The following Veterans Day essays, written by Fillmore Central sixth graders, were read at our observance on Monday, November 4, 2019. What Veterans Day means to me By Brennus Braaten He paced around his house holding his rifle in the dark of night, as the sounds of bombs got closer and louder. As the sun rises he returns to his home, where the windows are boarded up, … [Read more...]
Cougars/Falcons Face Off in VB Semis
It’s bankable. M-C, FC, and Caledonia will make the 1A East volleyball semifinals. Some booking of the three always occurs in Rochester. This year, M-C and FC renewed their rivalry. The #6 in A Cougars (1-seed, 31-2) got there by handling R-P (9-seed, 12-15) in the quarters, 3-0 (25-7, 25-12, 25-9). Sarina Stortz (15 kills, 3 ½ blks) and Kenidi McCabe (5 kills, 35 assists, … [Read more...]
Football Play-Offs (10/22 & 10/26)
(1A Qtr) W-K (7-seed, 1-7) 8, R-P (2-seed, 6-2) 39 (R-P: T. Meldahl 26-261, 2 TDs rushing; Malachi Bunke 9-15, 77 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing, 4-yard TD run; Justin Ruberg 4-41, 2 TDs receiving; Brady Gile 35-yard TD run) (1A Qtr) FC (5-seed, 3-5) 7, Randolph (4-seed, 6-2) 26 (FC: Zach Haugerud 19-39, 181 yards, TD passing; Cory Brown 27-yard TD reception; Grant Kennedy 5-52 … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Board reviews audit report
At the October 22 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Kali Olstad from Smith & Shafer presented the audit report for 2018-19. Olstad reported an unmodified, clean opinion for the audit. The average daily membership currently stands at 616 students. “These numbers are what drive your funding,” Olstad noted. For 2018-19, the district showed 9.6 million in revenues which is … [Read more...]
Falcons Take Second in TRC
Fillmore Central volleyball (8-2, 13-8) entered the last night of TRC action tied with PEM (8-2, 11-12) for second place behind league-champion Caledonia (10-0, 22-6). Travis Malley’s girls did their business, dispatching with St. Charles 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23). Lauren Mensink (14 kills, 14 assists, 12 digs) and Kandace Sikkink (11 kills, 21 assists, 14 digs, 20-21 … [Read more...]
Football
L/P 28, Lanesboro 33 (L: J.T. Rein 25-156, 3 TDs rushing; Nate Betz 7-65, TD rushing; Seth Semmen 6-40 rushing, 8-14, 91 yards, INT passing; Bodin Mayer 5-yard TD run. LP: Cole Walter 20-39, 356 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs passing; Zach Bollingberg 10-181, 3 TDs receiving. Burros led 21-0 and 27-8 in 2nd. L/P scored 20 unanswered (led 28-27 in 4th). A 36-yard Seth Semmen to Ben … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/14 – 10/19)
L-O 0, Kingsland 3 > 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 13 kills, 12 digs; Shelby Beck 7 kills; Alyssa Link 21 assists; Caitlin Miner 5 kills, 3 blks; Audrey Webster 12 digs) Houston 0, GM 3 > 9-25, 14-25, 9-25 (H: Emma Geiwitz 5 kills; Lilly Carr 5 assists, 8 digs) R-P 3, Southland 0 > 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 (RP: Kaleah Davis 12 kills; Alyvia Eide 15 … [Read more...]
Runners Near Full-Throttle
The cross country campaign is quickly nearing the post-season. The last event before the TRC and 1A Meets had all four county programs trek to Plainview for the Jodi Rahman Invite. Matt Kingsbury’s LARP guys (58) notched their third team victory of the year, besting Pine Island (87), RACE (95), and St. Charles (98). Chatfield took 6th, LFC 10th, and Kingsland 11th (of … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/8 & 10/10)
Chatfield 0, FC 3 > 25-20, 25-14, 25-21 (FC: Lauren Mensink 12 kills, 12 assists, 7 digs; Kandace Sikkink 9 kills, 18 assists, 11 digs; Maddie Krage 8 kills; Krista Jorgenson 5 kills; Hope Sexton 18 digs, K.J. Corson 16 digs, 21-22 serving. C: Mollie Henry 6 kills; Abi Hinckley 21 digs; Devann Clemens 11-11 serving, 3 aces, 5 assists, 6 digs. Chatfield went 56-56 serving. … [Read more...]
Falcons Tied for Second in TRC Race
It is another year of volleyball in the Three Rivers Conference. The teams that are seemingly always at or near the top, are there again. One of those is Fillmore Central. The Falcons probably won’t catch Caledonia. A couple wins the week of Monday, October 1 helped Travis Malley’s crew stay in second place though. It took extra effort versus W-K to get a win. The teal … [Read more...]