St. Charles 6, R-P 7 (RP: D. Dahl 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Ben Ansell 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB; P. Hahn 3-3, 3B, RBI, R; C. Wiedemann 2-4, RBI, R; Jake Paulson 2-3, R; Nolan Mueller 1-4, RBI, 1 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 K, Win) SG 13, M-C 1 [5] (MC: D. Wyffels 1-2, RBI; Dawson Wilder 1-2, R. Seven Cougar errors yielded 10 unearned SG runs) L/P 19, Houston 0 … [Read more...]
Softball (4/23 – 4/28)
R-P 2, M-C 8 (MC: Payton Danielson 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R; Maddy Michels 2-3, two 2Bs, R; K. McCabe 1-3, RBI, R; Harley McCabe 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, Win. RP: Jasmine Schueler 1-3, 2B, R. M-C had a four-run fifth) L/P 7, Houston 5 (H: Jeana Hahn 3-4, 2B, RBI, R; Becca Rostad 3-4, RBI; Tessa Peterson 3-3, R; A. Chapel 2-3, two 2Bs, RBI, R; Richelle Botcher 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 7 … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/23 – 4/27)
PEM “Verne Herman” Invite (Meet had ten teams. G: 1st PEM 145, 2nd Byron 128.5, 3rd Stewartville, 4th GMLOKS. The GMLOKS boys took 7th. Top GMLOKS athletes: L. Buchholtz (1st L-Jump), the girls 4x100 (1st > see Hot Shots), the girls 4x200 (1st > see Hot Shots), A. Reiland (2nd 200, 3rd 100), Hailey Hindt (2nd 100-H, 3rd 300-H), Drew Lewison (2nd 300-H, 3rd 110-H), R. … [Read more...]
Baseball Previews/Team Capsules
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro > Head Coach: Keith Larson. Last Year: 13-4 in TRC (East 2nd Place), 18-6 overall (made Sub-Section Final Three). Key Returnees: Logan Corson (Sr. P/SS > .477, 24 R, 13 RBI, 9 1/3 IP, 3-1, 8 K, 3.00 ERA), Colten Kraling (Sr. P/1B > .333, 5 doubles, 9 R, 14 RBI, 23 2/3 IP, 3-1, 26 K, 4.14 ERA), Josh Peters (Jr. OF > .392, 15 R, 11 RBI), … [Read more...]
Softball Previews/Team Capsules
Chatfield > Head Coach: Mark Eickhoff. Last Year: 18-0 in TRC (West Champ), 22-2 overall (1AA East champ, made Section Final Four). Key returnees: Lexi Chase (So. P/OF, All-TRC, 2nd Team All-State > .494, 28 R, 27 RBI, 11-2, .829 ERA, 145 K), Belle Berg (Jr. SS, All-TRC > .402, 6 HR, 17 extra base hits, 37 R, 32 RBI), Carlie Berge (So. P/1B, All-TRC > .397, 19 R, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The GMLOK girls team began week one of the track and field season with a running start, winning the Cashton Indoor Meet. Week two saw LFC girls relays in particular stand-out. The 4x400 (Emma Breitsprecher, Kaylee Arndt, Brielle Ruen, Bailey Ruen), 4x800 (Katie Prinsen, Malia Tessum, Br. Ruen, Ba. Ruen), and 1,600 sprint medley (Alida Berg, Br. Ruen, Breitsprecher, Arndt) all … [Read more...]
Track and Field (3/24)
Cashton Invite (Indoor at UW-L) (GMLOKS girls took 1st (of 18), the boys 9th (of 19). Top GMLOKS athletes: R. Queensland (1st 400, 3rd H-Jump), E. Hovden (1st P-Vault, 5th 55-H), the girls 4x200 (1st > Ellie Buchholtz, L. Buchholtz, Hovden, Queensland), D. Lewison (400), the girls 4x400 (2nd > L. Buchholtz, E. Buchholtz, M. Heimer, Queensland), Anika Reiland (3rd 55 … [Read more...]
A Steamy State Track and Field Meet
On a couple very steamy June days, twenty-one total athletes from the four Journal covered track and field programs took part in the 2017 state meet. Six athletes or teams made the medal stand. The GMLOKS girls 4x200 relay squad (senior Katelyn Luthe, junior Emily Hovden, freshman Riley Queensland, sophomore Lauren Buchholtz) headed the cast. A medal stand maker last year … [Read more...]
Not-So Memorable Memorial Day
Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, Rushford-Peterson, and GMLOK baseball each made it to Memorial Day by winning two of their first three play-offs games. The Falcons and Trojans then suffered heart-breaking losses while the Bulldogs had some fun offensively, but were vanquished nonetheless. At Winona State, Dan Mlsna’s Trojans (5-seed, 9-14) almost continued their low-seed run. … [Read more...]