Chatfield 60, Southland 47 (C: R. Johnson 16 pts, 6 rebs; J. Fahrenholtz 17 pts (8-13 FGs), 10 rebs, 7 asts) Cotter 23, R-P 69 (RP: L. Skalet 12 pts, 10 assists, 9 stls; L. O’Hare 12 pts (6-8 FGs); Ben Wieser/Vinnie Mason 8 pts each (8-10 combined FGs). Twelve Trojans scored) #6 in AA Caledonia 94, FC 40 (FC: C. Brown career-high 22 pts (6-12 threes)) M-C 45, GM 81 … [Read more...]
Fighting Out of a Hole
It was an inauspicious start to the season for Houston girls basketball. Two long road trips and a night-game, day-game, back-to-back, equaled and 0-3 start for last year’s SEC East champs. The ‘Canes were happy to be home hosting Kingsland. Inspired, they got win number one 60-48. Free throws were a difference, as the ‘Canes went 20 of 27 to Kingsland’s 15 of 30. Each … [Read more...]
All-District Football Awards
With area teams Spring Grove and Caledonia winning state titles, 2018 All-District football lists come out well after most teams are done playing. In the Southeast-White, Section 1AA Runner-Up Chatfield gets six All-District players (five seniors, one junior); two-way stand-outs who helped the Gophers to a strong 8-3 season. Heading the cast is Gage Tuohy (5’11” 195 RB/S). … [Read more...]
Tested, Hurricanes Shut-Out Burros
A year ago, Houston football, even down some key players, handed it to Lanesboro 46-12. In this year’s game, the Burros were game. But the ‘Canes moved to 6-1 courtesy of a shut-out victory. Houston had two double-digit-play first half drives go for nada. The stanza’s only score was when Joey Fishel blocked a Burro punt out of the end zone for a safety right before … [Read more...]
The State of Volleyball
By the time this article comes out, the fall sports regular season will be finishing up. The play-offs will just about be underway. Here is the state of volleyball for the county heading to the post-season. Four of seven FCJ covered teams are above five hundred. Leading the way is #5 in Class A Mabel-Canton. The Cougars won their only SEC match of the week, beating … [Read more...]
Close Proximity Volleyball
The first week of October featured multiple volleyball games between FCJ covered teams. R-P beat Chatfield 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-16, 31-29). The Gophers were down 22-16 in game four only to tie at 24. It took R-P eight match points to post victory. Jaelyn Connaughty (10 kills, 16 assists, 9 digs), Alyvia Eide (30 digs), Peyton Hoiness (21 assists, 14-14 serving, 4 aces), … [Read more...]
Folz Foils Houston Again
A year ago, Alex Folz propelled Spring Grove to a 26-6 win over Houston in a match-up of undefeated ranked teams. This year’s big contest, SG (5-0) ranked #1, Houston (5-0) ranked #5, was even more dominated by the 5’10” 195-pounder. After spotting SG a 13-0 lead, Houston got a 51-yard James Hongerholt TD run to pull to down 13-6. It was as close as they would get. After an … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Senior Tyler Raaen turned eight carries into four rushing TDs, as FC football beat Kingsland 41-6. The Falcons are 2-2, Kingsland 0-3, 0-4. Freshman J.T. Rein ran for 195 yards and a TD, Carson Schwichtenberg accounted for three scores, as Lanesboro beat L-O 26-6. The Burros had both a 100-yard rusher (Rein) and a 100-yard receiver (Andrew Luck). Lanesboro is 1-2, 2-2. R-P … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/17 – 9/23)
R-P 3, D-E 0 > 25-17, 25-22, 25-13 (RP: Lauren Lawston 11 kills, 15 digs; A. Eide 17 digs; Jaelyn Connaughty 13 assists, 8 digs, 18-18 serving, 3 aces) Cotter 1, R-P 3 > 25-17, 24-26, 25-22, 25-19 (RP: A. Eide 29 digs; Kjersta Hinz 12 kills, 6 blocks; Kaleah Davis 10 kills, 5 aces; J. Connaughty 25 assists; Megan Oian 15 digs, 26-27 serving, 2 aces; L. Lawston 8 kills, … [Read more...]
As the Storm Spins, the ‘Canes Churn a Win
People in the Carolina’s pry want to read nothing about Hurricanes spinning on September 15, 2018. In Minnesota, in Houston, Hurricanes spinning is a great thing. The 7th-ranked ‘Cane football team churned up their third win in as many weeks by trouncing LeRoy-Ostrander. Houston led 46-0 before prevailing 54-14. James Hongerholt continued his excellent senior season at QB … [Read more...]