokah with the Warriors also competing against Cotter and La Crosse Logan. There were additional first-place honors for Garrett Ness in shot put and Chris Pieper extending his high jump winning streak. There were no team … [Read more...]
Spring Grove splits crucial last-inning, one-run nailbiters
For the visiting Spring Grove boys, three runs were not quite enough in the first-place showdown versus undefeated, state-ranked Southland but two days later, three runs were just enough to edge one-win Mabel-Canton. Both games were tied going into the final seventh inning. The Rebels prevailed, 4-3, with a walk-off single at Adams on Monday, May 2, whereas the Lions edged the … [Read more...]
Lions outscore GMLOK before walk-off heartbreaker at Lyle/Pacelli
Spring Grove slipped down into third place in a three-team championship baseball race while splitting a pair of conference games. On May 5, the Lions overcame a late uprising at Spring Valley to win 16-8, completing a season sweep of Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland (GMLOK). But the next afternoon at Austin, it was a role reversal in the rematch with Lyle/Pacelli. The … [Read more...]
Softball (4/25 – 4/30)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (Falcons had two hits, 13 strikeouts. Ramblers had a 7-run fourth to break open a 0-0 game); FC/L 1 Cotter 16 [4] (Falcons had one hit. Jensyn Storhoff scored the only run (reached on hit by pitch). Cotter had an 11-run first inning) Caledonia/Spring Grove 4, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (CSG: T. Lange 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/26 – 4/29)
PEM “Verne Herman” Invite (Waseca’s girls (133.5) barely beat LFCMC’s (132.25) while Chatfield (92) took fifth and Caledonia/Spring Grove 10th (of 10). Waseca’s boys (150.5) beat LFCMC’s (126) while Chatfield (80.5) took fourth and Cal/SG ninth. LFCMC 1st’s: J.T Rein (110-hurdles > 16:36), Lynsey Ruen (300-hurdles > 50.39), Brielle Ruen (200 > 27.46), Isaac Snyder (800 … [Read more...]
Golf (4/26 – 4/29)
Three Rivers Conference (B) Chatfield 193, Dover-Eyota 191 (C: Carson Harstad 47, Tristin Reinhardt 48, Colton Johnson/Braxton McCaslin 49s. DE: Carter Boynton 41*, Michael Pittinger 45, Reese Hyatt 48, Brayden Magnuson/Jacob Dessner 49s); (G) Chatfield Inc., D-E 279 (C: Mya Henry 58*, Taylor Ask 60. DE: Ella Hardtke 60. At St. Charles Golf Course) (B) Caledonia 228, … [Read more...]
Chatfield “Ball” Teams Stay Perfect
It has been an excellent spring thus far for Chatfield baseball and softball. Each enters May yet to lose. Softball Goes 3-0, Downs Cotter Chatfield’s softball week was highlighted by a big game in Winona versus Cotter. The Gophers entered having lost six straight to the Ramblers, dating back to May 3, 2018. In that span, the Chatfield scored just one run. The first … [Read more...]
T/F Teams Host Meets
It was another week of track and field teams doing strong work. Two did so in home meets. LFCMC Girls, RPH Boys Win Tro-Canes Home Meet On Tuesday, teams, including Journal 11 squads LFCMC and Caledonia/Spring Grove, trekked to Rushford for RPH’s seven-team invite. On the girls side, LFCMC (203.5) easily bested nearest foes RPH (104.5) and Lewiston-Altura (91). On … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/25 – 4/29)
Three Rivers Conference Dover-Eyota 9, Rushford-Peterson 7 (R-P: A. Ronnenberg 1-5, 2 RBI, R; J. Ruberg 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Logan Skalet 1-4, 2 RBI; Camdyn Anderson-Ingram 1-3, R; Riley Tesch 0-2, 2 RBI, R. DE: Karsen Behnken 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, R. Trojans were walked 10 times, and gave up three walks, but lost. Trailing 7-3, R-P scored four in the bottom of the sixth to pull even … [Read more...]
