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Houston High School
306 West Elm Street
Houston, MN. 55943
507-896-5323

Superintendent: Mary Morem
Principal: Michael Mangan
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Softball (6/16)

Paul Trende Jun 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 section finals, plus Chatfield making the 1AA Final Four. Five of eight “Journal” teams finished above five-hundred and they combine for seven All-State players. Three […]
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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 Trende Jun 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…

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 Trende Jun 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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Paul Trende Jun 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 Trende Jun 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…

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 Trende Jun 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…

Chatfield’s Katryn Johnson and Rylee Urban (center) hug it out while teammates Grace Finley (#12), Brynn Horsman (#27), and Makenna Dornack are also overjoyed after the Gophers came back from down 4-0 to beat Cannon Falls 5-4, securing them a spot against Randolph in the 1AA final four “no-loss” game. Photo by Paul Trende

Softball (6/2)

Paul Trende Jun 2, 2025

#10 Gophers Post Back-to-Back Rallies, Head to Austin Unblemished It is probably not advisable to start a second-round section game down 3-0, and then a third-round contest down 4-0.  That…

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Hot Shots

Paul Trende May 26, 2025

Lanesboro’s Jack Brogle shot the two lowest rounds of the year for any Journal-covered golfer (back-to-back two-under-par 33s) in wins over Kingsland and Houston.  Hurricane Logan Olson shot a 38…

After an infield hit, Rushford-Peterson’s Cayden Lea tries to catch Caledonia’s Jack Schmitz leaning off third base (to no avail). The play was part of a seven-run sixth that led to a 13-3 Caledonia win, as the Warriors (14-6) posted their second straight 4-1 week. Photo by Paul Trende

Baseball (5/26)

Paul Trende May 26, 2025

Warriors Post Second Straight 4-1 Week  For a second straight week, Caledonia baseball won four of five games.  Their 12-3 record over the final 15 games has them a top…

For the fifth time in five years, GMLOKS girls track and field finished top two at the State True Team meet. They narrowly took second (543.5 to 538), this time missing the championship as Section 1A rival Cotter/Hope Lutheran claimed first. Photo submitted

Track and Field (5/26)

Paul Trende May 26, 2025

GMLOKS is State True Team Runner-Up, LFCMC Takes 8th For a third straight year, GMLOKS girls track and field is the state True Team runner-up.  For the second straight year,…

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