Mabel-Canton finished 28th and Spring Grove 42nd among 261 qualifying high school trap teams at the 2024 national tournament in Mason, Mich/, on July 12-14. That put the Cougars among the top 11% and the Lions among the top 16% of the top teams in the nation. Individually, Spring Grove’s Taylor Reinhardt ranked 12th among 257 girls, and Rushford-Peterson’s Samual Finley 113th … [Read more...]
Spring Sports End Well for Fillmore Central
At the June 25 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad reported that over 100 students are participating in Strength and Agility this summer. Summer SAC is going well and there are many adult and youth enrichment activities going on through Community Ed. There are multiple openings for jobs in the Child Care Center and in ECFE. The spring sports … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers All-Conference Baseball Caledonia (15-0, 19-3) ran the table in the TRC, winning the East over La Crescent/Hokah (12-3, 18-7), Winona-Cotter (9-6, 12-9), Lewiston-Altura (8-7, 9-12), Rushford-Peterson (4-11, 10-15), and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (0-15, 1-20) while Dover-Eyota (8-6, 13-8) and PEM (8-6, 10-11) shared the West over Chatfield (7-7, 9-11), St. … [Read more...]
Three Rivers All-Conference Softball
Caledonia (14-1, 24-4) won the TRC East softball title ahead of Winona-Cotter (12-3, 17-8), La Crescent/Hokah (8-7, 10-11), Lewiston-Altura (6-9, 12-12), Rushford-Peterson (2-13, 6-15), and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (0-15, 4-17) while Dover-Eyota (11-3, 15-8) took the East over Chatfield (9-5, 15-9), St. Charles (9-5, 14-11), Wabasha-Kellogg (6-8, 15-11), and PEM (3-11, 5-16). … [Read more...]
Girls Golf: FC Shares Class A Title
It will be remembered because it is a state title. It will also be remembered because it ended abruptly. Fillmore Central girls golf took on their 10th consec-utive state tourney. What looked to be a tense finish was then halted by lightening. Meet organizers then had to do some figuring to determine the state champion, as teams had not completed the final hole(s). FC and … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Firemen Win Golf Tournament
This year the Lanesboro Fire Department hosted the Tri-County Fire Association Golf Tournament. This tournament is a 4 person best shot. There were 21 teams with 84 golfers. Cody Hungerholt, Blaine Harmon, John Dollar and David Haugan were the first place team and are pictured. Photo by Barb Jeffers … [Read more...]
Bowling
Building Community and Spreading Positivity: A Journey From Humble Beginnings to Thriving Basketball Hub
In 2021, the Harmony Rucker League started with just 30 members and one league. By 2024, we have grown into a thriving basketball hub with hundreds of members and offerings for all ages and skill levels. Our mission is to spread a positive message through the game of basketball. We want to teach and encourage inclusion, kindness, and compassion. Our 3 on 3 league, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Carson Harstad took 10th place at the 1AA golf meet, finishing one stroke from tying for the final state spot. Caledonia gal Jazzlyn Hauser took 13th at the meet. Caledonia baseball, after going 19-1 in the regular season with 19-straight wins, went 0-2 in the playoffs, losing 4-2 each time. They finish at 19-3. Spring Grove baseball entered the week in the 1A … [Read more...]
Baseball
Trojans Down JWP, Make 1A Final Four After posting two wins in their first three playoff games to make a Memorial Day elimination game, Rushford-Peterson (10-seed, 9-14) took on Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (9-seed, 11-11). The Bulldogs playoff highlight was knocking off top-seeded Southland 7-4 in the quarters. They entered their game with the Trojans having just lost to … [Read more...]