R-P football (#9 in Class A) stayed perfect with a 66-12 win over Cotter. The Trojans (4-0, 5-0) lead the Southeast-East. Lanesboro football (#3 in 9-Man) stayed perfect with a 54-13 win over Kingsland. Seth Semmen, Orion Sass, and J.T. Rein combined to rush for nearly 400 yards in the game. The Burros (5-0, 5-0) lead the South-East. Houston football (1-4, 1-4) got its first win by beating L/P 12-6 in double OT. Mabel-Canton got 116 yards rushing and 2 TDs from Cayden Tollefsrud, as the Cougars (2-2, 3-2) beat Madelia 45-8. Caledonia football fell to Goodhue 39-33 in triple OT. Chatfield volleyball won the Pine Island Tournament, beating Lake City 2-0 (25-16, 25-21) in the finals. More coverage of this next week. The Gophers went 6-1 on the week. They are 6-1, 16-6 overall. River Landers had 16 kills as GM volleyball beat Kingsland 3-0. Addyson McHugh had 17 aces as SG (6-1, 10-6) volleyball swept Schaeffer.
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Football (10/1 & 10/2)
South-East District
Southland 46, Spring Grove 14 (SG: Elijah Solum 2-5, 60 yards, TD, INT passing, 13 tackles; Tysen Grinde 8-19, 99 yards, TD passing; Carson Gerard 4-81 yards, TD receiving; Caleb Griffin 2-34, TD receiving; Jaxon Strinmoen 3-45 receiving: S: Brendan Kennedy 143, 4 TD rushing, 134 yards receiving, 11 tackles. Passing yardage was almost equal, but Rebels outrushed the Lions 252 yards to 83. TOs: SG 6, S 2. The Lions are 2-2, 2-2. Complete coverage on our web site)
Lyle/Pacelli 6, Houston 12 in double OT (H: Isaac Heyer 19-76, 2 TDs rushing, 4-42 receiving; Morgan Rohweder 19-37, 207 yards, 2 INTs passing; Ethan Hargrove 7-82 receiving; Tanner Kubitz 5-69 receiving. L/P scored in the second quarter and Houston in the third to make it 6-6. Neither team scored in the first OT. Heyer put Houston up 12-6 in the second OT. L/P ran for seven yards on first down, but Houston’s defense held on three plays inside the three-yard line. Hurricanes are 1-4, 1-4)
#3 in 9-Man Lanesboro 54, Kingsland 13 (L: S. Semmen 8-178, 3 TDs rushing; O. Sass 7-120, TD rushing; J.T. Rein 14-90, 2 TDs rushing; Michael Rein 24-yard interception return TD; Gage Highum 4-yard rushing TD. K: Kale Mensink 8-16, 97 yards, TD, 2 INTs passing, 74-yard interception return TD; Kaden Rath 3-66, TD receiving. Burros had over 400 rushing yards, zero passing yards. They held Kingsland to under 25 yards rushing. Semmen had TD runs of 70, 48, and 25. Knights are 1-3, 2-3)
Mid-Southeast District
Cotter 12, #9 in A Rushford-Peterson 66 (R-P: Malachi Bunke 4-7, 104 yards, 2 TDs passing, 4-48, TD rushing; Alex Ronnenberg 3-93, 2 TDs receiving; Jonah Bunke 14-78, TD rushing; Brady Gile 5-37, 2 TDs rushing; Grady Hengel 12-yard TD run; Dalton Hoel 28-yard interception return TD; Riley Tesch 9-yard TD run. Trojans built a 34-6 lead after one and 54-12 at halftime. Some stats missing from this game)
Southeast District
