It was another good year of volleyball action in Fillmore County. Mabel-Canton won the SEC and 1A East again, pushing for state. Fillmore Central stayed one of the elite teams in the TRC. Lanesboro and Chatfield each improved a bunch. Nine total players from the Cougars, Burros, Kingsland, and Houston were named All-SEC. Seven players from the Falcons, Gophers, and … [Read more...]
King to King Too Much For Gophers
In some other section, Chatfield football (3-seed, 8-2) would be the dominant force. But in Minnesota Section 1AA, Caledonia (1-seed, 10-0) is the monolith, and the Gophers again fell in the section title game. The difference was the Noah King to Eli King connection and first half ball security. An interception on the Gophers first possession led to a King to King 35-yard TD … [Read more...]
Gophers Get Back to Section Title Game
You play hard as long as you can, even if it means playing one of the nation’s top programs in the end. For a second straight year, Chatfield football is in the 1AA Section final. In the quarters, the Gophers (3-seed, 6-2) took on K-W (6-seed, 3-5). Chatfield posted two TDs in the first (Sam Backer 3-yard run, Corey Ericson 26-yard INT return), second (Reid Johnson 2-yard … [Read more...]
LARP Boys CC, Chatfield’s Strande State Bound
Sports should be about the team. But all team endeavors require a little individual effort. LARP runner Luke O’Hare has put in a lot of individual effort. That and nice genetics garnered the then sophomore a trip to state last year in cross country. This year, he won’t go alone. O’Hare was himself at the 2019 Section 1A meet. The defending champ ran with the other top … [Read more...]
Volleyball Play-Offs (10/21 & 10/24)
(1A Play-In) R-P (9-seed, 11-15) 3, Lanesboro (8-seed, 16-13) 2 > 25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 13-25, 15-13 (R-P: K. Davis 14 kills, 19-21 serving, 6 aces; Kaylee Ruberg 6 kills, 5 blks, 3 aces; A. Eide 24 digs; Elly Malone 17 digs; Isabelle Kahoun 18 assists, 11 digs. L: S. Taylor 23 kills, 18 digs, 4 aces; Kaci Ruen 14 kills, 15 digs; E. Cambern 47 assists, 10 digs; M. Tessum 28 … [Read more...]
Gophers Survive Panthers
It was almost a trap. One week after a key play-off seeding win over St. Charles, Chatfield football (5-2) entertained Pine Island (2-4). Stand-out RB Sam Backer returned, but the Gophers narrowly escaped. Austin Koenigs’ sack/forced fumble, Chance Backer recovery, set up a quick Chatfield score (S-Backer 5-yard run). The Gophers grabbed an early 7-0 lead. The Panthers … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/14 – 10/19)
L-O 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 13 kills, 12 digs; Shelby Beck 7 kills; Alyssa Link 21 assists; Caitlin Miner 5 kills, 3 blks; Audrey Webster 12 digs) Houston 0, GM 3 > 9-25, 14-25, 9-25 (H: Emma Geiwitz 5 kills; Lilly Carr 5 assists, 8 digs) R-P 3, Southland 0 > 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 (RP: Kaleah Davis 12 kills; Alyvia Eide 15 … [Read more...]
Trio of Football Teams Move to 5-2
R-P, Chatfield, and Houston football teams each won in week seven, moving to 5-2 on the season. Red Zone Efficiency, Wieser Propel R-P Over FC The final tally was and 18-point R-P win over FC. But it could’ve been a closer contest between two county rivals on a cold, windy, and even snowy October night. Red zone efficiency was the stat of the game. The Trojans were 4 … [Read more...]
Runners Near Full-Throttle
The cross country campaign is quickly nearing the post-season. The last event before the TRC and 1A Meets had all four county programs trek to Plainview for the Jodi Rahman Invite. Matt Kingsbury’s LARP guys (58) notched their third team victory of the year, besting Pine Island (87), RACE (95), and St. Charles (98). Chatfield took 6th, LFC 10th, and Kingsland 11th (of … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 & 10/10)
Chatfield 0, FC 3 > 25-20, 25-14, 25-21 (FC: Lauren Mensink 12 kills, 12 assists, 7 digs; Kandace Sikkink 9 kills, 18 assists, 11 digs; Maddie Krage 8 kills; Krista Jorgenson 5 kills; Hope Sexton 18 digs, K.J. Corson 16 digs, 21-22 serving. C: Mollie Henry 6 kills; Abi Hinckley 21 digs; Devann Clemens 11-11 serving, 3 aces, 5 assists, 6 digs. Chatfield went 56-56 serving. … [Read more...]