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Chatfield High School
205 Union Street NE
Chatfield, MN. 55923
507-867-4210

Superintendent: Edward Harris
Principal: Eric Nelson
Activities Director: Daniel Schindler
GOPHER SPORTS
Caledonia’s Jessica Stendel battles inside against Lewiston-Altura’s Rinlee Bergan (#23) and Clara Kreidermacher (#15) in the Warriors 91-51 TRC win. The TRC-East leading Warriors (9-0, 12-3) have won five in a row. Photo by Craig Johnson

Girls Basketball (1/26)

Paul Trende Jan 26, 2026
Girls Basketball: #10 Warriors Run Win Streak to Five Caledonia’s girls continued their dominance of TRC competition with wins over Dover-Eyota at home and Lewiston-Altura on the road. The 9-4 Eagles usually put up a fight, but the teams’ league contest saw the Warriors dominate the second half 43-12. Said effort turned a 31-23 halftime […]
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Chatfield’s Brooks Lea looks to elude Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s Lewis Shira in the teams’ notable TRC matchup. The Gophers beat the TRC-East leading Ramblers 67-57 and Albert Lea 77-57 to run their win streak to six. Photo by Leif Erickson

Boys Basketball (1/26)

Paul Trende Jan 26, 2026

Boys Basketball: Class AA Uncertainty It was week that showed that the Class AA race in boys basketball is very uncertain (save #2 Goodhue).  Gophers Top East Co-leader Cotter, Albert Lea…

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Hot Shots (1/26)

Paul Trende Jan 26, 2026

In notable SEC boys games, East-leading Lanesboro beat West second-place Grand Meadow 57-47 behind Nick Taylor’s double-double (19 pts, 14 rebs). Spring Grove then got a double-double (22 pts, 12…

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Hot Shots (1/19)

Paul Trende Jan 19, 2026

Caledonia’s girls basketball beat PEM 81-54 and St. Charles 72-39. Aubrie Klug scored 39 versus the Bulldogs and 29 versus the Saints. The Warriors (7-0, 10-3) lead the TRC-East over…

Lanesboro’s Quadyn Kettner takes the charge from LeRoy-Ostrander’s Reid Hungerholt in the Burros 83-33 SEC win. Team Burro, the SEC-East leader (4-1, 8-2), has won five in a row. Photo by Paul Trende

Basketball (1/19)

Paul Trende Jan 19, 2026

Basketball: Around the Horn Hoops It was a week of basketball games between area teams. LeRoy-Ostrander and Lanesboro had a boys/girls series, as did Fillmore Central and Chatfield, Spring Grove…

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Hot Shots (1/12)

Paul Trende Jan 12, 2026

Caledonia’s boys took on tough competition, losing to West Salem 93-79, beating #3 in AA Pequot Lakes 59-55 in overtime at the Target Center, then losing to #2 in AA…

Fillmore Central’s Logan Illg takes the ball to the hoop defended by Rushford-Peterson’s Carson Johnson. The latter went for 17 (pts), 11 (rebs), and 8 (asts) in the Trojans’ 93-35 win, part of a 3-0 R-P week. Photo by Paul Trende

Boys Basketball (1/12)

Paul Trende Jan 12, 2026

Boys Basketball: Three Wins Runs Trojans Win Streak to Five  Rushford-Peterson’s boys downed Baldwin-Woodville and TRC foe Fillmore Central at their home holiday tourney, and got a good Class AA…

Chatfield’s Hunter Polikowsky has Hastings’ Rocco Iallonardo in deep trouble in a Bi-State consolation quarterfinal. Polikowsky won the match by 21-2 tech fall, went 6-2 for the tourney, and took fourth place overall of 60 at the 144-pound weight class. Photo by Paul Trende

Wrestling (1/12)

Paul Trende Jan 12, 2026

Wrestling: Teams Excel at Bi-State Chatfield’s boys and girls, LARP’s boys and girls, and Caledonia/Houston’s boys wrestling teams all trekked to La Crosse for the 43rd annual Bi-State tourney featuring…

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Wrestling (1/5)

Fillmore County Journal Jan 5, 2026

Girls Wrestling: Gophers Sweep Pine Island Quad As girls wrestling continues to grow, there will be increasingly more specific girls dual meets. Chatfield trekked to Pine Island for a girls…

Rushford-Peterson senior Landon Dahl goes baseline for a reverse layup versus #9 in Class A Southland in the Trojans’ 80-71 win. Dahl scored 9 of his 11 points in the second half to help R-P hand the Rebels (5-1) their first loss. Photo by Paul Trende

Basketball (1/5)

Paul Trende Jan 5, 2026

Basketball: Trojan Teams Battle Southland in Key Cross Section Games Rushford-Peterson’s boys and girls basketball teams played a doubleheader at Southland. Though not pressing to Section seeding as much anymore…

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SCHOOL BOARD & NEWS

Chatfield School Board Discusses Veterans’ Memorial Proposal

Mary Allen Jan 19, 2026

Chatfield School Board Approves Final Levy

Mary Allen Dec 15, 2025

Chatfield Board Approves Contracts and 2026-27 School Calendar

Mary Allen Nov 17, 2025

Chatfield Welcomes Three New Elementary Teachers

Mary Allen Oct 27, 2025

Chatfield Board Approves Teacher Contracts

Mary Allen Oct 13, 2025
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