A year ago, they played for the Section 1A title. But in this year’s rematch, a week seven game of Fillmore Central (2-1, 6-1) and Lewiston-Altura (0-3, 0-6) was not so marquee. In the rain, Chris Mensink’s Falcons blocked a punt and returned an interception for touchdowns. They also ran for six touchdowns in a controlling 55-6 win. The punt block came as the first half waned, … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Larks Win Two SEC Matches, Top Southland in Five
Grand Meadow volleyball won two matches on the week to post a four-game win streak. Cathy Paul’s gals first beat Glenville-Emmons 3-0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-13). The Larks were balanced behind Rylee Holst (10 digs), Peyton Nordeng (6 digs), Alyvia Olson (7 kills, 4 digs), Riley Bungum (8 kills), Claire Stier (6 kills), Quinn Schaalma (14 assists, 13-13 serving, 3 aces), Cloey … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Warriors Win Two, Augedahl Gets 2,000th Assist
Caledonia volleyball began prep for the post-season by notching a pair of wins before the MEA break. At Byron, Dan Reinhart’s Warriors pulled the sweep 25-22, 25-15, and 25-14. They then swept La Crescent/Hokah at home, 25-19, 25-13, 25-17. Versus the AAA Bears, Avery Augedahl (28 assists, 13-13 serving, 3 aces) and Elsa Blum (11 kills, 4 digs, 23-23 serving, 5 aces) served … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Gophers Perform Reverse Sweep of R-P, Bicknese Gets1,000th Kill
Chatfield volleyball’s week was highlighted by another huge milestone for their esteemed five-year senior, plus a five-set comeback win. Hosting Rushford-Peterson, the Trojans put the Gophers in a hole by taking sets one and two each 25-23. Game one had ten ties, the last at 22-22 before Jenny Lee’s group scored three of the last four points. Behind five Cora Bicknese kills … [Read more...]
Cross Country: LARPH Boys Top Cotter/HL at PEM
For yet another year, Section 1A boys cross-country adversaries #3 in Class A LARPH and #2 in A Cotter/Hope Lutheran squared off at the PEM “Jodi Rahman” Invite late in the year. For the second straight year, LARPH came out on top. Matt Kingsbury’s group (49) topped the Ramblers (68) with W-K (90), Stewartville (127), LFC (128), D-E (128), St. Charles (176), Chatfield (178), … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Warriors Wrap up Yellow by Routing Chatfield
Caledonia senior Coby Hammell returned the opening kick-off 82-yards to paydirt, the #2 in AA Warriors recovered two first-half Chatfield muffed punts, and Caledonia junior linebacker Cooper Allen was a beast defensively, as Cal topped Chat 53-3 convincingly in a Southeast-Yellow rivalry game. The Warriors had four, three-play or less, scoring drives in the first half. Bo … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Spring Grove Ends M-C’s 231-Match SEC Win Streak
Spring Grove upended next-door rival and perennial Class A volleyball juggernaut Mabel-Canton 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19). It had been eight years and 19 matches since the Lions had defeated the Cougars in the two-set championship match at the 2018 Mabel-Canton Classic. It has been 30 years (1996) since the Grove girls had downed the Cougars in a best-of-five-set match. Until … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/5 thru 10/10)
(G) Red Wing 1, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (Jordan King scored for the Warriors with an assist from Bristol Kuennen. Much credit goes to Alexis Qualy, who made 22 saves in goal. Tied at halftime, neither team scored in the second half. It was the Warriors second tie of the year.) (B) Dover-Eyota 7, Cal/SG/Hou 4 (The Warriors’ scored a season-second best four goals. It … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/6)
Chatfield Meet (RAACHE’s girls (21) topped Stewartville (65) followed by Pine Island (92), Blooming Prairie (101), Dover-Eyota (108), and Wabasha-Kellogg (134) with the hosts Chatfield incomplete. RAACHE’s Khloe Kirkpatrick (21:03.8) took first over BP’s Gloria Hernandez (21:28.4). Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi (21:41.9) took fifth (of 47) to lead the Gophers, who had just four … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (10/5 thru 10/10)
La Crescent/Hokah 3, Lanesboro 1 > 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 24-26 (L: E. Ruen 6 kills, 8 assists, 9 digs; K. Gilbertson 18 digs; J. Schreiber 10 kills, 5 digs; C. Mayer 7 kills; T. Qualy 19 assists; P Willford 8 digs; I. Papenfuss 5 digs.) Milan Mader Tourney (Caledonia beat #7 in AAA Northfield 2-1 (17-25, 30-28, 16-14), while losing Eagan 0-2 (16-25, 20-25), #7 in AAAA … [Read more...]