It was an inauspicious start (from afar). In a rarity, powerhouse R-P boys basketball sat winless after three games. But they weren’t full strength (no Noah Carlson). All three losses were to strong foes. There was maybe a state football hang-over. R-P’s win-streak now stands at five. It is going to take someone scoring more than 33 points to down the Trojans. Over the five … [Read more...]
Knight Girls Swing Sword of Revenge
Kingsland (7-3) and Rushford-Peterson (5-2) girls basketball have been semi-aligned as of late. Each team’s senior classes played a lot as sophomores, producing a tentative rivalry. But it’s been all Trojans. Dating back to 2012, they’ve won six straight. A Brianna Koop buzzer-beater propelled R-P past Kingsland in last year’s 1A East final. Revenge is such a good motivator. In … [Read more...]
Falcons and Gophers Get Nippy
On a frigid January night, basketball games between Fillmore Central and Chatfield each had one school narrowly beating, poetically nipping, the other. The Falcon boys were hot early, making seven straight and 10 of 12 field goals for a 34-24 halftime lead. With 5:48 left, Bennett Gathje hit a three to give the visiting Gophers their first lead (44-42) since very early (12-9). … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s boys (3-0, 4-2) went 2-1 on the week. The Schwichtenbergs (Cole, Carson) and Collin Scott accounted for 175 points over the three games. All three are averaging around 17 PPG. Carson has 13 three’s over his last three games. Cole is averaging 22.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 6.8 assists over a four-game double-double streak. He sits at 995 career points. Kingsland’s … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/3 – 1/7)
FC 47, W-K 68 (FC: R. Means 10 pts, 6 assists; D. Sauer 10 pts, 5 rebs) Chatfield 56, Cotter 59 (Chat: A. Hompe 19 pts (9-14 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 assists; B. Ebnet 12 pts (3-6 three’s), 6 rebs) Lanesboro 68, Hope Lutheran 57 (L: Co. Schwichtenberg 26 pts, 11 rebs, 6 assists; Car. Schwichtenberg 23 pts (5-9 three’s); C. Scott 10 pts, 8 rebs, 5 assists, 4 stls, 3 blks; … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/3 – 1/7)
W-K 33, FC 66 (FC: K. Bennett 19 pts (7-10 FGs), 7 rebs; K. Broadwater 13 pts, 6 assists, 11 stls; T. Barnes 10 pts) Cotter 53, Chatfield 48 (C: M. Bell 19 pts, 10 rebs; M. Pederson 12 pts; Makara Fahrenholtz 8 pts, 8 rebs) Lanesboro 38, Hope Lutheran 32 (L: Haley Polin 14 pts, 8 rebs; Emily Snyder 6 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls) L-A 24, Kingsland 63 (K: Lauren … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/6 & 1/7)
Chatfield 37, LARP 33 (S-Eagles forfeited four weights. Seth Goetzinger (106 > 13-4) won by MD, Cael Bartels (120 > 10-7), Nathan Goldsmith (138 > 8-1), & Jacob Stephas (152 > 5-1) by decision for Chatfield. Gable Speltz (113), Josh Doerr (126), Xavier Riser (132), Justin Mueller (160), and McCoy Tekautz (170) won by pin, Logan Schindeldecker (285) by 4-0 D for LARP) … [Read more...]
Go young Wolves!
The FCLMC Wolves wrestling is comprised of three school districts: Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, and Mabel-Canton. The youth wrestling program is open to any child in kindergarten through sixth grade. To promote a team approach to learning the basic skills of wrestling, the youth team is led by Head Coach Paul Snell and coaches Jason Hovey, Mark Hovland, Troy Knox, Blaise … [Read more...]
K-Bennett Shoulders Falcons Past Cougars
A night later, in the same gym, Fillmore Central’s girls made noise. The Falcons have a senior center with broad shoulders. Through the first six games of the year, Kendyl Bennett wasn’t a major factor. FC’s leading scorer from 2015-2016 (10.3 PPG) tallied a modest 43 points (7.2 PPG). Versus Mabel-Canton, she powered her way to a huge game in another tit-for-tat contest. … [Read more...]
Wrestling Teams Go Big For Holidays
Two county wrestling squads competed in very large multi-day tournaments between Christmas and New Year’s. LARP took on the all classes Minnesota/Wisconsin Bi-State Invite at the La Crosse Center. Tim Tekautz and Dave Riebel’s guys finished 17th of 60 teams. They took 7th among the 20 Division II schools. Eleven of 12 guys to compete notched at least two wins. Four seniors … [Read more...]