The last two times Chatfield and Southland’s girls met in basketball, Rebel stand-out McKendry Kennedy was the story. The (then) junior combined for 49 points, as Southland swept last year’s series (59-36, 62-48). In the Gophers season opener, they held Kennedy in check, and overcame a double-digit deficit to post a win. Southland led by as many as 12 in the first half … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (11/30 & 12/2)
L-O 50, Kingsland 73 (K: J. Beck 16 pts (8-14 FGs), 18 rebs; Ian Meisner 17 pts (7-8 FGs); Zach Bubany 11 pts, 4 assists; Wyatt Pruter 11 pts. Knights are 1-0) GM 53, Lanesboro 46 (L: Carson Schwichtenberg 19 pts, 9 rebs; Brady Johnson 13 pts (3-4 three’s). Burros are 0-1) L/P 68, Houston 58 (H: J. Hongerholt 29 pts; Alex Van Gundy/Connor Van Gundy 9 pts. ‘Canes are … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/28 – 12/2)
Lanesboro 54, G-E 42 (L: L. Johnson 21 pts, 5 stls; Payton Benson career-high 16 pts; Bailey Ruen 10 pts, 18 rebs) Caledonia 74, FC 41 (FC: Paige Donlinger 14 pts (7-11 FTs), 7 rebs; A. Meyer 8 pts, 6 rebs. TOs: FC 32, C 13) Houston 43, GM 67 (H: A. Rostad 14 pts (3-8 three’s), 6 rebs; A. Chapel 9 pts, 3 stls. Halftime score was 28-22 Larks) R-P 28, Cotter 69 (RP: Nicole … [Read more...]
Wrestling (11/30 & 12/2)
LARP 47, La Crescent 27 (S-Eagles won nine of first ten matches to lead 47-3. Gable Speltz (120), Sam Schwendinger (126), Reece Riebel (138), and Jacob Meyer (160) had pins. Ross Herber (106 > 13-3) and Dominic Jenkins (145 > 11-2) won MDs. Riley Koop (152 > 5-2) won a decision. Kolten Riser (132) won by injury default. Lancers forfeited a weight. LARP is … [Read more...]
Post Season Football Awards
With Caledonia and Spring Grove each winning state titles, post-season football awards come out well after most teams finished. A plethora of county athletes make their respective All-District teams. In the MSE-East, R-P’s 8-2 squad has seven A-D players. Jake Paulson (6’0” 180 WR/LB) earns his second nod. The senior big play maker had another great receiving year (33-691 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Preview
The last county boys team left standing a year ago were the Trojans of Rushford-Peterson. Tom Vix’s group fell in double OT to Goodhue in the 1A title game. R-P finished 13-3 (TRC), 20-9 (overall), as 1A Runner-Up. Team green lost its two All-TRC picks (Noah Carlson, Luke Rasmussen). It returns a nice group of guys that should keep them in the Section title mix. Jake … [Read more...]
New programs implemented in Chatfield Schools
The Chatfield School Board met on November 20, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the high school media center. Board members Jerry Chase, Lanny Isensee, Scott Backer, and Amy Jeffers were present along with Superintendent Harris, administrative assistant, Lorri Lowrey; business manager, Karyl Lyons and technology integration specialist, Kristi Cook. Board members Katie Priebe and Matt McMahon … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Preview
The girls basketball season starts with a bunch of voids to be filled. A ton a talent including seven All-Conference picks graduated last year. Five of seven FCJ covered schools lost (multiple) high-profile, experienced players, including two all-time leading scorers. The last county girls basketball team left standing last season were the Fillmore Central Falcons. In … [Read more...]
Collegiate Football Notes
A fivesome of former Chatfield Gopher football players are among those playing at the collegiate level. Having big years in the NSIC were nationally ranked Division II squads MSU-Mankato and Winona State. The Mavericks (7-0) won the NCIS South over the Warriors (6-1) on the strength of a 27-6 win in Mankato on October 28. Both made the 28-team Division II play-offs. MSU … [Read more...]
Football Teams All Fall
For the first time since 2011, no county football squad will make a Section title game. Four teams made the semis. But their good seasons didn’t become special. Section 1A 2-seed R-P (7-1) put up the first 42 points in handling 7-seed Kingsland (1-7) in the quarters 42-22. Jake Paulson (4-66, 2 TDs receiving), Landon Skalet (7-8, 88 yards, 2 TDs passing), Ethan Hermanson … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/23 & 10/26) 1A and 1AA East Play-Offs
9-seed R-P (10-16) 0, 8-seed Kingsland (13-17) 3 > 25-23, 25-21, 25-19 (K: L. Buchholtz 26 kills, 3 aces; Kori Kruegel 11 kills, 12 digs; E. Buchholtz 33 assists; T. Zimmerman 18 digs, 13-13 serving; Jenna Schmidt 19-19 serving. RP: Nicole Blagsvedt 6 kills; Olivia Hoff 15 digs; Lauren Lawston 5 kills, 14 digs; Kensay Clobes 4 kills, 11 digs. Buchholtz had a 6-kill, 3-ace … [Read more...]
The Streak is Over
On September 7, 2012, Kingsland football beat W-K 22-10. Since, Chatfield won a state football title, R-P hasn’t had a losing season and has been state runner-up, FC went to two section title games, Lanesboro’s Niko Anderson ran for most of his 100-plus career TDs, and M-C had at least nine guys run for over 100 yards. R-P (43-15), Chatfield (36-23), M-C (34-28), FC (30-25), … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LFC’s Kaylee Arndt took fourth at the TRC meet. Chatfield’s Tessa McMahon (7th) and LARP’s Emily Didier (10th) also finished top ten for the girls. Chatfield’s girls had six in the top 30. Luke O’Hare (9th) finished top ten for the boys. Sixth-ranked Houston football hammered L/P 52-20. Ryan Kuhn accounted for 249 yards of offense, 2 TDs, and had two interceptions, as M-C … [Read more...]
Football (10/18)
M-C 52, Lanesboro 14 (MC: R. Kuhn 16-200, 2 TDs rushing, 49-yard reception, two interceptions; Brenden Kerns 10-105, 3 TDs rushing; Gavin Johnson 40-yard TD run; Drew Wyffels 30-yard TD run. L: Carson Schwichtenberg 18-41, 199 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; Andrew Luck 5-87 receiving; Frank Octrup-Dekeyrel 5-46, TD receiving; Caden Anderson 6-39, TD receiving) L/P 20, #6 in 9-Man … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/16-10/21)
Houston 3, L-O 1 > 24-26, 25-10, 25-20, 25-18 (H: Amber Chapel 7 kills, 7 aces; Ariel Scanlan 26 assists, 11 digs; Becca Lee 6 kills, 7 digs; Jenny Albrecht 4 kills, 4 blocks) Lanesboro 0, SA 3 > 8-25, 12-25, 16-25 (L: Peighton Prestemon 15 digs; Claire Pieper 12 digs; Payton Benson 4 aces) Lanesboro 0, FC 3 > 25-10, 25-20, 25-9 (FC: Cailey Rindels 11 kills; … [Read more...]