#6 Warriors Improved to 6-0 with Three Wins Caledonia’s girls played three games on the week, posting three wins. They scored 206 total points while holding their foes to just 64. At La Crescent/Hokah, it was not pretty for the hosts. The Lancers (0-6) scored just five points and made only one field goal, as Scott Sorenson’s 6th-ranked Class AA group prevailed 73-5. Aubrie … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/23)
Chatfield Tops KoMets in Battle of Top Ranked Teams Kasson-Mantorville’s commentator called it the “Super Bowl of Section 1 wrestling.” For the second straight year, highly-ranked wrestling programs, Chatfield, #1 in Class A, and Kasson-Mantorville, #1 in Class AA, did battle in an early season dual. The Gophers entered as the defending Class A state champs while the KoMets … [Read more...]
Football: Southeast-White All-District Honors
Chatfield (6-0, 11-1) won the Southeast-White for the third time in four years while Cannon Falls (4-2, 8-3), Triton (4-2, 8-3), and Caledonia (4-2, 7-3) each tied for second. All four teams made section title games with the Gophers and Cobras making state. Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-6), La Crescent/Hokah (1-5, 2-7), and St. Charles (0-6, 1-8) rounded out the White standings. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/16)
Three Ranked Teams in Play in Caledonia/R-P Series Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson played their first basketball series of the year. The guys battle pitted #3 Class AA Warriors versus the Class A #9 Trojans. Using their length, Brad King’s group was too much for a young R-P group. The Warriors led 44-32 at intermission and then limited R-P to 5 of 17 shooting in the second … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/16)
Larks Fight Past Neighbors, Knights and Rebels Grand Meadow girls basketball had a two-game week, playing familiar faces (from track and field) in squads from Southland and Kingsland. At home versus the Rebels, GM trailed just three times, but the last was at 41-39 with under 3:00 to play courtesy of a Juliette Matheis three-pointer (her one deep make of the game). But down … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (12/16)
Max Erdman had a trio of 20-point nights and averaged 21.8 PPG and 9.8 RPG as Kingsland’s boys went 2-2 on the week, beating Lanesboro 55-38 and GM 72-50. Camden Hungerholt scored 36 points and brother Reid added 20 points as L-O beat Hayfield 70-50. Josh Haugerud scored 22 points as FC beat K-W 57-47. SG’s girls (1-0, 3-1) played two tight non-conference affairs, beating … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/16)
Gopher Guys Win Lakeville North Tourney Ranked #1 in Class A to start the season, Chatfield wrestling is probably destined to win a weekend individual tourney or two this year. In their first tourney of the season, at Lakeville-North, the Gophers (242) won their first team title, topping nearest foes St. Croix-Central (177.5) and Northfield (175.5). Said event was all bigger … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/7)
Byron Invite (Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston finished fourth among five teams at the Byron Invite behind Byron, Kasson-Mantorville/Triton and Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa but ahead of Stewartville/Chatfield. Vivian Kittleson placed fifth, Harper Myrah seventh, Ayla Lange 17th and Tyla Halverson 19th among 56 all-around competitors. Kittleson and Myrah earned the Warriors’ best … [Read more...]
Volleyball and Football Awards (12/9)
Hot Shots (12/9)
Aubry Boldt scored 33 points and 32 points on 70% field goals as Houston’s girls (1-1, 3-1) beat L-O 73-42 and W-K 71-38. Jensyn Storhoff scored 21 as Lanesboro beat L-O 51-28. … [Read more...]