(See TRC or SEC pages for specific start times) Monday, January 27 (BBB) Kingsland at Chatfield (BBB) G-E at M-C (GBB) Chatfield at Kingsland (GBB) Houston at L-A (GBB) R-P at Cannon Falls (GBB) A-C/G-E at Lanesboro Tuesday, January 28 (BBB) Houston at FC (BBB) R-P at Kingsland (BBB) Lanesboro at Cotter (GBB) Kingsland at … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball/ Holiday Games (12/26 – 12/28)
M-C 42, FC 66 (FC: H. Gunderson 23 pts (8-13 FGs, 6-7 FTs), 15 pts, 4 asts, 4 stls; Z. Haugerud 21 pts, 7 rebs, 6 stls. M-C: Reid Crawford/Jack Arneson/Gavin Johnson 8 pts) Chatfield 49, Z-M 58 (C: R. Johnson 22 pts (3-8 threes), 8 rebs; Cole Johnson 9 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts. WSU Tourney) Southland 76, M-C 49 (M-C: Cayden Tollefsrud 10 pts (6-8 FTs); Ethan Underbakke 9 … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Banking in three threes, fighting defensively, and getting a round game from Ellie Buchholtz (18 pts, 7 rebs, 9 asts, 6 stls), Kingsland’s girls posted a big SEC win over GM 58-45. Buchholtz also had 24 points in a 48-44 non-con loss to Central Elkader. Kingsland (3-0, 4-2) leads the SEC-West. Houston’s Emma Geiwitz had 24 and 31 points in wins over R-P and La Crescent. The … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/10 – 12/14)
Cotter 39, Houston 78 (H: A. Van Gundy 24 pts; M. Schutte 19 pts; Caiden Danielson 14 pts) Kingsland 59, L-O 65 (K: B. Musel 21 pts (9-16 FGs), 8 rebs, 5 blks; Zach Hauser 12 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts; Walker Erdman 11 pts. Knights led 30-22 at halftime. Cardinals (22 points) nearly doubled first half out-put in second 18:00 (43 points)) Schaeffer Academy 54, Lanesboro 50 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (12/10 – 12/14)
Houston 59, R-P 32 (H: E. Geiwitz 24 pts, 5 rebs, 8 stls; Sydney Torgerson 13 pts, 5 stls; Becca Rostad 9 pts; Jenny Albrecht 2 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 11 stls. RP: Isabelle Olson 9 pts, 5 stls; Alayna Helgemoe 7 pts; Kaylee Ruberg 5 pts, 8 rebs, 6 stls) Triton 66, Chatfield 53 (C: Peyton Berg 14 pts (4-12 threes), 4 rebs, 4 asts; Tessa McMahon 12 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Silja … [Read more...]
‘Cane Girls Make Very Early Statement
They are the two-time defending SEC East champions. Last year’s co-champion, Kingsland, moved to the SEC-West. And then in one week, Dale Moga’s Houston’s girls won two lopsided affairs with division foes. An early view into how the East may shape up is forming. The Hurricanes downed Lanesboro by 32, 53-21. Emma Geiwitz (16 pts, 4-7 threes), Becca Rostad (13 pts, 7 rebs), … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P’s boy’s finally got G-E-T, beating the Red Hawks 60-55. The Trojans were 0-5 in the teams’ five-year series. Houston’s boys beat Lanesboro 68-49. Mikkel Schutte had 13 (pts), 16 (rebs), 7 (asts), and 4 (blks). Alex Van Gundy had 24, but Houston fell to SG 63-58 in OT. The Hurricanes led by five in 0:48 left. Big guys 6’6” Brady Musel (career-high 27 pts, 11 rebs) and … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (12/2 – 12/7)
M-C 25, SG 64 (M-C: Reid Crawford 6 pts. SG: Caden Grinde 29 pts) W-K 56, Houston 51 Houston 68, Lanesboro 49 (H: Caiden Danielson 19 pts (8-12 FGs); A. Van Gundy 14 pts, 9 rebs; M. Schutte 13 pts, 16 rebs, 7 asts, 4 blks; Braden Kennedy 12 pts (4-7 threes); Noah Kingsley 10 pts, 7 rebs. L: Ryan Holmen 12 pts; Sawyer Johnson 9 pts (3-8 threes); John Prestemon 6 pts, … [Read more...]
2019-2020 Boys Basketball Preview
Like the female contemporaries, Journal-covered boys basketball teams probably wanted a little more from their 2018-2019 seasons. R-P and Kingsland were the only two to finish above .500. Chatfield, Houston, and Lanesboro were a few wins short of it. R-P made the section final four, but fell. The Trojans, Gophers, and Hurricanes will definitely start the season with high … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/22 & 11/23)
Kingsland 60, Lanesboro 28 (K: Ellie Buchholtz 16 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Merredith Farlinger 13 pts (5-7 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 8 rebs, 8 blks; Alyssa Link 12 pts (3-4 threes). L: Kaci Ruen 6 pts, 6 rebs; Sophia Simes 3 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts. Knights: 1-0. Burros: 0-1) FC 60, Hayfield 47 (FC: Lauren Mensink 15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls; K. Ristau 14 pts, 11 rebs; Maddie Krage 11 … [Read more...]