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Mabel-Canton Cougars

Mabel-Canton High School
316 Fillmore, PO Box 337
Mabel, MN. 55954
507-493-5422

Superintendent: Gary Kuphal
Principal: Michelle Weidemann
Activities Director: Lonnie Morken
COUGAR SPORTS
The girls basketball season got started including Grand Meadow playing at Houston. Above, Hurricane senior Jorja Meyer tries to score past Larks Cloey Breitbarth (#25) and Naomi Warmka (#23) in a Houston’s 68-42 win. Photo by Craig Johnson

Girls Basketball (12/01)

Paul Trende Dec 1, 2025
Southeast-Central Yellow Cast Headed by Chatfield/Caledonia Standouts Triton (5-1, 7-3) and Chatfield (5-1, 6-3) shared the Southeast Central ‘Yellow’ sub-district in football with Caledonia (4-2, 9-3) posting the most wins and winning Section 1AA.  Rochester-Lourdes (3-3, 7-4), Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-5), Rushford-Peterson (1-5, 3-6), and St. Charles (1-5, 2-7) rounded out the standings.  The Warriors and […]
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Six area girls earned All-State in volleyball. Above (left to right) are Class AA honorees Cora Bicknese and Harper Goldsmith of Chatfield, then Class A honorees Kinley Soiney of Mabel-Canton, Madi Zwart and Kyla Hellickson of Fillmore Central. Caledonia’s Aubrie Klug (not pictured) was also AA All-State. Photo by Lonnie Morken

Volleyball (11/24)

Paul Trende Nov 24, 2025

Standout Chatfield, FC, and Caledonia Players Head All-TRC Volleyball List The top four teams in the Three Rivers Conference in volleyball were Caledonia (10-0, 26-6), Fillmore Central (9-1, 27-7), Chatfield…

South-East All-District Football

South-East All-District Football

Paul Trende Nov 24, 2025

Mabel-Canton (8-0, 11-1) claimed the South-East football title over Spring Grove (6-2, 8-3), Kingsland (6-2, 6-3), Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (5-3, 6-4), Houston (5-3, 5-4), LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle/Pacelli (4-4, 5-5), Wabasha-Kellogg (3-5, 4-6), Grand Meadow…

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…

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”…

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.…

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…

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SCHOOL BOARD & NEWS

Three New Teachers at Mabel-Canton

Charlene Corson Selbee Nov 24, 2025

Mabel-Canton Superintendent Submits Resignation

Charlene Corson Selbee Nov 24, 2025

Mabel-Canton Receives Clean Audit Report

Charlene Corson Selbee Oct 27, 2025

Mabel-Canton Prepares for 2025-26 School Year

Charlene Corson Selbee Aug 25, 2025

M-C School Board Renews Operating Referendum, Approves Staffing Changes

Charlene Corson Selbee Jul 21, 2025
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