It was a splendid contest. Two teams, Co-District champs, battling for that moment of high school immortality, going to state. Davin Thompson and Chris Mensink sent their boys into battle. One-point was the difference. One team proudly moved on. Another, dejected, has nothing to be ashamed of. Ninth-ranked Rushford-Peterson (1-seed, 9-1) and fifth-ranked Fillmore Central … [Read more...]
Cross Country
Section 1A Meet (LFC girls results above. Kingsland’s girls took 12th, Chatfield’s 14th, and LARP’s 15th (of 21 complete). LARP’s Emily Didier took 23rd overall. Amelia Staat (38th) paced Kingsland. La Crescent and Lake City went 1-2 for the boys. LARP finished 11th, Chatfield 14th, LFC 19th, and Kingsland 21st (of 22). LARP senior Dylan Linder took 22nd (didn’t re-qualify for … [Read more...]
Volleyball (1A, 1AA Play-Offs)
(12) Houston 0, (5) R-P 3 > 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 (RP: S. Skalet 33 assists, 9 digs; Ashley Agrimson 10 kills, 10 digs; Brianna Koop 7 kills, 9 digs, 17-17 serving. H: Jenny Albrecht 6 kills; Ariel Scanlan 11 assists, 7 digs, 3 aces. ‘Canes finish 3-19) (10) Kingsland 1, (7) SA 3 > 21-25, 26-28, 25-23, 21-25 (K: Lauren Buchholtz 13 kills; Kellyn Webster 21 digs; Kailey … [Read more...]
Football (9-Man, 1A, 1AA Play-Offs)
(8) Kingsland 0, (1) #9 R-P 52 (RP: N. Carlson 9-200, 3 TDs, 74-yard INT return TD; L. Skalet 4-8, 60 yards, TD, INT; L. Rasmussen 18-yard TD reception; Landon Goree 11-yard TD run; Ethan Sense 1-yard TD run. K: Neal Mulhern 19-42 rushing, 5-41 receiving. Knights finish 0-9) (7) Hayfield 7, (2) #5 FC 55 (FC: N. Haugerud 5-50, TD rushing, 1-24 receiving, 46-yard INT return … [Read more...]
Oops, M-C Does It Again
Britney Spears may or may not be Mabel-Canton (2-seed, 31-4) volleyball’s favorite artist. But for the third time in five years, M-C did it, rallying from a hole at Mayo Civic Center. For the second time in five years, they came back from down 0-2 versus Fillmore Central. The Falcons (3-seed, 18-9) were on fire early. In game one, they erased an 18-14 MC lead with an 8-1 run, … [Read more...]
Trojans Roll Blossoms
It took one play for #9 R-P (1-seed, 8-1) to set the tone versus Blooming Prairie (4-seed, 7-2) in the other 1A semi. Noah Carlson returned the opening kick-off 81-yards to pay-dirt. It began a string of 28 unanswered first half Trojan points. They scored on their first four possessions. The last (99 yard drive) came after stopping BP at the one. Yards were near identical (393 … [Read more...]
Falcons’ Peters Subdue Goodhue
It’s not rare for brothers to play on the same football team. It is rare for both to be important cogs on said team at the same time. Mama and papa Peters are pretty proud. Their sons made multiple plays, each a big one late, to propel #5 Fillmore Central (2-seed, 8-1) past Goodhue (3-seed, 7-2). The Falcons opened the 1A semifinal with a stop, then a drive. Matt Lutes’ 34-yard … [Read more...]
Tiebreak, LFC Girls Back to State
It was dicey for the defending Section 1A girls cross country champs. Third-ranked L/FC came into the Section meet the favorites. Fifth-ranked Stewartville, a team LFC twice beat in the regular season, appeared their biggest adversary. But then they ran the race. In a sport that scores five runners, it came down to a sixth to decide Section 1A’s second state bid. Last year’s … [Read more...]
Volleyball
L-O 0, Houston 3 > 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 (H: Ariel Scanlan 17 assists, 7 aces; Jenny Albrecht 8 kills, 3 blocks) SA 3, Lanesboro 1 > 25-21, 19-25, 25-27, 19-25 (L: Cassidy Ruud 13 kills, 24 digs, 4 aces; Lexi Melander 16 assists, 19 digs; Alyssa Gathje 6 kills, 12 digs; Lexie Johnson/Caroline Mayer 13 digs) FC 3, Lanesboro 0 > 25-10, 25-20, 25-16 (FC: Kenzie Broadwater 12 … [Read more...]
Football
Chatfield 0, #1 in AA Caledonia 33 (C: Jake Mandt 21-95 rushing. Gophers (6-seed, 2-6) play at Triton (3-seed, 5-3)) L-A 68, Kingsland 0 (Knights play at 1-seed R-P in 1A quarters) M-C 49, West Lutheran 12 (MC: T. Peterson 14-205, 2 TDs rushing; Brenden Kerns 14-116, TD rushing; Drew Wyffels 4-6, 41, TD passing, 77-yard TD run; Logan Richardson 7-yard TD reception; Ryan … [Read more...]