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Boys Basketball (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

Rushford-Peterson senior Caden Johnson gets free for a layup in the Trojans’ regular season finale 70-53 win over Cotter. R-P won its sixth straight game, and they improved 21-4, and Johnson is the only senior. Photo by Dawn Hauge

Six Game Win Streak Propels R-P Over 20 Wins It has been a good year for a young Rushford-Peterson boys basketball team.  A 3-0 week brought their win streak to six, as Chris Drinkall’s Trojans surpassed 20 wins on the year.  R-P sandwiched TRC wins over La Crescent/Hokah and Cotter around a non-conference victory over Grand Meadow.  Versus the Lancers, sophomore Carson … [Read more...]

Girls Basketball (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s girls celebrate at 60-45 win over Southland in their regular season finale, which clinched the Lions there second straight SEC crown (a share with Grand Meadow). Coach Taylor Elton’s Lions (21-5) are 1A’s 2-seed. Photo by Lee Epps

Lions Subdue Southland, Secure Share of SEC Title Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton claimed a share of a second straight SEC championship, avenging one of their two league losses with a 60-45 home win over third-place Southland (9-5 SEC, 16-8). The Lions (12-2 SEC, 20-5) are co-champs with Grand Meadow (12-2, 22-2). SG/MC trailed, by as many as eight points, for all except 24 … [Read more...]

Wrestling (3/3)

March 3, 2025 by Paul Trende

FCLMC’s Kane Larson (upright) and Chatfield’s Ben Carrier (face on mat) get all tangled as they tangle in the 172-pound final at the Section 1A individual wrestling tourney. In the event’s best finals match, #3 Carrier topped #2 Larson by 3-1 decision, but each have qualified for state. Photo by Paul Trende

19 Area Athletes Punch Trips to State Chatfield, LARP, FCLMC, and GMLOS wrestling squads took on the Section 1A guys individual tournament while Cale-donia/Houston competed at the 1AA event.  All five programs had kids qualify for state.  Chatfield tied a school-record (from last year) with nine individual entrants, Jameson Priebe (107), Logan Pearson (114), Javier Berg … [Read more...]

Fillmore County to Enhance Communication System

March 3, 2025 by Karen Reisner

Sheriff John DeGeorge explained why there is a need for the I-BAND Interior Public Safety Band Enhancement System at the board’s February 25 meeting. Due to the fact that there are not many radio towers in Fillmore County for the ARMER (Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Radio) System this amplification system will be necessary in the new jail building. Three bids were … [Read more...]

Pastor Devotions – Naming Oneself Christian is No Small Thing

March 3, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Rev.Debra Jene Collum

By Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield United Methodist Teaching and leading a group of young people towards the day when they confirm their commit-ment to Christianity is a challenge and a privilege for clergy. I take this role very seriously. In this world of ours, naming oneself Christian is no longer a given. And it never should be. Naming oneself Christian comes with a … [Read more...]

Fillmore and Houston County Police Reports

March 3, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Silver Police Badge

Caledonia Police Department Xavier David Chloupek, 21, Decorah, Iowa, 12/8/2024, Driving After Revocation, Fine $200, Total Fees $275.   Contessa Ann Fogel, 37, Caledonia, Minn., 10/2/2024, Fail to License Animal, Fine $20, Total Fees $95.  10/2/20224, Fail to License Animal, Fine $20.   Chatfield Police Department Stefanie Lynn Jergenson, 41, Chatfield, Minn., … [Read more...]

MEETING CHANGE JORDAN TOWNSHIP

February 24, 2025 by Fillmore County Journal

Jordan Township will be changing their regular monthly meetings beginning in March to the third Monday of every month (Starting March 17, 2025). The meetings will be held at John Hoffman’s shop located at 16598 120th ST SE Chatfield, MN 55923. Meetings will be held at 8:00pm. Danielle Hoffman Clerk Jordan Township Publish 24 … [Read more...]

Hot Shots

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Fillmore County Sports

LARP wrestling topped Dover-Eyota 38-27 in the 1A quarters to clinch its first trip to Rochester and the team semifinals in the Journal Sports era (since 2011). Section 1AA 6-seed Caledonia/Houston was tied with 3-seed Pine Island 27-27 before falling by fall at heavyweight to lose 33-27. Kinley Soiney scored 20 points and became Mabel-Canton’s all-time leading girls scorer as … [Read more...]

Basketball (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Houston boys basketball beat LeRoy-Ostrander 86-57 to clinch the SEC-East basketball title. It is the Hurricanes’ first boys SEC title ever, and first league crown period since 1987. They are 12-4 in the SEC, 16-8 overall. Photo by Emma Geiwitz

Boys Basketball: #3 Warriors Week Includes Defending and Dunking #9 Bombers Caledonia boys basketball came into the week as the top-ranked state team in Section 1AA. A massive section game was one of three on tap for the week. Brad King’s group started with exorcizing the demon that was a 64-60 loss a year ago at neighbor La Crescent/Hokah. The Warriors beat the Lancers … [Read more...]

Wrestling (2/24)

February 24, 2025 by Paul Trende

Five Chatfield seniors (left to right) Ben Carrier, Ayden Miner, Alden Pearson, Carson Rowland, and Javier Berg plus a mostly-occluded Wyatt Jacobson gather around the Section 1A team wrestling trophy. The Gophers dominatingly repeated as champs, beating three foes by a combined 192-23 score. Photo by Paul Trende

#1 Chatfield Dominates it Way to Repeat 1A Title It is the most dominant one-year Section 1A run, both in terms of points scored, and fewest points given up, in the last 17 years (since such things are cataloged on theguillotine.com). It the most dominant two-year run in 1A in the same period. In the 2025 1A finals, Chatfield senior Carson Rowland authored a pin to beat … [Read more...]

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