W-K 30, Chatfield 45 (Gophers won first five (27-0) and seven of first nine weights (39-9). Seth Goetzinger (113), Jake Mandt (152), and Jacob Stephas (160) had pins. Cael Bartels (126) won via tech fall (22-4). Chase Ketterhagen won an MD (10-2). W-K forfeited 106, 120, and 220. Gophers are 3-0 versus TRC foes, 6-1 overall) LARP 15, GMLOS 61 (Ross Herber (106) and Sam … [Read more...]
Athlete of the Week – Jake Mandt
Girls Basketball (12/11 – 12/16)
Chatfield 54, W-K 45 (C: Alanna Goetzinger career-high 16 pts (8-11 FGs), 6 rebs; M. Pederson 10 pts (5-6 FTs); Megan Hopp 9 pts, 6 assists. Goetzinger had 14 second half points) FC 50, La Crescent 57 in OT (FC: E. Breitsprecher 15 pts; Alleigh Meyer 10 pts; Paige Donlinger 7 pts, 8 rebs; Courtney Nelson 8 pts. FTs: FC 9-23, LC 20-42. FC led 48-46 late, but a foul away from … [Read more...]
Wrestling Takes Center Stage
Between a Chatfield/LARP dual and the FCLMC holiday wrestling tournament, mat action took center stage the week of December 11. Chatfield stood tall. It wasn’t too long ago the Gophers were hitting up big weekend dual meets and showing their grit versus higher class squads. It wasn’t long ago the Gophers were state champions. After a couple down years, Travis Bartels’ … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/11 – 12/16)
Kingsland 60, PEM 72 (K: I. Meisner 21 pts (8-16 FGs, 5-5 FTs); W. Pruter 19 pts (3-9 threes)) La Crescent 77, FC 25 (FC: Nate Haugerud 8 pts, 7 rebs. FC went 7 of 68 from field (12.6%)) W-K 62, Chatfield 53 (C: R. Johnson 16 pts (3-6 threes); Ben Brogan 9 pts, 10 rebs) Hayfield 42, Kingsland 73 (K: I. Meisner 16 pts (7-13 FGs), 5 rebs; J. Beck 14 pts (7-10 FGs), 5 rebs; … [Read more...]
Knights Sweep Gophers
The last time Chatfield and Kingsland b-ball team’s hooked up, the Gophers, upsets in both games, swept at late season series last year. In the first meeting this year, the black and silver got revenge. In Spring Valley, junior Wyatt Pruter had a career-high 29 points (11-11 FTs) with 6 assists as Kingsland’s boys downed Chatfield 64-56. Jordan Beck (12 pts, 6-9 FGs, 7 rebs) … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Ross Herber (106 > 12-1 MD, 17-2 TF, FF), Reece Riebel (138 > pin, pin, 16-0 TF), Dominic Jenkins (145 > 13-11 in SV-1, FF, pin) and Noah Herber (182 > three pins) all went 3-0 in helping LARP wrestling finish second (2-1) at the Byron Quad. The Screamin’ Eagles (3-1) loss was 38-32 to the host Bears. FC’s girls got four in double figures to beat L-A. The … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/1 – 12/9)
Kingsland 53, La Crescent 60 (K: Zach Bubany 18 pts, 4 stls; Wyatt Pruter 14 pts (4-10 three’s); Jordan Beck 6 pts, 9 rebs. Knights led 38-31 at intermission. The Knights top three shooters by volume went 13 for 46, or 28%) Kingsland 72, Southland 47 (K: I. Meisner 22 pts (8-14 FGs, 6-9 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 assists; W. Pruter 15 pts (3-8 three’s); Z. Bubany 10 pts. A night … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/1 -12/9)
Caledonia 56, R-P 39 (RP: Kjersta Hinz 15 pts (5-9 FGs, 5-6 FTs), 7 rebs; L. Lawston 9 pts (5-6 FTs). RP: 35 TOs) L-A 48, FC 66 (FC: Alleigh Meyer 13 pts (6-11 FGs), 4 rebs, 3 assists, 3 stls; Courtney Nelson 13 pts (7-8 FTs); Paige Donlinger 11 pts; Emma Breitspecher 10 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls) Kingsland 62, Southland 48 (K: L. Buchholtz 22 pts, 10 rebs, 5 assists, 4 … [Read more...]
Wrestling Preview
Chatfield wrestling rebounded last year. A year after going 3-15, the Gophers went 7-6 (6-3 versus TRC foes). Travis Bartels’ group lost to D-E in the 1A quarters. The top returnee, in his high school swan-song, is senior Jake Mandt. The three-time state placer was last year’s 145-pound section and state Class A champion (31-2). Mandt is 137-19 the past four years. The … [Read more...]