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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
GOPHER SPORTS
FCLMC senior Kane Larson uses his long arm to reach for the leg of Royalton/Upsala’s Jake Leners in a state title match at 189-pounds. Larson romped to the state title, winning his six post-season bouts by a combined 102-17 tally to become the Wolves’ first two-time state champion. Photo by Paul Trende

Wrestling (3/9)

Paul Trende Mar 9, 2026
State Wrestling: Larson Becomes Only Two-Time FCLMC State Champion It was easy, at least by match scores. Starting with the section tourney, FCLMC senior Kane Larson was barely tested in the post-season. The total scores of his six matches: 102 to 17. He went 6-0 with five tech falls and an 11-4 decision (where he […]
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GMLOS coaches Jackson Hale and Randy Smith (left and left), Grant Lunning and Clayton Luthe (right and right) pose with the Bulldogs’ four state qualifiers (middle) Cael Smith, Drake Payne (bracket), Wyatt Krull and Parker Armagost. Smith notably requalified while Payne won the 215-pound section title. Photo by Randy Smith

Wrestling: Twenty-Two Area Guys Qualify for State Meet

Paul Trende Mar 2, 2026

It was a busy couple section tourneys for the wrestling teams from Chatfield, LARP, GMLOS, Cale-donia/Houston, and FCLMC with all getting multiple qualifiers for the state wrestling meet.   The…

Mabel-Canton’s Nolan Garness battles Houston’s Tilden Witt for a loose ball in the Cougars’ 70-49 win. M-C wrapped up the season with a pair of wins (the other over SEC-East champ Lanesboro). Russ Larson’s group is 18-8 and the win total is the most in Mabel since 1976-1977! Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Boys Basketball (3/2)

Paul Trende Mar 2, 2026

Boys Basketball: Trojans Crush to First TRC-East Title Since State Title Year  The last time Rushford-Peterson’s boys won the TRC-East title was 2014-2015.  Cole Kingsley, Alex Vix, Charlie Krambeer, Jacob Merclewitz,…

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s Kinley Soiney (holding her own sign) poses with teammates after surpassing 2,000 career points in a Section 1A Round of 16 playoff win over Grand Meadow. Photo by Lee Epps

Girls Basketball (3/2)

Paul Trende Mar 2, 2026

Non-Conference Girls Basketball (2/16)  Grand Meadow 62, United South Central 71 (GM: N. Warmka 20 pts (9-17 FGs), 6 rebs, 4 asts; G. Foster 17 pts, 6 rebs; Mollie Voigt…

Boys Basketball (2/23)

Boys Basketball (2/23)

Paul Trende Feb 23, 2026

Boys Basketball: Trojans Top Burros in Battle of League Leaders, Run Streak to Nine It was the biggest game between Rushford-Peterson (9-2, 17-3) and Lanesboro (12-2, 18-3) in boys’ basketball…

Fillmore Central’s Kyla Hellickson looks to get a piece of the shot of Caledonia’s Peyten Felten in the teams’ TRC finale. The Warriors topped the Falcons 64-22 to rip through league play undefeated (14-0) and they also improved to 20-8 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

Girls Basketball (2/23)

Paul Trende Feb 23, 2026

Girls Basketball: Caledonia Takes Broom to TRC, Wins 20th Game  The TRC-East girls’ basketball title was decided a while ago. A win over Cotter/Hope Lutheran on January 23 clinched a…

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Hot Shots

Paul Trende Feb 23, 2026

Grand Meadow’s boys (10-6 in the SEC, 14-9 overall) went 3-1 on the week, beating L-O 60-53, M-C 62-58, and Kingsland 69-30 while losing to Southland 90-48, all at home.…

Chatfield’s Layne Root, Kaisen Johnson and Will Boelter grab the Section 1A wrestling title trophy after taking down Goodhue 33-31 in the finals. The Gophers three-peated as section champs and head back to state for a double encore. Photo by Paul Trende

Wrestling (2/23)

Paul Trende Feb 23, 2026

Wrestling: Gophers Threepeat as 1A Champions Wrestling can sometimes be unique. A competitor can lose and it still helps a team win. Preventing (big) bonus points can prove major dividends…

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Hot Shots (2/16)

Paul Trende Feb 16, 2026

Caledonia’s girls topped TRC foes Rushford-Peterson 76-53 and La Crescent/Hokah 81-47 on the week while losing to #2 in AAA Stewartville 66-57. The win over the Trojans clinched the Warriors…

Lanesboro’s Cora Mayer defensively pressures a Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy player in the teams’ non-conference game. After five straight losses to teams with a 73-30 record, the Burros took down the Class A #8-ranked Vikings by 74-65 final. Photo by Ron Mayer

Basketball (2/16)

Paul Trende Feb 16, 2026

Boys Basketball: Trojans Storm Past Warriors to Sole Possession of First Place The first time they played, Caledonia did what could possibly be termed an upset in taking down Rushford-Peterson,…

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SCHOOL BOARD & NEWS

Chatfield Welcomes Three New Elementary Teachers

Mary Allen Oct 27, 2025

Chatfield Board Approves Teacher Contracts

Mary Allen Oct 13, 2025

School Safety Issues Explained at Chatfield Board Meeting

Mary Allen Sep 15, 2025

Chatfield School Board Hears About New PSEO Options

Mary Allen Aug 18, 2025

Chatfield School Board Hears of Possible Changes to CCTV

Mary Allen Jun 16, 2025
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