Nearly 100 Fillmore Central students are currently participating in choir, which is an encouraging number, but also means that the district needs to increase the number of risers that the members of the choir stands on during their concerts. The existing riser has three steps and is not big enough. A representative from Wenger, the company the risers were originally purchased … [Read more...]
FC Football Pitches Shut-Out, Wins Fourth Straight
For a second straight week, an opponent couldn’t put a point up versus Fillmore Central (4-2). It wasn’t without W-K (3-3) trying hard, at least on one (18-play) first half drive. The teams combined for three first half red zone trips. FC twice held from inside the 12. The intermission score was 0-0. All the scoring was by FC in the third quarter. The teal and black’s … [Read more...]
Whipped By Warriors, Falcons Take Second
For one set, FC volleyball (12-0, 16-4) made mincemeat of defending Class A Runner-Up, seventh-ranked Caledonia (11-0, 17-4). In a battle essentially for the TRC title, the Falcons jumped out 20-10 and prevailed 25-16. It was the first set. Long up-front, with the likes of 6’2” sophomore MH Lydia Lange, athletic on the outside with power-hitting senior Madisyn Heaney, and … [Read more...]
Falcon News
Falcons Post TRC Win #10
They’ve probably been eyeing each other for a while now. They played a key late season TRC match last year. It is close to sure Fillmore Central and Caledonia will play the biggest TRC match of 2017, the league volleyball title on the line. FC fought past two more obstacles to stay TRC perfect. Against a solid St. Charles (5-2, 8-5) team, the Saints took game one, but FC … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FC football (3-2, 4-2) forced five turnovers, pulled the rare blocked punt in the end zone, catch in the end zone TD, and pitched a shut-out in beating USC 35-0. All five Falcon TDs came off turnovers or the blocked punt. Matt Lutes had three short scoring runs. It was FC’s third straight win. Connor Ruen authored a pick-six and set up Lanesboro’s second score with a good … [Read more...]
Football
FC 35, USC 0 (FC: M. Lutes 7-37, 3 TDs rushing; Josh Peters 11-65 rushing; Brady Ristau 9-40, TD rushing, 2-20 receiving, interception; Luke Ristau blocked punt, Colten Kraling catch in end zone for TD; Nate Haugerud two interceptions) L/P 0, Lanesboro 14 (L: C. Ruen 22-yard INT return TD, 14-41 rushing, 2-32 receiving, 4-65 punt returns; Carson Schwichtenberg 15-yard TD … [Read more...]
Falcons Clip Knights, Near TRC Showdown
It has been a couple years since Fillmore Central volleyball was the Three Rivers heavyweight. In 2013 and 2014, the Falcons won back-to-back undefeated league titles on the way to back-to-back section title games. After a two year lull of still-good-but-not-the-best, FC is tiptoeing toward (hoping for) the later. Travis Malley’s Falcons won two more league matches to move … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Ryan Kuhn ran for 247 yards and accounted for four TDs, Brenden Kerns scored five times, as M-C football (2-2, 3-2) downed L/P 81-32. The Athletics are coached by former Chatfield graduate Adam Hurley. Logan Corson accounted for three TDs (all in the second quarter), as FC football (3-2, 3-2) beat Southland 38-7. Chatfield girls cross country took second at the St. Charles … [Read more...]
Football
M-C 81, Lyle/Pacelli 32 (MC: R. Kuhn 16-247, 3 TDs rushing, 20-yard TD reception; B. Kerns 15-156, 5 TDs rushing; Drew Wyffels 4-41, TD rushing, 2-3, 44 yards, TD passing; Gavin Johnson 9-yard TD run; Ethan Underbakke 5-71 rushing. Cougars scored on first ten, and eleven of 13 possessions. Yardage: MC 650, LP 406) Southland 7, FC 38 (FC: L. Corson 8-10, 13 yards, 2 TDs … [Read more...]