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Caledonia 33, Goodhue 39 in 3 OT (C: Lewis Doyle 12-22, 101 yards, 3 TDs, INT passing; Eric Mauss 19-114, TD rushing; Jackson Koepke 5-61, 2 TDs receiving; Ayden Goetzinger 55-yard interception return TD; Logan Banse 2-yard TD reception. Came was tied 7-7 at halftime. Warriors led 13-7 after three. Wildcats then scored 14 straight points, taking a 21-13 lead. Doyle hit Koepke for a 30-yard TD pitch and catch. Mauss ran in the conversion for a 21-21 tie at the end of regulation. Caledonia scored first in the first OT, then Goodhue matched it. The Warriors failed a two-point run and Wildcats and extra point. Goodhue scored first in the second OT, but Caledonia followed. The Wildcats failed a two-point run while the Warriors failed an extra point. In the third OT, Caledonia failed to score and the Wildcats did for the 39-33 final. Warriors are 1-3, 1-4)
Cross-District
Mabel-Canton 45, Madelia 8 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 12-116, 2 TDs rushing; Robert Michels 6-38, 2 TDs rushing; Tyler Larson 8-81 rushing; Jordan Larson 3-5, 24 yards, TD passing; Alex Arneson 9-yard TD reception, two sacks; Arneson blocked punt, J-Larson recovery for a TD. Cougars built a 39-0 halftime lead)
Volleyball (9/27 – 10/2)
Southeast Conference
Houston 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-19, 25-23, 25-15 (H: Emily Botcher 10 kills, 10 digs; Sydney Torgerson 8 kills, 14 digs, 3 aces; Lilly Carr 28 assists, 6 digs; Jaden Woodard 8 kills, 3 aces; Priya Kingsley 3 kills, 6 digs)
Lyle/Pacelli 0, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-14, 25-14, 25-14 (LO: Anna Welsh 17 assists, 6 digs, 4 aces; Sidney Lewison 10 kills, 3 aces; Gracie O’Byrne 20 digs; Jordan Runde 4 kills, 10 digs, 4 aces; Sam Volkart 6 kills, 6 digs. Cardinals are 5-3, 8-9)
Kingsland 0, Grand Meadow 3 > 26-24, 25-18, 25-21 (GM: R. Landers 16 kills, 3 blks; Emma Grafe 16 assists, 5 digs; Anna Oehlke 6 kills, 7 digs; Kendyl Queensland 7 kills; Isabelle Fretty 15 assists. K: Alyssa Link 16 assists; Shelby Beck 9 kills; Anika Reiland 3 kills, 13 digs; Audrey Webster 16 digs; Shayla Aarsvold 4 kills. Knights are 2-5, 2-5)
Mabel-Canton 3, Houston 0 > 25-11, 25-15, 25-9 (MC: S. Slafter 12 kills; So. Morken 8 kills, 7 digs, 17-18 serving, 3 aces; M. Lee 8 kills, 9 digs; Sa. Morken 37 assists, 8 digs; E. Carolan 7 kills, 6 digs, 16-17 serving, 3 aces; M. Kelly 15 digs; K. Soiney 6 kills, 2 ½ blks. H: L. Carr 11 assists, 10 digs; S. Torgerson 5 kills, 4 blks; E. Botcher 4 kills, 9 digs; P. Kingsley 8 digs. Hurricanes are 4-5, 4-10)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-9, 25-14, 25-6 (SG: A. McHugh 7 kills, 18 aces; Danika Holty 12-12 serving, 5 aces; Kenadee Gerard 7 kills; Madilyn Ostern 5-5 serving, 2 aces; Maggie Lile 3 kills, 7 assists, 6 digs. Complete coverage on our website)
Three Rivers Conference
St. Charles 0, Chatfield 3 > 25-21, 25-20, 25-20 (C: Zayda Priebe 9 kills, 4 ½ blks; Peyton Berg 6 kills, 7 digs, 15-15 serving, 4 aces; Sydney Allen 15 assists; Devann Clemens 6 assists, 6 digs; Shelby Nolan 5 digs)
Non-Conference
Randolph 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-20, 25-9, 25-22 (RP: K. Ruberg 14 kills, 6 digs, 13-15 serving, 6 aces; H. Ronnenberg 7 kills, 9-9 serving, 3 aces; I. Kahoun 24 assists, 22 digs, 16-16 serving; A. Anderson-Ingram 11 digs, 12-12 serving, 2 aces; E. Malone 5 kills, 10 digs. Trojans were 70-74 serving with 15 aces)
