They certainly came home disappointed. At the 2018 Minnesota boys basketball Class A state tourney, Rushford-Peterson lost more than it won. Each defeat, however, was highly competitive affair. R-P played until the very last day of the season. They played, by upperclassmen numbers, as underdogs. Two Big Shots, Two Overtimes in Quarterfinals There really isn’t any other … [Read more...]
Track and Field Team Capsules/Previews
Rushford-Peterson/Houston > Head Coach: Gary Wade. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 2nd, boys 5th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 4th, boys 8th. Returning state qualifiers: None. Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Nicole Blagsvedt (4th Shot, Disc), Emily Didier (1,600, 3,200), Kjersta Hinz (H-Jump, 4x100), Triton Meldahl (T-Jump, 300-H), Allison Papenfus (400, … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/24)
Cashton Invite (Indoor at UW-L) (GMLOKS girls took 1st (of 18), the boys 9th (of 19). Top GMLOKS athletes: R. Queensland (1st 400, 3rd H-Jump), E. Hovden (1st P-Vault, 5th 55-H), the girls 4x200 (1st > Ellie Buchholtz, L. Buchholtz, Hovden, Queensland), D. Lewison (400), the girls 4x400 (2nd > L. Buchholtz, E. Buchholtz, M. Heimer, Queensland), Anika Reiland (3rd 55 … [Read more...]
March Sanity; Trojans State-Bound!
The N.C.A.A. tournament has its March Madness. All manner of upset and crazy can and have occurred as college teams vie to be National Champion. For instance, a 16-seed can beat a 1-seed for the first time ever, as happened the first Friday of the tourney, when U.M.B.C. (that’s University of Maryland-Baltimore County) shocked the world and especially Virginia. Just a day … [Read more...]
8th Annual Girls Basketball All-County Team
A season ago, the FCJ girls basketball All-County team featured seven seniors. Eight girls from the Class of 2017 were one time b-ball All-Conference selections. This year’s squad has only three seniors and five pure All-Conference picks. Underclassmen rule. Two potential all-time leading scorer juniors head the cast. … [Read more...]
1st Team
Lauren Buchholtz (5’9” junior G/F, Kingsland): After playing alongside a good group of seniors for two years, the keys to the Knight girls basketball car were given to Buchholtz. The ultra-fast and high-jumping Lauren leapt and sped her way to a break-out junior season. She became the ninth Knight to top 1,000 career points (1,086). Paisley Larson’s 1,296-point record is … [Read more...]
2nd Team
Paige Donlinger (5’3” junior G, FC): The Falcons’ speediest player, Donlinger, just 5’3”, led FC in scoring (9.4 per), rebounding (5.8 per), and assists (1.7 per). Added a team second-best 2.1 steals. Averaged 11.1 PPG the last 16 games (7.0 PPG the first 12). Had six games of 10-plus FT-attempts (78 of 158 total). An All-TRC selection. Kenidi McCabe (5’4” freshman G, … [Read more...]
Honorable Mentions
Belle Berg (5’8” junior G, Chatfield): The Gophers most versatile player was second on the team in scoring (9.1 per), rebounding (4.9 per), and assists (1.7 per). Hit a game-winner versus La Crescent. An All-TRC HM pick. Lindsey Welch (5’10” senior F, Kingsland): By one point (see Ellie Buchholtz), was Kingsland’s third leading scorer (8.6 per). Added a solid 5.3 RPG while … [Read more...]
Two Worlds Collide
The game could’ve had a theme song, Survivor’s “Burning Heart.” The iconic drum beat from said track theoretically could’ve thumped four days, the length of time each squad prepped for the other. Boys basketball teams from Rushford-Peterson and Kingsland began the year with lofty hopes, particularly come play-off time. And though this year’s Trojans and Knights may not be … [Read more...]
Trojans Make It Clear to BP; It’s Not Football
In the first Tuesday 1A quarterfinal at Mayo Civic Arena, top-seed R-P (20-7) took on 9-seed Blooming Prairie (13-11). The last time the schools met, the Blossoms downed the Trojans in a football semifinal. BP’s student section remembered, chanting to the like. But March isn’t football season. March is basketball season. R-P very seldom loses their opening game in … [Read more...]