Mid-Southeast Blue Football (9/16)
Rushford-Peterson 19, Kenyon-Wanamingo 14 (R-P: G. Hengel 13-91, 2 TDs rushing, 3-15 receiving; Jonah Bunke 13-102 rushing; Riley Tesch 8 of 15, 120 yards, TD passing; Sampson Wilkemeyer 3-73, TD receiving; Dalton Hoel 2-32 receiving. R-P had first and goal trailing 14-13 in the fourth, but fumbled. One series later, Tesch hit Wilkemeyer for a 54-yard pass play that set up a 1st and goal at the 1-yardline. A Hengel 1-yard TD run proved the game-winning points. K-W’s last possession got to the Trojan 20-yardline, but was stopped there. The Knights (2-1) were getting votes for a state ranking. K-W’s two scoring drives gobbled up 119 yards. Their other eight drives mustered just 49 yards. R-P out-gained K-W 311 to 173 including 191 to 88 on the ground. The Trojans lost the turnover battle 2:0. R-P > 1-1, 2-1)
South-East Football (9/16)
Southland 7, Kingsland 48 (K: B. Wiersma 15-339 yards, 2 TDs rushing; K. Reiland 4 of 7, 61 yards passing, 10-152, 3 TDs rushing; Mason Kolling 6-50, 2 TDs rushing; Parker Johnson 2-48 receiving. Behind Wiersma, the Knights rolled up over 500 yards rushing. They had three long TD runs, Wiersma 85 and 65 yards, Reiland 85 yards. P-Johnson led the defensive effort with three sacks. Wiersma and Caden Reiter had interceptions. Rebels gave up 500-plus yards on the ground a week earlier to Lanesboro as well. Rebels > 0-3. The Knights (2-0, 2-1) trail SG (3-0, 3-0) and Lanesboro (3-0, 3-0) in South-East standings)
Grand Meadow 34, Houston 14 (GM: C. Ludemann 27-203, 3 TDs rushing, 3-26 receiving; Isaac Harmening 6-94, TD rushing; Cael Gilbert 6 of 6, 63 yards passing, 11-yard TD run. H: Morgan Rohweder 14 of 19, 187 yards, TD passing; Austin Swenson 12-20, TD rushing, 3-53, TD receiving; Aden Kulas 8-40 rushing; Ethan Frauenkron 2-41 receiving; Arik Melbo 2-39 receiving. Larks scored 20 unanswered second half points after the score was tied 14-14 at halftime. Ludemann had a pair of second half TD runs and Harmening added a 75-yard TD scamper in the 4th quarter. Hurricanes > 0-3, 0-3)
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (9/13 & 9/15)
Cotter 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-17, 25-16, 25-21 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 13 kills, 12 digs, 15-16 serving, 4 aces; Tayler Helgemoe 7 kills; Isabelle Kahoun 3 digs, 24 assists, 10 digs; Hannah Ronnenberg 3 kills, 20 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 13 digs; Torryn Schneider 11 digs)
Rushford-Peterson 2, La Crescent/Hokah 3 > 25-22, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-17 (RP: K. Ruberg 12 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces; H. Ronnenberg 8 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces; I. Kahoun 24 assists, 3 aces; T. Schneider 12 digs, 3 aces; L. Hoiness 8 digs; T. Helgemoe 4 kills)
Plainview-Elgin-Millville 0, Fillmore Central 3 > 25-12, 25-21, 25-21 (FC: K. Hellickson 21 digs, 16-18 serving, 5 aces; K. Broadwater 9 kills, 14 digs; A. Britton 8 kills; A. Bothun 6 kills; A. Daniels 5 kills, 17 assists, 7 digs; Katie Pickett 10 assists; Madison Simon 4 kills; Regan Hanson 4 kills, 8 digs. Falcons > 4-1, 9-2)
Lewiston-Altura 1, Caledonia 3 > 25-14, 24-26, 25-13, 25-17 (C: Logan Koepke 17 kills, 9 digs; Paige Klug 13 kills, 7 total blks; Jovial King 22 assists; Alexis Schroeder 6 digs, 21-22 serving; Aubrie Klug 15 digs; Emma Rommes 9 assists; Liv Myrhe 4 kills. Schroeder played in her first game of the season. Warriors > 4-0, 8-3)
Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/13 & 9/15)
