R-P 3, La Crescent 13 [6] (RP: Peyton Hoiness 3-3, 2B, RBI, R; Megan Oian 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI. RP: 0-1, 0-1) GMLOK 3, Houston 1 (GM: L. Hughes 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 14 K, 5 BB, Win, 1-4, 2B, RBI, R; Liz Jacobsen 2-3, 2B, RBI, R. H: R. Botcher 7 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss; Alyssa Rostad 1-4, RBI. Bulldogs: 1-0, 1-0. ‘Canes: 0-1, 0-1) A-C/G-E 6, M-C 4 (M-C: Jordyn … [Read more...]
Kingsland, Houston Move on in Girls Play-offs
Their season’s mirrored each other, and that trend stays the same in the play-offs. Kingsland and Houston’s girls each moved on to 1A quarterfinal games at Mayo Civic Center. The Hurricanes (7-seed, 15-10) downed A-C/G-E (10-seed, 13-8) 63-43. The ‘Canes led 38-21 at half, assuring they wouldn’t fall by upset like last year (lost as a 5-seed to 12-seed Southland). … [Read more...]
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R-P, M-C, Lanesboro, and Chatfield all won play-in play-off games in girls basketball. Abbey Hoegh had 24 to lead the Trojans past SA 68-38. Maddy Michels had a career-high 24 to lead the Cougars past B.A. 49-34. Lanesboro (18-seed) upset L-O (15-seed) 64-42. Alanna Goetzinger hit a buzzer-beater to lead the Gophers past CF 48-46. All subsequently fell. FC’s girls’ fine … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/18 – 2/22)
FC 41, #10 in AA Caledonia 90 (FC: Tyler Raaen 12 pts (5-10 FGs)) Houston 83, G-E 49 (H: J. Hongerholt season-high 27 pts, 13 rebs; A. Van Gundy 17 pts, 8 rebs; C. Danielson 12 pts; C. Van Gundy 12 pts; Mikkel Schutte 10 pts, 18 rebs, 7 asts) L-A 66, R-P 65 (R-P: Landon Skalet 19 pts (6-10 FGs, 5-7 FTs), 4 asts; Luke O’Hare 16 pts, 5 rebs) M-C 56, Lanesboro 45 (M-C: D. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/18 – 2/21)
L/P 55, M-C 36 (M-C: Payton Danielson 9 pts; Kenidi McCabe 9 pts, 7 rebs) (1A Play-In) #19 Faribault B.A. (1-22) 34, #14 M-C (7-19) 49 (M-C: M. Michels career-high 24 pts (10-12 FTs), 10 rebs; P. Danielson 10 pts; Lexi Thorson 3 pts (1-3 FGs), 12 rebs, 9 asts, 3 stls) (1A Play-In) #17 Schaeffer Academy (5-18) 38, #16 R-P (5-21) 68 (R-P: A. Hoegh 24 pts (3-11 threes), 6 asts; … [Read more...]
Rostad, Buchholtz Make History Amid SEC-East Race
Girls basketball teams Kingsland and Houston had a converging final week of the regular season. The Hurricanes (9-2, 13-9) entered atop the SEC-East, Knights (7-3, 12-9) in second, Houston two league games left, Kingsland three (including a head-to-head). Two seniors each set their school’s basketball all-time scoring marks. On Monday, Houston hosted La Crescent. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Landon Skalet hit 9 of 10 threes and scored a career-high 35 points, but Noah King authored a last second tip-in to propel #10 Caledonia past R-P 75-73. Kingsland’s boys had a 3-0 week, beating FC 54-46, Schaeffer 70-37, and G-E 75-44. Wyatt Pruter had 30 points versus Lions, 16 (pts), 13 (rebs), 11 (asts), 5 (stls) and 4 (blks) versus the Wolverines. The Knights (9-3, … [Read more...]
