It was a thrilling, to-the-wire dual and match. It was a devastating loss for Chatfield wrestling. The #1-seed Gophers (#8 in A, 14-1) met rival Dover-Eyota (3-seed, #9 in A, 18-8) for the 1A wrestling team title. After 13 weights, the score sat tied 30-30. This wasn’t unexpected. When the Gophers and Eagles met in the regular season, Chatfield led 32-31 heading to … [Read more...]
Trojans Up Streak to Nine
It was a good week for Class A 9th-ranked Rushford-Peterson’s boys basketball. On Monday, Chris Drinkall’s group took on Southland in a rematch of last year’s 1A semi (won by the Rebels 73-55). R-P jumped out 7-2 and never trailed. And though Southland never led, they pulled to down one four times, down two six times. Their last push made it 48-46. R-P responded spurting … [Read more...]
Warriors Get Help to Wrap Up TRC-East
Caledonia boys basketball had a ho-hum week of handily defeating three opponents. They got some help from a rival and wrapped up the TRC East crown. Brad King’s guys won league games over Cotter, 91-48, and Fillmore Central, 90-69. Fifteen Warriors scored versus the Ramblers, as the score was 53-21 at intermission. Mason King hit five threes and scored a team-high 17 … [Read more...]
SG Boys Caps Thee-Win Week with Buzzer-Beater, OT Win
A last-second three-pointer by Spring Grove sophomore Elijah Solum sent the key SEC game between the Lions (21-3) and Lyle/Pacelli (20-3) into overtime, tying it for the seventh time at 37-37 after a 20-20 halftime stalemate. Then two Solum free throws, the only points scored in OT, won it for SG, 39-37. The defensive duel was a rare regular-season matchup between two 20-win … [Read more...]