M-C 0, Schaeffer Academy 10 [5] (MC: Drew Wyffels 2-2) (1AA East) 6-seed FC/L (5-8-2) 0, 3-seed La Crescent (13-7) 5 (Falcons got one hit, finish 5-9-2) (1AA East) 5-seed Chatfield (9-8-1) 3, 4-seed PEM (10-7-1) 9 (C: B. Ihrke 3-4, RBI; Max Aug 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Terron Ostby 2-4, R; Jake Mandt RBI, R. Gophers finish 9-9-1) (1AA West) 5-seed Byron (6-11) 12, 4-seed GMLOK … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/14 – 5/19)
Chatfield 6, Southland 5 [5] (C: B. Ihrke 2-3, 2B, HR (3), 5 RBI, R, 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, Win (4-0); Max Aug 2-3, 2 R. Trailing 5-3, Gophers had a 3-run top five, Ihrke a 2-run GW-double); S 1, C 7 [5] (C: M. Aug 2-2, RBI, 2 R; Terron Ostby 2-2, 2B, 2 R; Robert Crouch 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, Win; Zach Roline 1-2, 2 RBI) PEM 1, R-P 5 (RP: C. Weidemann 2-4, HR … [Read more...]
Dual Gopher One-Hitters
It’s rare that softball and baseball pitchers from the same school throw one-hit shut-outs the same night. Chatfield’s Lexi Chase and Jake Mandt performed the feat, making of mockery of L-A’s hitting. Chase was Chase in tossing her fifth shut-out of the season (6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 14 K, Win). She moved to 8-0 (92 K, 2 BB, .149 ERA). Belle Berg hit her fourth home run … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/7 – 5/10)
Chatfield 3, GMLOK 2 [5] (C: R. Crouch 2-3, 3B, RBI, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, Win; Ben Ihrke 2-3, R; J. Mandt 1-3, RBI; Lincoln Salisbury 2-3, R. GM: Reid Kruegel 2-2, R; Zach Myrhe 1-2, RBI, R. Continued contest started on May 1) R-P 16, M-C 1 [5] (RP: D. Dahl 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R; Payton Hahn 3-4, two 2B, RBI, 3 R; Ben Ansell 3-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Carter Weidemann … [Read more...]
R-P Baseball Best Start in a Decade
From a boys sports perspective, Rushford-Peterson in renowned for its basketball, football, and it had a track and field superstar. Baseball has lagged behind. This year’s team has thus far bucked that trend. First year Coach Jordan Aug has guided R-P to its best baseball start in ten-plus years. A 4-0 week moved the Trojans to 6-1. R-P broke a 2-2 tie with a 7-run sixth … [Read more...]
GMLOK Baseball Wins Five-Straight
Jamie Fenske’s GMLOK Bulldogs are off to a 5-2 start. Included was a five-game win streak, notable considering the Bulldogs are down two starters (best pitcher Drew Copley, Cody Merkel). They beat G-E/A-C, Chatfield, and L-A to run their streak to a handful. The Wolverine/Knights fell 19-3 (five innings). Nick Ramaker (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R) hit his second home run. … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/30 – 5/4)
Coulee Christian 2, M-C 3 (MC: Logan Richardson 2-4, 2 RBI; Dawson Wilder 2-3; Parker Ingvalson 2-4, 2B, R, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R 3 BB, 4 K, Win. In the seventh, a Richardson’s RBI-single scored Spencer Arnold for the M-C walk-off win) St. Charles 5, Chatfield 14 [5] (C: Robert Crouch 2-3, RBI, 2 R; M. Aug 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, R; Zach Roline 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Ben Ihrke 4 IP, 6 H, 4 … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/23 – 4/27)
St. Charles 6, R-P 7 (RP: D. Dahl 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Ben Ansell 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB; P. Hahn 3-3, 3B, RBI, R; C. Wiedemann 2-4, RBI, R; Jake Paulson 2-3, R; Nolan Mueller 1-4, RBI, 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 K, Win) SG 13, M-C 1 [5] (MC: D. Wyffels 1-2, RBI; Dawson Wilder 1-2, R. Seven Cougar errors yielded 10 unearned SG runs) L/P 19, Houston 0 … [Read more...]
Baseball Previews/Team Capsules
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro > Head Coach: Keith Larson. Last Year: 13-4 in TRC (East 2nd Place), 18-6 overall (made Sub-Section Final Three). Key Returnees: Logan Corson (Sr. P/SS > .477, 24 R, 13 RBI, 9 1/3 IP, 3-1, 8 K, 3.00 ERA), Colten Kraling (Sr. P/1B > .333, 5 doubles, 9 R, 14 RBI, 23 2/3 IP, 3-1, 26 K, 4.14 ERA), Josh Peters (Jr. OF > .392, 15 R, 11 RBI), … [Read more...]
Not-So Memorable Memorial Day
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Rushford-Peterson, and GMLOK baseball each made it to Memorial Day by winning two of their first three play-offs games. The Falcons and Trojans then suffered heart-breaking losses while the Bulldogs had some fun offensively, but were vanquished nonetheless. At Winona State, Dan Mlsna’s Trojans (5-seed, 9-14) almost continued their low-seed run. … [Read more...]
Fillmore County Journal Athlete of the Week ~ Zach Bubany
Baseball (5/25 & 5/27)
Chatfield 1, La Crescent 0 (C: Jake Mandt 3-4; Ben Irhke 2-4; Robert Crouch Win. Three Gophers combined for a shut-out. Nick Maki walked, advanced to second on a ground-out, and scored the game’s only run on an error in the seventh) 1A-E 1st Rd > Houston (#9, 0-14) 7, M-C (#8, 3-11) 3 (H: Brady Happel 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, Win; Damon Carrier 2-4, 2 … [Read more...]