Chatfield’s girls fell to #8 Goodhue 80-53 in a 1AA quarterfinal, as Wildcat sophomore Elisabeth Gadient had 31 points. The Gophers finish at 19-9. Caledonia’s girls fell to Lourdes 52-35 in another 1AA quarterfinal. Caledonia finishes at 17-11. Houston’s girls fell 67-29 in a 1A quarterfinal to #3 Hayfield. The Hurricanes (16-12) posted their fifth straight winning season … [Read more...]
Gophers Hold Down Z-M
Chatfield boys basketball (7-seed, 16-10) held Zumbrota-Mazeppa (10-seed, 6-20) to just 35 points in notching a Round of 16 playoff win. The Gophers built a 29-16 first half lead and coasted to a 59-35 victory over the Cougars. Cole Johnson stuffed the stat sheet to lead the way (16 pts, 6-12 FGs, 4-4 FTs, 8 asts, 8 stls). Connor Jax (11 pts, 3-5 threes, 5 rebs) and Drew … [Read more...]
Grady Schott Claims State Title, Four Warriors Place
The 2022 state wrestling tournament saw 12 kids from Caledonia/Houston, Chatfield, and GMLOS in action. Included was the first girls Minnesota state wrestling tournament. Chatfield’s Grady Schott was the highlight. A foursome from Caledonia/Houston placed. A gal from Grand Meadow got to be a part of history. Gopher senior Grady Schott entered the meet having finished state … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/21 – 2/26)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 72, St. Charles 34 (C: C. Johnson 21 pts (10-16 FGs), 7 rebs, 10 asts, 6 stls; Drew Schindler 12 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; Isaac Stevens 12 pts, 7 rebs; Drew O’Connor 10 pts (5-9 FGs), 5 stls; Sam Backer 8 pts. Gophers shot 32 of 62 (52%)) Cotter 41, Fillmore Central 61 (FC: J. Kiehne 16 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs, 7 stls; W. Parker 12 pts, 8 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs Begin
Knights and Falcons Move on to Square Off Maybe a highlight of the 1A girls b-ball quarterfinals will be a match-up of Fillmore Central (7-seed, 11-15) and Kingsland (2-seed, 17-8). The second-seeded defending section runner-up Knights made Rochester by taking care of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (15-seed, 7-19) in the Round of 16. Steve Hauser’s group put up season-high … [Read more...]
Section Individual Wrestling
Warriors Get Five to State Led by Ross’s Return Caledonia/Houston wrestling had a solid team season. At the 1A individual tournament, Shea Mahoney’s group did better, getting five state entrants, the second most of any team (save 1A champ D-E). The Warriors (186) actually bested D-E (184), Goodhue (180), and Chatfield (174) for the team title. Brandon Ross’ return … [Read more...]
Wrestling Team Sections (2/18 & 2/20)
(1AA) 12-seed La Crescent/Hokah (2-11) 6, 5-seed LARP (14-11) 78 (LARP took 106 (Spencer Nelson), 138 (Zack Plank), 145 (Titan Tekautz), 160 (Brennan Corcoran), 170 (Camdyn Anderson), 182 (Tyler Kryzer), and 195 (Jacob Meyer) by forfeit. Tyler Kreidermacher (113), Colten Jenkins (120), Jordan Zibrowski (132), Quintin Betthauser (132), Brock Frisch (220), and Andrew Wilkemeyer … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/14 – 2/19)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 56, La Crescent/Hokah 80 (FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts (7-14 FGs, 6-8 FTs), 4 asts; L. Hellickson 12 pts (6-7 FTs), 6 rebs. LCH had 28 offensive rebounds to FC’s 10, out-shooting FC 29 of 75 (39%) to 18 of 44 (41%)) Chatfield 57, Wabasha-Kellogg 46 (C: C. Johnson 20 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls; E. Hopp 13 pts, 5 asts, 5 stls; … [Read more...]
Gopher Teams Notch Big Wins
Chatfield basketball teams each had a week denoted by big wins. It started with the boys. A year ago, they nearly pulled the biggest upset of the 1AA play-offs. They had 2-seed Stewartville, headed by D-I talent Will Tschetter, on the ropes, but ultimately fell in double OT 85-77. It was redemption time as a solid Gopher squad (13-6) took the HVL leading Tigers (12-1, … [Read more...]
Third Period Comeback Dooms Chatfield Wrestling’s State Hopes
It was a thrilling, to-the-wire dual and match. It was a devastating loss for Chatfield wrestling. The #1-seed Gophers (#8 in A, 14-1) met rival Dover-Eyota (3-seed, #9 in A, 18-8) for the 1A wrestling team title. After 13 weights, the score sat tied 30-30. This wasn’t unexpected. When the Gophers and Eagles met in the regular season, Chatfield led 32-31 heading to … [Read more...]