Cannon Falls 64, Chatfield 68 (C: T. McMahon 13 pts (3-4 threes), 10 asts; Mollie Henry 12 pts (5-7 FGs); J. Zimmerman 11 pts (5-10 FGs); Z. Priebe 9 pts (4-7 FGs), 5 rebs; Silja Erickson 9 pts; Peyton Berg 8 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts. Gophers led by as many as 19 in second half. Bombers hit a three at the end of the game for a four-point final) Lanesboro 44, M-C 54 (M-C: P. … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/16 – 1/18)
FCLMC Tri > St. Charles 27, FCLMC 40 (Teams double forfeited 106 and 195. FCLMC collected forfeits at 145 (Caden Anderson), 170 (Bodey Wright), and 285 (Stefan Nikoloski). Wolves built 16-6 and 22-12 leads, but dropped 152 and 160 to trail 22-21. FCLMC took three of the last four non-double forfeit matches (two by forfeit) for the win. Connor Wingert (113), Cale Anderson … [Read more...]
Upcoming Varsity Sporting Events
(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...]
Girls Basketball/ Holiday Games (12/26 – 12/28)
Lanesboro 31, Caledonia 63 (L: Payton Benson 12 pts (3-5 FGs, 4-5 FTs); B. Ruen 10 pts) Southland 54, M-C 47 (M-C: P. Danielson 18 pts (3-5 threes, 6-11 FGs), 14 rebs; M. Kelly 10 pts. Cougars led 27-23 at half. M-C: 2-3, 4-8) Kingsland 57, Southland 68 (K: E. Buchholtz 19 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts; S. Wernimont 12 pts) … [Read more...]
Lanesboro receives clean audit; preps for project work
The Lanesboro School Board receivaed favorable news from auditor Jason Boyton, Smith, Shafer & Associates, at the Thursday, December 19 meeting. The district has continued several positive financial strides forward, despite its small size and an in-progress building project. Only one area of concern was noted in the audit. The district has also seen a positive increase … [Read more...]
Burro Gals Scrap Out Tight Wins
It was an exciting week for Lanesboro girls basketball. They scrapped out two narrow nail-biter wins. The game at Schaeffer Academy went two overtimes. With Jessie Schreiber scoring 10 second half points, and Brielle Ruen scoring nine, the Burros led 57-53 late in regulation. But Lion Julianna Waggie scored two baskets in the final 1:40. The game-tying field goal came on … [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...]
Wrestling (12/10)
Triton 25, FCLMC 42 (Wolves put out first full line-up in years (maybe over a decade), grab first win of the season (didn’t win a match last season). Connor Wingert (113), Oliver Hoeltzle (160), D. Troendle (195), and S. Nikoloski (285) won by pin, B. Knutson (120) by forfeit, Ryan Kelly (126 > 6-2), Cale Anderson (138 > 3-2), Caden Anderson (145 > 4-2), and Caleb … [Read more...]
Burros Comeback Ends Streak vs M-C
It had been awhile since Lanesboro’s girls beat Mabel-Canton in basketball. One had to go back to 2015 and Olivia Haug’s senior year. The Cougars had won nine straight. Ten looked highly doable. M-C led Lanesboro 41-32 with under 12 minutes left in the game. But the Cougars hit just two field goals the rest of the way. Lanesboro went 9-1 to close to down 42-41. A Payton … [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...]
Girls Basketball (12/3 – 12/7)
R-P 19, FC 55 (FC: Kandace Sikkink 19 pts (7-10 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 stls; Kassidy Broadwater 8 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts, 8 stls. R-P: Alora Wilkemeyer 6 pts. Falcons start the year 3-0) Chatfield 41, St. Charles 52 (C: Peyton Berg 11 pts, 5 rebs; Silja Erickson 11 pts) SA 32, M-C 45 (M-C: MaKenzie Kelly 12 pts (3-4 threes), 6 rebs; Camryn Cox 11 pts, 8 rebs; P. Danielson 2 … [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...]
Hot Shots
Three county girls teams started the year with wins. Fillmore Central got four and Kingsland three to double figures in beating Hayfield 60-47 and Lanesboro 60-28 respectively. Big girls did work. Merredith Farlinger (6’0”) had 13 (pts), 8 (rebs), and 8 (blks) for the Knights. Kelly Ristau (6’4”) had 14 (pts) and 11 (rebs) for FC. M-C beat L-O 47-33. Top player Payton … [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...]