Volleyball Preview The 2021 season was a successful one for a host of “Journal 11” volleyball teams. Mabel-Canton (30-5), Caledonia (22-9), and Spring Grove (20-10) each made their respective section Final Four. The Cougars (SEC East) and Warriors (TRC) were league champs. Fillmore Central (16-13), Chatfield (19-9), and Rushford-Peterson (18-12) made it to Rochester and … [Read more...]
Chatfield School Board raises substitute teacher pay
At the August 10 school board meeting, Josh Thompson, Jill Harstad, Lanny Isensee, Matt McMahon and Tom Keefe were present as well as Superintendent Ed Harris, Lorri Lowery, administrative assistant and principals Shane McBroom and Eric Nelson. Katie Priebe was not present. Tom Keefe, who represents Chatfield at the Hiawatha Valley Education District, stated that they are … [Read more...]
Spring All-Conference
One softball and two golf teams made state this season while a baseball team posted a 20-win campaign. And thus, there are a plethora of area “ball” players and golfers making All-Conference teams. All Three Rivers Conference Softball The All-TRC softball team is denoted by players off the state champion Chatfield team. The Gophers tie St. Charles with having a … [Read more...]
Gopher Baseball Makes 1AA Final Four
Chatfield baseball dug itself a bit of a hole in losing to Plainview-Elgin-Millville in the 1AA-East semis. The Gophers followed that loss with back-to-back wins. They made it to section play in Rochester, the Final Four. Brian Baum’s group (1-seed, 18-2) first hooked up with Caledonia (3-seed, 13-9) in a “loser-out” game. The Warriors amassed three first inning singles. Hunter … [Read more...]
All Five “Journal 11” T/F Programs to Be Represented at State
Twenty-six total kids from the five “Journal 11” track and field programs, GMLOKS, LFCMC, RPH, Chatfield, and Caledonia/Spring Grove, clinched state berths at the 2022 1A Section Meet. GMLOKS Girls and Boys Finish One-Two, Send Nine to State When your teams finish first and second in the section, it’s only academic your program had many successful individuals. The … [Read more...]
Chatfield Softball Wins 1AA, Makes State
Austin hasn’t been the most pleasant place for Chatfield softball. The past decade, it has never been a stop on the way to state, despite multiple great teams. There have been multiple disappointments; the Sydney Irish ground ball that didn’t go thru in extra innings in 2014 versus K-W (which would’ve sent Chatfield to state), the 11-inning loss to FC/L in 2015, all the years … [Read more...]
Softball (5/23 – 5/26)
Playoffs (1AA-West) 5-seed Dover-Eyota (7-10) 5, 4-seed GMLOK (15-3) 1 (GMLOK: Lydia Voeltz 1-2, RBI; Alexys Harwood 1-3, 2B; Lucie Voight 1-3, R; Emily Miner 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss. DE: Kegen Coulson 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, Win; Jayden Dahl 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Game was tied 1-1 after three. D-E went ahead with an unearned run in the fourth. Only two … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/23 – 5/28)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 1, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 5 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 1-2, RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, RBI; Peyton Olson 1-2, RBI; T. Sexton 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Win); FC/L 6, L-A 10 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 2-3, 2 RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, 2 R; J. Peterson 1-3, 2 RBI; Garrett Gossman 1-2, R. Cardinals started with a six-run first. Both games … [Read more...]
Line-drive and Berg Karma; Chatfield Softball Wins 1AA East
Chatfield softball has been a steady strong program over the years. But entering the 2022 season, it had been a little while since they brought home the 1AA East championship trophy. Their last win was the 2017 season (albeit the Gophers have made Austin twice as East runner-up in the three played seasons since). This year’s crew ended that small draught by beating two very … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys, Gopher Girls Win TRC T/F Titles
Sports have certain interesting records. For instance, Plainview-Elgin-Millville entered the 2022 TRC track and field meet having won the last nine such events on both the girls and boys sides. Bulldog teams (plural) have been TRC champions every year since 2011. RP/H’s boys and Chatfield’s girls ended said runs this season, claiming TRC team titles. The Tro-Cane guys … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Wins Four, Improves to 15-1
Chatfield (#4 in AA) softball ran its win streak to six with a four-win week. The Gophers blanked PEM 5-0. Claire Springer tossed her second complete game shut-out (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K, Win). Alexis Hinckley (2-4, two 2B, 2 R) led the offense. Sydney Allen (1-3, RBI, R), Devann Clemens (1-3, RBI), and Jaiden Zimmerman (1-3, 3B, RBI) helped. Chatfield then took out … [Read more...]
Gopher Baseball’s 4-1 Week Includes Big TRC Wins
It was a big week again for Chatfield baseball. The Gophers lost their first game, but went 4-1 with three big TRC victories. Chatfield (#7 in AA, 7-0, 10-0) started with key TRC-West doubleheader against second place PEM (8-1, 10-2). Game one saw Chatfield lead 1-0 before authoring an 11-run fourth inning. Up 12-0, all seemed kosher until PEM authored an 8-run bottom of … [Read more...]
Golf (4/26 – 4/29)
Three Rivers Conference (B) Chatfield 193, Dover-Eyota 191 (C: Carson Harstad 47, Tristin Reinhardt 48, Colton Johnson/Braxton McCaslin 49s. DE: Carter Boynton 41*, Michael Pittinger 45, Reese Hyatt 48, Brayden Magnuson/Jacob Dessner 49s); (G) Chatfield Inc., D-E 279 (C: Mya Henry 58*, Taylor Ask 60. DE: Ella Hardtke 60. At St. Charles Golf Course) (B) Caledonia 228, … [Read more...]
Chatfield “Ball” Teams Stay Perfect
It has been an excellent spring thus far for Chatfield baseball and softball. Each enters May yet to lose. Softball Goes 3-0, Downs Cotter Chatfield’s softball week was highlighted by a big game in Winona versus Cotter. The Gophers entered having lost six straight to the Ramblers, dating back to May 3, 2018. In that span, the Chatfield scored just one run. The first … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/19 & 4/21)
La Crosse-Logan Invite (Caledonia/Spring Grove’s boys took sixth and the girls eighth of eight teams. Chris Pieper (High Jump > 6’2”) and the boys 4x100 relay (45.97 > Reid Bjerke, Hunter Holland, Eric Mauss, Josh Beardmore) each took first. Beardmore (100) and Fischer Wait (400) took second. The girls team had no first or second place finishes) Stewartville Relays … [Read more...]