Landon Skalet hit ten three’s and averaged 18.5 PPG, as R-P boys’ basketball (9-5, 17-5) ran their winning streak to eight by beating Houston and L-A. The Trojans are now #14 in Class A. Hurricane James Hongerholt scored 20 in defeat. Andrew Luck had a career-high 20 points, Carson Schwichtenberg the game-winning three, as Lanesboro beat Alden-Conger in overtime, 51-50. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/5 – 2/10)
#14 in A R-P 64, Houston 48 (RP: L. Skalet 18 pts (5-9 threes), 5 stls; Ben Ansell 14 pts (7-12 FGs); Kobe Lind 12 pts; Jake Paulson 8 pts, 5 assists, 4 stls. H: J. Hongerholt 20 pts, 9 rebs; Alex Van Gundy 18 pts (4-7 threes)) S.A. 43, Lanesboro 39 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 12 pts, 7 rebs. Burros trailed 39-32, got to within 39-37, but no closer) Kingsland 42, D-E 50 (K: … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/5– 2/10)
D-E 46, Kingsland 35 (K: L. Buchholtz 15 pts, 12 rebs; Ellie Buchholtz 9 pts, 13 rebs. FTs: D-E 18-28, K 7-15) #4 in A Goodhue 69, R-P 35 (RP: L. Lawston 21 pts (10-14 FGs)) Lanesboro 31, Schaeffer Academy 52 (L: Emily Snyder 13 pts, 5 rebs) #9 in AA Stewartville 72, Chatfield 48 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 14 pts (6-11 FGs), 8 rebs. S: Erin Lamb (frosh) 29 pts)) FC 36, … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/8- 2/10)
Chatfield 74, FCLMC 6 (Wolves forfeited seven weights. Grady Schott (126), Chase Ketterhagen (132), and A.J. Karver (195) had pins for Chatfield, S. Goetzinger (106 > 15-0) and D. Goldsmith (170 > 21-6) tech falls, C. Bartels (113 > 10-1) a major decision. Caden Anderson (120) had FCLMC’s only win (pin). Wolves: 0-4 vs TRC-East, 0-9 vs TRC all, 2-15 overall) St. … [Read more...]
Houston GBB Clinches East Share
Before the 1991-1992 season started, the Southeast Conference was born. Eleven different schools have won or shared out-right or East/West division titles in girls basketball since. Caledonia, M-C, SG, R-P, and Lanesboro have all done so multiple times. Geographically between them all has been Houston. A Hurricane girls team has never been SEC champion. Until now. … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Second at Fasnacht
Eight wrestling teams descended upon Janesville for the JWP/WEM Mike Fasnacht Memorial Tourney. Only one, #3 in Class AAA Shakopee (174), was better than second place Chatfield (163). JCC (153), Northfield (138), and Farmington (102) went 3-4-5. The Gophers placed eight guys top three. Jake Mandt won 145, his fifth title of the year. After 21-9 major in the semis, Jake … [Read more...]
Falcons Deck Cards
LeRoy-Ostrander boys basketball has been the surprise of the SEC. The Cardinals finished last in the West a year ago (1-14, 7-20). They began this year with a loss, but then nine straight wins. Entering a match-up with FC (3-8, 4-13), L-O sat in second place in the West (5-2, 13-5) behind Randolph (6-1, 13-4). But the SEC is the SEC. The TRC is the TRC. Aaron Mensink’s … [Read more...]
Trojans Match Season-High Streak
It was a 2-0 week for R-P boys basketball. Tom Vix’s group first handled FC. After an early feeling out period, R-P dissected the Falcons’ 1-3-1 zone, scoring on 12 of 14 possessions. They led 35-17 at half. FC had an early second half six-possession scoring streak, but R-P had three threes to reply. The Falcons kept it mostly in the teens, but R-P prevailed 60-48. Ben … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s girls ended a 13-game losing skid by beating G-E 49-27. R-P’s girls ended an 8-game skid by beating L-O. Lauren Lawston had career-highs in points (26), rebounds (14), and steals (7). FC’s girls beat R-P, ending a 5-game skid, sweeping the season series. The Falcons (6-9, 8-13) also beat L-A to post a 2-1 week. M-C’s boys beat Lanesboro to sweep that series. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/29 – 2/5)
Houston 52, Coulee Christian 49 Houston 37, Randolph 53 (H: Connor Van Gundy 12 pts; James Hongerholt 11 pts) Kingsland 57, #9 in AA SC 84 (K: Wyatt Pruter 17 pts (6-10 FTs); Ian Meisner 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks; Zach Bubany 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. Knights: 7-6, 13-6) Chatfield 40, D-E 83 (C: Reid Johnson 11 pts. Eagles hit 11 of 15 threes to start … [Read more...]