FC versus Lanesboro in boys basketball has always been a good rivalry. Lanesboro opened its gym versus Preston-Fountain. The 2017 incarnation proved the most lopsided of the last seven meetings. A player with ties to both districts propelled the winners. Cole Schwichtenberg, dissed his mom’s former district (P-F), made dad proud (Lanesboro), by scoring 20 first half points. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Coranda Vickerman (23 pts) became M-C basketball’s all-time leading scorer in a loss to SC. She then had a season high 28 in a win over W-K. The Cougars (7-2, 15-6) lead the SEC East over SG (7-4, 12-8). Kenzie Broadwater had a triple-double (12 pts, 12 rebs, 10 assists) as FC beat LC. Broadwater scored a career-high 22 (third points/steals double-double), Kendyl Bennett … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/30 – 2/4)
R-P 58, D-E 40 (RP: P. Hahn career-high 16 pts (5-10 three’s); Jake Paulson 12 pts; Luke Rasmussen 11 pts (6-6 FTs), 4 stls; N. Carlson 10 pts, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 5 stls) Houston 48, SA 81 (H: Brandon Grupe career-high 13 pts; Alex Van Gundy 9 pts, 3 stls; James Hongerholt 8 pts, 6 rebs) SC 79, Kingsland 68 (K: Z. Buchholtz 18 pts (8-10 FTs), 7 rebs; Jacob Rindels/Wyatt … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/30 – 2/4)
LC 46, FC 65 (FC: K. Bennett 17 pts, 7 rebs; K. Broadwater 12 pts, 12 rebs, 10 assists; T. Barnes 15 pts, 4 stls) SC 62, M-C 60 (M-C: C. Vickerman 23 pts (7-7 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 assists; Courtney Graves 12 pts; Payton Danielson 11 pts, 6 rebs. Cougars cut into a Saint lead late, but had no game-winning/tying shot attempts) Lanesboro 15, M-C 49 (MC: P. Danielson season-high … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/3 & 2/4)
LARP 22, AA Lean and Mean PEM 48 (Josh Doerr (120), #2 at 152 in Class AA McCoy Tekautz (152), and Logan Schindeldecker (285) got pins, Dominick Jenkins (138) a 10-2 MD for Screamin’ Eagles. LARP: 3-0, 7-12) Chatfield 35, A Lean and Mean Caledonia 37 (Warriors led 19-17 after 145, won 152 thru 182 to build an insurmountable 37-17 lead. Seth Goetzinger (106), Jake Mandt … [Read more...]
Redemptions Denied
The FC/R-P girls/boys basketball series had won concurrent theme. Falcon teams looked for redemption. In Preston, the Falcon boys (1-9, 5-11) took the floor after a 63-41 loss to Lanesboro. Their performance versus R-P (8-1, 11-5) was partially, but not ultimately redeeming. The teams, with opposing streaks (R-P +5, FC -7), logged through a field-goal-lacking first half. It … [Read more...]
Double-K, No L
It was a perfect week for Kingsland Knight b-ball squads. The boys went 3-0. They blasted La Crescent 97-66. Zach Bubany (24 pts, 6-13 threes, 5 assists), Zach Buchholtz (19 pts, 8-10 FTs, 6 rebs), Jordan Beck (career-high 16 pts, 7-10 FGs, 9 rebs), Matthew Woods (career-high 16 pts, 7-10 FGs, 7 rebs) and Ian Meisner (10 pts, 8 rebs) all hit double figures. Kingsland went 19 … [Read more...]
C-Cubed Equals Burro Bounce-back
Lanesboro boys basketball entered the year coming off back-to-back losing seasons. Prior to that, they hadn’t had a losing season since prior to 2003. The down spell hangs precariously. After a 3-0 week, the Burros have eclipsed last year’s win total. Chris Hanson’s guys beat Alden-Conger (70-44), Grand Meadow (57-46), and Randolph (63-51). The C-cubed trio of Cole … [Read more...]
Passy R-P Back on a Run
Scores tell the ultimate story in a game of basketball. Passes tell another in any game involving the R-P boys this year. The Trojans have won four straight. Defense and a super disciplined pass-happy offense have been keys. Downing St. Charles (8-1, 10-3) was a marquee TRC win. R-P trailed 31-29 at the half. They held SC to 14 second half points, and 13 points below their … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Jake Mandt won 145 pounds at the Lake City Invite. Ranked #1 in Class A, Mandt is 18-2. Gopher wrestling (3-1, 6-4) lost 160 thru 220 to drop a battle of West Division leaders to PEM (3-0, 9-0). LARP seniors Josh Doerr (120) and Justin Mueller (170) each went 5-0 on the week. Doerr pinned Simley’s #1 at 126 Jake Gliva. McCoy Tekautz (#2 at 152 in Class AA) went … [Read more...]