Fillmore Central

Fillmore Central Falcons

Fillmore Central High School
145 Main Ave S., PO Box 599
Harmony, MN. 55939
507-886-6464

Superintendent: Heath Olstad
Principal: Heath Olstad
Activities Director: Chris Mensink

FALCON SPORTS

Somewhere between Mabel-Canton consoling players Isaac Underbakke and Kale Eiken (left), and Darian Hershberger and Milton Hutchinson (right), is where the Cougars’ season ended. Down 40-38 with the clock reading 0:00, an M-C two-point try failed, as Hillcrest Lutheran moved on to the 9-Man state semifinals. Photo by Paul Trende

Football (11/17)

Paul Trende Nov 17, 2025

Football: Cougar Dream Season Ends In No-Second Agony Dreams sometimes end agonizingly. After a fairytale season and the school’s first state berth in football since 1981, #3 in 9-Man Mabel-Canton (South 3-seed, 11-0) bowed out in the state quarterfinals at Buffalo High School. Versus #5 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (South 2-seed, 10-0), it did not just […]

Mabel-Canton seniors (left to right) Mason Yoder, Michael Kime, Darian Hershberger, Milton Hutchinson, Isaac Underbakke, Kale Tollefsrud, and Nate Nordsving (plus an occluded Kenny Hutchinson) are all smiles after beating Spring Grove 16-0 in the 9-Man section 1 title game and earning M-C its first football state berth since 1981. Photo by Heather Kleiboer

Football (11/10)

Paul Trende Nov 10, 2025

Football: Cougars Blank Lions 16-0 For First State Berth Since 1981 The year was 1981. Ronald Reagan was president. Dallas was a popular television show. “Raiders of the Lost Ark”…

Lanesboro/Fillmore Central’s Autumn Rakosnik took on the Class A state cross-country meet. The sophomore took an impressive 11th place in a faster time than last year’s 9th place finish. Photo by Paul Trende

Cross Country: LARPH Boys Win First Class A State Title, LFC’s Rakosnik Takes 11th

Paul Trende Nov 10, 2025

There is no question. Section 1A was the best at the State Class A boys meet at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. The top two teams and…

Caledonia volleyball saw its season end in the 1AA title match to Chatfield via 3-1 loss (17-25, 22-25, 25-18, 20-25). The Warriors, the TRC champions, also finish as 1AA runner-up with a 26-6 record. They have just two seniors. Photo by Paul Trende

Volleyball (11/10)

Paul Trende Nov 10, 2025

Volleyball: #4 Chatfield Tops #5 Caledonia for 1AA Title The top two seeds in Section 1AA held true until the finals. The top two teams, #5 in AA Caledonia (1-seed)…

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Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025

In volleyball play off play-in games, 16-seed Hayfield topped 17-seed Kingsland 3-1. Knight Paisley Robinson had 20 digs in defeat. The Knights finish at 4-19. Fifteen-seed Houston beat 18-seed Schaeffer…

Mabel-Canton libero Lauren Burke pops up an attack in the Cougars’ Round of 16 volleyball match with Houston. Via 3-0 sweep, #6 in Class A M-C moved on to the 1A quarterfinals in Rochester. Photo Heather Kleiboer

Section 1A and 1AA Volleyball Playoffs (Play-ins, Round of 16)

Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025

(1A Play-in) 17-seed Kingsland (4-18) 1, 16-seed Hayfield (3-18) 3 > 25-22, 10-25, 12-25, 23-25 (K: P. Robinson 20 digs; Kalyn Stier 6 kills, 4 digs; Chloe Drury-DeBoer 9 digs;…

Fillmore Central defender William Boettcher has United South Central’s Kolt Bullerman in his grasp while Falcons Joseph Otto (#77) and Jeramiah Bushman (#55) look to help on the tackle. FC topped the Rebels 34-7 to move on to their fifth straight 1A title game. Photo by Paul Trende

Football (11/3)

Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025

Football: Warriors Dominate to 1AA Finals Caledonia opened the season with a 21-14 upset loss to Rushford-Peterson. They opened the season 1-2, losing to Triton 13-3 in week three too.…

The Section 1A champion #1 in state in Class A Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston boys cross-country team and its coaches. The Card-Tro-Canes won their third straight title (fourth in five years) with their lowest team score in their seven-year state era. Photo by Christine Vreeman

Cross Country (11/3)

Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025

Boys Cross Country: #1 LARPH Wins Third Straight 1A Title It is undoubtedly their best team in their seven-year state run. Despite their main adversary Cotter/Hope Lutheran being ranked #3…

Grand Meadow’s Gracie Foster flicks the ball just past Mabel-Canton’s Ella Halverson in the teams’ SEC finale. Both teams entered the match undefeated in league play, but the Cougars (28-3) won both the above meeting 3-0, and the SEC East-West Showcase game, between the teams a night later. Photo by Paul Trende

Volleyball (10/27)

Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025

Volleyball: Warriors Finish TRC Unblemished, Top Byron, Get #1 Seed Already guaranteed a share of the Three Rivers Conference title, #5 in Class AA Caledonia volleyball took down Wabasha-Kellogg to clinch…

The 2025 Three Rivers Conference Meet boys (repeating) team champion squad from Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston (left to right): Brennan Kunst, Will Jewison, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen, Trey Hegland, Grayson Speltz and Hunter Rislov. LARPH topped Cotter/Hope Lutheran 30 to 35 with all the above runners finishing top 13 (of 117 total competitors). Photo by Paul Trende

Cross Country (10/27)

Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025

Cross Country: LFC Girls Win First TRC Crown Since 2016 For the first time since 2016, LFC girls cross country claimed the TRC Meet team title. Ellen Cullen’s group (78)…