Fillmore Central > Head Coaches: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys). 2018 finishes: Girls were TRC and Section 1A champs, State Runner-Up (by one stroke to Lac Que Parle Valley); boys 10th at TRC, 7th at 1A Meet. Returnees (girls): Madison Scheevel (Sr. > state 6th place, 2nd at 1A, 4th at TRC), Taylor Bushman (Jr. > 6th at 1A, 9th at TRC), Keanna Weedman … [Read more...]
Pride in Fillmore Central programs
Fillmore Central takes pride in the programs that are offered at all levels of child development. Children are continually developing and we know that there are a lot of questions to go with all of these stages. We are very fortunate to be able to offer a variety of programs for families with children birth to five. School Readiness and Early Childhood Special Education … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central board reviews Flex Learning Days
At the February 26 school board meeting, High School Principal Heath Olstad updated the Fillmore Central School Board on how the newly implemented Flex Learning Days have been going. He noted that things got off to a rough start as the first time students had a Flex Learning Day, they ended up with four in a row thanks to bad weather. After that first block of time, feedback … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P, M-C, Lanesboro, and Chatfield all won play-in play-off games in girls basketball. Abbey Hoegh had 24 to lead the Trojans past SA 68-38. Maddy Michels had a career-high 24 to lead the Cougars past B.A. 49-34. Lanesboro (18-seed) upset L-O (15-seed) 64-42. Alanna Goetzinger hit a buzzer-beater to lead the Gophers past CF 48-46. All subsequently fell. FC’s girls’ fine … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/18 – 2/22)
FC 41, #10 in AA Caledonia 90 (FC: Tyler Raaen 12 pts (5-10 FGs)) Houston 83, G-E 49 (H: J. Hongerholt season-high 27 pts, 13 rebs; A. Van Gundy 17 pts, 8 rebs; C. Danielson 12 pts; C. Van Gundy 12 pts; Mikkel Schutte 10 pts, 18 rebs, 7 asts) L-A 66, R-P 65 (R-P: Landon Skalet 19 pts (6-10 FGs, 5-7 FTs), 4 asts; Luke O’Hare 16 pts, 5 rebs) M-C 56, Lanesboro 45 (M-C: D. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/18 – 2/21)
L/P 55, M-C 36 (M-C: Payton Danielson 9 pts; Kenidi McCabe 9 pts, 7 rebs) (1A Play-In) #19 Faribault B.A. (1-22) 34, #14 M-C (7-19) 49 (M-C: M. Michels career-high 24 pts (10-12 FTs), 10 rebs; P. Danielson 10 pts; Lexi Thorson 3 pts (1-3 FGs), 12 rebs, 9 asts, 3 stls) (1A Play-In) #17 Schaeffer Academy (5-18) 38, #16 R-P (5-21) 68 (R-P: A. Hoegh 24 pts (3-11 threes), 6 asts; … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/11 – 2/16)
D-E 73, R-P 44 (RP: A. Hoegh 25 pts (5-12 threes)) SG 58, FC 69 (FC: K. Sikkink 20 pts (6-12 FGs, 8-13 FTs), 8 rebs; Madison Scheevel 12 pts (3-10 threes), 7 rebs; Paige Donlinger 11 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts; Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 8 rebs; Kassidy Broadwater 3 pts (0-2 FGs), 10 rebs, 9 asts, 4 stls) Chatfield 41, Cotter 56 (Ch: Silja Erickson 9 pts, 6 rebs; Peyton Berg 8 … [Read more...]
