For three youngsters, it was a great experience that foreshadows potential big futures. For one esteemed senior, it was the end of a prep career. And though it was a good end, it wasn’t a perfect one. Jake Mandt (senior, Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (freshman, Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (freshman, LARP), and Caden Anderson (freshman, FCLMC) were this year’s county entrants … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The last county girls basketball team left standing fell. Kingsland bowed to top-ranked L/P 75-46 in a 1A quarterfinal. Kristi Fett (41 pts, 18 rebs), a 6’5” senior center, was too much for the Knights. Kingsland finishes at 14-14. It is the tenth time this year they have been at .500. The girls 1A final four was composed of all formerly “West” teams. One-seed #1 L/P … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Mandt, Goetzinger, Jonsgaard, Anderson Make State
One is a senior defending state champion making his fifth state appearance (fourth individual). The other three are freshman just getting their first tastes of big-time high school success, their first state tourneys. Jake Mandt (Chatfield), Seth Goetzinger (Chatfield), Carter Jonsgaard (LARP), and Caden Anderson (FCLMC) excelled at the Section 1A wrestling tourney. Each’s … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/22 & 2/23)
Kingsland 61, SG 79 (K: Zach Bubany 16 pts; Wyatt Pruter 15 pts (5-9 threes); I. Meisner 12 pts (6-7 FGs)) Cotter 39, R-P 63 (RP: Ben Ansell 17 pts (8-11 FGs), 6 rebs; Jake Paulson 11 pts (5-8 FGs); L. Skalet 9 pts, 4 assists; Trey Olson 8 pts (3-3 FGs); Luke O’Hare 7 pts, 7 assists) Chatfield 78, Southland 63 (C: R. Johnson 30 pts (11-21 FGs, 7-7 FTs), 9 rebs; J. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs
(1A Play-In); L-O (20-seed, 1-25) 23, FC (13-seed, 10-16) 98 (FC: P. Donlinger 21 pts (9-18 FGs), 6 rebs, 7 assists, 6 stls; Madison Scheevel career-high 19 pts (5-6 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 9 pts, 4 stls; Alleigh Meyer 8 pts; Hadley Yoder 7 pts, 9 rebs. Falcons posted a 63-point first half, a season-high 98 points. Thirteen of 14 FC girls scored) (1A Play-in); G-E … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
Lanesboro 46, FC 59 (FC: L. Ristau career-high 19 pts (9-15 FGs); Josh Peters 15 pts; Nate Haugerud 12 pts (6-7 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 assists. L: C. Schwichtenberg 22 pts (4-12 threes); A. Luck 14 pts (6-6 FTs). Falcons had a 19-3 first half run) Schaeffer Academy 71, M-C 61 (MC: D. Wyffels 16 pts, 8 assists; Dylan Loppnow 12 pts, 9 rebs; Brenden Kerns 11 pts; Logan Richardson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
SG 51, M-C 53 (MC: Payton Danielson 16 pts, 9 rebs, 6 stls; Jordyn Newgard 12 pts (6-7 FTS)) Hope Lutheran 30, R-P 38 (RP: L. Lawston 15 pts, 7 rebs, 5 stls) L-O 32, FC 82 (FC: Kelly Ristau career-high 15 pts, 13 rebs; Paige Donlinger 13 pts (3-3 threes), 5 rebs; Madison Scheevel 12 pts (4-9 threes); Grace Miller 11 pts, 4 stls. Falcons hit 11 of 22 threes. FC has won … [Read more...]
Wrestling Team Sections (2/15 & 2/17)
(1A Wrestle-In) 11-seed Triton (5-16) 24, 6-seed LARP (9-10) 57 (LARP took four by forfeit, forfeited one. Gable Speltz (120), Sam Schwendinger (126), Jacob Meyer (152), Sam Puetz (160), and Noah Herber (182) had pins, Carter Jonsgaard (113 > 8-1) a decision win for Screaming Eagles) (1A Wrestle-In) 10-seed FCLMC (2-15) 9, 7-seed D-E (5-7) 64 (Wolves forfeited four … [Read more...]
