Houston 52, Coulee Christian 49 Houston 37, Randolph 53 (H: Connor Van Gundy 12 pts; James Hongerholt 11 pts) Kingsland 57, #9 in AA SC 84 (K: Wyatt Pruter 17 pts (6-10 FTs); Ian Meisner 13 pts, 9 rebs, 3 blks; Zach Bubany 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. Knights: 7-6, 13-6) Chatfield 40, D-E 83 (C: Reid Johnson 11 pts. Eagles hit 11 of 15 threes to start … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/29 – 2/5)
L-O 29, R-P 64 (RP: L. Lawston 26 pts, 14 rebs, 7 stls. All 13 Trojans to play, scored) G-E 27, Lanesboro 49 (L: Payton Benson 17 pts (5-14 threes); Lexie Johnson 12 pts, 7 stls; Emily Snyder 11 pts, 6 rebs, 4 assists, 6 stls) #1 in A L/P 62, FC 33 (FC: Paige Donlinger 12 pts, 9 rebs. L/P: Kristi Fett 25 pts (11-16 FGs)) R-P 23, FC 57 (FC: Emma Breitsprecher 13 pts, 6 … [Read more...]
Knights Run County TRC Gauntlet
Fillmore County boasts four TRC schools. Kingsland’s basketball teams have now swept the other three. Knight squads beat Chatfield and R-P in December. In late January, Kingsland swept FC to run the gauntlet. In Preston, John Fenske’s guys grabbed a 70-47 victory. They were plus-11 at the free throw line (16 of 26 to 5 of 12). Team double-K got four in double figures. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
FCLMC’s Stefan Nikoloski (220) and Caden Anderson (120) each took first at the Robbinsdale-Cooper wrestling tourney. LARP wrestling (3-2 vs TRC, 6-5 overall) won two tight matches, beating D-E 39-37 and Caledonia/Houston 39-36 (Z-M Invite). Jordan Beck (19), Ian Meisner (16), and Wyatt Pruter (16) combined for 51 points, Zach Bubany had a point/assist (13/12) double-double, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/15 – 1/20)
FC 36, Goodhue 43 (FC: Josh Peters 11 pts (3-11 threes); Matt Lutes 9 pts; Logan Corson 8 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assists, 3 stls. FTs: FC 2-5, G 10-19. Wildcats took lead for good in final eight minutes. Defending section champ Goodhue is 9-7) W-K 73, Lanesboro 52 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 18 pts, 9 rebs, 8 assists; Andrew Luck 15 pts. WK: Zach Kjeseth 25 pts) GM 59, Houston 56 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/16 – 1/20)
FC 53, Southland 52 (FC: Paige Donlinger career-high 15 pts (9-23 FTs); Alleigh Meyer 9 pts, 7 rebs; Grace Miller 8 pts, 6 stls. S: McKendry Kennedy 23 pts (11-12 FTs). Falcons went ahead late in first half, never trailed thereafter. Rebels made a push at the very end. FTs: FC 18-45, S 16-24. Falcons had six girls shoot free throws and none hit over 50%) Caledonia 49, … [Read more...]
Kingsland looks to play nine-man football in 2018
A possible change to nine-man football was discussed during the Kingsland School Board meeting on January 17, with all members present (Doug Plaehn, Ann Oeltjen, Leah Stier, Jackie Horsman, Tiffany Mundfrom, Heather Betts, and Interim Superintendent James Hecimovich). Mundfrom asked what would happen if the team made the playoffs, and it was explained that the team would then … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chatfield’s Jake Mandt stayed undefeated (26-0) and won his third tournament of the year, the Stewartville Invite. The #1-guy in the state at 145 racked up four pins for his title. Jake has (unofficially) a 47-match win streak. He hasn’t lost in over a year, at the 2016 Rumble on the Red. Seth Goetzinger (18-7) went 4-1 to take second. LARP wrestling took third (of 14) at … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/8 – 1/13)
M-C 46, Alden-Conger 47 (MC: Drew Wyffels 11 pts, 4 assists, 5 stls; Blake Henry 8 pts, 9 rebs; Pierce Lind 8 pts, 7 rebs; Brenden Kerns DNP. Threes: M-C 2-19, A-C 6-11. Lind made a put back with 10 seconds to give M-C the 46-45 lead. Knights made a contested shot at the buzzer for the win) PEM 64, FC 51 (FC: Luke Ristau career-high 14 pts; Brock Walsh 8 pts; Nate Haugerud … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/8 – 1/12)
FC 46, Lanesboro 19 (FC: Paige Donlinger 8 pts, 7 rebs; Emma Breitsprecher 6 pts, 6 rebs. L: Bailey Ruen 6 pts, 7 rebs. Ten Falcons scored; eight with either two or three made field goals. Halftime score was 27-5) La Crescent 55, Kingsland 61 (K: L. Buchholtz 23 pts, 13 rebs, 6 stls; Ellie Buchholtz 10 pts, 4 stls) G-E 10, Houston 60 (H: A. Rostad 21 pts (5-10 threes); B. … [Read more...]