Three Rivers Conference St. Charles 3, Rushford-Peterson 13 [6] (RP: Alex Ronnenberg 3-4, two 2B, 3B, 2 R; Malachi Bunke 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Riley Tesch 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 R; Tommy Ekern 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Andrew Wilkemeyer 1-2, RBI, 2 R; Rylan Schneider 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Jonah Bunke 1-2, RBI, 3 R; Justin Ruberg 1-4, RBI, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Win. Trojans > 2-1, … [Read more...]
Gopher Baseball Posts Three Wins, Improves to 4-0
Chatfield baseball had a quite a bit of turnover from last year’s squad to this season, but the new influx of talent, many key players off the state title football team, has the Gophers off to a great start to the campaign. Brian Baum’s group posted three “crooked” wins the week of Monday, April 18. On Tuesday, they trekked to Lewiston and took out the Cardinals by a 9-1 final. … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Holds Off, Downs St. Charles
For the later part of the 2010 decade, Chatfield softball dominated the TRC-West. The first full season in a new decade (exempting the 2020 COVID-campaign) saw St. Charles take control of the West and ride a great season all the way to the 2021 1AA section title and a state runner-up finish. The teams met up early here in 2022. Chatfield absolutely stuck their noses back in the … [Read more...]
Golf Preview
Fillmore Central Coaches: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys). Last Year at a Glance: The FC girls notably went 8-2. They boys went 6-5. The girls were TRC Meet champions. FC’s boys tied for third (of 9) at the TRC Meet. The girls won their seventh straight 1A title. They made state, taking fifth place. The boys didn’t make Day Two of the 1A tourney. Jake … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/11 – 4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 13, St. Charles 1 [6] (C: Caden Nolte 3-4, two 2Bs, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Win; Luke Carrier 2-4, 2B, R; Ryan Nosbisch 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Jack Dornack 1-1, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Carter Daniels 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Jackson Schild 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. Saints committed seven errors and were held to two total hits. Gophers > 1-0, … [Read more...]
Gopher Softball Opens with Two Wins in Lake City
Chatfield softball opened its season by taking on the Lake City Tourney. Jerry Chase’s experienced Gophers picked up two wins in prep for a big TRC season-opener. The Gophers first beat Cannon Falls 4-1. Chatfield scored the first four runs of the game before surrendering a lone run in the seventh inning. Claire Springer was the hitting hero (2-3, 3 RBI), driving in three runs. … [Read more...]
Baseball Preview Capsules
Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Softball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2021: The Gophers went 10-4 in the TRC, 17-7 overall. Chatfield went 2-2 in the post-season, falling to Cotter 16-1 in a Section 1AA loser out game. Their other three play-off games were all decided by one run. Seniors: Peyton Berg (C), Jaiden Zimmerman (P/SS), Sydney Allen (2B), Devann Clemens (RF), Brynn … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/24 & 2/26)
Luther College (Indoor) Invite (Event wasn’t team scored. It featured LFCMC, L-A, Caledonia/Spring Grove, and Chatfield. LFCMC 1st places: Brielle Ruen (55), Morgan Pickett (1,600), Lynsey Ruen (55-hurdles), the girls 4x400 (Pickett, Jersey Ristau, Macayla Brogle, Ruen), Addie Miner (Pole Vault), M-Brogle (Long Jump), Carson Ruen (1,600), Will Harvey (55-hurdles), the boys … [Read more...]
Track and Field Preview Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/ Mabel-Canton
Head Coaches: Lori Anderson (girls), Alex Aiken (boys) Where We Left off in 2021: Burro teams each took second to GMLOKS at the three-team SEC Meet. Both the girls and boys teams were Section 1A True runner-up. Each qualified for state by “wild card.” The boys took second and the girls third at state True Team. LFCMC sent five individuals and a relay to the individual state … [Read more...]
All-Three Rivers Wrestling
The Three Rivers All-Conference wrestling is highlighted by multiple selections from good Journal 11 squads Chatfield, Caledonia/Houston, and LARP. The conference champion Gophers have a league-high nine All-TRC picks. Chatfield gets three seniors (Grady Schott, Ethan Ruskell, and Caden Nolte), one junior (Ryan House), two sophomores (Gage Bartels, Kail Schott), and three … [Read more...]
All-Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball
Players from above-five-hundred Chatfield (19-9) and Caledonia (17-11) squads head the All-TRC cast. The Warriors get three All-TRC picks, Ava Privet (5’10” Jr. G), Alexis Schroeder (5’4” Jr. G), and Paige Klug (5’10” junior G/F). All three repeat as making All-TRC. All three averaged double-digit points per game. Privet paced Caledonia with around 12.0 PPG. With her deep … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (3/9)
(1AA Quarterfinal) Chatfield (7-seed, 17-10) 44, #4 Plainview-Elgin-Millville (2-seed, 26-1) 66 (C: Cole Johnson 16 pts (8-16 FGs), 5 asts; Drew Schindler 8 pts; Drew O’Connor 8 pts, 5 rebs. PEM: Kaiden Peters 29 pts (five threes); Aeron Stevens 19 pts, 8 rebs. Gophers trailed 26-22 at halftime but would lead 34-33 in the second half (11:42) They then got out-scored 33-10 to … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball – 1A/1AA Playoffs (2/28 & 3/1)
(1AA Qtr) 8-seed Chatfield (19-8) 53, 1-seed #8 Goodhue (24-3) 80 (C: Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (8-12 FGs), 6 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 12 pts, 4 asts. G: E. Gadient 31 pts (11-18 FGs, 4-9 threes), 6 asts, 5 stls; Tori Miller 18 pts; Anika Schafer 13 pts. Goodhue led 18-14 midway through first half, then out-scored Chatfield 34-13 the rest of the stanza. Gadient scored 25 in the … [Read more...]