Gophers/Bulldogs Battle For TRC Wrestling Title
For wrestling, the TRC has two divisions, East and West. With some help from a postponement, West co-leaders PEM (8-0, 18-6), and Chatfield (8-0, 11-1) met in primetime (Saturday, 7 p.m.) to conclude the regular season. The dual for TRC supremacy was decided by a single point. It came down to the final weight. Chatfield got wins from Seth Goetzinger (106 > 12-5 D), Cael … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/5 – 2/10)
#14 in A R-P 64, Houston 48 (RP: L. Skalet 18 pts (5-9 threes), 5 stls; Ben Ansell 14 pts (7-12 FGs); Kobe Lind 12 pts; Jake Paulson 8 pts, 5 assists, 4 stls. H: J. Hongerholt 20 pts, 9 rebs; Alex Van Gundy 18 pts (4-7 threes)) S.A. 43, Lanesboro 39 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 12 pts, 7 rebs. Burros trailed 39-32, got to within 39-37, but no closer) Kingsland 42, D-E 50 (K: … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/5– 2/10)
D-E 46, Kingsland 35 (K: L. Buchholtz 15 pts, 12 rebs; Ellie Buchholtz 9 pts, 13 rebs. FTs: D-E 18-28, K 7-15) #4 in A Goodhue 69, R-P 35 (RP: L. Lawston 21 pts (10-14 FGs)) Lanesboro 31, Schaeffer Academy 52 (L: Emily Snyder 13 pts, 5 rebs) #9 in AA Stewartville 72, Chatfield 48 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 14 pts (6-11 FGs), 8 rebs. S: Erin Lamb (frosh) 29 pts)) FC 36, … [Read more...]
Gopher Wrestling Second at Fasnacht
Eight wrestling teams descended upon Janesville for the JWP/WEM Mike Fasnacht Memorial Tourney. Only one, #3 in Class AAA Shakopee (174), was better than second place Chatfield (163). JCC (153), Northfield (138), and Farmington (102) went 3-4-5. The Gophers placed eight guys top three. Jake Mandt won 145, his fifth title of the year. After 21-9 major in the semis, Jake … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/29 – 2/5)
Houston 52, Coulee Christian 49 Houston 37, Randolph 53 (H: Connor Van Gundy 12 pts; James Hongerholt 11 pts) Kingsland 57, #9 in AA SC 84 (K: Wyatt Pruter 17 pts (6-10 FTs); Ian Meisner 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks; Zach Bubany 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. Knights: 7-6, 13-6) Chatfield 40, D-E 83 (C: Reid Johnson 11 pts. Eagles hit 11 of 15 threes to start … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/29 – 2/5)
L-O 29, R-P 64 (RP: L. Lawston 26 pts, 14 rebs, 7 stls. All 13 Trojans to play, scored) G-E 27, Lanesboro 49 (L: Payton Benson 17 pts (5-14 threes); Lexie Johnson 12 pts, 7 stls; Emily Snyder 11 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 6 stls) #1 in A L/P 62, FC 33 (FC: Paige Donlinger 12 pts, 9 rebs. L/P: Kristi Fett 25 pts (11-16 FGs)) R-P 23, FC 57 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 6 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/2- 2/3)
FCLMC 4, PEM 75 (Caden Anderson (120 > 14-4 MD) had FCLMC’s win. Wolves had seven forfeits); FCLMC 27, D-E 46 (Wolves won three forfeits, lost six. Eric Kunz (160) had a pin, Michael Barrett (220 > 5-0) a decision win. FCLMC: 0-4 vs TRC-East, 0-8 vs TRC-all, 2-14 overall) LARP 32, Caledonia/Houston 39 (Screaming Ealges led 23-0 and 29-9, but won just one bout the … [Read more...]