The Fillmore Central Elementary School will have its annual Kindergarten Round-up Information Meeting for parents and visitation for students on Tuesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary gym. Please use elementary entrance. Fillmore Central School is all day everyday kindergarten Parents whose children will be attending kindergarten during the 2018-19 school year are … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central School Board discusses potential facility projects
The Fillmore Central School Board discussed a number of facility projects at their March 27 meeting. Superintendent Richard Keith presented the board with a list of recommended projects with preliminary pricing estimates. The district-wide projects for both the Preston and Harmony buildings included new classroom doors that would give the option of locking the classrooms from … [Read more...]
2nd Team
Paige Donlinger (5’3” junior G, FC): The Falcons’ speediest player, Donlinger, just 5’3”, led FC in scoring (9.4 per), rebounding (5.8 per), and assists (1.7 per). Added a team second-best 2.1 steals. Averaged 11.1 PPG the last 16 games (7.0 PPG the first 12). Had six games of 10-plus FT-attempts (78 of 158 total). An All-TRC selection. Kenidi McCabe (5’4” freshman G, … [Read more...]
Honorable Mentions
Belle Berg (5’8” junior G, Chatfield): The Gophers most versatile player was second on the team in scoring (9.1 per), rebounding (4.9 per), and assists (1.7 per). Hit a game-winner versus La Crescent. An All-TRC HM pick. Lindsey Welch (5’10” senior F, Kingsland): By one point (see Ellie Buchholtz), was Kingsland’s third leading scorer (8.6 per). Added a solid 5.3 RPG while … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The last county girls basketball team left standing fell. Kingsland bowed to top-ranked L/P 75-46 in a 1A quarterfinal. Kristi Fett (41 pts, 18 rebs), a 6’5” senior center, was too much for the Knights. Kingsland finishes at 14-14. It is the tenth time this year they have been at .500. The girls 1A final four was composed of all formerly “West” teams. One-seed #1 L/P … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Facilities Committee makes plans for improvements
The Fillmore Central Facilities Committee met on February 22 to discuss various projects that should be addressed around the school buildings. Superintendent Richard Keith gave a brief report at the February 27 school board meeting, with plans to develop a list of projects with potential costs to be presented at the March meeting. A few of the projects discussed were the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Paige Donlinger had a career-high 21 points as FC’s girls won a play-in play-off game, beating L-O 98-23. Payton Danielson had 26 points to lead M-C past G-E 56-16 in a play-in game. R-P beat Hope Lutheran in a play-in game 51-30. Lanesboro nipped Faribault B.A. 34-32 in a play-in game. In the Round of 16, FC fell to #9 in Class A GM (48-32), M-C fell to #4 in Goodhue … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/22 & 2/23)
Kingsland 61, SG 79 (K: Zach Bubany 16 pts; Wyatt Pruter 15 pts (5-9 threes); I. Meisner 12 pts (6-7 FGs)) Cotter 39, R-P 63 (RP: Ben Ansell 17 pts (8-11 FGs), 6 rebs; Jake Paulson 11 pts (5-8 FGs); L. Skalet 9 pts, 4 assists; Trey Olson 8 pts (3-3 FGs); Luke O’Hare 7 pts, 7 assists) Chatfield 78, Southland 63 (C: R. Johnson 30 pts (11-21 FGs, 7-7 FTs), 9 rebs; J. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs
(1A Play-In); L-O (20-seed, 1-25) 23, FC (13-seed, 10-16) 98 (FC: P. Donlinger 21 pts (9-18 FGs), 6 rebs, 7 assists, 6 stls; Madison Scheevel career-high 19 pts (5-6 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 9 pts, 4 stls; Alleigh Meyer 8 pts; Hadley Yoder 7 pts, 9 rebs. Falcons posted a 63-point first half, a season-high 98 points. Thirteen of 14 FC girls scored) (1A Play-in); G-E … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
Lanesboro 46, FC 59 (FC: L. Ristau career-high 19 pts (9-15 FGs); Josh Peters 15 pts; Nate Haugerud 12 pts (6-7 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 assists. L: C. Schwichtenberg 22 pts (4-12 threes); A. Luck 14 pts (6-6 FTs). Falcons had a 19-3 first half run) Schaeffer Academy 71, M-C 61 (MC: D. Wyffels 16 pts, 8 assists; Dylan Loppnow 12 pts, 9 rebs; Brenden Kerns 11 pts; Logan Richardson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
SG 51, M-C 53 (MC: Payton Danielson 16 pts, 9 rebs, 6 stls; Jordyn Newgard 12 pts (6-7 FTS)) Hope Lutheran 30, R-P 38 (RP: L. Lawston 15 pts, 7 rebs, 5 stls) L-O 32, FC 82 (FC: Kelly Ristau career-high 15 pts, 13 rebs; Paige Donlinger 13 pts (3-3 threes), 5 rebs; Madison Scheevel 12 pts (4-9 threes); Grace Miller 11 pts, 4 stls. Falcons hit 11 of 22 threes. FC has won … [Read more...]
Lutes Lifts FC Past Lions
On January 29, FC boys basketball beat L-O for their first win over a plus-500 team in almost a year. It took just 10 days to top another good SEC team. Versus Schaeffer Academy, Aaron Mensink’s group (3-10, 5-15), trailed 38-32 with under 3:00 left. Josh Peters then hit a three (38-35). After a big Matt Lutes block, the senior scored, making it 38-37 (1:51). Schaeffer … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/5– 2/10)
D-E 46, Kingsland 35 (K: L. Buchholtz 15 pts, 12 rebs; Ellie Buchholtz 9 pts, 13 rebs. FTs: D-E 18-28, K 7-15) #4 in A Goodhue 69, R-P 35 (RP: L. Lawston 21 pts (10-14 FGs)) Lanesboro 31, Schaeffer Academy 52 (L: Emily Snyder 13 pts, 5 rebs) #9 in AA Stewartville 72, Chatfield 48 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 14 pts (6-11 FGs), 8 rebs. S: Erin Lamb (frosh) 29 pts)) FC 36, … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central High School chapter of the National Honor Society adds new students
Fillmore Central High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society would like to announce the selection of the following students for membership to our local Chapter. Seniors: Kathryn Kinneberg, Cailey Rindels and Coltin Wingert. Juniors: Katrina Bergey, Emily Mock, Katelin Prinsen, Hannah Rolfs, Madison Scheevel and Maddie Smith. These students join these current senior … [Read more...]
Falcons Deck Cards
LeRoy-Ostrander boys basketball has been the surprise of the SEC. The Cardinals finished last in the West a year ago (1-14, 7-20). They began this year with a loss, but then nine straight wins. Entering a match-up with FC (3-8, 4-13), L-O sat in second place in the West (5-2, 13-5) behind Randolph (6-1, 13-4). But the SEC is the SEC. The TRC is the TRC. Aaron Mensink’s … [Read more...]