Chatfield 65, Houston 70 (H: M. Rohweder 31 pts (10-19 FGs, 6-7 threes, 5-6 FTs), 9 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; C. Geiwitz 9 pts, 7 asts; Zach Olson 9 pts, 8 asts; A. Wedl 8 pts, 12 rebs. C: C. Harstad 24 pts (5-11 threes), 4 asts, 5 stls; Ryan Rindels 12 pts; Cole Novotny 10 pts, 9 rebs; Masyn Kreter 9 pts. Chatfield closed the gap after the Hurricanes built a 45-25 halftime lead … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/16 -1/20)
West Salem/Bangor 30, Caledonia/Houston 32 (Cal/Hou won five of six weights from 133 thru 172 to break a 12-12 and build a 32-15 lead. Aden Kulas (189) then fell by 5-4 decision, which assured a Cal/Hou win (led 32-18 with two weights left). Aaren Kulas (114) and Owen Denstad (145) won by fall, Aiden Burns (107) by injury default, Braxton Lange (133 > 16-3) and Isaac Blocker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: State-Ranked Lions Roll to Three Road Wins
State-ranked #13 in Class A Spring Grove shot well, poorly and in-between while controlling three SEC rivals, one of which, Kingsland, was also state-ranked. Wade Grinde’s Lions never trailed, and the first two runaways were well in hand long before halftime. But the third was not wrapped up until a second-half run. In an 82-34 win at Houston, the Lions shot a season-high 42% … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Girls Roll to Road Win over Southland, 63-48
Kinley Soiney scored 25 points and secured 9 rebounds as the Spring Grove girls won on the road at Southland, 63-48. It was just one of several noteworthy performances. Siri Konkel directed the attack with 14 points, 6 boards and 5 assists while Emerson Ingvalson posted 12 points, 7 rebounds and a team-best 6 steals. Carlie Halverson grabbed 8 rebounds to go with 5 assists … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Lambaste Lyle/Pacelli; Soiney scores 1,000th point
Kinley Soiney scored her 1,000th career point while pouring in 20 points as Spring Grove pulverized visiting Lyle/Pacelli, 64-18, on Jan. 4. Siri Konkel had 14 points and Kylie Hammel 11. Emerson Ingvalson added 8 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists with no turnovers. With a fifth straight win in the series against L/P, the Lions (9-2, 5-0 SEC) remained unbeaten in league play … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Beat L-O and W-K, Stay Perfect
Two more squads fell by the wayside as Kingsland’s boys basketball kept its record into mid-January perfect. A battle with LeRoy-Ostrander (5-1, 5-6) represented a contest between first and third place teams in the SEC-West with Southland (6-1, 7-2) in second. But division leader #17 in Class A Kingsland (6-0, 7-0) proved its sword sharp (despite still being without Jayden … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Chatfield 47, La Crescent/Hokah 87 (C: Cole Novotny 11 pts, 10 rebs; Carson Harstad 11 pts; Ryan Rindels 8 pts. Four Lancers made double-figures in the win. La Crescent is 6-0 in the TRC, 10-4 overall. Gophers > 0-5, 1-12) Lewiston-Altura 61, Fillmore Central 59 (FC: L. Hellickson 18 pts (4-12 threes); G. Kennedy 16 pts (7-11 FGs), 9 rebs; Jayce Kiehne 15 pts (7-11 FGs), … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Gophers Down Panthers and Lancers
After winning four straight, then losing four straight, Chatfield’s girls picked up back-to-back victories the second week of January to get back to victoriousness. Hosting Pine Island (5-5), Chatfield triggered 26 turnovers and limited the Panthers to just 34 points (13 of 64 shooting > 23%) in a 54-34 win. The Gophers built a 24-10 halftime lead. They were plus-nine at the … [Read more...]
Basketball: Girls Upset Highlights R-P Sweeping D-E
Rushford-Peterson and Dover-Eyota had their yearly basketball series. An upset on the girls’ side was a major story. Dover-Eyota’s gals entered the game ranked #7 in Class AA, without a TRC loss, with just one loss period (to Class AAA Winona), and leading the TRC-West (8-0, 14-1). Rushford-Peterson’s girls (3-3, 8-5) ended a five-game series losing streak to D-E with a win … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Falcons Post Wins over Schaeffer, L-A
Fillmore Central’s girls posted a couple wins the Week of Monday, January 8. In each game, their senior strandout led the way. Versus visiting Schaeffer Academy, Kammry Broadwater (22 pts, 9-13 FGs, 4-6 FTs, 9 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls) led the Falcons to a 63-39 win. Classmate Alyssa Britton (14 pts, 6-9 FGs) was also efficient. Kyla Hellickson chipped in 14 (pts), 4 (rebs), and 4 … [Read more...]