Faribault B.A. 22, Rushford-Peterson 14 (R-P: Caden Johnson 7 of 12, 126 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing; Sampson Wilkemeyer 2-40, TD receiving; Jonah Bunke 12-39 rushing; Jaxon Meldahl 4-35 rushing; Dominick Corcoran 45-yard TD reception. R-P led 6-0 after one quarter and 14-8 at the half. B.A. hit a 65-yard TD pass to start the second half, then took advantage of a Trojan fumble, … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (9/5 & 9/7)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-9, 25-4, 25-8 (SG: Joelle Halverson 8 kills; Kendal VanMinsel 16 assists, 6 aces; Emerson Ingvalson 6 kills; Hailey Norman 5 kills; Isabel Kaufmann 5 aces; Jada Strinmoen 6 assists, 5 aces) Lanesboro 3, Houston 0 > 25-16, 25-15, 26-24 (L: Jensyn Storhoff 11 kills, 9 digs; Claire Keasling 19 assists, 3 aces; Ellie Howard 9 digs; … [Read more...]
TRC Volleyball (9/5 & 9/7)
Dover-Eyota 0, #8 in AA Chatfield 3 > 25-13, 25-11, 25-10 (C: Jaelyn LaPlante 14 kills, 7 digs; Trindy Barkeim 8 kills; Harper Goldsmith 8 kills, 18 assists, 6 digs; Cora Bicknese 9 digs, 3 aces; Hannah Tweten 10 assists, 3 aces. Gophers > 2-0, 5-1) St. Charles 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-10, 25-7, 25-14 (R-P: Tayler Helgemoe 3 kills, 13-13 serving, 4 aces, 5 total … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (9/5 – 9/9)
Lake City Tourney (Rushford-Peterson went 2-1, beating W-K 2-0 (25-23, 25-13) and Lake City (21-25, 25-20, 15-10) while losing to Red Wing 0-2 (14-25, 17-25). Trojan tourney leaders: T. Helgemoe (16 kills, 9 total blks, 5 aces), A. Drazkowski (37 assists), Lindsey Hoiness (10 kills, 21 digs, 6 aces), T. Schneider (18 digs). Trojans are 2-1, 5-2) Hayfield Tourney … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/7 & 9/9)
La Crescent/Hokah “Crazy Buffalo” Invite (Cotter’s boys (25) topped Lake City (60) for first while LFC (91) took fourth of five complete teams. Cotter’s Erik Semling (13:17) topped teammate John Fritts (13:32) and W-K’s Cole Arens (13:37) for the individual title at the 4,000-meter race. LFC’s Isaac Snyder (8th place > 14:04) made the top 10 while Jaxon Huntington (20th … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/5 – 9/9)
(B) PEM 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (The game did not resume after halftime due to lightning. Warrior Jacob Hernandez scored the lone goal assisted by Will Hahn. The Warriors then held off a determined Bulldog reply, especially with defense from goal keeper Jackson Moen. It was Cal/SG/Hou’s first win) (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, PEM 4 (Losiah Gay scored both … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Bump-Set-Spike Roundabout
The first full week of the volleyball regular season featured five matches between nine of the teams covered under the “Journal-Sports” banner. LeRoy-Ostrander hosted Mabel-Canton, Kingsland hosted Lanesboro, Spring Grove hosted Houston, Kingsland hosted Grand Meadow, and Fillmore Central hosted Rushford-Peterson. Additionally, one squad defended a tournament title while their … [Read more...]
Caledonia/ Spring Grove/Houston Soccer Previews
The Warrior boys welcome back 11 players with varsity experience, but that team went 1-15 (0-10 conference). The five graduates included oft-honored goalkeeper August Allen and all-conference Noah Stigeler. But all-conference midfielder junior Jacob Hernandez does return for a team that features five seniors – A.J. Marschall, Sean McCormick, Laurent Stigeler, Vincent Colsch and … [Read more...]
Football: Spring Grove Dominant, But Wins by Only One
Spring Grove dominated the offensive statistics but escaped with only a one-point win, 13-12, against visiting Southland in an early-season sub-district showdown. On the scoreboard, the home opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial field was decided by a Ben Udstuen extra-point kick, which gave the Lions their first lead, 7-6, with only 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. It … [Read more...]
Football: Knights Overcome 22-point Deficit to Down M-C
The 2010s were largely forgettable for Kingsland football. The last two years they have re-emerged to competitiveness under maybe their most known football player ever, Matt Kolling (the top RB on their 1995 state title team). This year there are thus higher expectations. The Knights return as many All-District players as any other team in the South-East. And a season-opening … [Read more...]