On the first full night of TRC wrestling action, an intriguing match-up occurred in Chatfield. Just days removed from GMLOS taking first, the Gophers second, at FCLMC’s Holiday Invite, the teams took to the mats for a league dual. The lead changed hands four times with the home Gophers coming from behind twice to notch a good win. GMLOS took the first two weights (9-0). … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
SG 62, Kingsland 59 (K: W. Pruter 23 pts (4-11 threes), 8 rebs; Reid Kruegel 16 pts (4-8 threes), 7 rebs, 5 asts; L. Howard career-high 15 pts (6-8 FGs, 2-3 threes). Pruter rimmed-out game-tying three at buzzer) Lanesboro 62, Houston 93 (H: M. Schutte career-high 41 pts (26 in first half), 25 rebs, 7 asts; A. Van Gundy season-high 23 pts; C. Danielson career-high 20 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/17 – 12/21)
Chatfield 37, Z-M 83 (C: Paige Erickson 11 pts (5-7 FGs); Alanna Goetzinger 8 pts, 6 rebs) L-A 60, M-C 52 (M-C: M. Michels career-high 21 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs; Payton Danielson 18 pts, 13 rebs, 5 asts, 3 stls) Hayfield 69, FC 42 (FC: Madison Scheevel 11 pts (3-9 threes); Paige Donlinger 8 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Emma Breitsprecher 8 pts, 8 rebs) Kingsland 64, R-P 42 (K: … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/10 -12/15)
L-A 62, FC 72 (FC: Paige Donlinger 18 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; M. Scheevel 17 pts (3-8 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls. LA: Myia Ruzek 32 pts (11-17 FTs), 10 rebs) R-P 34, Cotter 48 (RP: Abbey Hoegh 9 pts, 7 rebs) Southland 61, Chatfield 47 (C: Silja Erickson 9 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Alanna Goetzinger 7 pts, 12 rebs; Lauren Cole 8 pts) FC 56, Caledonia 70 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/11 – 12/15)
Chatfield 60, Southland 47 (C: R. Johnson 16 pts, 6 rebs; J. Fahrenholtz 17 pts (8-13 FGs), 10 rebs, 7 asts) Cotter 23, R-P 69 (RP: L. Skalet 12 pts, 10 assists, 9 stls; L. O’Hare 12 pts (6-8 FGs); Ben Wieser/Vinnie Mason 8 pts each (8-10 combined FGs). Twelve Trojans scored) #6 in AA Caledonia 94, FC 40 (FC: C. Brown career-high 22 pts (6-12 threes)) M-C 45, GM 81 … [Read more...]
Goetzinger, Herber Win at FCLMC Invite
It was a bit of a down year for county teams, champion-wise, at FCLMC’s annual Holiday Wrestling Tournament. Only two guys won titles, but there were seven second place finishers and eight third place guys. GMLOS (227.5) rode eight first place finishers to the team title over Chatfield (198.5), which was participating in its first action of the year. LARP (125.5) tied for … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board member recognized for service
After the pledge, a group of sixth grade boys made a presentation to the board about a project that they are involved in. The boys, Keagan Patten, Westin Nolte, Aiden Johnsrud, and Reggie Allen, are going to hold a 3 on 3 basketball competition that will benefit two children in our area who are undergoing treatment for cancer. This will be held in March. More information will … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
M-C senior safety Drew Wyffels has been named 9-Man football All-State 1st team and third team All-State any class. Wyffels added a career-best 28-point game (five threes) on the hardwood, leading M-C past South Winn. Teammate Blake Henry is 9-Man football All-State HM. Journal covered basketball teams have yet to take big steps forward. A number are hovering around .500. … [Read more...]
All-District Football Awards
With area teams Spring Grove and Caledonia winning state titles, 2018 All-District football lists come out well after most teams are done playing. In the Southeast-White, Section 1AA Runner-Up Chatfield gets six All-District players (five seniors, one junior); two-way stand-outs who helped the Gophers to a strong 8-3 season. Heading the cast is Gage Tuohy (5’11” 195 RB/S). … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/26 – 11/31)
M-C 49, L-O 46 (M-C: Kenidi McCabe 11 pts, 10 rebs; P. Danielson 10 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assists, 3 stls; Lexi Thorson 10 pts (4-6 FTs), 4 stls; Lauren Wyffels 8 pts; Jordyn Newgard 6 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls) LC 37, FC 43 (FC: Paige Donlinger 10 pts; 8 rebs, 5 stls; Emma Breitsprecher 8 pts, 12 rebs, 4 stls; Courtney Nelson 9 pts; Kandace Sikkink 9 pts. Falcons won despite going 19 of … [Read more...]
#10 Gophers Hand #5 Saints First Loss
St. Charles football came into week seven riding high. The Saints entered undefeated (6-0), ranked #5 in state (coincidentally coached by Matt Reinhardt, an R-P guy). But 10th-ranked Chatfield (5-1) lost only to #1 Caledonia, making SC/Chat a pivotal contest in the Southeast-White and Section 1AA. Jeff Johnson’s crew played tough defense, ran the ball hard, and got four … [Read more...]
The State of Volleyball
By the time this article comes out, the fall sports regular season will be finishing up. The play-offs will just about be underway. Here is the state of volleyball for the county heading to the post-season. Four of seven FCJ covered teams are above five hundred. Leading the way is #5 in Class A Mabel-Canton. The Cougars won their only SEC match of the week, beating … [Read more...]
Late Score Lifts Chatfield Past L-A
For a fifth time in six weeks, Chatfield football had to battle, this time at Lewiston-Altura. The Gophers rebounded from their first loss (Caledonia) with a late game win. L-A came out with two big pass plays, then an Evan Daley 2-run TD run for a 7-0 lead. Chatfield had an 11-play second quarter drive. Carson Larrabee’s 1-yard TD run (on 4th and goal) made it 7-6 L-A at … [Read more...]
Close Proximity Volleyball
The first week of October featured multiple volleyball games between FCJ covered teams. R-P beat Chatfield 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-16, 31-29). The Gophers were down 22-16 in game four only to tie at 24. It took R-P eight match points to post victory. Jaelyn Connaughty (10 kills, 16 assists, 9 digs), Alyvia Eide (30 digs), Peyton Hoiness (21 assists, 14-14 serving, 4 aces), … [Read more...]
Volleyball
FC 0, W-K 3 > 20-25, 14-25, 20-25 (FC: S. Schrüfer 9 kills, 9 digs; M. Scheevel 23 assists, 10 digs; P. Donlinger 9 kills; K.J. Corson 9 digs. Falcons-South suffer first TRC loss. Each team was TRC undefeated coming in) D-E 3, Chatfield 1 > 22-25, 27-25, 23-25, 23-25 (C: Belle Berg 7 kills, 12 digs; T. Allen 23 assists; Alanna Goetzinger 11 kills; A. Hinckley 20 digs, … [Read more...]