Four new teachers joined Grand Meadow Public Schools this year. The Fillmore County Journal asked each of them a few questions to introduce them to the community. Faith Gehling Faith Gehling teaches sixth grade math and science. She’s also the varsity cheerleading coach and co-advisor for the National Honor Society. Gehling grew up in Grand Meadow, where she graduated … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: All-Southeast Conference
Final SEC girls standings had Lanesboro (14-4, 22-7) taking the East over Houston (13-5, 14-13), Spring Grove (10-8, 12-15), Mabel-Canton (5-13, 8-20), and Schaeffer Academy (4-14, 7-21). In the West, Grand Meadow (17-1, 27-3) won the division over Kingsland (16-2, 21-7), Southland (4-14, 6-22), LeRoy-Ostrander (4-14, 7-21), and Lyle/Pacelli (3-15, 4-23). Resultantly, Grand … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Make Second Straight 1A Title Game
The 2023 Section 1A girls’ basketball game will be a re-match. Grand Meadow (2-seed, 25-2), ranked #7, easily got through the 1A quarters and then executed down the stretch of the semis to make their second straight title game. Ryan Queensland’s Superlarks had little problem with Faribault B.A. (10-seed, 10-13). Cardinal senior post Lindsay Hanson scored their first 10 points … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Run SEC Gamut/Knock off Knights
Grand Meadow girls basketball had a huge week, knocking off the other three best teams in the SEC. On Monday, #11 in A GM took down Houston (8-2, 8-9). Ryan Queensland’s group used a 14-2 run out of intermission to expand a 32-23 lead into a 46-25 edge. On the road, they prevailed 60-35, ending Houston’s four-game win streak. Lexy Foster (17 pts, 3-8 threes, 12 rebs) and Lauren … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Run Streak to Six
Grand Meadow girls basketball started the season with six wins. Ryan Queensland’s group has won six in a row again. Included were two key 1A wins. At FC, a 20-20 halftime tie gave way to a 38-29 GM lead (3:21). FC then scored seven in a row to close to 38-36 (1:08). The Falcons forced two turnovers in the final minute, but missed two game-tying shots. Senior Rebecca Hoffman … [Read more...]
Basketball: Lark Girls Take on Hayfield Tourney
Grand Meadow’s girls entered the Hayfield holiday tourney as the sole “Journal 11” unbeaten team. Ryan Queensland’s group first took on Kenyon-Wanamingo. The Larks led 22-19 at halftime, pushing the lead as high as 41-26 after halftime. K-W ended the game on a 13-3 run, getting as close as 42-38. Lark Lexy Foster hit a late shot to make it a six-point game, which helped … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Stay Perfect With Defense
Four games into the season, Grand Meadow girls basketball has thus far made life difficult for opposing teams offensively. Ryan Queensland’s group posted two wins on the week, yielding a combined 55 points. Versus Spring Grove, the Superlarks defended with only eight fouls, attacked with only nine turnovers, and hit 5 of 13 treys (38%) in posting a 51-34 win. Lauren Queensland … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/5 -12/10)
Three Rivers Conference Caledonia 85, Fillmore Central 57 (C: L. Doyle 24 pts (11-18 FGs), 10 rebs, 9 asts, 5 stls; M. King 22 pts (6-12 threes); Reid Klug 10 pts (3-5 threes), 6 rebs; Will Hahn 12 pts; Garrett Konz 9 pts, 6 rebs. FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts, 11 rebs; Dillon O’Connor 13 pts; Bryce Corson 8 pts, 6 asts) Southeast Conference Grand Meadow 34, Southland 79 … [Read more...]
Volleyball Playoffs (10/24 & 10/27)
Section 1A 17-seed Southland (6-13) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (11-14) 1 > 18-25, 25-21, 23-25, 16-25 (K: Anika Reiland 10 kills, 19 digs; Chantle Reiland 4 kills, 10 digs; Macie Rasmussen 14 assists, 7 digs; Morgan Phillips 5 kills; Vaira Merkel 6 kills; Kadence Aarsvold 13 digs. Knights beat Southland 3-2 and 3-1 in regular season. Kingsland finishes at 11-15) 19-seed … [Read more...]
Football Playoffs (10/25 & 10/29)
Section 1 9-Man 5-seed Lyle/Pacelli (4-4) 22, 5-seed Grand Meadow (5-3) 36 (GM: C. Ludemann 22-126, 2 TDs rushing, 6 of 8, 62 yards passing, 79-yard kickoff-return TD; Jace Kraft 13-91, 2 TDs rushing, 3-28 receiving. The first half had four scores, only two offensively. L/P had a fumble return TD and GM Ludemann’s kick-off return TD. Larks led 22-8 at halftime. L/P scored in … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Rivals Battle for Positioning
Volleyball the week of Monday, October 3 had rivals battling for league positioning. The big-ticket match was in the TRC, where league undefeated teams, former often AA play-off foes, Caledonia and Chatfield, did battle. Size Propels Warriors Past Gophers in TRC Showdown It was the biggest TRC match to date (and precursor to a huge football game). Caledonia (6-0, … [Read more...]
GM Rallies with 38 Fourth Quarter Points to Down Rebels
Grand Meadow (2-2, 3-2) trailed winless Southland (0-5, 0-5) at one point 34-12 in the third quarter and 34-18 heading to the fourth, before pulling off a ridiculous comeback win. The game started with two Rebel scores in the first quarter followed by two Lark scores. Southland led 14-12 in the second quarter before scoring 20-unanswered points for a 34-12 lead early in the … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Multiple Squads Win Tourneys
The week in volleyball was highlighted by Spring Grove, Mabel-Canton, and Rushford-Peterson winning weekend tournaments. The Lions and Cougars stayed undefeated. See Hot Shots for the Trojans win. SG Girls Capture Waukon Tournament Title The Spring Grove girls remained undefeated with a pair of SEC weeknight wins before seizing the championship at the Waukon Tournament. … [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...]
Track and Field Preview Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/ Mabel-Canton
Head Coaches: Lori Anderson (girls), Alex Aiken (boys) Where We Left off in 2021: Burro teams each took second to GMLOKS at the three-team SEC Meet. Both the girls and boys teams were Section 1A True runner-up. Each qualified for state by “wild card.” The boys took second and the girls third at state True Team. LFCMC sent five individuals and a relay to the individual state … [Read more...]