There for a span, it was a white-hot rivalry.  Chatfield’s culmination was a memorable 1AA title game win in the 2013 state title season.  The Gophers and Caledonia are set to meet again for the 1AA title.  Chatfield (2-seed, 6-2) had no trouble with Cotter (7-seed, 0-8) in the quarters.  A 28-point first quarter gave way to a 44-6 win.  Sophomore Ben Roline (12-173, 3 TDs) had … [Read more...]

Redemption is too sweet.  A year ago was Luke O’Hare’s first year running cross country.  He was in position at the Section 1A Meet to make state.  But going hard for 5000 meters is taxing, particularly for a young newcomer to the sport.  O’Hare didn’t finish.  But make no bones about it.  He has running in his blood.  Older brother Austin was a state participant, a collegiate … [Read more...]

M-C football got almost 280 total yards and 4 TDs from Ryan Kuhn, and 223 yards rushing from Gavin Johnson, to upset Cleveland 62-30 in the 9-Man quarters.  Three interceptions led to 30 second quarter Cougar points and a 38-12 lead.   R-P had a 100-yard rusher (Triton Meldahl) and a 100-yard receiver (Ethan Hermanson) in a 54-13 win over Hayfield in the quarters.  Josh Peters … [Read more...]

9-Man > 5-seed M-C (4-4) 62, 4-seed Cleveland (5-3) 30 (MC: R. Kuhn 24-179, 3 TDs rushing, 3-99, TD receiving; G. Johnson 24-223 yards rushing; Drew Wyffels 3-7, 99 yards, TD passing, 9-41, 2 TDs rushing, two interceptions; Brandon Schneider/Ethan Underbakke TD runs) 9-Man > 6-seed Lanesboro (3-5) 6, 3-seed GM (6-2) 26 (L: Connor Ruen 16-108 rushing; Carson … [Read more...]

1A > #9 Kingsland (14-17) 3, #8 Houston (11-9) 0 > 25-13, 25-14, 25-14 (K: E. Buchholtz 19 kills, 8 digs; L. Buchholtz 12 kills, 12 dig, 6 blks; A. Link 33 assists, 7 digs; J. Schmidt 12 digs; Nora Jahn 12-13 serving, 3 aces, 8 digs.  H: Ariel Scanlan 10 assists, 10 digs; Jenny Albrecht 7 kills, 6 digs.  Hurricanes finish 11-10)  1A > #10 Schaeffer Academy (6-14) 1, … [Read more...]

Mabel-Canton’s football season is likely to end at 5-5.  But the campaign will be remembered because of a couple late game wins.  Versus rival Lanesboro in week eight, momentum ebbed and flowed.  The Cougars had more in the first half (eight first downs).  In the first quarter, a Drew Wyffels 10-yard TD scramble on third and six was the game’s opening score.  Lanesboro had just … [Read more...]

He’s won every other 5000-meter cross country race he’s ran this year, so adding TRC Champion to his accolades list was only fitting.  LARP sophomore Luke O’Hare (17:30.2) continued his front-running season by besting PEM’s Austin Dawley (17:33.1) for the Three Rivers Conference title.  It’s O’Hare’s sixth straight win.  He shaved nearly a minute off last year’s 9th place time … [Read more...]

Realistically speaking, they had only three hurdles to cross, Spring Grove, Spring Grove, and Grand Meadow.  Mabel-Canton volleyball’s path to another undefeated SEC regular season hinged pretty much on those three matches.  The Cougars beat Randolph (25-9, 25-11, 25-19) to clinch another perfect league campaign.  Lexi Thorson (5 kills, 4 aces, 10 digs), Sarina Stortz (10 … [Read more...]

Fillmore Central volleyball began the season having lost its two top hitters.  The Falcons’ ceiling for the 2018 campaign was unknown.  Well, their conference ceiling has been determined.  It’s right below the very top.  Travis Malley’s group beat their last TRC foe, St. Charles, in straight sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-9).  It claimed FC (10-1) second place in the TRC behind league … [Read more...]

Houston football (#7 in state) led 20-0 after one, trailed 22-20 at the half, but prevailed 40-22 over L/P (0-7).  Joey Fishel (134 yards, 3 TDs) and Jaytin Millen (158 yards, TD) led the way, Millen surpassing 1,000 yards for the season with his seventh 100-plus-yard effort.  The ‘Canes (6-1, 7-1) are Section 1 9-Man’s 2-seed and will host 7-seed L-O (2-6).  R-P football (#10) … [Read more...]