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Mabel-Canton shooters among the state’s top five; Spring Grove, Kingsland teams also excel

July 18, 2022 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

By Lee Epps The Mabel-Canton trap team finished fifth in the state and Spring Grove 29th as the 2022 high school clay target season ended on June 25 at Prior Lake. Later in the day, there was a separate competition for the 100 All-State shooters to compete for individual honors, where Spring Grove seniors Camron Kraus and Carson Gerard both hit 98 of 100 flying clay … [Read more...]

Golf (5/16 – 5/20)

June 6, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Southeast Conference (B) Kingsland 188, Glenville-Emmons 221 (K: K. Rath/N. Eickhoff 45s*, Ethan Carr 48, Nathan O’Connell 50, Isaac Hauser 52. GE: Jackson Ellingson 52. Knights finish at 8-2. At Northwood GC) (B) Lanesboro 169, Houston 227 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 38*, J. Brogle 42, K. Stettler 44, D. Haugen 45, R. Benson 46. H: Ethan Knutson 43, Tanner Kubitz 49. Burros … [Read more...]

Administrative changes continuing at Kingsland

May 9, 2022 by Rich Wicks Leave a Comment

Fillmore County Journal - Kingsland Knights - Spring Valley

The Kingsland School Board met on May 9 for their monthly “work session.”  One of the main topics was the status of administrative changes that resulted from the resignation of Superintendent Jim Hecimovich. Principal Scott Klavetter has been named to take over as superintendent when Hecimovich’s tenure at Kingsland ends at the end of June.  Due to Hecimovich’s current leave … [Read more...]

Aspiring Track Teams Post Sweeps

May 2, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Track and field conglomerates LFCMC and GMLOKS are both in line to have big years. Each pulled boy/girl team sweeps in two different meets the week of Monday, April 18.  LFCMC Track Teams  Win at Lake City LFCMC wasn’t originally scheduled to be in it, and the meet got rescheduled. But once they arrived in Lake City, the kids on team Fal-Bur-Coug left their mark. At … [Read more...]

Golf Preview

April 25, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

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...]

Track and Field Preview Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/ Mabel-Canton

April 4, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Head Coaches: Lori Anderson (girls), Alex Aiken (boys)  Where We Left off in 2021: Burro teams each took second to GMLOKS at the three-team SEC Meet. Both the girls and boys teams were Section 1A True runner-up. Each qualified for state by “wild card.” The boys took second and the girls third at state True Team. LFCMC sent five individuals and a relay to the individual state … [Read more...]

All-Southeast Girls Basketball

March 28, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Grand Meadow (23-7), Kingsland (19-9), and Lanesboro (19-9) were the top teams in the SEC. The All-SEC girls basketball team is thus headed by players from the Larks, Knights, and Burros. Section runner-up Grand Meadow gets two 1st Team All-SEC picks and two 2nd Team All-SEC selections. Sisters Kendyl Queensland (5’9” Jr. G) and Lauren Queensland (5’9” Fr. F) make the 1st Team. … [Read more...]

Lions Hold Knights to 27 in Posting “W”

March 14, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Kingsland (13-seed, 11-15) and Spring Grove (4-seed, 22-4) met twice in the regular season.  It took until the second half in each game for the Lions to pull away. In the teams’ third meeting of the season, the Lions were more emphatic in posting a win and moving on to the 1A quarters. SG entered having lost its regular-season finale to Fillmore Central, and took out their … [Read more...]

Cotten’s Harvest Leads GM Past Kingsland

March 14, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

In a 1A quarterfinal versus Fillmore Central, Kingsland’s bench was key to victory. Versus Grand Meadow (3-seed, 22-6), it was a key Lark bench player that helped Ryan Queensland’s group finally get a win over the Knights (2-seed, 19-8). The Larks used a methodical offense and a couple different defenses to suppress Kingsland. The Knights got off to a good start, 8-3, getting … [Read more...]

1AA Girls Basketball; GM Girls Move on to Section Final

March 14, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Five Journal 11 teams began the week alive in the Section 1A girls playoffs. By Saturday night, only one was left standing. Rushford-Peterson, Fillmore Central, Lanesboro, Kingsland, and Grand Meadow all battled amidst 1A quarterfinal and/or semifinal contests.  The Superlarks will play for their first 1A title. Burro Girls Fight Past K-W It was physical. It was a battle. … [Read more...]

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