M-C 41, Grand Meadow 71 (M-C: Reid Crawford 9 pts (3-4 threes); Gavin Johnson 9 pts. Game from Feb 21) L-A 83, M-C 49 (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 19 pts (5-9 threes), 5 rebs, 4 asts; G. Johnson 7 pts, 12 rebs. Game from Feb 22) 1A Play-in > 19-seed Faribault B.A. (1-25) 46, 14-seed Kingsland (7-19) 51 (K: Walker Erdman 13 pts (7-12 FTs), 10 rebs; Lucas Howard 11 pts; … [Read more...]
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Girls Basketball Play-Offs (2/24)
1AA Qtr > 11-seed Chatfield (10-17) 38, 3-seed Goodhue (24-3) 82 (C: Jaiden Zimmerman/Sydney Allen 8 pts. Wildcats used defense to build 48-16 halftime lead. Gophers finish at 10-18) 1A Qtr > 6-seed GM (17-9) 49, 3-seed Houston (21-6) 45 (H: Emma Geiwitz 15 pts, 7 rebs; Sydney Torgerson 11 pts, 14 rebs; Becca Rostad 8 pts, 4 stls. GM: R. Queensland 20 pts, 5 rebs. … [Read more...]
Government this week
Monday, March 2 • City of Houston Planning Commission/EDA, City Hall, 5:30 p.m. • Kingsland School Board Work Session, Elementary Conference Room, 6 p.m. • Lanesboro City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. • Preston City Council, City Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 3 • Fillmore County Commissioners, Courthouse, 9 a.m. • Ostrander City Council, Community Center, 6:30 … [Read more...]
Gopher Trio Head State Bound Wrestling Foursome
Five Journal-covered wrestlers entered their individual section tournaments ranked in state. Four earned berths to the 2020 state wrestling meet. Chatfield’s Cael Bartels (#2 at 113), Seth Goetzinger (#5 at 145), and A.J. Karver (#7 at 220), LARP’s Ross Herber (#4 at 126) fought their way to St. Paul. Goetzinger makes his third trip, Bartels and Herber their second, Karver … [Read more...]
Gophers Score 11-6 Upset
Throughout the course of the season, Houston, FC, and Kingsland had good campaigns in girls basketball. Yet, Brian Baum’s young Chatfield Gophers were near equivalently capable. The Gophers beat Kingsland but lost to FC. A Class AA team (with just one senior) playing tougher like-class opponents, Chatfield’s season wasn’t as impressive record-wise as the other three. But … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kingsland’s boys avenged a loss to Lanesboro via 69-61 win. Walker Erdman (King) and John Prestemon (Lanes) each had 20 points to lead their respective teams. Erdman (9 of 9) and Brady Musel (8 of 9) were masters at the free throw line. Kingsland (4-11, 7-19) is 1A’s 14-seed, will host 19-seed Faribault B.A. (1-25). Lanesboro then avenged a loss to L-O via a 60-54 win. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/17 – 2/22)
Lanesboro 61, Kingsland 69 (K: W. Erdman 20 pts (9-9 FTs), 6 rebs; B. Musel 14 pts (8-9 FTs), 13 rebs, 3 blks; Reed Merkel 9 pts; Nathan Lund 9 pts (3-4 threes). L: J. Prestemon 20 pts (6-6 FTs), 5 rebs, 7 asts; S. Johnson 19 pts (6-9 threes); Carter Clarke 9 pts (3-3 threes); J.T. Rein 9 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls. FTs: King 22-28, L 11-18. Knights end a five-game … [Read more...]
4-H Hippology teams win big at Nationals
By Janette Dragvold On February 1, 2020, two junior 4-H Fillmore County Hippology teams competed in their first ever national competition at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, S. Dak. The 11- to 13-year-olds were excited to be able to represent Fillmore County and the State of Minnesota, but even more excited about the contest’s outcome. Team 2 (Grace Goddard, … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Police Reports
Chatfield Police Department Elma May Erding, 18, Wykoff, Minn.; 1/26/2020, Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Fine $100, Total Fees $190. Phillip Glen Gonzalez, 20, Stewartville, Minn.; 9/21/2019, Disorderly Conduct - Offensive/Abusive/Noisy/Obscene, Fine $1,000 (stay $700 until 2/10/2021), Total Fees $390. Local Confinement - 90 days (stay 90 days for one year). … [Read more...]
Job fair in Preston March 3
Local high school students, their parents, and the general public are invited to attend a job fair, to be held on Tuesday, March 3 in the Fillmore Central Elementary School gym in Preston. Jen Strand, Recruitment Marketing Consultant/Event Coordinator at Jobs HQ, stated, “It’s a first time event. For the public, it’s running from 7:30-9:30 a.m., so it’s an early event.” … [Read more...]