For a second time, Adam Wilder’s girls proved, that on any given night, they can beat anyone in the sub-section. Mabel-Canton can now lay claim to knocking off the two schools that brought home section 1A hardware last year. At the second annual TRC versus SEC set of holiday games featuring FC, Kingsland, M-C and Houston, the Cougars sprung. They knocked off last year’s 1A … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
A full-strength R-P boys b-ball team beat B.A. and the hosts at the Hayfield Invite. Jake Paulson, Dawson Dahl, and Noah Carlson hit double-digits each game. After a 0-3 start, R-P is even (1-1, 3-3). They’ve held foes to less than 35 PPG in the three wins. Kingsland and FC’s boys each handled Houston and M-C. The Knights blitzed to a 32-12 start (12-15 FGs, 6-7 three’s) in … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/22 – 12/29)
Chatfield 69, St. Charles 79 (C: A. Hompe 24 pts (10-14 FGs); Jason Lowrey 13 pts (6-8 FGs); P. Fossum 10 pts, 12 rebs, 7 assists. Game from December 22) Chatfield 64, Hayfield 62 (C: A. Hompe 19 pts (8-9 FGs); P. Fossum 19 pts, 6 rebs; Brandon Ebnet 12 pts (4-4 three’s). Vikings had a game-winning three-point play late. Game from December 23 at Mayo Civic Center) … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/22 – 12/29)
Chatfield 27, Hayfield 65 (C: Macy Pederson 9 pts (3-6 three’s). Game from December 22) SC 42, Chatfield 35 (C: M. Pederson 13 pts (3-7 three’s), 3 stls; Mariah Bell 10 pts, 10 rebs. Game from December 23) FC 61, Houston 50 (FC: K. Bennett 16 pts (8-11 FGs); P. Bennett 13 pts, 7 rebs; K. Broadwater 12 pts (5-5 FGs), 5 rebs, 8 assists, 5 stls; T. Barnes 8 pts, 6 assists, 3 … [Read more...]
Knight Girls Start 6-2
Three years ago, Jake Vetter took over the Kingsland girls basketball program. He pretty much used sophomores across the board. Those girls are now seniors. The Knights, courtesy of three straights wins where no foe scored 40 points, are off to a 6-2 start to the season. Kingsland beat Chatfield 59-23. Gracie Schmidt (12 pts, 4-6 FGs), Lauren Buchholtz (10 pts, 3 stls), … [Read more...]
Thanks Bro
Heading into the season, the Schwichtenberg opposing coaches most strategized against when playing Lanesboro was leading scorer the past two seasons, senior guard Cole. Through two games, the three-point precision of younger brother Carson has stood out. Mabel-Canton got an antidote-needing taste. The 5’9” sophomore hit three three’s in each half and scored a career-high in … [Read more...]
Fossum/Hompe Hit for 48 in Gopher Win
It’d been quite some time since Gopher classmates Parker Fossum and Alex Hompe played high school basketball together. Injury annulled last year’s junior season completely for Hompe, partially for Fossum. Fossum was on varsity sophomore year. In game three of their senior seasons, the duo made up for lost time, putting on an efficiency clinic versus Kingsland. Hompe, a 6’2” … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP wrestling beat La Crescent 64-6 to move to 3-0 in the TRC, 5-2 overall. McCoy Tekautz remains ranked #1 at 152 in Class AA. Chatfield (2-1, 3-3) beat St. Charles 45-23. Jake Mandt defended his top ranking at 145 by beating #2 Lane Heim by 6-4 decision. FCLMC’s Jacob Thomas and Treyten Chiglo each went 3-0 at Wolves quadrangular. Cole Schwichtenberg assisted the last … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/19 – 12/23)
HL 47, Houston 63 (H: J. Hongerholt 17 pts (7-9 FGs), 19 rebs; Wesley Johnson 14 pts, 7 rebs; Micah Johnson 14 pts (7-11 FGs)) M-C 50, South Winneshiek 53 (MC: D. Wyffels 25 pts (6-8 FTs), 5 rebs, 4 stls. Game was a rescheduled Border Battle series in Decorah. FTs: MC 9-19, NW 25-35) Cotter 40, FC 38 (FC: Riley Means 11 pts, 5 rebs, 6 stls; Delton Sauer 9 pts, 6 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/19 – 12/23)
HL 36, Houston 55 (H: Jessica Kitching 17 pts (5-7 FTs), 9 rebs; Alyssa Rostad 13 pts. ‘Canes are 3-1, 3-2) SA 37, Lanesboro 34 (L: Emily Snyder 8 pts, 13 rebs, 3 stls; C. Ruud 8 pts. Game had 12 lead changes. Burros missed a couple game-tying three-pointers late) GM 49, M-C 38 (MC: Payton Danielson 16 pts (7-9 FGs), 5 stls) L-A 38, RP 57 (RP: M. Crawford … [Read more...]