It was a thrilling, albeit controversial ending to a compelling game. In the record books, Kingsland beat Fillmore Central in boys basketball. Replay probably would’ve led to an overtime. The game started with a memorable first half shooting display by FC. They hit 10 of 15 threes versus the Knight 2-3 zone! Zach Haugerud and Haidyn Gunderson were 9 of 14, scoring 32 of … [Read more...]
Gopher Girls Go 2-0 in Holiday Games
Chatfield girls basketball came into their set of Holiday games in Winona with just two wins on the season (2-5). The two days at WSU doubled the Gophers win total. Brian Baum’s group beat Pine Island 62-52 on Thursday. Silja Erickson (career-high 17 pts, 8-14 FGs) and Mollie Henry (10 pts) hit double figures. Tessa McMahon (9 pts, 7 asts) and Peyton Berg (8 pts, 10 rebs) … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball/ Holiday Games (12/26 – 12/28)
M-C 42, FC 66 (FC: H. Gunderson 23 pts (8-13 FGs, 6-7 FTs), 15 pts, 4 asts, 4 stls; Z. Haugerud 21 pts, 7 rebs, 6 stls. M-C: Reid Crawford/Jack Arneson/Gavin Johnson 8 pts) Chatfield 49, Z-M 58 (C: R. Johnson 22 pts (3-8 threes), 8 rebs; Cole Johnson 9 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts. WSU Tourney) Southland 76, M-C 49 (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 10 pts (6-8 FTs); Ethan Underbakke 9 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball/ Holiday Games (12/26 – 12/28)
Lanesboro 31, Caledonia 63 (L: Payton Benson 12 pts (3-5 FGs, 4-5 FTs); B. Ruen 10 pts) Southland 54, M-C 47 (M-C: P. Danielson 18 pts (3-5 threes, 6-11 FGs), 14 rebs; M. Kelly 10 pts. Cougars led 27-23 at half. M-C: 2-3, 4-8) Kingsland 57, Southland 68 (K: E. Buchholtz 19 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts; S. Wernimont 12 pts) … [Read more...]
Burro Gals Scrap Out Tight Wins
It was an exciting week for Lanesboro girls basketball. They scrapped out two narrow nail-biter wins. The game at Schaeffer Academy went two overtimes. With Jessie Schreiber scoring 10 second half points, and Brielle Ruen scoring nine, the Burros led 57-53 late in regulation. But Lion Julianna Waggie scored two baskets in the final 1:40. The game-tying field goal came on … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/10 – 12/14)
Cotter 39, Houston 78 (H: A. Van Gundy 24 pts; M. Schutte 19 pts; Caiden Danielson 14 pts) Kingsland 59, L-O 65 (K: B. Musel 21 pts (9-16 FGs), 8 rebs, 5 blks; Zach Hauser 12 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts; Walker Erdman 11 pts. Knights led 30-22 at halftime. Cardinals (22 points) nearly doubled first half out-put in second 18:00 (43 points)) Schaeffer Academy 54, Lanesboro 50 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/10 – 12/14)
Houston 59, R-P 32 (H: E. Geiwitz 24 pts, 5 rebs, 8 stls; Sydney Torgerson 13 pts, 5 stls; Becca Rostad 9 pts; Jenny Albrecht 2 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 11 stls. RP: Isabelle Olson 9 pts, 5 stls; Alayna Helgemoe 7 pts; Kaylee Ruberg 5 pts, 8 rebs, 6 stls) Triton 66, Chatfield 53 (C: Peyton Berg 14 pts (4-12 threes), 4 rebs, 4 asts; Tessa McMahon 12 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Silja … [Read more...]
Falcons Get Newsworthy
Last year was a lost year for Fillmore Central boys basketball. There isn’t much news in a 0-27 season. The first week of this year was already more eventful. The Falcons welcomed in a new season by taking it to Cotter 94-56. Zach Haugerud (24 pts, 4-6 threes, 8-14 FGs, 7 rebs) and Haidyn Gunderson (23 pts, 10-19 FGs, 11 rebs, 4 asts) became the first Falcons since 2015 … [Read more...]
Burros Comeback Ends Streak vs M-C
It had been awhile since Lanesboro’s girls beat Mabel-Canton in basketball. One had to go back to 2015 and Olivia Haug’s senior year. The Cougars had won nine straight. Ten looked highly doable. M-C led Lanesboro 41-32 with under 12 minutes left in the game. But the Cougars hit just two field goals the rest of the way. Lanesboro went 9-1 to close to down 42-41. A Payton … [Read more...]
Knights Nip Rockets
It will be a change of scenery for Kingsland girls basketball this season. Just one year after winning an SEC-East title (shared with Houston), the Knights got exported to the SEC-West. It’s the conference’s tougher division, given the presences of recent-memory state-ranked squads Grand Meadow and Lyle/Pacelli. In their first tough conference test of the year, the Knights … [Read more...]