It’s been awhile since Matt Kingsbury’s L-A/R-P cross country has had a team win a meet. An individual winning a meet has been a different story. Top male runner Luke O’Hare entered the Pine Island Invite a two-time meet champion this year already. He added a third top finish while LARP (35 > 1-2-8-11-13) bested Stewartville (49 > 3-7-9-14-16) and Pine Island (58 > … [Read more...]
#7 Gophers Test #1 Warriors
It was a match-up of undefeated state-ranked teams, #1 Caledonia (5-0) at #7 Chatfield (5-0). The Gophers pulled a rarity, playing the Warriors competitively. They held the vaunted Caledonia offense (46.5 PPG) in check. Chatfield intercepted Caledonia QB Noah King three times. Carson Larrabee majorly screwed up two Warrior punts. The Gophers hit the Warriors. The Warriors … [Read more...]
Let’s All Go Five
On Thursday, September 27, three county volleyball teams went the distance, two in a rare way. Rushford-Peterson, in its second meeting with D-E (this time of the conference variety), led 2-0 only for the Eagles to force a fifth game. R-P took the rubber-set for a 3-2 win (25-10, 25-23, 28-30, 23-25, 15-8). Lauren Lawston (18 kills, 14 digs), Peyton Hoiness (26 assists, 21 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Sixth-ranked R-P football (5-0) stayed perfect by beating Cotter 56-12. The Trojans rushed for 404 yards on just 27 carries (15 yards per). Triton Meldahl (three carries) and Carson Flynn each had 2 TDs and over 100 yards. M-C football got 174 yards and 2 TDs from Gavin Johnson to beat L/P. The Cougars (2-2, 2-3) are 15-0 versus the Athletics all-time. FC volleyball beat … [Read more...]
Football (9/28)
Cotter 12, #6 in A R-P 56 (RP: T. Meldahl 3-111, 2 TDs rushing; C. Flynn 8-112, 2 TDs rushing; Ethan Sense 6-86, TD rushing; Carter Weidemann 2-56, TD rushing; Landon Skalet 3-7, 34 yards, 2 TDs passing; Ethan Hermanson/Vinnie Mason 17-yard TD receptions) FC 18, Southland 28 (FC: Josh Peters 22-126, 2 TDs rushing; 2-28, TD receiving; Zach Haugerud TD passing. FC is … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/24 – 9/28)
Goodhue 3, Houston 0 > 19-25, 18-25, 17-25 (H: J. Albrecht 7 kills; E. Geiwitz 6 kills; A. Scanlan 9 assists, 9 digs; A. Rostad 15 digs) Kingsland 0, M-C 3 > 25-8, 25-22, 25-12 (MC: M. Michels 8 kills, 18-18 serving, 4 aces; Payton Danielson 8 kills; Sarina Stortz 6 kills; Lexi Thorson 5 kills, 10 digs; Kenidi McCabe 24 assists, 8 digs, 4 aces; Hannah Snell 11 digs. K: … [Read more...]
M-C VB “Silver” Champions at Showcase
The Class A Showcase brings together some of the best small school volleyball teams in the state for a two-day tourney. Lonnie Morken’s M-C Cougars are a perennial entrant. This year marked their seventh straight inclusion in the event. Despite heading to Burnsville with likely their shortest team of the seven years, M-C trekked home standing a little taller. On Friday … [Read more...]
FC VB Stays TRC Perfect
To start the season, the volleyball race in the TRC was up for grabs. No team brought back a definitive favorite. Midway through the year, things are shaping up. The top five teams are W-K, FC, Caledonia, SC, and L-A. Travis Malley’s Falcons stayed TRC perfect with two more wins. The Falcons knocked off PEM easily, 25-18, 25-6, 25-13. Madison Scheevel (21 assists, 10 … [Read more...]
Tuohy, #7 Gophers Find “O” Versus Z-M
Through the first three weeks, Chatfield football posted defensive wins by scores of 21-7, 13-6, and 14-0. They put up 48 total points. In week four, they found the offense. The ground-game, led by senior Gage Tuohy, gashed Zumbrota-Mazeppa for 42 points. The first stanza was back-and-forth. The scoring, Chatfield never behind, went 6-0, 6-6, 14-6, 21-6, 21-13, and 28-13. … [Read more...]
#6 Trojans Roll, Showdowns Ahead
At the half, Houston football led Mabel-Canton 16-0. But the 5th-ranked ‘Canes weren’t that in control. Twice, the Cougars reached the red zone, only to come up empty-handed. It also took Houston 19 plays to post score #1, impressive, but probably not as quick as the fast-paced ‘Canes would like. In the second half, points came more frequently as Houston shut-out M-C 42-0. … [Read more...]