The 2019 high school volleyball season begins without too many changes. Teams are still in the same conferences. Six of seven FCJ covered teams have the same coach. Section alignments have changed. Notably, Chatfield and Cotter move from 1AA to 1A, Lewiston-Altura moves from 1A to 1AA, and Kenyon-Wanamingo moves from 2AA to 1A. Twenty-seven teams comprise Section 1A, … [Read more...]
Cross Country Preview
The 2018 cross country season, as it pertains to Fillmore County, could be called the Year of O’Hare. LARP sophomore Luke O’Hare dominated the section in the regular season, then won both the TRC the Section 1A meets on his way to a state tournament appearance. His LARP team was TRC runner-up (to PEM) and took fourth (of 22) at the section meet. They again look to be one of … [Read more...]
Chatfield High School awarded NSF grant
At the July 9 meeting of the Chatfield School Board, all board members were present except Matt McMahon and Katie Priebe. Present were Superintendent Ed Harris; Administrative Assistant Lorri Lowery; new Business Manager Trista O’Connor and principals Shane McBroom and Randy Paulson. Under school board committees, Scott Backer said the board has just begun the process of … [Read more...]
Softball & Baseball Awards
Chatfield junior pitcher Lexi Chase headlines the post-season softball award winners list. For a second time she is named Class AA All-State. It’s her fourth time to make that list overall (HM as an 8th grader, 2nd team as a frosh). Chatfield’s TRC-West champions, Section Final Four appearance, 19-6 season was largely on Chase’s right arm. She went 14-5 on the mound. … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Claims 5th West Title
Earlier in the year, Chatfield softball pitchers Lexi Chase and Carlie Berge surrendered zero earned runs (one run period), over a three game span. To close out the regular season, the duo surrendered just one run over five games. Jerry Chase’s Gophers ended the season with a five win, four shut-out, home-stand. Chatfield claimed its fifth straight TRC West title. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield baseball rallied from down 9-4 to beat Southland 10-9, sweeping a double-header. The Gophers also beat W-K to go 3-1 on the week. Zach Roline had 10 RBI over the three wins. The Gophers (7-8, 9-9) are 1AA East’s 5-seed and play at 4-seed L-A (11-8). Section 1A baseball seeding: 6-seed Houston (2-12, 2-16) at 3-seed R-P (3-10-1, 7-11-1), 7-seed M-C (0-13, 1-15) at … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/13 – 5/17)
PEM 8, R-P 2 (RP: Nolan Mueller 6 2/3 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, Loss (first loss, 5-1); Tommy Ekern 1-3, RBI, R) Southland 3, Chatfield 5 (C: Z. Roline 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI; Max Aug 2-2, 3 R, 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, Win); C 10, S 9 (C: Roline 1-4, 2B, 5 RBI, R; Henry Gathje 2-3, RBI, R; Austin Storm 2-4, RBI, save; Seth Allen 1-2, 3 R; Hunter Johnston 1 IP, Win) … [Read more...]
Track and Field (5/14 – 5/16)
SEC Meet (LFCMC’s boys and girls beat GMLOKS for first of just four teams. LFCMC 1st’s: E. Breitsprecher (100-H, 300-H, P-Vault), J.T. Rein (110-H, 300-H), D. Wyffels (100, T-Jump), B. Ruen (400), Katie Prinsen (800), K. Arndt (1,600), Reid Crawford (1,600), Jeremy O’Connor (3,200*), Frank Ochtrup-Dekeyrel (H-Jump), G. Higbe-Hurrah (P-Vault), J. Peters (L-Jump), S. Taylor … [Read more...]
Golf (5/13 – 5/17)
(B) Lanesboro 204, G-E Inc., (L: Cale Anderson 47*); (G) L 222, G-E 262 (L: Payton Benson 46*. Northwood CC) (B) Chatfield 216, PEM 189 (C: Sam Rudlong 45*. PEM: Wyatt Kujath 45*); (G) C Inc, PEM 220 (C: Mollie Henry 52; Paige Erickson 54. PEM: Kayla Kujath 44*. Piper Hills GC) (B) LARP 171, W-K Inc., (LARP: Z. Anderson 38*; Carter Lang 42; J. Anderson 44; Mason … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Dustin Copley’s third game-winning-RBI of the year (versus Schaeffer) helped GMLOK baseball to a 4-0 week. Winners of seven straight, the Bulldogs (12-0, 15-2) lead Randolph (10-1, 13-1) in the SEC. Lexi Chase pitched two wins over St. Charles (8-5, 11-6), as also first place #8 in AA Chatfield softball (9-2, 12-4) expanded its West division lead. R-P’s Carter Weidemann … [Read more...]