The Bi-State holiday wrestling tournament in La Crosse is a large-scale invite that brings in a lot of good teams and a lot of good wrestlers. Just placing, making the top 12, is a major accomplishment. Each weight features 50 of 60 kids. The 2022 Bi-State invite notably saw Caledonia/Houston win its team weight class. Chatfield also brought home a team trophy, taking third … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/12 – 12/17)
Three Rivers Conference Wabasha-Kellogg 54, Chatfield 48 (C: D. Schindler 18 pts (6-9 FTs); Eli Hopp 11 pts, 5 rebs; Isaac Stevens 10 pts, 8 rebs; Sam Backer 7 pts, 9 rebs. Chatfield was 1 of 9 from deep. Gophers are down Cole Johnson and Drew O’Connor (injuries)) Fillmore Central 54, La Crescent/Hokah 62 (FC: Jayce Kiehne 14 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs; Bryce Corson 10 pts; W. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s girls went 2-0 on the week, beating Rushford-Peterson 63-43 and Decorah 50-41. Ava Privet had 20 points versus the Trojans. Scott Sorenson’s group (4-0, 6-1) leads the TRC-East ahead of La Crescent/Hokah (3-1, 6-1). Chatfield’s girls went 2-0, beating W-K 76-41 and Cannon Falls 42-39. Shea Jech hit both ends of the one-and-one to give the Gophers a 40-39 lead in the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Grady Hengel had 37 points (15 of 16 FGs) as R-P beat Schaeffer 80-52. Lewis Doyle had 24 (pts), 10 (rebs), and 9 (asts) as Caledonia beat FC 85-57. Mason King added 22 points on six made threes while Jayce Kiehne had 20 in defeat. Kiehne then scored 32 points as FC beat GM 84-39. Lanesboro’s boys beat L-O 80-41 and Kee 80-66 to start the year 2-0. Cardinal Camden … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Four Teams Post Multiple-Wins Week
Lanesboro, Kingsland, Chatfield, and Caledonia girls basketball all started the season strong. Burros Go 3-0, Notably Beat R-P in Key 1A Game Lanesboro’s week was a perfect 3-0. Bret Klaehn’s group first beat LeRoy-Ostrander 75-46. Kaci Ruen (21 pts, 7-7 FTs, 11 rebs), Jensyn Storhoff (18 pts, 3-11 threes, 4 ast, 8 stls) and Jessie Schreiber (18 pts, 8 rebs) … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Wrestling Preview
Last season was again a strong year on the wrestling mats. Chatfield was one win away from the 1A title, and finished as section runner-up (15-2). They sent four guys to state. Caledonia had a good team season (17-8) and sent five guys to state. Both squads will again be potent. LARP (15-12), GMLOS (11-13), and FCLMC (11-11) were right around .500 as teams. The Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Post-Season Honors
It was a great year for area volleyball teams. Mabel-Canton (36-3) won the SEC-East, Section 1A, and took third place at state. Caledonia (19-13) won the TRC and finished as 1AA runner-up. Spring Grove (28-5) and Chatfield (26-3) set school records for wins while taking second in their conferences. Rushford-Peterson (21-8), Fillmore Central (19-11), and Grand Meadow (17-12-2) … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board approves Art Club, but needs advisor
By Kaitlin Longhauser Caledonia School Board members met in the Caledonia Elementary School’s music room #162 on Monday, November 21, from 6-6:52 p.m. Board members present included Matt Blocker, Erin Hammell, Leigh King, Melissa Marschall, Wendy Woyczik, and Spencer Yohe. Daniel Small was absent. The board approved the consent agenda, minutes from the October 17 regular … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Caledonia Takes Down #2 Z-M, Finishes as 1AA Runner-Up
Scott Koepke’s Caledonia Warriors almost joined Mabel-Canton in the state volleyball field. Team Cal knocked off the #2 in team in AA on its way to a 1AA runner-up finish. Caledonia (4-seed, 17-12) played Goodhue (5-seed, 16-13) in the 1AA quarters. Set two was the only real tussle. Caledonia trailed most of it, including 20-16. They then scored six straight points. … [Read more...]
Football: Field Goal Propels #1 Chatfield to State Over #8 Caledonia
Caledonia. Chatfield. Football. Not much more has to be said. A match-up of the #1 Gophers (1-seed, 10-0) and #8 Warriors (2-seed, 8-2) in the 1AA title game marked the fifth such meeting since 2012. All four previous victors won state titles. The teams combined own eight (Cal 6, Chat 2) of the nines title (competed) since 2012 (2020 didn’t have one). Field goal. Erickson’s is … [Read more...]