‘Canes Surge, Eye Second East Title
They have two league games left and own a one game lead in their division. One year after winning its first ever girls basketball conference (division) title, Houston is eyeing a repeat. Three roads wins helped that cause. Houston beat R-P 68-45 in non-conference action. The ‘Canes were led by their senior/soph tandem of Alyssa Rostad (24 pts, season-best 6-7 threes, 8-13 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/4 – 2/9)
FC 50, Schaeffer Academy 69 (FC: Z. Haugerud career-high 16 pts (6-11 FGs); J. Peters 9 pts (3-9 threes)) Cotter 65, M-C 53 (M-C: Drew Wyffels 19 pts (8-9 FTs), 5 rebs, 7 asts, 5 stls; Ethan Underbakke career-high 10 pts, 6 rebs) GM 67, M-C 52 (M-C: D. Loppnow 25 pts (11-15 FGs), 9 rebs; D. Wyffels 8 pts, 8 rebs, 9 asts) L/P 65, Houston 67 (H: Noah Kingsley career-high 16 … [Read more...]
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Houston’s girls beat Lanesboro 68-22 to run their win streak to three. The duo of Emma Geiwitz (30 pts) and Alyssa Rostad (23 pts) were at it again, racking up 53 combined points. It’s the third time they’ve combined for 50-plus in a game this year. Dale Moga’s Hurricanes (7-2, 10-9) lead the SEC-East over Kingsland (6-3, 11-7). Josh Peters had 27 points, but FC’s boys came … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
Chatfield 49, PEM 65 (C: Reid Johnson 16 pts (6-11 FGs); Josef Fahrenholtz 16 pts, 8 rebs, 4 stls; David Castleberg 10 pts. Gophers: 3-7, 7-9) Cotter 61, FC 59 (FC: J. Peters 27 pts (4-13 threes), 8 rebs; Zach Haugerud 10 pts; Brock Walsh 9 pts (4-5 FGs), 8 rebs. Looking for first win, Falcons were tied late but Ramblers got ‘W’) Z-M 75, Kingsland 59 (K: W. Pruter 23 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/2)
FC 52, Cotter 84 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 15 pts, 11 rebs; P. Donlinger 14 pts; K, Sikkink 11 pts, 8 rebs) Lanesboro 22, Houston 68 (H: E. Geiwitz 30 pts (14-22 FGs), 5 stls; A. Rostad 23 pts (10-17 FGs, 3-4 threes), 8 rebs, 4 asts, 7 stls. L: Alida Berg 8 pts) PEM 49, Chatfield 44 (C: Alanna Goetzinger 10 pts, 12 rebs; Tessa McMahon 11 pts;. TOs: C 22, PEM 12) SG 51, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Emma Geiwitz had 22 points in a victory over Schaeffer, and Alyssa Rostad had 33 points (16 of 18 FTs) in a win over Cannon Falls, as Houston’s girls ended a four-game losing streak. Dale Moga’s girls (6-2, 9-9) lead the SEC-East over Kingsland (6-3, 11-7). Houston’s boys also beat CF, 78-74 in OT. Alex Van Gundy had 26 points (11 of 13 FTs) and Mikkel Schutte 21 points (8 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/21 – 1/26)
Houston 76, L-A 94 (H: A. Van Gundy 25 pts (8-13 FTs), 6 rebs; James Hongerholt 18 pts, 10 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; M. Schutte 13 pts (6-10 FGs), 9 rebs, 4 stls; Caiden Danielson 9 pts; Noah Kingsley 9 pts (3-5 threes)) M-C 38, #10 in A Randolph 64 (MC: D. Loppnow 15 pts, 14 rebs; D. Wyffels 11 pts (5-7 FTs), 7 rebs, 6 asts) Stewartville 82, Chatfield 70 (C: R. Johnson 23 pts; … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/21 – 1/26)
R-P 63, L-O 73 (RP: Abbey Hoegh 28 pts; Megan Oian 9 pts, 9 rebs; Lauren Lawston/Kjersta Hinz 9 pts) St. Charles 67, Lanesboro 42 (L: Emily Snyder 12 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls; Payton Benson 9 pts (3-7 threes)) M-C 43, Randolph 56 (MC: Payton Danielson 14 pts, 4 stls; Maddy Michels 14 pts, 9 rebs. Cougs: 3-6, 5-13) L/P 48, Lanesboro 24 (L: E. Snyder 7 pts, 8 rebs) L-A 66, R-P 62 … [Read more...]