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...]