Hayfield Invite (R-P boys (382) finished 7th of 18 schools. Northfield (328) edged Stewartville (329) for top honors. Stewie’s Nick Lechtenberg (77) paced the field. Trojans Hayden Stensgard and Lukas Rasmussen (91’s) led R-P, tying for 23rd in a 100-plus golfer field. Event held at the 18-hole The Oaks Golf Course) … [Read more...]
Softball Capsule
Chatfield Gophers (five seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, three freshman). Head Coach: Mark Eickhoff (takes over for Jeff Johnson). 2016: 15-3 in TRC (West Champs), 18-5 overall (1AA East Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Austin at Section Final Four. Key returnees: Lexi Chase (freshman P > All-TRC, All-State HM), Belle Berg (sophomore SS, All-TRC), Britney … [Read more...]
Baseball Capsules
Chatfield Gophers (three seniors, 15 juniors, one sophomore). Head Coach: Brian Baum. 2016: 9-7 in TRC, 14-10 overall (1AA East and Section Runner-Up), lost to Pine Island in Section final. Key returnees: Braden Brehmer (senior P/IF > All-1AA East), Nick Maki (senior OF), Jake Mandt (junior C/3B), Ben Ihrke (junior P/OF). Gophers graduated an 11-man senior class, All-TRC … [Read more...]
Track and Field Capsules
L/FC > Head Coach: Jared Pierce. Numbers: 57 boys, 44 girls. Last year, both quads took second at SEC Meet. The girls took third, boys eighth at True Team. Returning state entrants: girls 4x400 (6th > Emma Breitsprecher, Leah Ruen, Bailey Ruen, Ashley Miner) and girls 4x800 (6th > Maddie Smith, Kiera Olson, Ruens). Additional top section finishers: Miner (5th … [Read more...]
Softball (3/31)
Houston 7, Onalaska-Luther 14 (H: Annette Dulek 2-4, two 2Bs, RBI, R; Becca Lee 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB) … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/30 & 4/1)
L-A Indoor (St. Mary’s) (LFC 1st’s: Kaylee Arndt (800), Ashley Miner (P-Vault), the girls 4x400 (Miner, Katie Prinsen, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (Br. Ruen, Kiera Olson, Ba. Ruen, Leah Ruen), and 1,600 sprint medley (Bri. Ruen, Bai. Ruen, Miner, L. Ruen) teams, the boys 4x800 (Aaron Eversole, Connor Ruen, Michael Harrison, Matt Lutes). LFC 2nd’s: Caleb Kath … [Read more...]
7th Annual Boys All-County Team
1st Team Cole Schwichtenberg (6’1” senior G, Lanesboro): Finished a stand-out three-year-starter career by averaging a double-double from the point guard position; 19 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2.2 steals. He went 14.5/5.1/3.7 as a sophomore, 16.7/7.4/3.9 as a junior. He’s led Lanesboro in scoring and assists each of the last three years, rebounding the last … [Read more...]
Wrestling All-Conference
Seven county grapplers were named All-TRC. LARP’s cast is headed a trio of seniors. Josh Doerr (120) went 9-0 in TRC matches with nine pins (finished 24-4, 3rd at Sections). McCoy Tekautz (152) and Justin Mueller each went 8-1 in the TRC. They finished 32-9 (state third) and 25-8 (3rd at Sections) respectively. Jake Mandt (junior, 145) heads Chatfield’s cast. He was 9-0 … [Read more...]
The Next Level – Winter
Four former Chatfield girls basketball players highlight the list of winter college athletes. MaKenzie Miller (2013 grad) put a cap on a fine four-year career by leading UW-La Crosse to their best campaign (9-5 WIAC, 16-11 overall) since 2011-2012. For a second consecutive year, the 6’1” center led her team in scoring (14.6), rebounding (9.4), and blocks (1.4) while hitting a … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/23 & 3/25)
Byron Invite (Indoor) at RCTC (Chatfield’s teams each finished third (of 4). Mariah Bell had a first (200) and a fifth (L-Jump). Ben Muller (400), Alex Hompe (Shot), the girls 4x200 (Bell, Kyra Dokken, Megan Hopp, Abby Jorgenson), girls distance medley (Pam Lisowski, Lexi Schott, Abigail Hinckley, Stephanie Bradt), boys 4x200 (Muller, Isaiah Froese, Kyle Nosbisch, Austin … [Read more...]