Pitchers dominated both the 12-0 Spring Grove baseball win over GMLOK and the 9-1 GMLOK softball victory over Spring Grove. Lion Ben Udstuen struck out nine and walked no one while tossing a one-hit baseball shutout. On the softball diamond, Aspen Kolling fanned 13 batters while walking only two. The Bulldog pitcher allowed only two hits, both coming early as the game’s first … [Read more...]
Golf (4/5)
(B) Houston 259, Glenville-Emmons 199 (H: Ethan Knutson 47*. GE: Emmett Knutson 48, Cam Jacobsen 49, Landon Schumaker 50. Hurricanes > 0-1, 0-1); (G) Houston 322, G-E Inc. (H: Lexi Weichert 69*. The Wolverines had just two golfers. Hurricanes > 1-0, 1-0. At Northwood GC) (B) Southland 178, Kingsland Inc. (S: Nick Edland 39*, Bradley Lagerstadt 45. K: Jackson Aarsvold … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/5)
PEM Meet (LFCMC’s girls took third (87) behind Lake City (108) and La Crescent/Hokah (99). The boys took third (86) behind Zumbrota-Mazeppa (122) and PEM (117). LFCMC boys’ firsts: Greg Kennedy (200 > 24.62, High Jump -tie > 5’6”) and the 4x800 (9:14.29 > Maddox Rindels, Jaxon Huntington, Riley Grant, Landon Sethre). Brody Niemeyer took second (Shot Put) and third … [Read more...]
Baseball
Three Rivers Conference Baseball (4/4 - 4/6) La Crescent/Hokah 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (LCH: Kale Baker 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 3-3, 2 RBI. A trio of Lancer pitchers surrendered just three hits in the Falcons’ season opener. FCL > 0-1, 0-1) Caledonia 10, Cotter 3 (Cal: Owen Denstad 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Will Allen 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Drew Yahnke 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton Cougars
Head Coach: Paul Tollefsrud Where We Left Off in 2023: The Cougars went 5-7 in the SEC, but posted a first-round playoff upset win, their first Round of 16 win since 2010. They made Austin but then fell to USC 4-3 and SG 7-5 to finish the year 7-15. Seniors Cayden Tollefsrud (C/P/SS), Colton Tollefsrud (OF), Hayden Erickson (1B), Tristan Hunsaker (OF/3B). Juniors: … [Read more...]
Caledonia Warriors
Head Coach: Shawn Bauer Where We Left Off in 2023: The Warriors went 10-5 in the TRC, tying for second place with FC/L in the East. Caledonia then was then downed by 11-seeded Cotter 2-1 in a 1AA Round of 16 game. They finished at 12-7. Seniors: Hunter Goetzinger (C), Owen Denstad (SS/P), Drew Yahnke (P/1B/OF), Michael Colleran (OF). Juniors: Ben Stemper (CF/P), … [Read more...]
Kingsland Knights
Head Coach: Paul Eckheart Where We Left Off in 2023: Kingsland boys went 3-7 in the SEC, 3-10 overall. The girls did not field a complete team. The Knights boys took sixth (of six) at the SEC Meet and were not complete at the 1A Meet. Gal Emily Sargent notably took fourth at the SEC Meet. Outlook: Kingsland had just one All-SEC golfer last year, Emily Sargent … [Read more...]
GMLOK Bulldogs
Head Coach: Eric Mundfrom Where We Left Off in 2023: The Bulldogs went 2-10 in the SEC and 3-15 overall. They fell to Dover-Eyota 9-3 in a 1AA West quarterfinal. Seniors: Connor Tangen (3B/P), Noah Mundfrom (C/P), Courtland Drury-DeBoer (1B). Juniors: Caden Reiter (Utility/P), Parker Johnson (SS/P), Blake Oeltjen (CF), Sam Howard (OF/C), Blake Swenson (P/IF), Ira … [Read more...]
1973 Dart Swinger Heading to Prom Again
Jason Hovey bought his 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger in November 1995 for $900. The rusted and beat up pea green car took Jason many places throughout two years of high school. During that time, Jason and his dad changed the motor and rebuilt the transmission. Jason’s dad, Randy, taught him how to fix anything that was wrong with the car. The Dart was a special car to both Jason … [Read more...]
Houston Hurricanes
Head Coach: Jason Carrier Where We Left Off in 2023: The Hurricanes went 3-9 in the SEC and 5-13 overall. They fell to Hayfield 4-0 in the 1A Round of 16. Seniors: Alex Walters (IF), Jordon Beeman (OF). Juniors: Korey Frauenkron (IF/OF), Morgan Rohweder (IF/P), Carter Geiwitz (IF/OF/P), Zach Olson (OF), Dawson Pedretti (IF/P), Tristan Stinson (IF/OF/P), Hunter Moon … [Read more...]