Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 56, La Crescent/Hokah 80 (FC: J. Kiehne 20 pts (7-14 FGs, 6-8 FTs), 4 asts; L. Hellickson 12 pts (6-7 FTs), 6 rebs. LCH had 28 offensive rebounds to FC’s 10, out-shooting FC 29 of 75 (39%) to 18 of 44 (41%)) Chatfield 57, Wabasha-Kellogg 46 (C: C. Johnson 20 pts (9-14 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls; E. Hopp 13 pts, 5 asts, 5 stls; … [Read more...]
Houston Schools purchase two buildings
At their February 3 regular meeting, the Houston School Board officially approved two buildings’ purchase prices. St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 202 Sheridan Street will be purchased for $200,000. Funding for this purchase will come from the school’s general funds. The school has been granted lease levy authority for the sale of bonds to fund the purchase of the ABLE, Inc. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/10 – 1/15)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 76, Rushford-Peterson 57 (C: P. Berg 24 pts (3-6 threes, 5-5 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 stls; Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (7-11 FGs), 8 rebs, 4 stls; Anna Kivimagi 6 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts; Shea Jech 7 pts. R-P: Ellie Ekern 18 pts (3-5 threes); Kaylee Ruberg 15 pts (7-12 FTs), 10 rebs; E. Jacobson 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Hannah Ronnenberg 8 pts, 4 asts. R-P … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/10 – 1/15)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 68, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 77 (FC: Gunner Benson 16 pts (4-6 threes); Jayce Kiehne 14 pts (3-4 threes), 6 rebs; Luke Hellickson 14 pts (4-8 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts; Bryce Corson 9 pts, 11 asts; Jake Fishbaugher 7 pts, 6 rebs. PEM: Aeron Stevens 21 pts. PEM started up 17-0 and led 33-17 at half. FC hit 13 of 27 threes (48%), … [Read more...]
Lady Burros Down Houston, Assume Control of SEC-East
Houston girls basketball has controlled the SEC-East as of late, winning or sharing the last four division titles. That run might be over. Lanesboro, thanks to a second win over the ‘Canes, has seized the division. The Burros (3-1, 8-4) and Houston (5-2, 8-4) entered the contest as the only two East teams plus-500. Trailing 10-7, Lanesboro went on a 15-2 run to lead … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 – 1/8)
Crestwood Tourney (Chatfield (159) took third and Caledonia/Houston (138) fourth behind Creston (214) and Crestwood (203.5). The Gophers lone champion was Kail Schott (170 > win fall, win 16-1 tech fall, win 10-5 decision). He is 14-4. Campbell Berge (195 > win fall, lose fall to Crestwood’s 20-2 Landon Schemmel), wrestling his first matches, and Caden Nolte (285 > win … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/3 – 1/8)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 60, Fillmore Central 42 (FC: Madison Simon 8 pts; Kammry Broadwater 8 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; Abby Bothun 8 pts, 5 rebs; Courtney Hershberger 7 pts. LA: Layla Tews 24 pts) Rushford-Peterson 37, Lewiston-Altura 49 (R-P: K. Ruberg 23 pts, 8 rebs. Trojans > 2-2, 6-5) Southeast Conference Houston 58, Mabel-Canton 36 (H: S. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia boys’ basketball, ranked #3 in AA, stayed perfect by beating D-E 92-68 and then AAA Byron 80-64 at the ‘Rochester Hoops Challenge’. Eli King had two 28-point performance while Jackson Koepke went for 21 and 23. La Crescent/Hokah (4-0, 7-0) and the Warriors (3-0, 9-0) are both undefeated atop the TRC East. L-A (4-0, 9-0) and PEM (3-0, 9-0) are atop the TRC West. … [Read more...]
Cal/Hou Wrestling Stays Perfect, Sweeps FCLMC Tri
Caledonia/Houston wrestling stayed unblemished courtesy of winning three duals the first week after the New Year. In non-conference action, Cal/Hou hosted Waukon. Forfeits loomed large. The Indians won four of seven matches wrestled, but the Warriors took forfeits at 138 (Isaac Blocker), 145 (Tucker Ginther), 152 (Cory Scanlan), 195 (Ayden Goetzinger), 220 (Tyler Jennings), and … [Read more...]
L-O Boys Down Houston, Lanesboro, GM
LeRoy-Ostrander’s boys basketball had a big first week after the New Year. Versus Houston in a non-conference game, each team had a 30-point scorer. Cardinal senior forward Tanner Olson dropped a career-high 36 points (17-37 FGs, 6 rebs, 6 stls). Hurricane senior forward Tanner Kubitz dropped a career-high 30 points (9-18 FGs, 10-14 FTs, 15 rebs). The Hurricanes battled to end … [Read more...]