GM 0, #7 in A M-C 3 > 25-14, 25-14, 25-16 (MC: Savannah Slafter 11 kills, 14 digs; Kenidi McCabe 37 assists, 13 digs, 3 aces; Dakota Delaney 13 kills; Lexi Thorson 9 digs, 5 aces; Maddy Michels 9 kills; Payton Danielson 5 kills, 13 digs) #2 in A Hayfield 3, FC 0 > 26-28, 7-25, 18-25 (FC: Madison Scheevel 19 assists, 15 digs; Kaelyn Marzolf 8 kills; Cailey Rindels 5 … [Read more...]
2017 Football Preview
The high school football season begins with what is the new normal per the district format; changes. L-A moves from the Mid-Southeast East District (R-P, FC, Kingsland, etc.) to the Southeast-White (Chatfield, etc.). Cotter does the opposite. BP moves from MSE West to East. Each MSE Sub-District now has nine teams. Cannon Falls joins L-A as a new team in the … [Read more...]
2017 Volleyball Preview
The 2017 volleyball season begins with turnover being a main theme. Last year’s All-Conference teams featured 12 total picks from county teams. Nine were seniors. Fillmore Central, Rushford-Peterson, Lanesboro, and Mabel-Canton lost multiple multi-year stand-out (All-Conference plus) players. Kingsland and Chatfield each graduated experienced seniors groups. And thus … [Read more...]
Year in Review – Year of the Senior
The 2016-2017 sports season in Fillmore County was a special one. None in the Journal Sports era produced so many teams with so many good to great seniors, so much senior depth. It seemed just before Y-2-K, a lot of athletic parents were spawning gifted offspring. From state track champion D-1 signees/gridiron juggernauts, to all-time leading scorers, 2,000-assists, … [Read more...]
Two By “Fore”; FC Girls State Runner-Up
They’ll kick themselves for a little while. They’ll rehash those three-puts that could’ve been two’s, or curse those puts that just lipped out, or fret that wayward drive that led to a six or a seven, or lament not staying mentally strong that one hole, buckling down to save one stroke. They’ll spite that one hole at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker, cup on a ridge, sucking … [Read more...]
Sauer Starts, Broadwater Ends Strong at Boys State Golf
While the Fillmore Central girls’ team was a big story at state golf, an individual Falcon also wrote a great narrative, at least for the first 18 holes. Senior Delton Sauer went out and shot a 38 and a 39 to start the state meet. His 77 had him sitting tied for fifth overall after Day One. He was one of just four golfers with two sub-40 scores Day One. It was his best … [Read more...]
Spring All-Conference/All-State Awards
A trio of softball All-State selections highlight the spring sports awards. Chatfield freshman Lexi Chase (P/OF) is one of six Gophers named All-TRC. Chase also was selected 2nd Team Class AA All-State. She was All-State Honorable Mention last year. Carlie Berge (freshman P/1B), Belle Berg (sophomore SS), Shelby Isensee (sophomore C), McKenna Daniels (freshman 3B), and … [Read more...]
Falcon Girls Golf Four-peats, Heads Back to State
The dynasty continues. That it does, isn’t a huge surprise. Fillmore Central girls golf was last year’s Class A State Champion. They returned three of their top four golfers. They lost their coach (Lane Powell) before the season started. But the new coach, Aaron Mensink, was an assistant the past few years. The Falcons lost their first meet (to Class AA La Crescent), but … [Read more...]
Falcon Boys Section Runner-Up, Broadwater/Sauer Make State
On the guys’ side of things, Fillmore Central (367) sat in second place behind Blooming Prairie (342) after Day One. The Falcons shot a better Day Two score (357), but couldn’t make up the difference. BP (342/339 > 681) was crowned Section 1A champion. FC (367/357 > 724) beat out Lewiston-Altura (374/351 > 725) for Runner-Up. Individually, two county athletes … [Read more...]
A Steamy State Track and Field Meet
On a couple very steamy June days, twenty-one total athletes from the four Journal covered track and field programs took part in the 2017 state meet. Six athletes or teams made the medal stand. The GMLOKS girls 4x200 relay squad (senior Katelyn Luthe, junior Emily Hovden, freshman Riley Queensland, sophomore Lauren Buchholtz) headed the cast. A medal stand maker last year … [Read more...]