Four of the five “Journal 11” wrestling programs took on FCLMC’s annual Holiday Tournament. Perennial power #9 in A Chatfield (251.5) easily took first but GMLOS (146), the host Wolves (130), and LARP (120) took second, fourth, and fifth respectively (of 10 teams). Only third place Ellsworth, Wis., (139.5), infringed on a “Journal 11” sweep at the top. The Gophers had five … [Read more...]
All South-East District Football
Spring Grove (8-0, 13-1) was the area 9-Man headliner, as the Lions made it all the way to the state championship game. But Lanesboro (6-1, 9-2), Mabel-Canton (5-2, 7-3), Grand Meadow (4-3, 6-4), and Kingsland (4-3, 4-5) were the next four teams in the sub-district. All five teams get at least four A-D selections. The Lions have a South-East high five kids getting the nod, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/5 -12/10)
Three Rivers Conference Caledonia 85, Fillmore Central 57 (C: L. Doyle 24 pts (11-18 FGs), 10 rebs, 9 asts, 5 stls; M. King 22 pts (6-12 threes); Reid Klug 10 pts (3-5 threes), 6 rebs; Will Hahn 12 pts; Garrett Konz 9 pts, 6 rebs. FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts, 11 rebs; Dillon O’Connor 13 pts; Bryce Corson 8 pts, 6 asts) Southeast Conference Grand Meadow 34, Southland 79 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Grady Hengel had 37 points (15 of 16 FGs) as R-P beat Schaeffer 80-52. Lewis Doyle had 24 (pts), 10 (rebs), and 9 (asts) as Caledonia beat FC 85-57. Mason King added 22 points on six made threes while Jayce Kiehne had 20 in defeat. Kiehne then scored 32 points as FC beat GM 84-39. Lanesboro’s boys beat L-O 80-41 and Kee 80-66 to start the year 2-0. Cardinal Camden … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Four Teams Post Multiple-Wins Week
Lanesboro, Kingsland, Chatfield, and Caledonia girls basketball all started the season strong. Burros Go 3-0, Notably Beat R-P in Key 1A Game Lanesboro’s week was a perfect 3-0. Bret Klaehn’s group first beat LeRoy-Ostrander 75-46. Kaci Ruen (21 pts, 7-7 FTs, 11 rebs), Jensyn Storhoff (18 pts, 3-11 threes, 4 ast, 8 stls) and Jessie Schreiber (18 pts, 8 rebs) … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Wrestling Preview
Last season was again a strong year on the wrestling mats. Chatfield was one win away from the 1A title, and finished as section runner-up (15-2). They sent four guys to state. Caledonia had a good team season (17-8) and sent five guys to state. Both squads will again be potent. LARP (15-12), GMLOS (11-13), and FCLMC (11-11) were right around .500 as teams. The Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Football: All Mid-Southeast Blue
Fillmore Central won the Mid-Southeast Blue making state (12-1) and Rushford-Peterson took third (7-3). And thus, the Blue All-District team has a bunch of Trojans and Falcons. FC gets nine A-D picks including sweeping the individual awards. Bryce Corson (5’7” 160 Sr. WR/RB/LB), Dillon O’Connor (5’11” 170 Sr. QB), Gunner Benson (6’0” 190 Sr. OL/DE), Garrett Gossman (5’8” 155 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls cannot keep up with Grand Meadow
Both the Spring Grove girls and Grand Meadow started slowly with turnovers and cold shooting. Both then began to take better care of the ball, but only Grand Meadow (3-0, 3-0 SEC) began to knock down shots and get to the free throw line. The Superlarks led by 12 points at halftime and would go on to win, 51-34, on Dec. 13 at Spring Grove (2-3, 1-3 SEC). Coming off last … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/29 – 12/2)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 69, Rushford-Peterson 60 (RP: K. Ruberg 21 pts, 15 rebs, 4 stls; Ellie Ekern 17 pts (3-3 threes), 8 rebs; Tayler Helgemoe 9 pts. Trojans led 34-29 at the half, most of the game, but couldn’t break a years-long losing streak to Ramblers) La Crescent/Hokah 64, Caledonia 78 (C: J. Foster 22 pts; Jovial King 17 pts; Ava Privet 16 pts; Paige Klug 8 … [Read more...]
Football: Lions Overtaken in Final Half-Minute of State Title Game
Spring Grove (Section 1 champ, 13-0) scored early and often and never trailed Mountain Iron-Buhl (Section 7 champ, 13-0) until the final 25 seconds of the 9-man state championship football game. Ultimately, the 28-25 Ranger win was decided by extra points with the Lions going 1-4 and MIB 2-4. When #3 in 9-Man Spring Grove soared out to a 19-0 first quarter lead, it did not … [Read more...]