Chatfield 3, La Crescent 0 > 25-19, 25-16, 25-15 (C: Devann Clemens 9 assists, 14-14 serving, 6 digs; Paige Erickson 3 kills, 5 blks, 3 aces; Abi Hinckley 8 digs, 3 aces; Peyton Berg 7 digs, 3 aces; Kielan LaPlante 7 kills; Zayda Priebe 5 kills) FC 3, Southland 0 > 25-7, 25-14, 25-9 (FC: Hadley Yoder 14 kills; Krista Jorgenson 9 kills; K. Sikkink 8 kills, 23 assists, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
LARP’s Luke O’Hare (17:24.2) won his second cross country meet in as many tries, repeating as D-E Invite champion. Teammate Tyler Rislov notched his second straight third place finish. Mabel-Canton volleyball, ranked #6 in Class A, beat Lanesboro to stay perfect (6-0, 13-0) on the year. Sarina Stortz had 18 kills (.708 efficiency). Junior Kenidi McCabe was honored for … [Read more...]
Football (9/13)
Faribault B.A. 35, FC 14 (FC: Zach Haugerud 6-27, 157 yards, TD, 3 INTs passing; Carson Kiehne 2-120, TD receiving. Falcons: 0-0, 0-3) Triton 16, #7 in AA Chatfield 14 (C: Reid Johnson 12-23, 189 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing; Chance Backer 5-100, TD receiving; Maysn Remme 2-68, TD receiving. T: Braxton Munnikhuysen 19-136 rushing; Austin Melder 23-89, TD rushing; Parker Boe … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cross country runners stood out at a pair of Thursday events. LARP’s Luke O’Hare picked up where he left off in 2018. He repeated as ‘Crazy Buffalo’ meet champion, shaving 36 seconds off his time (17:03 to 16:27). Teammate Tyler Rislov took third, as LARP’s boys took third. They had seven guys finish top 21. At the Hayfield Invite, Chatfield’s girls took second, the boys … [Read more...]
Football (9/6)
R-P 39, Faribault B.A. 18 (RP: T. Meldahl 23-249, 2 TDs rushing; Kobe Lind 4-65, TD receiving, 59-yard TD run; Justin Ruberg 5-56, TD receiving; Malachi Bunke 10-15, 127 yards, 2 TDs passing; Hale Stensgard 35-yard INT return TD) FC 13, Goodhue 34 (FC: Zach Haugerud 9-24, 160 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs passing; Cory Brown 2-64, TD receiving; Carson Kiehne 3-62, TD receiving. … [Read more...]
Volleyball (8/31 – 9/7)
Kingsland 0, #6 M-C 3 > 25-6, 25-10, 25-9 (MC: K. McCabe 10 kills, 11 digs, 23 assists, 4 aces; Payton Danielson 8 kills, 11 digs, 4 aces; Sarina Stortz 7 kills; Jordyn Newgard 5 kills, 6 digs; Emily Carolan 5 kills; L. Wyffels 9 digs, 12 assists, 23-23 serving, 7 aces. K: Audrey Webster 8 digs; Ellie Buchholtz 10 assists. Knights: 2-2, 2-8) SG 3, Lanesboro 0 > … [Read more...]
2019 FCJ High School Football Preview
The 2019 high school football season begins with changes. Districts have been re-aligned. The Mid-Southeast has three sub-districts; Red, White, and Blue. Journal covered squads FC and R-P are in the Blue with Cotter, Hayfield, L-A, and W-K. The Falcons have “cross-over” games with Red and White schools. R-P plays just White schools. Those games are weeks one thru … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC’s comeback from a 2-1 deficit, 3-2 victory over Hayfield, highlighted the opening night of volleyball. Kandace Sikkink (17 kills, 16 assists, 15 digs) and Lauren Mensink (10 kills, 28 assists, 11 digs) had triple-doubles. K.J. Corson had 30 digs. Kingsland, Houston, and Mabel-Canton also got wins. Lanesboro fell in a close one to GM 3-1. Sydney Taylor had 20 kills and … [Read more...]
Volleyball Season Openers (8/22)
Hayfield 2, FC 3 > 25-23, 19-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11 (FC: K. Sikkink 17 kills, 16 assists, 15 digs, 20-22 serving, 3 aces; L. Mensink 10 kills, 28 assists, 11 digs; K.J. Corson 30 digs; Hadley Yoder 10 kills; Maddie Krage 9 kills, 3 blks; Ashlyn Simon 11 digs, 16-16 serving) Schaeffer Academy 1, Kingsland 3 > 25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-12 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 12 kills, 8 … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central set to begin 2019-20 school year
At the August 27 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Principal Heath Olstad gave a report on the upcoming school year. The high school open house will be held on August 28. At that time, students along with their parents will be able to see the new renovations and updates at the high school. The football field is almost finished although the lights aren’t up yet so the … [Read more...]
2019 Volleyball Preview
The 2019 high school volleyball season begins without too many changes. Teams are still in the same conferences. Six of seven FCJ covered teams have the same coach. Section alignments have changed. Notably, Chatfield and Cotter move from 1AA to 1A, Lewiston-Altura moves from 1A to 1AA, and Kenyon-Wanamingo moves from 2AA to 1A. Twenty-seven teams comprise Section 1A, … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central fifth grade teachers prep take-home science backpacks
Fillmore Central fifth grade teacher Angie Kennedy first got the idea for her take-home science backpacks when her own children were in preschool. The kids were able to check out a backpack that had a book and small activity in it to take home once a week, which they really enjoyed. “And I thought, why can’t I increase the educational value all the way up to fifth grade?” … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central renovations on track for the summer
At the July 23 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, it was reported that the high school renovations project is on track and going well. The partial completion date is set for August 15 and furnishings will arrive after that. The football field upgrades are also nearly completed. The sod has been laid, bleachers finished, and the lights are up. The … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central spring sports season wraps up
Principal Heath Olstad gave the spring sports update to the board at the June 24 school board meeting. All spring sports have wrapped up for the year. Congratulations were extended to the girls golf team for becoming the Section Champions and for taking seventh place in state. Madison Scheevel placed second overall. Congratulations were also extended to the 4×400 relay team … [Read more...]
Scheevel’s Runner-Up Highlights State Golf
The 2019 Class A state golf meet, as it pertains to Fillmore County, revolved around three things. All had to do with Fillmore Central. For a sixth straight year, the Falcons girls golf team (coached by Aaron Mensink and Andy Todd) made the trek to Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker. Eighth grader Jake Fishbaugher made what could be his inaugural visit to the course, … [Read more...]