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...]
Girls Basketball (12/3 – 12/7)
R-P 19, FC 55 (FC: Kandace Sikkink 19 pts (7-10 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 stls; Kassidy Broadwater 8 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts, 8 stls. R-P: Alora Wilkemeyer 6 pts. Falcons start the year 3-0) Chatfield 41, St. Charles 52 (C: Peyton Berg 11 pts, 5 rebs; Silja Erickson 11 pts) SA 32, M-C 45 (M-C: MaKenzie Kelly 12 pts (3-4 threes), 6 rebs; Camryn Cox 11 pts, 8 rebs; P. Danielson 2 … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board welcomes new member
At the December 4, 2019 Chatfield School Board meeting, all board members were present along with Lorri Lowrey, administrative assistant and Krista O’Connor, business manager. Also present were Superintendent Ed Harris and Principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Board members were given an audit report from Andrew Forliti of Smith and Schafer Associates. The audit was … [Read more...]
Wrestling Preview
The wrestling season starts with teams trying to fill out as many of the 14 weights as possible. Chatfield looks to be the deepest, FCLMC’s numbers are increasing, while LARP has good quality in their numbers. Chatfield wrestling finished 8-7 last season, falling 37-34 to eventual section champion Goodhue in the 1A semis. The Gophers graduated some key guys, including … [Read more...]
Southeast-White, Mid-Southeast All-District Football
Southeast-White football team Caledonia is Class AA state champion (beat Minneapolis-North 26-0). Mid-Southeast-West squad Blooming Prairie is Class A champ (beat BOLD 41-15). Respective All-District teams can be released. In the Southeast-White, Chatfield get six A-D players, guys who were two-way playmakers for the Gophers. It was the year of the Brothers Backer. Senior … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield wrestling got off to a great start, going 3-0 at the Rochester duals. Cael Bartels, Seth Goetzinger, and Grady Schott led the way, each wrestling out three victories. Goetzinger had three first period pins. Girls Basketball (11/26) FC 45, La Crescent 38 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 11 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 9 stls; Ashlyn Simon 10 pts (4-6 FGs, 2-2 FTs); Emma … [Read more...]
Wrestling (11/30)
Rochester Duals (Chatfield beat Century 69-9, JM 66-18, and Mayo (39-35). They were the only squad in the six-team field to go 3-0. The match versus the Spartans had six lead changes. Mayo led 18-9 (after 138), 23-15 (after 152), and 35-27 (after 195). A.J. Karver (220) and Isaiah Froese (285) had pins the last two weights to grab a Gopher victory. Lukas Carrier (113), … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Boys Basketball Preview
Like the female contemporaries, Journal-covered boys basketball teams probably wanted a little more from their 2018-2019 seasons. R-P and Kingsland were the only two to finish above .500. Chatfield, Houston, and Lanesboro were a few wins short of it. R-P made the section final four, but fell. The Trojans, Gophers, and Hurricanes will definitely start the season with high … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Girls Basketball Preview
Journal covered girls basketball teams probably wanted a better 2018-2019. Only two of the seven (Kingsland, Houston) made Rochester and the section quarterfinals. Each lost. Only three of the seven finished above .500 (Kingsland, Houston, FC). Individuals did stand out, as two girls became their school’s all-time leading scorers and third went over 1,000 points. The … [Read more...]