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...]
Track and Field Team Capsules/Previews
Rushford-Peterson/Houston > Head Coach: Gary Wade. 2017 TRC team finishes: girls 2nd, boys 5th. 2017 True Team (1A) finishes: girls 4th, boys 8th. Returning state qualifiers: None. Returning Section 1A Meet qualifiers: Nicole Blagsvedt (4th Shot, Disc), Emily Didier (1,600, 3,200), Kjersta Hinz (H-Jump, 4x100), Triton Meldahl (T-Jump, 300-H), Allison Papenfus (400, … [Read more...]
1st Team
Lauren Buchholtz (5’9” junior G/F, Kingsland): After playing alongside a good group of seniors for two years, the keys to the Knight girls basketball car were given to Buchholtz. The ultra-fast and high-jumping Lauren leapt and sped her way to a break-out junior season. She became the ninth Knight to top 1,000 career points (1,086). Paisley Larson’s 1,296-point record is … [Read more...]
2nd Team
Paige Donlinger (5’3” junior G, FC): The Falcons’ speediest player, Donlinger, just 5’3”, led FC in scoring (9.4 per), rebounding (5.8 per), and assists (1.7 per). Added a team second-best 2.1 steals. Averaged 11.1 PPG the last 16 games (7.0 PPG the first 12). Had six games of 10-plus FT-attempts (78 of 158 total). An All-TRC selection. Kenidi McCabe (5’4” freshman G, … [Read more...]
Houston Girls Finish 22-4
One could see the success coming. Houston girls basketball played last year’s good 1A East teams tough. They began this year as about the only (former) 1A East team with continuity. Twenty-six games later, Dale Moga has the good team. Houston ended the season with three more wins to finish 22-4 (SEC-East champs). It is the best Hurricane girl’s campaign ever dating back to … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
Lanesboro 46, FC 59 (FC: L. Ristau career-high 19 pts (9-15 FGs); Josh Peters 15 pts; Nate Haugerud 12 pts (6-7 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 assists. L: C. Schwichtenberg 22 pts (4-12 threes); A. Luck 14 pts (6-6 FTs). Falcons had a 19-3 first half run) Schaeffer Academy 71, M-C 61 (MC: D. Wyffels 16 pts, 8 assists; Dylan Loppnow 12 pts, 9 rebs; Brenden Kerns 11 pts; Logan Richardson … [Read more...]
‘Cane Girls are SEC-East Champs
Houston girls basketball had already clinched a share of their first SEC-East title prior to a league match-up with L-O. The ‘Canes beat the Cards in December 66-32. A re-match was similarly lop-sided. Alyssa Rostad scored 28 points (4-5 threes, 6-7 FTs, 5 rebs, 4 assists, 6 stls) to lead Houston to a 79-39 win. Dale Moga’s ‘Canes are stand-alone SEC-East champs. Amber … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/5 – 2/10)
#14 in A R-P 64, Houston 48 (RP: L. Skalet 18 pts (5-9 threes), 5 stls; Ben Ansell 14 pts (7-12 FGs); Kobe Lind 12 pts; Jake Paulson 8 pts, 5 assists, 4 stls. H: J. Hongerholt 20 pts, 9 rebs; Alex Van Gundy 18 pts (4-7 threes)) S.A. 43, Lanesboro 39 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 12 pts, 7 rebs. Burros trailed 39-32, got to within 39-37, but no closer) Kingsland 42, D-E 50 (K: … [Read more...]
Houston School Board wants public’s opinion about 2019-2020 school calendar
The Houston School Board met for its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 1 in the library of Houston Public High School. In attendance were Superintendent Abraham and Board members Norlien, Bonner, Stillin, Evenson, Lundak and Carlson. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the board unanimously approved the evening’s agenda along with a resolution for a closed … [Read more...]
Houston GBB Clinches East Share
Before the 1991-1992 season started, the Southeast Conference was born. Eleven different schools have won or shared out-right or East/West division titles in girls basketball since. Caledonia, M-C, SG, R-P, and Lanesboro have all done so multiple times. Geographically between them all has been Houston. A Hurricane girls team has never been SEC champion. Until now. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/29 – 2/5)
Houston 52, Coulee Christian 49 Houston 37, Randolph 53 (H: Connor Van Gundy 12 pts; James Hongerholt 11 pts) Kingsland 57, #9 in AA SC 84 (K: Wyatt Pruter 17 pts (6-10 FTs); Ian Meisner 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks; Zach Bubany 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. Knights: 7-6, 13-6) Chatfield 40, D-E 83 (C: Reid Johnson 11 pts. Eagles hit 11 of 15 threes to start … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/2- 2/3)
FCLMC 4, PEM 75 (Caden Anderson (120 > 14-4 MD) had FCLMC’s win. Wolves had seven forfeits); FCLMC 27, D-E 46 (Wolves won three forfeits, lost six. Eric Kunz (160) had a pin, Michael Barrett (220 > 5-0) a decision win. FCLMC: 0-4 vs TRC-East, 0-8 vs TRC-all, 2-14 overall) LARP 32, Caledonia/Houston 39 (Screaming Ealges led 23-0 and 29-9, but won just one bout the … [Read more...]
A Quick Strengthen
A weakened storm restrengthened quickly. Hurricane girls basketball regrouped from its worst shooting night (23%), it worst loss (51-43 to W-K). Houston tied a season-high with 21 assists, put up a season-high in points, and shot a season-best 55% (34-62) in beating Spring Grove 80-57. Alyssa Rostad had career-highs in points (30) and threes (7-10). Amber Chapel (18 pts, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/23 – 1/27)
Chatfield 43, La Crescent 61 (C: Landon Bance 9 pts (3-5 threes); Ben Brogan 8 pts, 6 rebs; Austin Hines 7 pts, 12 rebs) M-C 47, GM 73 (MC: Dylan Loppnow 12 pts (6-8 FGs), 8 rebs; Pierce Lind 10 pts, 6 rebs; Blake Henry 10 pts; D. Wyffels 4 pts, 7 rebs, 9 assists. Cougars: 0-16 threes) Schaeffer Academy 61, Houston 46 M-C 54, SG 73 (MC: Ryan Kuhn career-high 13 pts, 4 … [Read more...]
Rostad Tops 1,000, Hurricanes Move to 14-3
It was a week that ended with a tough loss. But Houston’s girls watched their top player hit a ballyhooed threshold and they beat a couple league foes to stay atop the SEC-East. Junior Alyssa Rostad entered a match-up at Schaeffer Academy needing 17 points to hit 1,000 for her career. With an assist from her sister Becca, the 5’5” guard nailed a three to become one of six in … [Read more...]