Section 1A 17-seed Southland (6-13) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (11-14) 1 > 18-25, 25-21, 23-25, 16-25 (K: Anika Reiland 10 kills, 19 digs; Chantle Reiland 4 kills, 10 digs; Macie Rasmussen 14 assists, 7 digs; Morgan Phillips 5 kills; Vaira Merkel 6 kills; Kadence Aarsvold 13 digs. Knights beat Southland 3-2 and 3-1 in regular season. Kingsland finishes at 11-15) 19-seed … [Read more...]
Football: Teams Blast to Section Title Games
One thing was certain when it came to football play-offs in Section 1 9-Man, Class A, and Class AA. There wasn’t too much dispute in the first two rounds over which teams were better. Top two seeds Spring Grove, Lanesboro, Fillmore Central, Chatfield, and Caledonia all blasted opponents to make their respective section finals. #3 Lions Roar Through Houston and GM into … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Regular Season Concludes
The last week of the regular season of volleyball was just two nights of action per the typical late October Thursday-Friday break. Caledonia volleyball won the TRC title. Good teams Lanesboro and Grand Meadow played a five-set match. Mabel-Canton got to 30 wins. R-P got to 20 wins. Warriors Down Falcons, Sweep to TRC Title It’s always great when the scheduling works out … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Rivals Battle for Positioning
Volleyball the week of Monday, October 3 had rivals battling for league positioning. The big-ticket match was in the TRC, where league undefeated teams, former often AA play-off foes, Caledonia and Chatfield, did battle. Size Propels Warriors Past Gophers in TRC Showdown It was the biggest TRC match to date (and precursor to a huge football game). Caledonia (6-0, … [Read more...]
Football: #1 Chatfield and #3 Caledonia Battle
Week six of the football season featured the Class AA battle of #1 Chatfield and #3 Caledonia. Gutsy Call Ensures #1 Gophers Big Win Over #3 Warriors It was a big game; #3 in AA Caledonia (4-0, 5-0) at #1 in AA Chatfield (3-0, 5-0). It was a physical defensive battle between standout football program coached by long tenured men (Carl Fruechte, Jeff Johnson) in … [Read more...]
Football Week Five: Top Teams Continue Tear
The Fillmore County Journal Sports covers 11 football teams. After five weeks, five are still undefeated. Two more have just one loss. Chatfield (#1 in AA), Caledonia (#3 in AA), Fillmore Central (#6 in A), Lanesboro (#3 in 9-man), and Spring Grove (#6 in 9-man) all won to move to 5-0. R-P and M-C posted “Ws” to move to 4-1. #1 Gophers Pick LCH’s Bones Ahead of … [Read more...]
Caledonia School Board
Tim Gunn Candidate for Caledonia School Board 1. Tell us about yourself. My name is Tim Gunn and I am running for Caledonia School Board. My wife and I moved to Caledonia eight years ago so we could be closer to our grandchildren and to live in a beautiful part of this great country. I am a retired police officer from the Chicagoland area (Downers Grove Police 20+ years, … [Read more...]
#3 Warriors Defend Their Way to Win
Caledonia football is back in the top ten, ranked #3 in AA. Carl Fruechte’s Warriors defended that high ranking by shutting down Dover-Eyota in a Southeast-White affair. Through three quarters, the Eagles had just one first down. It came by way of a 15-yard Warrior roughing the snapper penalty. D-E mounted nothing against the Caledonia defense, led by #55 Grant Ness, who … [Read more...]
Warriors Football Stymies Pine Island in Blowout Win
One calling card of Caledonia football over the years was its defense. The Warriors used their speed to flock to the football and humble opposing offenses. The 2022 campaign opened with Caledonia looking like years past in passing their first test coming off a trying 2021 season. At Class AAA Pine Island, the Warrior defense literally held the Panthers to nothing. PI didn’t … [Read more...]
Warrior VB’s Week Highlighted by Outlasting Decorah
Caledonia volleyball had two matches on the week. The second was the marquee one. The Warriors, ranked #10 in AA, hosted Decorah, ranked #4 in Class 4A in Iowa. The Vikings (8-0) came in having won the Charles City tournament days earlier. A classic volleyball battle ensured. It went five sets. Four were decided by the minimum numbers of points, two, while the other was … [Read more...]