#2 in AAA Stewartville 3, Fillmore Central 0 > 16-25, 22-25, 16-25 (FC: L. Mensink 19 assists, 8 digs; R. Hanson 8 kills; K. Broadwater 5 kills, 9 digs; A. Bothun 4 kills, 15 digs; K. Hellickson 12 digs, 10-10 serving, 3 aces)
Pine Island Tourney (Chatfield beat Lanesboro (25-16, 25-17) and La Crescent (25-15, 19-25) while losing to Medford (25-18, 17-25) in pool play. They then beat Red Wing (25-15, 25-20), Hill-Murray (25-8, 25-22), and Lake City (25-16, 25-21) to claim the tournament title. Gophers are 6-1, 16-6. Lanesboro beat La Crescent-Hokah (25-20, 25-18) while losing to Chatfield (16-25, 17-25) and Medford (25-23, 21-25) in pool play. They then lost to Lake City (13-25, 18-25) in tournament play. Burros are 6-2, 14-7. GM beat PEM (25-19, 25-12) but lost to Pine Island (23-25, 15-25) and Hill-Murray (17-25, 22-25) in pool play. They then again lost to Hill-Murray (18-25, 16-25) in the tournament. Superlarks are 7-2, 10-8)
Rochester-Century Tourney (FC beat Austin (25-22, 25-16) and Alden-Conger (25-23, 16-25, 15-11), while losing to Hayfield (18-25, 12-25) and North Branch (17-25, 10-25). Falcon tourney leaders: K. Broadwater (21 kills, 20 digs), A. Bothun (18 kills, 29 digs), L. Mensink (10 kills, 56 assists, 16 digs, 21-22 serving), K. Hellickson (35 digs, 32-35, 7 aces), R. Hanson (12 kills). Falcons are 7-0, 13-10)
St. Anthony “Cupcake Wars” (R-P beat the Breck School (25-13, 25-17), St. Anthony (25-23, 23-25, 25-17), and Maranatha Christian Academy (21-25, 25-17, 25-21) while losing to Park Center (23-25, 24-26) and Pine Island (21-25, 23-25). The Trojans lost the game to win the “Silver Bracket.” Trojan tourney leaders: K. Ruberg 53 kills, 91 digs, 9 aces; E. Malone 18 kills, 93 digs, 6 aces; H. Ronnenberg 17 kills, 69 digs; I. Kahoun 82 assists, 56 digs, 6 aces; A. Anderson-Ingram 39 digs, 7 aces. Expanded results from tournament on October 25)
Soccer (9/28 – 10/2)
(G) Caledonia/SG/Hou 0, Dover-Eyota 10 (Dover-Eyota scored three minutes into the game and had four goals before halftime while completing a season sweep of the Warrior girls.)
(B) Dover-Eyota 1, Caledonia/SG/Hou 0 (The Eagles scored during the fourth minute and held on for their second shutout of the Warriors this season.)
(B) Caledonia/SG/Hou 0, St. Charles/L-A 3 (St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura earned a season split with the home team winning both TRC contests.)
(G) St. Charles/L-A 2, Caledonia/SG/Hou 0 (The Warriors were blanked for the second time this season by the Saints, who scored late in each half, the insurance goal coming on a penalty kick.)
(B) Lake City 0, Caledonia/SG/Hou 1 (Gabe Morey scored the winner about halfway through the second half with a shot that bounced off a Tiger defender. Cal/SG/Hou is 3-5-1 in the TRC, 5-7-2 overall)
(G) Caledonia/SG/Hou 1, Cannon Falls 1 (Midway through the first half, Siri Konkel scored after receiving a pass from Ayshia Gay. The Bombers scored 19 seconds into the second half. Cal/SG/Hou is 1-8 in the TRC, 2-9-1 overall. Complete coverage on our website.)
*The Fillmore County Journal Sports page is a written collaboration of Paul Trende and Lee Epps.