GMLOK softball had a nice week, winning three of four games played. Included was taking the four-team Rushford-Peterson tournament. John Fenske’s Bulldogs first downed Houston 10-3 in an SEC game. Senior Emily Miner pitched a no-hitter through 6 1/3 innings before an Emily Botcher double ended the effort. Miner pulled the rare double-digit walk/strikeout game in getting the win … [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...]
Baseball (4/11 – 4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 13, St. Charles 1 [6] (C: Caden Nolte 3-4, two 2Bs, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Win; Luke Carrier 2-4, 2B, R; Ryan Nosbisch 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Jack Dornack 1-1, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Carter Daniels 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Jackson Schild 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. Saints committed seven errors and were held to two total hits. Gophers > 1-0, … [Read more...]
Baseball Preview Capsules
Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Houston Schools ponders best use of recent building purchases
Houston Schools recently conducted a survey of students, parents, staff, and community members to gather input on the best use for the former ABLE building and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. A total of 208 people responded. St. Mary’s was seen as a location for extracurricular activities such as dance, one act play, musical rehearsals, lego robotics, and STEM activity space. … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/4 – 4/9)
Non-Conference Mabel-Canton 1, St. Charles 12 [5] (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 1-2, R, 4 IP, 0 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, Loss. Saints ended the game with a 7-run bottom of fifth after leading 4-1 through four innings. Cougars > 0-0, 0-1) Houston 4, Cotter 11 (H: Zach Olson 1-3, R; Austin Swenson 2 RBI. Cotter had a four-run first and a three-run sixth. Hurricanes plates four … [Read more...]
Softball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2021: The Gophers went 10-4 in the TRC, 17-7 overall. Chatfield went 2-2 in the post-season, falling to Cotter 16-1 in a Section 1AA loser out game. Their other three play-off games were all decided by one run. Seniors: Peyton Berg (C), Jaiden Zimmerman (P/SS), Sydney Allen (2B), Devann Clemens (RF), Brynn … [Read more...]
All-Three Rivers Wrestling
The Three Rivers All-Conference wrestling is highlighted by multiple selections from good Journal 11 squads Chatfield, Caledonia/Houston, and LARP. The conference champion Gophers have a league-high nine All-TRC picks. Chatfield gets three seniors (Grady Schott, Ethan Ruskell, and Caden Nolte), one junior (Ryan House), two sophomores (Gage Bartels, Kail Schott), and three … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball – 1A/1AA Playoffs (2/28 & 3/1)
(1AA Qtr) 8-seed Chatfield (19-8) 53, 1-seed #8 Goodhue (24-3) 80 (C: Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (8-12 FGs), 6 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 12 pts, 4 asts. G: E. Gadient 31 pts (11-18 FGs, 4-9 threes), 6 asts, 5 stls; Tori Miller 18 pts; Anika Schafer 13 pts. Goodhue led 18-14 midway through first half, then out-scored Chatfield 34-13 the rest of the stanza. Gadient scored 25 in the … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball – 1A Playoffs (3/1 & 3/3)
(1A Play-In) 17-seed Mabel-Canton (8-18) 54, 16-seed Wabasha-Kellogg (7-19) 66 (M-C: Alex Arneson 17 pts, 7 rebs; Jaymeson Tollefsrud 14 pts (4-6 threes, 5-7 FGs), 7 rebs; Jordan Larson 11 pts (4-4 FTs), 4 asts. W-K: Adam Dunagan 19 pts; Parker Springer 15 pts. Falcons held M-C leading scorer Cayden Tollefsrud to five points (2-12 FGs). W-K led 38-21 at halftime. Cougars finish … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/21 – 2/26)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 72, St. Charles 34 (C: C. Johnson 21 pts (10-16 FGs), 7 rebs, 10 asts, 6 stls; Drew Schindler 12 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; Isaac Stevens 12 pts, 7 rebs; Drew O’Connor 10 pts (5-9 FGs), 5 stls; Sam Backer 8 pts. Gophers shot 32 of 62 (52%)) Cotter 41, Fillmore Central 61 (FC: J. Kiehne 16 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs, 7 stls; W. Parker 12 pts, 8 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs Begin
Knights and Falcons Move on to Square Off Maybe a highlight of the 1A girls b-ball quarterfinals will be a match-up of Fillmore Central (7-seed, 11-15) and Kingsland (2-seed, 17-8). The second-seeded defending section runner-up Knights made Rochester by taking care of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (15-seed, 7-19) in the Round of 16. Steve Hauser’s group put up season-high … [Read more...]
Section Individual Wrestling
Warriors Get Five to State Led by Ross’s Return Caledonia/Houston wrestling had a solid team season. At the 1A individual tournament, Shea Mahoney’s group did better, getting five state entrants, the second most of any team (save 1A champ D-E). The Warriors (186) actually bested D-E (184), Goodhue (180), and Chatfield (174) for the team title. Brandon Ross’ return … [Read more...]
Wrestling Team Sections (2/18 & 2/20)
(1AA) 12-seed La Crescent/Hokah (2-11) 6, 5-seed LARP (14-11) 78 (LARP took 106 (Spencer Nelson), 138 (Zack Plank), 145 (Titan Tekautz), 160 (Brennan Corcoran), 170 (Camdyn Anderson), 182 (Tyler Kryzer), and 195 (Jacob Meyer) by forfeit. Tyler Kreidermacher (113), Colten Jenkins (120), Jordan Zibrowski (132), Quintin Betthauser (132), Brock Frisch (220), and Andrew Wilkemeyer … [Read more...]