GMLOK softball had a nice week, winning three of four games played. Included was taking the four-team Rushford-Peterson tournament. John Fenske’s Bulldogs first downed Houston 10-3 in an SEC game. Senior Emily Miner pitched a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings before an Emily Botcher double ended the effort. Miner pulled the rare double-digit walk/strikeout game in getting the win … [Read more...]
Aspiring Track Teams Post Sweeps
Track and field conglomerates LFCMC and GMLOKS are both in line to have big years. Each pulled boy/girl team sweeps in two different meets the week of Monday, April 18. LFCMC Track Teams Win at Lake City LFCMC wasn’t originally scheduled to be in it, and the meet got rescheduled. But once they arrived in Lake City, the kids on team Fal-Bur-Coug left their mark. At … [Read more...]
Baseball Preview Capsules
Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/1)
GMLOK 1, Spring Grove 5 (SG: Caleb Griffin 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, Win, 1-3, RBI, R; Jonah Udstuen 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Jaxon Strinmoen 1-3, 2B, R; Ezra Griffin 1-2, 2B. GMLOK: Dustin Copley 1-3, R; Nick Fetterly 1-3, RBI, 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, Loss. GMLOK scored first in top of first, but Lions scored one run each in the second, fourth, and fifth innings to lead … [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...]
Athlete of the Decade
Wrestling Teams Take on Play-Offs
The 2020 Section 1A and 1AA wrestling team play-offs saw each of the three county programs fighting to move on. FCLMC got the rare play-off win. LARP was up big before upper weights hindered its plight. Chatfield fell by a single point to the eventual section champion. In Class AA, LARP (5-seed, 9-9) took on PEM (4-seed, 13-9) in a quartefinal. Things went the Screaming … [Read more...]
Softball & Baseball Awards
Chatfield junior pitcher Lexi Chase headlines the post-season softball award winners list. For a second time she is named Class AA All-State. It’s her fourth time to make that list overall (HM as an 8th grader, 2nd team as a frosh). Chatfield’s TRC-West champions, Section Final Four appearance, 19-6 season was largely on Chase’s right arm. She went 14-5 on the mound. … [Read more...]
State Track and Field Results
Six relays and seven individuals from FCJ covered track and field programs took on the state meet. They were a very busy group of athletes. Everyone who could make a final, did, leaving the majority of those competing to do so both Friday and Saturday. The GMLOKS girls 4x200 repeated as state champion. The GMLOKS girls 4x100 redeemed itself after a big disappointment last … [Read more...]