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Cross Country: #3 LARPH Gets Best of #2 Cotter at PEM Run, LFC Girls Win

October 20, 2025 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

LARPH boys cross country, ranked #3 in state, took first at the PEM Jodi Rahman meet, topping rival #2 Cotter/Hope Lutheran 32-33. All told, seven LARPH runners and five Ramblers were in the top 15. Photo by Christine Vreeman

They competed against each other once this year. LARPH won at the shorter La Crescent/Hokah Crazy Buffalo run, 35-32. They will probably battle for first at the TRC and the 1A titles. The scores will probably be close. They could even contend with each other for a state title. The paths of ranked boys cross-country teams #3 LARPH and #2 Cotter/Hope Lutheran have crossed often … [Read more...]

Volleyball (10/20)

October 20, 2025 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Chatfield volleyball takes a team picture to celebrate senior Trindy Barkeim (with ball) and her 1,000th career kill. The Gophers are 21-7 on the year and ranked #3 in Class AA.” Photo by Leif Erickson

Volleyball: Larks Sweep G-E to Claim West Title, Beat Southland in Five  Grand Meadow volleyball’s week included claiming the SEC-West outright, getting to 20 wins, beating a rival in five sets, and running its win streak to 13. Hosting Glenville-Emmons, Cathy Paul’s group performed the sweep (25-17, 25-16, 25-15). Doing so was GM’s 20th win of the year and it gave them the … [Read more...]

Kevin E. Hareldson

October 14, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Kevin Hareldson obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Kevin E. Hareldson, age 38, of Winona, passed away on October 9, 2025, at Mayo Health System-Rochester on St. Marys Campus surrounded by his family. Kevin Eugene Hareldson was born on August 3, 1987, the son of Diane Kay Hareldson in Spring Valley. He attended school in Lanesboro and graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 2005. He bought his first chainsaw at a young age … [Read more...]

Hot Shots 

October 13, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Kaaleem Reiland ran for 214 yards and three TDs while throwing a fourth score as Kingsland beat Wabasha-Kellogg 42-26.  The Knights (5-1, 5-1) are in second place behind #4 in A Mabel-Canton (6-0, 6-0) in the South-East.  Lee Klunder ran for 240 yards and 4 TDs as Houston beat Grand Meadow 50-6.  The Hurricanes (4-2, 4-2), Spring Grove (4-2, 4-2), and Alden-Conger/G-E (4-2, … [Read more...]

Football (10/13)

October 13, 2025 by Paul Trende

Chatfield’s Sam Carrier gets the pass deflection on a ball intended for St. Charles’ Saevian Hong in the #2 in AA Gophers 51-8 win over the Saints. Chatfield remained perfect at 6-0. Photo by Leif Erickson

Football: #4 M-C Maintains South-East Lead with 26-20 Win Over #10 SG Neighborly rivals Mabel-Canton and Spring Grove have played each other yearly on the gridiron forever.  Few, if any, of those previous games were as big as a week six showdown.  In a huge contest to the South-East race, the #4 in 9-Man Cougars (5-0, 5-0) did what they do not often do versus #10 Spring … [Read more...]

Volleyball (10/13)

October 13, 2025 by Paul Trende

Chatfield’s Cora Bicknese goes high to attack against Rushford-Peterson’s Ava Helgemoe. Chatfield (7-2, 19-7) swept the Trojans (6-2, 11-3) in a match of top four TRC teams while also taking third of 32 at the large-school Burnsville Tourney. Photo by Leif Erickson

Volleyball: #4 Gophers End Trojans TRC Streak, Take Third at Burnsville In a matchup of top four TRC teams, #4 in AA Chatfield (5-2, 13-6) gave Rushford-Peterson (5-1, 10-2) its second league loss while ending their five-match league win streak.  It was a Gopher sweep, 25-14, 25-20, 25-19.  Kristi Rindels’ group was easily the first to 20 in each set, 20-12, 20-16, and … [Read more...]

Cross Country (10/13)

October 13, 2025 by Paul Trende

Cross country teams leave the line at the LARPH Meet held in Lewiston. Guys from the host team are notably middle left while those from LFC are middle right. Team Card-Tro-Cane (21) handily won their fifth run of the year, topping nearest foe Pine Island (80). Photo by Christine Vreeman

Cross Country: Variables Stay Constant at LARPH’s Lewiston Run At the top of things, cross country variables stayed constant as LARPH hosted its second meet of the year, this time at Lewiston’s Heartland Golf Course.  Matt Kingsbury’s guys and LFC gal runner Autumn Rakosnik continued to be head and shoulders above the field.   With another low team score, LARPH’s guys (21) … [Read more...]

Betty Darlene Riess

October 6, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Betty Riess obituary, Fillmore County Journal

Betty Darlene Riess went to be with her Lord on October 2, 2025. She was born on April 1, 1937, the daughter of Earl and Mary Cathern (Smith) Moore. Betty was raised in the Spring Valley/Wykoff area by her mother and stepfather Arnold Groth. She worked as a cosmetologist in Rochester before and for several years after her marriage to Lawrence Riess on September 8, 1956. … [Read more...]

Hot Shots (10/6)

October 6, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

Harper Goldsmith had 29 assists as #4 in AA Chatfield (5-2, 13-6) swept W-K 3-0. Jorja Meyer served 11 aces as Houston beat Schaeffer Academy 3-0. Kyle Hellickson had 21 digs, as #3 in Class A Fillmore Central (5-1, 14-5) swept Zumbrota-Mazeppa. Tessa Lewison had 23 digs, but LeRoy-Ostrander fell to L/P in five sets.  … [Read more...]

Football (10/6)

October 6, 2025 by Paul Trende

Spring Grove’s Dylan Halverson ends a Kingsland threat by making an interception at the goal-line for a pass intended for Kingsland’s Michael Johnson. Lion Ezra Konkel is also shown. For a second straight week, the Lions (4-1, 4-1) scored late to earn victory, this time handing #2 in 9-Man Kingsland (4-1, 4-1) its first loss via a 14-8 win. Photo by Christine Vreeman

Football: Spring Grove Scores Late, Upends #2 Kingsland Kaaleem Reiland thundered 78 yards on Kingsland’s first play from scrimmage and then passed to Carter Strobel for the two-point conversion. The #2 state-ranked team had an early 8-0 lead on Spring Grove, which held for 38 and a half minutes. The turning point was a botched, fourth-period Kingsland punt that gave SG the … [Read more...]

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