County-County Week
The first full week in February, tinged with some cancellations, featured six b-ball games between county teams. Monday authored the Kingsland/Chatfield (now) non-conference series. In Spring Valley, 6’8” senior center Josef Fahrenholtz had career scoring and rebounding highs (27 pts, 11-17 FGs, 19 rebs, 9 offensive) to lead the Gophers to a 77-69 win. Wyatt Pruter … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/4 – 2/9)
FC 50, Schaeffer Academy 69 (FC: Z. Haugerud career-high 16 pts (6-11 FGs); J. Peters 9 pts (3-9 threes)) Cotter 65, M-C 53 (M-C: Drew Wyffels 19 pts (8-9 FTs), 5 rebs, 7 asts, 5 stls; Ethan Underbakke career-high 10 pts, 6 rebs) GM 67, M-C 52 (M-C: D. Loppnow 25 pts (11-15 FGs), 9 rebs; D. Wyffels 8 pts, 8 rebs, 9 asts) L/P 65, Houston 67 (H: Noah Kingsley career-high 16 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/4 – 2/9)
Schaeffer Academy 21, FC 82 (FC: K. Sikkink 11 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls; M. Scheevel 11 pts (3-8 threes); E. Breitsprecher 10 pts; Kas. Broadwater 9 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 6 stls; K.J. Corson 9 pts (4-4 FGs). Thirteen Falcons scored) Lanesboro 29, #3 in A GM 66 (L: Emily Snyder 8 pts. Larks are 23-0) Chatfield 35, Southland 50 (C: Silja Erickson 9 pts, 10 rebs) Cotter 70, R-P 47 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Houston’s girls beat Lanesboro 68-22 to run their win streak to three. The duo of Emma Geiwitz (30 pts) and Alyssa Rostad (23 pts) were at it again, racking up 53 combined points. It’s the third time they’ve combined for 50-plus in a game this year. Dale Moga’s Hurricanes (7-2, 10-9) lead the SEC-East over Kingsland (6-3, 11-7). Josh Peters had 27 points, but FC’s boys came … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
Chatfield 49, PEM 65 (C: Reid Johnson 16 pts (6-11 FGs); Josef Fahrenholtz 16 pts, 8 rebs, 4 stls; David Castleberg 10 pts. Gophers: 3-7, 7-9) Cotter 61, FC 59 (FC: J. Peters 27 pts (4-13 threes), 8 rebs; Zach Haugerud 10 pts; Brock Walsh 9 pts (4-5 FGs), 8 rebs. Looking for first win, Falcons were tied late but Ramblers got ‘W’) Z-M 75, Kingsland 59 (K: W. Pruter 23 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
FC 52, Cotter 84 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 15 pts, 11 rebs; P. Donlinger 14 pts; K, Sikkink 11 pts, 8 rebs) Lanesboro 22, Houston 68 (H: E. Geiwitz 30 pts (14-22 FGs), 5 stls; A. Rostad 23 pts (10-17 FGs, 3-4 threes), 8 rebs, 4 asts, 7 stls. L: Alida Berg 8 pts) PEM 49, Chatfield 44 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 10 pts, 12 rebs; Tessa McMahon 11 pts;. TOs: C 22, PEM 12) SG 51, … [Read more...]
Lots of Free, and a “V”
While R-P’s boys shot nearly perfect from the free throw line, FC’s girls’ approach, shoot a bunch, make as many as possible, also helped lead to a “V.” For a fourth time this year, Levi Olstad’s girls attempted 40 plus free throws. The Falcons made just 18, but got a win over La Crescent 65-59. Paige Donlinger (19 points, 7-13 FTs, 6 stls) had a season-high. Madison … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/21 – 1/26)
Houston 76, L-A 94 (H: A. Van Gundy 25 pts (8-13 FTs), 6 rebs; James Hongerholt 18 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; M. Schutte 13 pts (6-10 FGs), 9 rebs, 4 stls; Caiden Danielson 9 pts; Noah Kingsley 9 pts (3-5 threes)) M-C 38, #10 in A Randolph 64 (MC: D. Loppnow 15 pts, 14 rebs; D. Wyffels 11 pts (5-7 FTs), 7 rebs, 6 asts) Stewartville 82, Chatfield 70 (C: R. Johnson 23 pts; … [Read more...]