For three youngsters, it was a great experience that foreshadows potential big futures. For one esteemed senior, it was the end of a prep career. And though it was a good end, it wasn’t a perfect one. Jake Mandt (senior, Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (freshman, Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (freshman, LARP), and Caden Anderson (freshman, FCLMC) were this year’s county entrants … [Read more...]
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The last county girls basketball team left standing fell. Kingsland bowed to top-ranked L/P 75-46 in a 1A quarterfinal. Kristi Fett (41 pts, 18 rebs), a 6’5” senior center, was too much for the Knights. Kingsland finishes at 14-14. It is the tenth time this year they have been at .500. The girls 1A final four was composed of all formerly “West” teams. One-seed #1 L/P … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Play-Offs (2/27 & 3/1)
(1A Play-In) G-E (19-seed, 1-22) 52, FC (14-seed, 7-19) 76 (FC: N. Haugerud 23 pts (9-14 FGs, 3-5 threes), 14 rebs, 6 assist; Logan Corson career-high 16 pts (4-7 threes), 5 assists, Josh Peters 13 pts; Dawson Schmidt 11 pts) (1A Play-In) Lanesboro (18-seed, 2-23) 56, Hayfield (15-seed, 4-22) 60 (L: Andrew Luck 18 pts (4-5 threes, 7-10 FGs); Carson Schwichtenberg 16 pts (4-9 … [Read more...]
Madelyne ( Mitzie ) McNiff Balcome McGowan
Madelyne was a loving sister, wife to two husbands, mother of two sons, and grandmother and great-grandmother. She was generous, enjoyed hosting guests, and lived a full life including career, travel, gardening, sewing, church, the beach house, and family. Her energy and positive humor will be missed. Madelyne passed away peacefully on March 2, 2018 at Falls River … [Read more...]
Beverly Olson
Beverly J. (Haslerud) Olson, 81, of Peterson, Minn., died on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the Chosen Valley Healthcare Center in Chatfield, Minn. Bev was born on July 18, 1936, in Peterson, to Joseph and Bertha (Woxland) Olness. She was raised in Peterson where she attended school through tenth grade. Bev graduated from Rushford High School. She married Paul Haslerud on … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Mandt, Goetzinger, Jonsgaard, Anderson Make State
One is a senior defending state champion making his fifth state appearance (fourth individual). The other three are freshman just getting their first tastes of big-time high school success, their first state tourneys. Jake Mandt (Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (LARP), and Caden Anderson (FCLMC) excelled at the Section 1A wrestling tourney. Each’s … [Read more...]
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Paige Donlinger had a career-high 21 points as FC’s girls won a play-in play-off game, beating L-O 98-23. Payton Danielson had 26 points to lead M-C past G-E 56-16 in a play-in game. R-P beat Hope Lutheran in a play-in game 51-30. Lanesboro nipped Faribault B.A. 34-32 in a play-in game. In the Round of 16, FC fell to #9 in Class A GM (48-32), M-C fell to #4 in Goodhue … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/22 & 2/23)
Kingsland 61, SG 79 (K: Zach Bubany 16 pts; Wyatt Pruter 15 pts (5-9 threes); I. Meisner 12 pts (6-7 FGs)) Cotter 39, R-P 63 (RP: Ben Ansell 17 pts (8-11 FGs), 6 rebs; Jake Paulson 11 pts (5-8 FGs); L. Skalet 9 pts, 4 assists; Trey Olson 8 pts (3-3 FGs); Luke O’Hare 7 pts, 7 assists) Chatfield 78, Southland 63 (C: R. Johnson 30 pts (11-21 FGs, 7-7 FTs), 9 rebs; J. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs
(1A Play-In); L-O (20-seed, 1-25) 23, FC (13-seed, 10-16) 98 (FC: P. Donlinger 21 pts (9-18 FGs), 6 rebs, 7 assists, 6 stls; Madison Scheevel career-high 19 pts (5-6 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 9 pts, 4 stls; Alleigh Meyer 8 pts; Hadley Yoder 7 pts, 9 rebs. Falcons posted a 63-point first half, a season-high 98 points. Thirteen of 14 FC girls scored) (1A Play-in); G-E … [Read more...]
County thanks employees for their service
At the February 27 meeting of the County Board, Fillmore County employees were recognized for their contribution to the county. Each year employees that have been with the county for 5, 10 15, 20, 25, or 30 years are given a certificate of appreciation for their service. This year 27 employees were recognized. Todd Kokinos, maintenance specialist, III, Highway De partment, … [Read more...]