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Superintendent: Mary Morem
Principal: Michael Mangan
Activities Director: Travis Frank

HURRICANE SPORTS

Baseball

Paul TrendeMay 20, 2024

Warriors Streak to 17, Grab TRC Title Caledonia baseball lost its opener on April 5. Over a month later, they have not lost again. A 3-0 week ran the Warriors streak to 17. Win 15 in a row fell by 15-0 score, as Chatfield’s pitching walked 10 in five innings. Cal’s Reid Klug (5 IP, […]

Softball

Paul TrendeMay 20, 2024

Ellie Anderson helpless as Brynn Horsman and Makenna Dornack score — FC/L catcher Ellie Anderson is helpless as Chatfield’s Brynn Horsman (#6) and Makenna Dornack (#25) score near simultaneously following one of three Brittin Ruskell doubles in the teams’ TRC matchup. The Gophers beat the Falcons 13-1, part of 3-1 week where Chatfield improved to 12-6 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

GMLOK’s Lucie Voigt looks to field the ball and apply the tag to Houston’s Olivia Yohe in the team’s SEC matchup. Houston posted a 4 to 1 win, part of their 3-0 week. Photo by Christine Vreeman

Braelyn Lange Steals second — Caledonia’s Braelyn Lange steals second base ahead of the throw to FC/L’s Klaudia Biel early in game two of a doubleheader. Said contest got postponed per rain, but the Warriors still went 3-0 on the week to improve to 15-2 on the year. Photo by Paul Trende

Warriors Week Includes Blasting Z-M Caledonia’s softball posted three more wins, beating two perennially strong Class AA schools. Versus Chatfield (10-5), the Warriors (12-2) broke open…

Boys and Girls Golf

Paul TrendeMay 20, 2024

Golf: Falcons Teams Stay Perfect as Boys Edge Lancers By One Stroke The boys golf matchup of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 6-0) and Fillmore Central (5-0, 6-0) was key to the…

Track and Field

Paul TrendeMay 20, 2024

LFCMC boys track and field was 1A True Team meet runner-up and qualified for state by Wild Card. The Burros earned their sixth straight state appearance (2020-COVID year not included). Photo by Paul Trende

GMLOKS’ boys hold up the four to signify their fourth straight state True Team track and field appearance. Team GM took third at sections, but qualified for state via Wild Card. Photo by Paul Trende

Bright skies denote LFCMC’s girls track and field future. After taking fourth at the 1A True Team meet above, the Burros grabbed the final Wild Card spot to make state a seventh (COVID-year excluded) straight year. Photo by Kristi Ruen

At the TRC Meet, C/SG boys track athletes (pictured above) broke records. The 4×100 (Eli Staggemeyer, Gabe Curley, Owen Staggemeyer, Josh Beardmore) and 4×200 (Staggemeyers, Beardmore, Fischer Wait) each set school and TRC marks, as did Wait (200 and 400-meters). Beardmore set the TRC mark (100) while Jordan Tornstrom set the C/SG program record (Discus). Photo by Reese Wait

At the TRC Meet, Chatfield’s girls 4×100 and 4×200 teams (Savannah Peterson, Lauryn Daniels, Evy Goldsmith, Jaelyn LaPlante) set new TRC Meet records in each relay while LaPlante tied the Gopher High Jump mark (5’2”). Photo by Paul Trende

GMLOKS and LFCMC Teams Make True Team State GMLOKS and LFCMC’s boys and girls track and field teams, per their performances at the 1A True Team…

Track and Field (4/30 & 5/3)

Paul TrendeMay 13, 2024

Lexi Kivimagi and Lillyan Kiehne race at St Charles — Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi and LFCMC’s Lillyan Kiehne run with St. Charles Mya Slavin and Waseca’s Stella Omtvedt in the 1,600-meters at the St. Charles meet. Slavin, Kivimagi and Kiehne went 1-2-3 in the event. Photo by Paul Trende

LFCMC’s Michael Rein hands off to Greg Kennedy for the last stage of the 4×200-meter relay at the St. Charles track and field meet. Behind the 6’5” Kennedy’s long strides, the above team (also Mason Howard, Henry Liew) took first. Photo by Paul Trende

Aaron Ploetz and Jaxon Huntington compete — RPH’s Aaron Ploetz and LFCMC’s Jaxon Huntington compete amongst other runners in the 4×800 relay at the St. Charles Meet. With nine total teams in the event, RPH took second and LFCMC fourth. Photo by Paul Trende

