The 2025 season starts with both district and section changes. The 9-Man South-East sub-district remains largely unchang-ed with LeRoy-Ostrander/Lyle-Pacelli, Grand Meadow, Mabel-Canton, Kings-land, Houston, Spring Grove, Lanesboro, and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons staying.…

The 2025 area volleyball season notably starts with some section changes. As it relates to Journal-covered teams, Rushford-Peterson has moved up to Class AA. Everybody else stays where they were…

The 2025 baseball season saw Caledonia redeem a tough postseason last year with a Section 1AA runner-up performance, as the Warriors went 18-8. Only two of the eight Journal-covered programs…

For a fifth straight year, St. Michael/Albertville High School hosted the Class A state track and field individual meet.  GML-OKS, RPH, LFCMC, Chatfield, and Cale-donia/Spring Grove were all represented.  One…

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…

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…

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…

Sub-Section 1 Meet (Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s girls (167) topped RPH (101) with LFCMC (80.5) taking fifth and Caledonia/SG (32) eighth (of nine).  St. Charles’ boys (193.5) topped Cotter/HL (162) followed by…

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…