The section only has three complete teams. Fillmore Central’s girls, the seven-time defending 1A golf champions, were the heavy favorites. A “heavy” amount of strokes is what Aaron Mensink’s Falcons won by to claim their 8th straight title. FC led Hayfield by 30 after an 18-hole Day One (373 to 403). In the end, the Falcons (747) defeated the Vikings (809) by 62 strokes. Third … [Read more...]
Softball (5/23 – 5/26)
Playoffs (1AA-West) 5-seed Dover-Eyota (7-10) 5, 4-seed GMLOK (15-3) 1 (GMLOK: Lydia Voeltz 1-2, RBI; Alexys Harwood 1-3, 2B; Lucie Voight 1-3, R; Emily Miner 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss. DE: Kegen Coulson 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, Win; Jayden Dahl 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Game was tied 1-1 after three. D-E went ahead with an unearned run in the fourth. Only two … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/23 – 5/28)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 1, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 5 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 1-2, RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, RBI; Peyton Olson 1-2, RBI; T. Sexton 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Win); FC/L 6, L-A 10 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 2-3, 2 RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, 2 R; J. Peterson 1-3, 2 RBI; Garrett Gossman 1-2, R. Cardinals started with a six-run first. Both games … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Board addresses peanut allergy concerns at high school
At the May 24 Fillmore Central School Board meeting, Superintendent Heath Olstad reviewed an email from a student’s parents regarding her severe peanut allergy and addressing ways to keep their daughter safe at school, as she will be moving to the high school building in the fall. They had visited the April council meeting to discuss the matter as well. Board member Shelly … [Read more...]
Summer Food Service Program at Fillmore Central
Fillmore Central Public Schools #2198 is participating in the Summer 2022 Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children ages 0-18 without charge and meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Meals will be served at the Fillmore Central ELEMENTARY School, 702 Chatfield Street, Preston, Minn., Monday–Friday, June 6, 2022, … [Read more...]
Golf (4/26 – 4/29)
Three Rivers Conference (B) Chatfield 193, Dover-Eyota 191 (C: Carson Harstad 47, Tristin Reinhardt 48, Colton Johnson/Braxton McCaslin 49s. DE: Carter Boynton 41*, Michael Pittinger 45, Reese Hyatt 48, Brayden Magnuson/Jacob Dessner 49s); (G) Chatfield Inc., D-E 279 (C: Mya Henry 58*, Taylor Ask 60. DE: Ella Hardtke 60. At St. Charles Golf Course) (B) Caledonia 228, … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Pet peeve
By Kristina Biel When it comes to using the bathroom, I’d rather not have people have the ability to hear what’s going on in that world. It’s very uncomfortable and overall isn’t welcomed. What makes it worse is when you can hear what’s going on in the stall next to you too. Nobody wants to hear that. Now that you know why it’s such a bother we can teach proper bathroom … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central parents address peanut allergy concerns
Fillmore Central parents Aaron and Emily Scheevel addressed the school board at the April 26 meeting to discuss concerns regarding their daughter’s peanut and tree nut allergy, especially as she transitions to the high school next year. “Everyone has been super supportive in the school and in the community,” Emily said, adding that she’s thankful that her daughter’s classmates … [Read more...]
Golf Preview
Fillmore Central Coaches: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys). Last Year at a Glance: The FC girls notably went 8-2. They boys went 6-5. The girls were TRC Meet champions. FC’s boys tied for third (of 9) at the TRC Meet. The girls won their seventh straight 1A title. They made state, taking fifth place. The boys didn’t make Day Two of the 1A tourney. Jake … [Read more...]
Softball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2021: The Gophers went 10-4 in the TRC, 17-7 overall. Chatfield went 2-2 in the post-season, falling to Cotter 16-1 in a Section 1AA loser out game. Their other three play-off games were all decided by one run. Seniors: Peyton Berg (C), Jaiden Zimmerman (P/SS), Sydney Allen (2B), Devann Clemens (RF), Brynn … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Two years and counting
By Maddy Bergey Welp, it has officially been two years since the COVID-19 pandemic initially impacted our lives in this world. As a globe, we have endured two whole years of a deadly virus, which has claimed over five million lives and inevitably affected billions beyond those. From ever-changing mask mandates to newly emerging variants, these past two years have been denoted … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball – 1A Playoffs (3/1 & 3/3)
(1A Play-In) 17-seed Mabel-Canton (8-18) 54, 16-seed Wabasha-Kellogg (7-19) 66 (M-C: Alex Arneson 17 pts, 7 rebs; Jaymeson Tollefsrud 14 pts (4-6 threes, 5-7 FGs), 7 rebs; Jordan Larson 11 pts (4-4 FTs), 4 asts. W-K: Adam Dunagan 19 pts; Parker Springer 15 pts. Falcons held M-C leading scorer Cayden Tollefsrud to five points (2-12 FGs). W-K led 38-21 at halftime. Cougars finish … [Read more...]
Cotten’s Harvest Leads GM Past Kingsland
In a 1A quarterfinal versus Fillmore Central, Kingsland’s bench was key to victory. Versus Grand Meadow (3-seed, 22-6), it was a key Lark bench player that helped Ryan Queensland’s group finally get a win over the Knights (2-seed, 19-8). The Larks used a methodical offense and a couple different defenses to suppress Kingsland. The Knights got off to a good start, 8-3, getting … [Read more...]
1AA Girls Basketball; GM Girls Move on to Section Final
Five Journal 11 teams began the week alive in the Section 1A girls playoffs. By Saturday night, only one was left standing. Rushford-Peterson, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, Kingsland, and Grand Meadow all battled amidst 1A quarterfinal and/or semifinal contests. The Superlarks will play for their first 1A title. Burro Girls Fight Past K-W It was physical. It was a battle. … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project Why internet has become essential
By Nicholas Weist The internet has become an important part of everyday life in our world. The internet controls banking, e-commerce, security systems, and much more. We have become immensely dependent upon the internet and it used to be a nice want in our world, but because the internet has grown so much in our world today it considered essential. It is hard to imagine what … [Read more...]