St. Charles Meet (RPH’s guys (116) took second to St. Charles (187) with LFCMC (101) taking third. The Saint girls (120.5) topped Waseca (104) with Chatfield…

Baseball

Paul TrendeMay 13, 2024

Tanner Ginther four in the play — Caledonia’s Tanner Ginther is going to be the “four” in the 6-4-3 double play, as La Crescent/Hokah’s Kale Baker is out at second. The Warriors pulled the doubleheader double-play, sweeping the Lancers to win their 14th straight game and take three-game lead in the TRC-East Photo by Paul Trende

Zach Brumm tags Joey Pederson — Spring Grove shortstop Zach Brumm and Fillmore Central/Lanesboro runner Joey Pederson look toward the umpire, who ruled Pederson safe after diving back into second base. The Lions snuck past the Falcons 4-2 in a non-conference game. Photo by Lee Epps

Cayden Tollefsrud takes second — Mabel-Canton’s Cayden Tollefsrud looks to take second base as Fillmore Central/Lanesboro’s Clayton Schoepski awaits the throw. FC/L downed the Cougars 4-3 on Reid Olson’s walk-off single for their first win of the year. Photo by Deb Finseth

Baseball: Sweep of Lancers Sends Warriors to 14 in a Row, Big East Lead Caledonia baseball kept rolling with its biggest week and two biggest wins. Shawn…

Softball

Paul TrendeMay 6, 2024

Houston’s Olivia Yohe takes second base ahead of the throw to Mabel-Canton’s Lainey Hosting. In SEC action, the Cougars downed the Hurricanes 4-2 to hand Houston its first league loss. Photo by Emma Geiwtiz

Lucie Vogt slides into second base — GMLOK’s Lucie Voigt slides into second base with a steal as Fillmore Central/Lanesboro shortstop Klaudia Biel fields the throw. In a tight game, the Bulldogs went ahead 3-2 in their sixth only for the Falcons to reply in their seventh to post a 4-3 win. Photo by Paul Trende

Three Rivers Conference Softball (4/23 & 4/25) Rushford-Peterson 0, Chatfield 10 [5] (C: Alexis Hinckley 3-3, 2B, RBI; Grace Finley 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Johnson 2-3,…

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Hot Shots

Paul TrendeMay 6, 2024

Spring Grove baseball beat Schaeffer 23-1 and M-C 6-0 to run their win streak to four. Ezra Griffin was 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, and five RBI versus…

Baseball: Houston’s Homestands FC/L, M-C, R-P and GMLOK

Paul TrendeMay 6, 2024

Houston’s Jordon Beeman gets tagged out between the wickets of Mabel-Canton third baseman Darian Hershberger. The Hurricanes four-game homestand featured three wins though, including over the…

Track and Field: RPH, Chatfield and GMLOKS Host Meets

Paul TrendeMay 6, 2024

Tyler Betthauser and Ryan Prinsen race — Typically teammates, RPH’s Tyler Betthauser (left) and Ryan Prinsen (right) sprint against each other to the finish of the 4×800 relay race. Betthauser’s foursome won the event though Prinsen had two individual firsts elsewhere (800, Pole Vault) at RPH’s home track and field meet. Photo by Paul Trende

Warriors in the 100 meter dash — It is all Warriors in the 100-meters of the RPH invite, as Tristan Meyer, Gabe Curley, Eli Staggemeyer, Josh Beardmore and Owen Staggemeyer are shown above. C/SG went 1-2-3-4-5 in both the 100 and 200-meters at the meet, Beardmore winning both events. Beardmore also set the C/SG 100-meter record at the Hamline Elite Meet. Photo by Paul Trende

GMLOKS 4x100 teams — A pair of GMLOKS 4×100 teams exchange batons at about the same time at a home track and field meet. On the outside are Cole Reid and Cody Hrykas while brothers Bently and Beau Wiersma are on the inside. The near team (also Ayden Howard, Zach Reiland) was one of three Bulldog boys relay teams to claim first at the event. Photo by Paul Trende

Girls running 100 hurdles — Chatfield, Lewiston-Altura, and St. Charles competitors Rebecca Copeman, Claire Daley, Lydia Warmkagathe and Chloe Berg take on the 100-meter hurdle event at the Gophers home meet. Copeman took second in the event behind Daley while Berg won elsewhere (Triple Jump). Photo by Leif Erickson

Three “Journal-covered” track and field teams, RPH, GMLOK and Chatfield hosted meets where all five “Journal-covered” programs competed, C/SG at Tro-Canes’ Meet, LFCMC…