It was a splendid contest. Two teams, Co-District champs, battling for that moment of high school immortality, going to state. Davin Thompson and Chris Mensink sent their boys into battle. One-point was the difference. One team proudly moved on. Another, dejected, has nothing to be ashamed of. Ninth-ranked Rushford-Peterson (1-seed, 9-1) and fifth-ranked Fillmore Central … [Read more...]
Football (9-Man, 1A, 1AA Play-Offs)
(8) Kingsland 0, (1) #9 R-P 52 (RP: N. Carlson 9-200, 3 TDs, 74-yard INT return TD; L. Skalet 4-8, 60 yards, TD, INT; L. Rasmussen 18-yard TD reception; Landon Goree 11-yard TD run; Ethan Sense 1-yard TD run. K: Neal Mulhern 19-42 rushing, 5-41 receiving. Knights finish 0-9) (7) Hayfield 7, (2) #5 FC 55 (FC: N. Haugerud 5-50, TD rushing, 1-24 receiving, 46-yard INT return … [Read more...]
Trojans Roll Blossoms
It took one play for #9 R-P (1-seed, 8-1) to set the tone versus Blooming Prairie (4-seed, 7-2) in the other 1A semi. Noah Carlson returned the opening kick-off 81-yards to pay-dirt. It began a string of 28 unanswered first half Trojan points. They scored on their first four possessions. The last (99 yard drive) came after stopping BP at the one. Yards were near identical (393 … [Read more...]
Falcons’ Peters Subdue Goodhue
It’s not rare for brothers to play on the same football team. It is rare for both to be important cogs on said team at the same time. Mama and papa Peters are pretty proud. Their sons made multiple plays, each a big one late, to propel #5 Fillmore Central (2-seed, 8-1) past Goodhue (3-seed, 7-2). The Falcons opened the 1A semifinal with a stop, then a drive. Matt Lutes’ 34-yard … [Read more...]
Football
Chatfield 0, #1 in AA Caledonia 33 (C: Jake Mandt 21-95 rushing. Gophers (6-seed, 2-6) play at Triton (3-seed, 5-3)) L-A 68, Kingsland 0 (Knights play at 1-seed R-P in 1A quarters) M-C 49, West Lutheran 12 (MC: T. Peterson 14-205, 2 TDs rushing; Brenden Kerns 14-116, TD rushing; Drew Wyffels 4-6, 41, TD passing, 77-yard TD run; Logan Richardson 7-yard TD reception; Ryan … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
M-C football beat West Lutheran behind Talon Peterson’s 200-yard, 2 TD night. The Cougars (3-seed, 6-2) will host Randolph (6-seed, 3-5) in a 9-man quarter. Kingsland volleyball posted its first win over Chatfield since 2010. The 10th-seeded Knights (4-8, 8-13) open the play-offs at 7-seed Schaeffer (15-8). FC (10-2, 17-9) is the 3-seed and will play SG (6-seed) or Hope … [Read more...]
Twenty-Point Runs Spur Hurricanes
It was a football rarity. Houston had a pair of 20-point spurts, yet the game, for a while, was competitive. The double-H’ers jumped on Lanesboro 22-0. A 94-yard first quarter drive was capped when Harry Chiglo found Jaytin Millen for a 20-yard TD (+2 > 8-0). The Burros then got to first and goal from the 1½ yard-line. After seven consecutive running plays of 2-plus yards, a … [Read more...]
Trojans and Falcons Share District Title
Week eight of the football season had the MSE-East District Title up for grabs. Rushford-Peterson (6-0, 7-0), ranked #4 in Class A, entered guaranteed a share. Fillmore Central (5-1, 6-1), ranked #6, needed to win and a Trojan loss to share. The Falcons went to Wabasha and handled their end. Riley was Mean(s) on W-K posting a career-high rushing game and nearly 300 yards total … [Read more...]
Football (10/14)
#4 R-P 58, Kingsland 0 (RP: L. Skalet 9-11, 157, 3 TDs passing; N. Carlson 16-142, 3 TDs rushing, 2-31 receiving; Ethan Hermanson 12-84, 2 TDs rushing; L. Rasmussen 4-48, TD receiving, INT (8); Jake Paulson 2-60, TD receiving; Dawson Dahl 5-61 rushing; Landon Goree 18-yard TD reception. K: Neal Mulhern 17-47 rushing, 2-13 receiving. Knights are 0-6, 0-7) #6 FC 46, Hayfield … [Read more...]
Football (10/7)
Southland 14, #4 R-P 53 (RP: N. Carlson 19-196, 3 TDs (2, 9, & 60 yards) rushing, 20-yard TD catch; L. Skalet 12-18, 187 yards, 3 TDs passing; J. Paulson 5-116, 2 TDs (8 & 16 yards) receiving; Dawson Dahl 5-84, TD rushing (68 yards); Landon Goree 4-yard TD run) Kingsland 0, #6 FC 62 (FC: R. Means 5-5, 80, TD passing (37-yards to Caleb Kath), 2-54, 2 TDs rushing (13 & 41 … [Read more...]