On December 21, Kingsland senior scorer Wyatt Pruter went down with a sprained ankle. For those following Knight Boys Nation, it was an “oh crap” moment. Judging by the 103 points he scored in the four games since, he’s fine. John Fenske’s group is also quite fine after posting two wins to start 2019. Perennial section power Goodhue first fell, 71-53. Pruter posted a … [Read more...]
Initial Suffocation Propels Trojans
R-P’s boys started the New Year by absolutely denying their first two opponents in the first half of games. They yielded just 23 total points. It probably hasn’t happened too often that Hayfield boys basketball (9-1) sported a better record than the Trojans (5-4). Coming off a holiday loss to Randolph, R-P was all over the Section’s top-ranked QRF squad, leaving little doubt. … [Read more...]
Falcon Girls Post Fourth Straight Win (in OT)
For a third straight game, free throw shooting and Kandace Sikkink’s play were critical in FC’s girls posting a win. A close contest with Southland saw the Falcons never trail in the second half. The Rebels pulled even at 51, forcing overtime. There, FC got a couple quick baskets (Kassidy Broadwater, Sikkink). Paige Donlinger hit 4 of 4 free throws. The Falcons out-scored … [Read more...]
Twin Hurricanes in Double-H Land
Holiday tournaments were disappointing for Houston girls basketball (two losses). In the first two games of 2019, the Hurricanes top two players both spun to damage strength in a couple wins. In a 68-30 win over Faribault B.A., senior Alyssa Rostad (24 pts, 10-18 FGs, 4-9 threes, 13 rebs, 5 stls) and sophomore break-out Emma Geiwitz (20 pts, 9-14 FGs, 4 ats, 3 stls) combined … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling had about as back-and-forth a match a squad can have versus GMLOS. The lead changed hands 11 times, or at every weight from 132 thru 285. An S-Eagle forfeit 285 gave the Bulldogs the match, 38-36. LARP beat FCLMC 45-21 at the same triangular. Carter Jonsgaard and Dominic Jenkins wrestled out two wins. Jonsgaard (#5 at 120), Ross Herber (#6 at 113), and Noah … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/3 & 1/4)
FC 40, Southland 61 (FC: Josh Peters 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls. Falcons: 0-5, 0-10) #6 in AA Caledonia 97, Chatfield 75 (Ch: Reid Johnson 18 pts, 11 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls; Josef Fahrenholtz 17 pts (7-11 FGs); Landon Bance 12 pts (4-11 threes); Ben Brogan 12 pts (3-4 FGs, 6-9 FTs)) G-E 63, M-C 73 (MC: D. Loppnow career-high-tying 23 pts (10-16 FGs), 14 rebs, 3 asts, 6 stls, 4 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/3 – 1/5)
Chatfield 39, Caledonia 56 (C: Sarah Baum 9 pts (3-5 threes), 5 rebs) M-C 34, Medford 73 (MC: Payton Danielson 13 pts) Schaeffer Academy 45, Lanesboro 58 (L: Payton Benson season-high 18 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs; Emily Snyder season-high 15 pts (7-8 FTs), 9 rebs; Sophia Simes season-high-tying 11 pts (7-11 FTs). FTs: L 24-37, SA 5-14. Burros: 1-5, 1-8) L/P 60, Kingsland … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/4 & 1/5)
LARP 45, FCLMC 21 (LARP took five weights by forfeit (120/138/160/170/182), FCLMC one (285). Dominic Jenkins (145) and Carter Weidemann (220) won by pin for LARP, C. Jonsgaard (126 > 8-3) by decision. Bradon Knutson (113) and Carter Hovland (145) had pins for FCLMC, Caden Anderson (132 > 6-5) a decision win); LARP 36, GMLOS 38 (R. Herber (120), C. Jonsgaard (126), and … [Read more...]
Duos Propel Knights to Holiday Sweeps
The one Journal-covered school to “win” the “holiday games sweepstakes” was Kingsland. Behind splendid duos, Knight basketball teams swept Southland and Houston (in two dog-fights) to have a Merry after-Christmas and Happy pre-New Year. All four wins came on the road. Knight clubs first visited Southland. The girls won the first game of the doubleheader 56-48. Senior … [Read more...]
Falcon GBB Has a “Free”-For-All
One sure fire way to make it hard for an opponent to beat you, is to make it so said opponent’s best players aren’t on the floor the last few minutes of the game. In two holiday contests, FC girls basketball fouled out seven of ten of their opponents’ starters. The Falcons had a free-for-all at the free throw line, shooting 98 total freebies! Using a combination of speed and … [Read more...]