M-C 50, L-O 29 (MC: B. Kerns 18-210, 4 TDs rushing; Ryan Kuhn 14-119, TD rushing; Drew Wyffels 2-53, TD rushing, 70-yard INT return TD. Leading 20-13 in third quarter, MC scored 30 unanswered points) #8 FC 12, BP 18 (FC: Logan Corson 7-18, 84 yards, TD passing; Josh Peters 8-28, TD rushing, 2 INTs for 72 yards; Nate Haugerud 3-yard TD reception. Game was tied 12-12 with … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/5 – 9/9)
#6 in Class A M-C 3, Houston 0 > 25-10, 25-13, 25-17 (MC: S. Slafter 9 kills, 8 digs; Lexi Thorson 10 digs; Hannah Snell 9 digs; Dakota Delaney 7 kills; Maddy Michels 6 kills, 19-20 serving, 5 aces; Payton Danielson 6 kills, 7 digs; Kenidi McCabe 29 assists. H: Amber Chapel 4 kills, 3 blocks; Becca Lee 7 digs; Ariel Scanlan 9 assists) La Crescent 1, Kingsland 3 > … [Read more...]
Trojans ‘Two’ Much for Knights
Only one county team didn’t play at home. Defending section champion Rushford-Peterson got two TDs from five different guys in handling Kingsland 58-0 in Spring Valley. Jake Paulson made plays in all three phases (4 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TDs, 90 return yards, sack) to lead the way. He and Landon Skalet (8-17, 148 yards, 2 TDs passing) continued their connectivity. Ethan … [Read more...]
Volleyball (8/28 – 8/31)
Houston 1, S.A. 3 > 25-21, 7-25, 20-25, 22-25 (H: Ariel Scanlan 12 assists, 16-17 serving, 2 aces; Becca Lee 13 digs) M-C 3, G-E 0 > 25-3, 25-4, 25-3 (MC: Lauren Wyffels 21-21 serving, 7 aces, 9 digs, 10 assists; P. Danielson 9 kills, 17-17 serving, 4 aces; M. Michels 8 kills; Sarina Stortz 7 kills; S. Slafter 4 kills, 5 aces; K. McCabe 20 assists) Houston 2, L/P 3 … [Read more...]
Cross Country
W-K Gallup (Girls: Chatfield 4th, Kingsland/LARP Inc. (of 9 full team). Tessa McMahon (15th), Isabelle Berg (19th), Katelyn Dornack (26th), Kaylee Maker (28th), Abbi Gillespie (29th), and Stephanie Bradt (33rd) finished top 35 (of 100) for Gophers. LARP’s Emily Didier took 30th. Boys: LARP 8th, Chatfield 9th, Kingsland Inc. (of 9 full). LARP frosh Luke O’Hare took 17th) … [Read more...]
2017 Football Preview
The high school football season begins with what is the new normal per the district format; changes. L-A moves from the Mid-Southeast East District (R-P, FC, Kingsland, etc.) to the Southeast-White (Chatfield, etc.). Cotter does the opposite. BP moves from MSE West to East. Each MSE Sub-District now has nine teams. Cannon Falls joins L-A as a new team in the … [Read more...]
Kingsland to donate baseball field?
The Kingsland School Board met in regular session August 21, with all members in attendance: Doug Plaehn, Deb Larson, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Interim Superintendent James Hecimovich. Hecimovich informed the board that the city of Wykoff is interested in obtaining a baseball field which Kingsland no longer uses in that city. … [Read more...]
2017 Volleyball Preview
The 2017 volleyball season begins with turnover being a main theme. Last year’s All-Conference teams featured 12 total picks from county teams. Nine were seniors. Fillmore Central, Rushford-Peterson, Lanesboro, and Mabel-Canton lost multiple multi-year stand-out (All-Conference plus) players. Kingsland and Chatfield each graduated experienced seniors groups. And thus … [Read more...]
Kingsland aims to join Southeast Conference
In the first full board meeting since Superintendent John McDonald’s departure, the Kingsland School Board met in regular session July 17, with all regular members in attendance: Doug Plaehn, Deb Larson, Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Interim Superintendent James Hecimovich. The board discussed the possibility of leaving the Three … [Read more...]
Year in Review – Year of the Senior
The 2016-2017 sports season in Fillmore County was a special one. None in the Journal Sports era produced so many teams with so many good to great seniors, so much senior depth. It seemed just before Y-2-K, a lot of athletic parents were spawning gifted offspring. From state track champion D-1 signees/gridiron juggernauts, to all-time leading scorers, 2,000-assists, … [Read more...]
Kingsland preps for 2017-18 year
A regular meeting of the Kingsland School Board was held June 19. Members in attendance were Ann Oeltjen, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, and Heather Betts, along with Superintendent John McDonald. Doug Plaehn and Deb Larson were absent, so Oeltjen led the meeting. No visitors had signed up to address the board. The board heard a budgetary update from Business Manager … [Read more...]
Sauer Starts, Broadwater Ends Strong at Boys State Golf
While the Fillmore Central girls’ team was a big story at state golf, an individual Falcon also wrote a great narrative, at least for the first 18 holes. Senior Delton Sauer went out and shot a 38 and a 39 to start the state meet. His 77 had him sitting tied for fifth overall after Day One. He was one of just four golfers with two sub-40 scores Day One. It was his best … [Read more...]
Falcon Boys Section Runner-Up, Broadwater/Sauer Make State
On the guys’ side of things, Fillmore Central (367) sat in second place behind Blooming Prairie (342) after Day One. The Falcons shot a better Day Two score (357), but couldn’t make up the difference. BP (342/339 > 681) was crowned Section 1A champion. FC (367/357 > 724) beat out Lewiston-Altura (374/351 > 725) for Runner-Up. Individually, two county athletes … [Read more...]
Golf (5/30)
Section 1A Meet – Day One (FC girls (358) lead Caledonia (388) of five complete teams (after 18 holes). Falcons Grace Miller (82), Madison Scheevel (86), and Tayah Barnes (89) are 1-2-3. Lanesboro’s Payton Benson (100) is tied for 9th. FC’s Cailey Rindels (101) is tied for 11th. Because of low numbers, all girls advance to Day Two. BP’s boys (342) lead FC (367) and L-A … [Read more...]
Three to the Final Three
Three county baseball teams have made it to Memorial Day. In the 1AA East quarters, FC/L (2-seed, 16-4) beat Cotter (7-seed, 10-10). Josh Peters (3-3, RBI, R), Logan Corson (2-3, 2 RBI, R), Sam Rustad (2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R), and Collin Scott (6 2/3 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K Win, 1-3, RBI) led the way. In the semis, the Falcons played an epic with La Crescent (3-seed, 14-7). … [Read more...]