Kingsland 1, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-15, 25-17, 19-25, 25-23 (K: Anika Reiland 15 kills, 11 digs; Macie Rasmussen 21 assists; Chantle Reiland 6 kills, 5 digs; Kadence Aarsvold 13 digs, 3 aces; Kaylin Mensink 9 digs; Morgan Phillips 3 kills, 4 digs, 6 aces)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Lanesboro 3 > 25-21, 25-10, 25-20
Lanesboro 3, Southland 2 > 25-13, 13-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-12
Non-Conference Volleyball (9/12 – 9/17)
#9 in AA Caledonia 1, #8 in AA Cannon Falls 3 > 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-19 (C: L. Koepke 12 kills, 14 digs; L. Myhre 8 kills, 3 total blks; A. Klug 10 digs; P. Klug 6 kills; E. Rommes 16 assists; J. King 17 assists; Braelyn Lange 7 kills, 6 digs; Emme Kittleson 4 kills, 9 digs, 16-16 serving. CF: Madison Burr 17 kills, 9 digs, 6 total blocks; Falon Hepola 42 assists, 8 digs; Elle Lind 7 kills, 8 total blks. Bombers blocked down 12 Warrior shots for points)
Wabasha-Kellogg Tourney (Rushford-Peterson went 5-0 overall. They beat St. Anthony 2-0 (25-14, 25-22), Goodhue 2-0 (25-22, 25-18), and Medford 1-1 (25-20, 21-25) in pool play, then LeRoy-Ostrander 2-1 (25-14, 21-25, 15-10) and Wabasha-Kellogg 2-0 (25-22, 27-25) in tournament play to claim the title. L-O went 1-4 overall, beating Lanesboro 1-1 (25-7, 21-25), losing to W-K 0-2 (17-25, 24-26), and Houston 1-1 (25-23, 22-25) in pool play. They then lost to R-P 1-2 (14-25, 25-21, 10-15) and Goodhue 0-2 (25-27, 20-25) to take fourth. The Cardinals are 4-3, 6-10. Lanesboro went 1-3 overall, beating Houston 1-1 (22-25, 25-16) while losing to L-O 1-1 (7-25, 25-21) and to W-K 0-2 (17-25, 18-25) in pool play. The Burros fell to Medford 0-2 (16-25, 16-25) in the consolation bracket. Lanesboro is 4-2, 7-7. Houston went 1-3 overall, beating L-O 1-1 (23-25, 25-22) while losing to Lanesboro 1-1 (25-22, 16-25), and W-K 0-2 (9-25, 16-25) in pool play. They then lost to St. Anthony 0-2 (17-25, 18-25) in the consolation bracket. Hurricanes > 2-3, 3-6)
Cross Country (9/15)
Rochester-Mayo Invite (Stillwater Area (94) bested Eastview (102) for the girls’ team title. Chatfield (284) took 10th and
Kingsland 20th (of 21 full teams). Mayo 8th grader Abigail Tri (18:24) bested Luverne’s Jenna DeBates (18:31.47) for individual champion. Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi (19:21.67) and Aletta Strande (20:14.91) took ninth and 26th respectively (of 137 total runners). On the boys side, Rosemount (27) bested Stillwater Area (56) for the team title. Chatfield took 20th and Kingsland was incomplete (of 21 complete teams). Onalaska’s Manny Putz (14:56.26) bested Stillwater’s Ryan Kilibarda (15:30.92) for the individual crown. Putz won the Luther College Invite on September 10. Kingsland’s Cole Kruegel (16:53.73) was the top “Journal 11” runner, as he took 31st. Teammate Garrison Hubka was running well, but couldn’t complete the race. One hundred fifty runners competed. Each race was 2.95 miles)
Soccer (9/13 & 9/15)
(B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Dover-Eyota 6 (Saves: August Allen 23, Preston Kuennen 1, Will Hahn 7. D-E led 2-0 at halftime)
(G) Dover-Eyota 0, Caledonia/SG/Hou 3 (Josie Foster 23 saves. Shots: Cal/SG/H 4, D-E 26. Score was 1-0 at halftime.) (G)
Cal/SG/Hou 0, St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura 6 (Foster 20 saves. Shots: Cal/SG/H 6, SC/LA 26. It was 2-0 at halftime. Cal/SG/H 1-4, 2-5)
(B) Cal/SG/Hou 0, St. Charles/L-A 5 (Will Hahn 33 saves. SC/LA led 2-0 at halftime. Cal/SG/H is 0-5, 1-6)