Hayfield Invite (Chatfield’s girls (66) took second to WEM/JWP (40). Kingsland was incomplete. Z-M’s Natasha Sortland (18:45.4) beat PEMs Madilyn Simon (20:31.2) to win the girl’s race. Gophers A. Strande (21:55.9) and Tessa McMahon (22:28.1) finished 6th and 10th. Belle Carr, Abbi Gillespie, and Bea Martin took 16th, 18th, and 19th respectively. Katelyn Dornack and Kaylee … [Read more...]
Cross Country (8/29)
Stewartville “Bill Glomski” Invite (La Crescent (47) beat Byron (118) for the boys title. Chatfield took 9th, LFC 13th, and Kingsland 16th (of 20 complete). Jordan’s Symon Keiser (17.36.2) won the boys race over La Crescent’s Jake Boudreau (17:59.7). Chatfield’s T. Lanning (18:57.1) took 12th. LFC’s Carson Ruen (19:15.4) took 18th. Chatfield’s Brady Woltz took 29th (of 228 … [Read more...]
Cross Country Preview
The 2018 cross country season, as it pertains to Fillmore County, could be called the Year of O’Hare. LARP sophomore Luke O’Hare dominated the section in the regular season, then won both the TRC the Section 1A meets on his way to a state tournament appearance. His LARP team was TRC runner-up (to PEM) and took fourth (of 22) at the section meet. They again look to be one of … [Read more...]
Section 1 on Display at Girls Class A C-C Meet
It is not a secret that Section 1 is often super powerful in such sports as football and volleyball. Cross country has been the same way this year, on the girl’s side of things in Class A for sure. The 2017 state meet in Northfield was further evidence. Four Section 1A athletes, Cotter sisters Grace (freshman, #1) and Lauren Ping (7th grader, #3), Z-M/K-W 7th grader Natasha … [Read more...]
LFC’s Arndt Qualifies for State
The last two seasons, LFC girls cross country qualified for state. A three-peat probably went out the window last winter. Kiera Olson and Leah Ruen were destined to graduate. Emily Snyder tore her ACL in basketball. Only one of LFC’s top four runner from last year’s Section Meet, Kaylee Arndt, returned. At the 2017 1A Meet, the frosh took 14th place, which was one of the … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/17)
TRC Meet (Boys: 1st PEM (37, 2nd La Crescent (49), 4th LARP, 7th Chatfield, 10th LFC, 11th (of 11) Kingsland. LC’s Matt Steiger took first over W-K’s Nick Meyer. LARP’s Luke O’Hare (9th), Aidan Ellinghuysen (18th) and Mitchell Ledebuhr (20th) finished top 20. Girls: 1st Cotter (30), 2nd D-E (82), 3rd Chatfield, 5th LFC, 6th LARP, 11th (of 11) Kingsland. Cotter’s Grace and … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/10)
PEM Invite (Cotter’s girls (53) took first over Rochester Area Home School (55). LFC finished fifth, LARP sixth (of eight complete teams). Kingsland was incomplete. Grace Ping and Lauren Ping took first and second for Ramblers. LFC’s Kaylee Arndt took fifth. LARP’s Emily Didier (14th), Grace Buchanon (15th), and Hannah Linder (16th) finished top ten, as did LFC’s Bailey … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/3)
Chatfield Invite (Rochester Area Home School won boys race over Stewartville. Chatfield’s boys took 7th and Kingsland 8th (of 8). Brady Woltz took 19th for Gophers (of 94). Stewartville won girls race over RAHS. Chatfield girls took 4th, Kingsland was incomplete. Tessa McMahon took 8th for Gophers, Isabelle Berg 12th, and Beatrice Martin 14th. RAHS won guys/girls combined … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC volleyball won two TRC matches, including rallying from down 2-1 to beat L-A. The Falcons (5-0, 10-4) are tied atop the TRC with Caledonia (5-0, 11-4). Madison Scheevel (131 assists, 30 setter kills), Paige Donlinger (50 kills), Kaelyn Marzolf (49 kills), and Cailey Rindels (49 kills, 62 digs) led FC as they went 5-1 on the week total. Sixth-ranked Mabel-Canton … [Read more...]
Cross Country (9/12 & 9/14)
D-E Invite (LFC girls (64) took second to Lake City (49) of seven teams. LARP was incomplete. Kaylee Arndt (3rd), Bailey Ruen (6th), Ashley Miner (10th), Maddie Smith (22nd), Kelly Ristau (24th), and Katie Prinsen (25th) finished top 25 for Burros (of 67 total). Emily Didier (23rd) paced LARP. Rochester Area Home School (38) beat PEM (42) for boys’ title. LARP’s boys … [Read more...]