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Chatfield Gophers

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

Superintendent: Edward Harris
Principal: Eric Nelson
Activities Director: Daniel Schindler
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Postseason Baseball Awards

Postseason Baseball Awards

Paul TrendeJun 30, 2025
The 2025 baseball season saw Caledonia redeem a tough postseason last year with a Section 1AA runner-up performance, as the Warriors went 18-8. Only two of the eight Journal-covered programs finished above five-hundred, but all won at least seven games.  Four SEC players notably made All-State.  Southeast Conference Baseball Awards Lyle/Pacelli (13-1, 20-4) won the […]
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GMLOKS sophomore Tate Goergen passes the finish line well in front of his foes to win the Class A 800-meter state title. Goergen’s performance was one of two area state titles at the Class A State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Paul Trende

Boldt and Goergen Titles Highlight State Track and Field Meet

Paul TrendeJun 23, 2025

For a fifth straight year, St. Michael/Albertville High School hosted the Class A state track and field individual meet.  GML-OKS, RPH, LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cale-donia/Spring Grove were all represented.  One…

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Softball (6/16)

Paul TrendeJun 16, 2025

Multiple All-State Players Highlight Postseason Softball Awards It was a highly entertaining and successful season for Journal-covered softball teams with Caledonia and Houston making it all the way to the…

Turning in one of many top 1A meet performances was the GMLOKS boys 4x400 (back Zach Reiland and Carter Glynn, front Kaleb Yunker and Tate Goergen), which was section champ. Goergen (800-meters) also did so individually while Reiland (300-hurdles) also made state. Photo by Paul Trende

Track and Field: GMLOKS, RPH, LFCMC and Chatfield Bountiful in State Qualifiers

Paul TrendeJun 9, 2025

The 2025 Section 1A track and field meet was marked by a plethora of area athletes making state by standard, particularly from Chatfield and LFCMC. Meanwhile, RPH and GMLOKS saw…

For an 11th straight year, Fillmore Central girls golf is Section 1A champ. The Falcons overcame a four-stroke deficit to Lanesboro after Day 1 to beat the Burros 724 to 738. Pictured are Head Coach Aaron Mensink, Maddie Topness, Annika Mensink, Myleigh Scheevel, Lily Miller, Ella Diersen and Assistant Coach Andy Todd. Photo by Chris Mensink

Golf (6/9)

Paul TrendeJun 9, 2025

1A Girls Golf: Falcon Girls Continue Dynasty With 11th Straight Title For a day, the dynasty was threatened. Lanesboro girls golf made Aaron Mensink’s Falcons sweat for a few hours at…

After a fantastic 21-5 season, Houston softball finished as Section 1A runner-up. The ‘Canes lost to 1A champ B.A. twice on the week, 2-1 and 6-3, while beating Southland 11-1. It is the young Hurricanes’ best season in around two decades. Photo by Shannon Boldt

Softball (6/9)

Paul TrendeJun 9, 2025

Hurricanes Earn First Section Runner-Up in Decades They had an unbelievable year. Houston softball progressed further than it has in decades. They fell a couple wins short of state but…

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Hot Shots

Paul TrendeJun 2, 2025

GMLOKS’ girls won the Sub-2 meet.  Chantle Reiland won four events (100, 200, Long Jump, 4×200) including resetting her own program record in the Long Jump (17’8”).  Breeley Galle (Triple…

Lanesboro boys and girls golf teams (above) each won their respective SEC meets. Coached by Tim Opat and Dusty McCabe, boys team members are Jack Brogle, Holdyn Willford, Kyle Ruen, Dayton Haugen, Grant Horihan and Jack Lawston. Girls members are Grace Tufte, Jentrey Schreiber, Addison McCabe, Ellie McCabe, Bella Thomas and Taylor Hanson. Photos submitted

Golf (6/2)

Paul TrendeJun 2, 2025

Burro Teams Sweep SEC Meet Lanesboro’s golf teams took a broom to the Southeast Conference Meet (again), sweeping the boys and girls team and individual first places.  On the guys…

At the Sub-2 track and field meet, Chatfield’s Ross Stoehr was one of the squad’s top performers, qualifying thrice for the 1A Meet including winning the above 110-meter hurdles. Stoehr also moved on in the High Jump and 300-meter hurdles. Photo by Christine Vreeman

Post-Season Track and Field

Paul TrendeJun 2, 2025

Sub-Section 1 Meet (Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s girls (167) topped RPH (101) with LFCMC (80.5) taking fifth and Caledonia/SG (32) eighth (of nine).  St. Charles’ boys (193.5) topped Cotter/HL (162) followed by…

Caledonia second baseman Tanner Ginther goes into foul territory to make a nice play on the ball as teammates Garrett Konz (near) and Mason King (far) are also pictured. Defense and pitching earned Caledonia play-offs wins in their first two games, 4-0 over Lake City, and 8-0 over Randolph. Photo by Paul Trende

Baseball (6/2)

Paul TrendeJun 2, 2025

Warriors Post Shutouts in Posting Playoff Wins  Pitching wins games.  Caledonia baseball turned to its two 6’6” senior throwers in opening round playoff contests.  Combined with some errorless defense, each…

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