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...]
O’Hare TRC C-C Champion
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...]
Cougars Run SEC Table, Win Showcase, Get #1
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...]
Falcon VB Takes Second in TRC
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...]
Hot Shots
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...]
Football (10/17)
#7 Houston 40, L/P 22 (H: J. Fishel 20-134, 3 TDs rushing; J. Millen 25-158, TD rushing, two interceptions; Mikkel Schutte 39-yard TD pass to Ben Walters; Walters 43-yard FR TD; Caiden Olson 9-67 rushing. LP: Jed Nelson 13-28, 243 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs passing; Zach Bollingberg 6-114, TD receiving; Bryce Strouf 3-125, TD receiving) FC 55, Cotter 6 (FC: J. Peters 14-159, 3 TDs … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/15 – 10/20)
GM 3, Houston 0 > 18-25, 21-25, 21-25 (H: Alyssa Rostad 20 digs; Jenny Albrecht 4 kills, 10 digs; Gretchen Hill 9 digs; Ariel Scanlan 9 assists) L-O 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-21, 25-22, 25-12 (K: Lauren Buchholtz 15 kills, 3 blks, 3 aces; Alyssa Link 33 assists; Nora Jahn 12 kills, 4 aces) S.A. 3, Lanesboro 0 > 11-25, 13-25, 19-25 (L: Lexie Johnson 12 kills, 11 digs; … [Read more...]
#10 Gophers Hand #5 Saints First Loss
St. Charles football came into week seven riding high. The Saints entered undefeated (6-0), ranked #5 in state (coincidentally coached by Matt Reinhardt, an R-P guy). But 10th-ranked Chatfield (5-1) lost only to #1 Caledonia, making SC/Chat a pivotal contest in the Southeast-White and Section 1AA. Jeff Johnson’s crew played tough defense, ran the ball hard, and got four … [Read more...]
Tested, Hurricanes Shut-Out Burros
A year ago, Houston football, even down some key players, handed it to Lanesboro 46-12. In this year’s game, the Burros were game. But the ‘Canes moved to 6-1 courtesy of a shut-out victory. Houston had two double-digit-play first half drives go for nada. The stanza’s only score was when Joey Fishel blocked a Burro punt out of the end zone for a safety right before … [Read more...]
Peters/Falcons Cannibalize Falcons
Fillmore Central football came into this season on the wings of three straight excellent campaigns. But this year’s Falcons just don’t have all the horses as in recent memory. FC (2-4) got a little happier in their foraging, doing so on Falcon meat. Chris Mensink’s crew cannibalized Wabasha-Kellogg (1-5). FC put up 28 first quarter and 35 first half points. That was more … [Read more...]