Sandwiched between two really big District/Section games (Goodhue/BP), R-P football played Hayfield in week seven. Ethan Hermanson scored TDs three different ways to lead the Trojans to their sixth win. The junior running back returned the opening kick-off 75 yards to pay-dirt. He had R-P’s second score as well, an 8-yard TD run. Then, in the second quarter, he authored an … [Read more...]
The State of Volleyball
By the time this article comes out, the fall sports regular season will be finishing up. The play-offs will just about be underway. Here is the state of volleyball for the county heading to the post-season. Four of seven FCJ covered teams are above five hundred. Leading the way is #5 in Class A Mabel-Canton. The Cougars won their only SEC match of the week, beating … [Read more...]
Football (10/12)
Randolph 61, M-C 24 (MC: Gavin Johnson 22-101, 2 TDs rushing; Drew Wyffels 5-yard TD run. R: Andrew Wenstrom 21-30, 402 yards, 7 TDs passing, 2 rushing TDs; Isaac Stoesz 6-187, 4 TDs receiving; Joey Erickson 9-101, 2 TDs receiving. Wenstrom had four passing TDs of 50-yards plus. Cougars are 2-4, 3-4) Goodhue 51, Kingsland 6 (Knights are 1-5, 1-6) … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 – 10/13)
Lanesboro 3, G-E 0 > 25-18, 25-18, 25-13 (L: Lexie Johnson 10 kills; Sydney Taylor 7 kills, 6 digs; Payton Benson 10 digs; Malia Tessum 9 digs, 3 aces; Ella Cambern 17 assists; Mady Haugen 5 kills, 11-11 serving, 3 aces) St. Charles 3, R-P 0 > 22-25, 9-25, 19-25 (RP: Kjersta Hinz 6 kills; Lauren Lawston 5 kills, 8 digs; Peyton Hoiness 10 assists, 13 digs; Julissa Trejo … [Read more...]
Olstad shares experience with young Falcons
It’s a rarity to have an athlete from any rural community rise to stardom at a professional level. So, when it does happen, people take notice. There hasn’t been a professional football player with Fillmore County, Minn., roots since a Rushford-Peterson High School prodigy named Steve Heiden was drafted as a tight end to play in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers (1999-2001) … [Read more...]
Late Score Lifts Chatfield Past L-A
For a fifth time in six weeks, Chatfield football had to battle, this time at Lewiston-Altura. The Gophers rebounded from their first loss (Caledonia) with a late game win. L-A came out with two big pass plays, then an Evan Daley 2-run TD run for a 7-0 lead. Chatfield had an 11-play second quarter drive. Carson Larrabee’s 1-yard TD run (on 4th and goal) made it 7-6 L-A at … [Read more...]
#5 Cougars Out-Snarl Lions, Claw East Title
With two SEC matches left, M-C volleyball holds a two-game lead in the East. They are guaranteed a share of the division. The Cougars got by their last best test at Spring Grove, a battle of 20-2 teams. Lonnie Morken’s crew snuck out game one (25-23), dropped game two (13-25), the rare convincing set win over M-C. The visitors then rallied to take games three (25-18) and … [Read more...]
Close Proximity Volleyball
The first week of October featured multiple volleyball games between FCJ covered teams. R-P beat Chatfield 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-16, 31-29). The Gophers were down 22-16 in game four only to tie at 24. It took R-P eight match points to post victory. Jaelyn Connaughty (10 kills, 16 assists, 9 digs), Alyvia Eide (30 digs), Peyton Hoiness (21 assists, 14-14 serving, 4 aces), … [Read more...]
Knights Rally From Down 24
Last year, Kingsland football won a game, a big step after a string of winless seasons. Big step two; a huge comeback win. In a battle of 0-5 teams, Cotter led the Knights 30-6 in the second quarter. Kingsland then scored 27 unanswered points! Touchdown runs by Dallas Jones (47 yards) and Nick Ramaker (1 yard) made it 30-20 at halftime. Jones’ third TD run made it 30-26 … [Read more...]
#6 Trojans Drop First at #10 Goodhue
It was the second signature Mid-Southeast-East match-up of the season. A week after state-ranked BP won at state-ranked Goodhue, 6th-ranked R-P (5-0) visited the 10th ranked Wildcats (4-1). The Trojans were constantly up against field position in the first. Four Goodhue drives all started in and/or made deep R-P territory. Twice the Trojans defense held inside the ten. The … [Read more...]