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Volleyball Playoffs (10/24 & 10/27)

November 7, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Section 1A  17-seed Southland (6-13) 3, 16-seed Kingsland (11-14) 1 > 18-25, 25-21, 23-25, 16-25 (K: Anika Reiland 10 kills, 19 digs; Chantle Reiland 4 kills, 10 digs; Macie Rasmussen 14 assists, 7 digs; Morgan Phillips 5 kills; Vaira Merkel 6 kills; Kadence Aarsvold 13 digs. Knights beat Southland 3-2 and 3-1 in regular season. Kingsland finishes at 11-15)  19-seed … [Read more...]

Football: Teams Blast to Section Title Games

November 7, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

One thing was certain when it came to football play-offs in Section 1 9-Man, Class A, and Class AA.   There wasn’t too much dispute in the first two rounds over which teams were better.  Top two seeds Spring Grove, Lanesboro, Fillmore Central, Chatfield, and Caledonia all blasted opponents to make their respective section finals.   #3 Lions Roar Through Houston and GM into … [Read more...]

Volleyball: Regular Season Concludes

October 31, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The last week of the regular season of volleyball was just two nights of action per the typical late October Thursday-Friday break. Caledonia volleyball won the TRC title. Good teams Lanesboro and Grand Meadow played a five-set match. Mabel-Canton got to 30 wins. R-P got to 20 wins. Warriors Down Falcons, Sweep to TRC Title It’s always great when the scheduling works out … [Read more...]

Football: SG, FC, and Chatfield Win District Titles

October 31, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The last week of the regular season had football teams cinching up district titles. Spring Grove took the South-East courtesy of a huge ranked-versus-ranked win over Lanesboro. Fillmore Central romped to the Mid-Southeast Blue title. Chatfield got out of Goodhue with a win to ensure the Southeast-White title. Spring Grove Defense Shows up for State-Ranked Showdown with … [Read more...]

Volleyball: Teams Grab or Eye Titles

October 24, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The week in volleyball saw SEC squads M-C and GM wrap up division titles. In the TRC, Caledonia clinched at least a share of the league by winning two conference games. Also, Spring Grove won another tourn-ament. #5 Cougars Outlast  #8 Lions to Claim 25th Straight League Title Eighth-ranked Spring Grove (11-1, 20-3) played two great sets of volleyball. They almost put … [Read more...]

Football (10/7 & 10/8)

October 17, 2022 by Paul Trende 1 Comment

Mid-Southeast Blue District Kenyon-Wanamingo 8, #5 in A Fillmore Central 41 (FC: Dillon O’Connor 17 of 27, 219 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTs passing; Chase Christianson 7-83, 3 TDs receiving; Bryce Corson 15-51, TD rushing, 2-25, TD receiving, defensive interception; Luke Hellickson 4-54 receiving; Kyle Daniels 7-yard TD run. Falcons (5-0, 6-0) led 27-0 at halftime and 41-0 in the … [Read more...]

Volleyball: Rivals Battle for Positioning

October 17, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Volleyball the week of Monday, October 3 had rivals battling for league positioning. The big-ticket match was in the TRC, where league undefeated teams, former often AA play-off foes, Caledonia and Chatfield, did battle.  Size Propels Warriors Past Gophers in TRC Showdown It was the biggest TRC match to date (and precursor to a huge football game). Caledonia (6-0, … [Read more...]

Lion girls survive four-set struggle versus Lanesboro

October 16, 2022 by Lee Epps Leave a Comment

Spring Grove Lions Volleyball

Trailing Lanesboro 20-16 in the fourth set, state-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove avoided a fifth set by winning 9 of the final 11 points to win the match, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) and complete a season sweep of the Burros. It was exciting with three 25-22 set scores, but it was an inconsistent evening for both teams. It was a rare occasion in which the team with the most … [Read more...]

Football Week Five: Top Teams Continue Tear

October 10, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The Fillmore County Journal Sports covers 11 football teams. After five weeks, five are still undefeated. Two more have just one loss. Chatfield (#1 in AA), Caledonia (#3 in AA), Fillmore Central (#6 in A), Lanesboro (#3 in 9-man), and Spring Grove (#6 in 9-man) all won to move to 5-0. R-P and M-C posted “Ws” to move to 4-1.  #1 Gophers Pick LCH’s Bones Ahead of … [Read more...]

Lanesboro School Board

October 10, 2022 by Fillmore County Journal Leave a Comment

Lanesboro Burro

Kevin Horihan Candidate for Lanesboro School Board 1. Tell us about yourself. I live in rural Lanesboro on a fourth generation farm with my wife Laura and our three children, Liam (6th grade), Fiona, (5th grade), and Rafe (2nd grade). I graduated from Lanesboro High School in 2001. I attended South Dakota State University and graduated with a degree in Agriculture in 2005. … [Read more...]

#2 Burros Run over Passy Cardinals

September 26, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

After back-to-back weeks of turning it on in the second half to down foes, Lanesboro football, ranked #2 in 9-Man, turned its early season motus operandi, backwards. The Burros scored on all six of their first half drives to lead LeRoy-Ostrander 20-6 after one quarter and 40-18 at halftime. In a game that went well into the night because of all the scoring, the Cardinals … [Read more...]

Second Half Efficiency Powers Burro Football Over GM

September 12, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Lanesboro had the ball four times in the second half of their 9-Man South-East battle with Grand Meadow.  Three of those possessions resulted in the touchdowns while the last ran out the clock.  That second half efficiency propelled the Burros to a win over the Superlarks.  The first half saw the teams play each other to a 6-6 tie.  Grand Meadow scored first early in the second … [Read more...]

2022 Volleyball and Cross Country Preview

August 29, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

Volleyball Preview The 2021 season was a successful one for a host of “Journal 11” volleyball teams. Mabel-Canton (30-5), Caledonia (22-9), and Spring Grove (20-10) each made their respective section Final Four. The Cougars (SEC East) and Warriors (TRC) were league champs. Fillmore Central (16-13), Chatfield (19-9), and Rushford-Peterson (18-12) made it to Rochester and … [Read more...]

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...]

Two Teams, Three Individuals Take on State Golf

June 27, 2022 by Paul Trende Leave a Comment

The 2022 state Class A golf meet at Pebble Creek Golf Course in Becker featured two “Journal 11” teams, Fillmore Central’s girls and Rushford-Peterson’s boys.  It featured individuals Clay Schwichtenberg and Chloe Schnebly of Lanes-boro, Jake Fishbaugher of Fillmore Central.  Said 15 athletes took on a weather-diverse event at the 18-hole par 72 course.  Day One on Tuesday was … [Read more...]

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