Last season was again a strong year on the wrestling mats. Chatfield was one win away from the 1A title, and finished as section runner-up (15-2). They sent four guys to state. Caledonia had a good team season (17-8) and sent five guys to state. Both squads will again be potent. LARP (15-12), GMLOS (11-13), and FCLMC (11-11) were right around .500 as teams. The Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/9 – 5/14)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Rushford-Peterson 10 [6] (RP: J. Ruberg 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, Win, 2-4, 2B, RBI; Andrew Wilkemeyer 2-2, RBI, 3 R; Riley Tesch 2-2, RBI, 2 R; L. Skalet 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; R. Schneider 1-3, 2 RBI; Alex Ronnenberg 1-4, 2B, 2 R. Falcons had just two hits) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Cotter 6 (FCL: Bryce Corson 2-4, … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/19 & 4/21)
La Crosse-Logan Invite (Caledonia/Spring Grove’s boys took sixth and the girls eighth of eight teams. Chris Pieper (High Jump > 6’2”) and the boys 4x100 relay (45.97 > Reid Bjerke, Hunter Holland, Eric Mauss, Josh Beardmore) each took first. Beardmore (100) and Fischer Wait (400) took second. The girls team had no first or second place finishes) Stewartville Relays … [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...]
Wrestling (2/3 – 2/5)
St. Charles Quad (After losing their previous six duals, GMLOS swept this quad, beating the Saints, FCLMC, and Austin) > FCLMC 39, St. Charles 40 (After exchanging six-point wins to start 12-12, the Saints never trailed. SC built a 36-15 lead after 160, having won six of the first nine matches. FCLMC took four of the final five weights, three by forfeit. But Tytan Small’s … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/11 – 1/15)
FCLMC Triangular (Neither D-E or LARP were close to full strength) > #11 in A Dover-Eyota 39, FCLMC 35 (Wolves led 5-0, but then not until 35-33 after 220. D-E won 113, 120, 132, 138, and 145. Eagles won by pinfall at 285 to win the match. Bodey Wright (220) won the matches only forfeit. Both teams were open at 126. Boston Wright (152), Cole Sass (160), O. Sass (182), … [Read more...]
LARP Wrestling Wins PEM Invite
Winning a weekend individual wrestling tournament isn’t easy. Southeast Minnesota has a plethora of good teams and wrestlers. The LARP Screamin’ Eagles did what they’ve haven’t done in a long time and pulled off the tough task. Tim Tekautz and Darrin Hegland’s group came out on top (182) at the PEM Invite, beating nearest foes Maple River/USC (173), Lake City (147), and PEM … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou Wrestling Stays Perfect, Sweeps FCLMC Tri
Caledonia/Houston wrestling stayed unblemished courtesy of winning three duals the first week after the New Year. In non-conference action, Cal/Hou hosted Waukon. Forfeits loomed large. The Indians won four of seven matches wrestled, but the Warriors took forfeits at 138 (Isaac Blocker), 145 (Tucker Ginther), 152 (Cory Scanlan), 195 (Ayden Goetzinger), 220 (Tyler Jennings), and … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling Team
It was a solid year for wrestling in the county. Chatfield put together another excellent season, posting a win over the eventual section champion and sending three guys to state. LARP had some strong guys in the lower weights and got a state entrant. FCLMC, for the first time in many years, fielded a full unit and thus picked up a bunch of wins. Six Gophers and a pair of … [Read more...]
Wrestling Teams Take on Play-Offs
The 2020 Section 1A and 1AA wrestling team play-offs saw each of the three county programs fighting to move on. FCLMC got the rare play-off win. LARP was up big before upper weights hindered its plight. Chatfield fell by a single point to the eventual section champion. In Class AA, LARP (5-seed, 9-9) took on PEM (4-seed, 13-9) in a quartefinal. Things went the Screaming … [Read more...]
State Track and Field Results
Six relays and seven individuals from FCJ covered track and field programs took on the state meet. They were a very busy group of athletes. Everyone who could make a final, did, leaving the majority of those competing to do so both Friday and Saturday. The GMLOKS girls 4x200 repeated as state champion. The GMLOKS girls 4x100 redeemed itself after a big disappointment last … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/16 & 4/18)
D-E Invite (Girls: 1st LFCMC (128), 2nd D-E (111), 3rd RPH, 4th (of 6) Chatfield. Boys: 1st RPH (179), 2nd SC (177), 3rd Chatfield, 5th LFCMC. D-E, SC, and K-W also competed. LFCMC 1sts: E. Breitsprecher (300-H), Malia Tessum (1,600), Kelly Ristau (H-Jump), the girls 4x800 (Kammry Broadwater, Katelin Prinsen, Breitsprecher, Brielle Ruen). LFCMC individual 2nds: Ruen (400), … [Read more...]
Softball Preview
Chatfield Gophers > Head Coach: Jerry Chase (new). 2018 finishes: 15-2 in TRC (4th straight West title), 19-4 overall (1AA East Runner-Up, lost to Lourdes in Section 1AA “Final Three” game). Key Returnees: Lexi Chase (Jr. P/OF, 1st Team Class AA All-State, 3-time All-TRC), Belle Berg (Sr. SS, 2nd Team All-State, 3-time All-TRC), Carlie Berge (Jr. P/1B, All-TRC), McKenna … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Section 1A wrestling team seeding’s are out. FCLMC (11-seed, 0-16) faces GMLOS (6-seed, 14-6), winner to face Chatfield (3-seed, 7-6). W-K (10-seed, 2-11) faces LARP (7-seed, 8-16), winner to face Goodhue (2-seed, R-P’s boys finished off a 3-0 week by beating Cotter. The Trojans (8-4, 15-6) have won 6 of 7 and 10 of 12. Houston’s boys got four in double figures each in wins … [Read more...]