It’s a very broken record. Mabel-Canton volleyball progressed through the SEC season perfect. Lonnie Morken’s Cougars are again over 30 wins and head to the post-season ranked #6 in state as Section 1A’s top seed. M-C took out Randolph 3-0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-15) in their SEC finale. Kenidi McCabe (6 kills, 27 assists, 18 digs), Payton Danielson (6 kills, 13 digs, 16-17 … [Read more...]
Football
L/P 28, Lanesboro 33 (L: J.T. Rein 25-156, 3 TDs rushing; Nate Betz 7-65, TD rushing; Seth Semmen 6-40 rushing, 8-14, 91 yards, INT passing; Bodin Mayer 5-yard TD run. LP: Cole Walter 20-39, 356 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs passing; Zach Bollingberg 10-181, 3 TDs receiving. Burros led 21-0 and 27-8 in 2nd. L/P scored 20 unanswered (led 28-27 in 4th). A 36-yard Seth Semmen to Ben … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton to recognize North Winn connection
The Mabel-Canton School Board met in regular session on October 15. All members were present (Mark Wiedemann, Jason Marquardt, Traci Livingood, Chris Miller, Principal Michelle Weidemann, high school Secretary Lynette Donald, Business Manager Aimee Lake, Superintendent Gary Kuphal, Diane Wilder, Board chair Cristal Adkins and Chris Loppnow). The board heard an appeal from … [Read more...]
Football (10/11)
Kingsland 12, #8 in 9-Man Southland 47 (K: James Howard 81-yard KOR TD, rushing TD. Knights: 1-5, 1-6) GM 39, M-C 6 (MC: Gavin Johnson 22-158 rushing; Dawson Wilder 5-yard rushing TD. GM: Dusty Copley 16-190, 2 TDs rushing; Evan Oehlke 9-70, 2 TDs rushing, 5-12, 112 yards passing; Luke Speer 3-85, TD receiving. Cougars: 0-7, 0-7) Lanesboro 12, #2 in 9-Man L-O 20 (L: … [Read more...]
Ace Setter Helps M-C to 22nd Title
The streak continues. Maybe it’ll end someday. Someday. Mabel-Canton volleyball (10-0, 26-2) went through its two nearest foes in the standings to shore up a 22nd straight shared or out-right SEC title. And while each Cougar has plenty of volleyball skill (as always), junior setter Kenidi McCabe led the way. Virtuoso is a decent word to describe the 5’4” junior. In the … [Read more...]
Football (10/4)
Houston 40, M-C 7 (H: A. Van Gundy 6-139, TD receiving (59-yard TD catch), 7-45, TD rushing; Ben Walters 4-73, 2 TDs rushing (47-yard TD run), 2 sacks, fumble recovery; Wyatt Walters 10-55, TD rushing, 47-yard TD catch (100-plus total yards in five straight games); M. Schutte 9-11, 199 yards, 2 TDs passing. M-C: Gavin Johnson 19-116, TD rushing; Dawson Wilder 17-70 rushing. … [Read more...]
Morken Gets 700th, Cougars Win Decorah Invite
Mabel-Canton volleyball coach Lonnie Morken entered the year with 679 career wins. Given the Cougars almost never stray below 25 wins in a season, 700 was just a matter of time. He entered the week of Monday September 23 just three short. M-C (18-2) won two SEC matches. Kingsland fell 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-15). Kenidi McCabe authored a triple-double (10 kills, 12-12 … [Read more...]
Football
FC 28, W-K 12 (FC: Zach Haugerud 6-15, 169 yards, 2 TDs, INT passing, 11-52 rushing; Hadrian Williams 10-93, 2 TDs rushing, 17-yard reception; Carson Kiehne 3-103, TD receiving (69-yard TD catch) - averaging 26.3 yards per reception; Grant Kennedy 2-49 receiving, two INTs defensively. W-K scored first followed by 28 unanswered FC points. Falcons: 1-1, 1-4) Kingsland 15, … [Read more...]
Cougars Start 17-0, Take on Class A Showcase
Every other county team, and most other teams’ period, had long since lost. Mabel-Canton volleyball made it through about the first month of the season without a defeat, starting the year 17-0. The week of September 16 featured a couple more ho-hum SEC wins, then a serious bump in competition, the Class A Showcase. The Cougars easily dropped Lyle/Pacelli and Houston in … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Kandace Sikkink had 16 kills and 16 assists as FC volleyball (3-1, 8-7) beat PEM. Lanesboro beat Kingsland to improve to 5-3, 10-11. Julie Schrieber’s group in renaissancing (went 2-12, 6-25 in 2018). Alyvia Eide had 36 digs, though R-P lost in four sets to Cotter. Teammate Kaleah Davis totaled 21 kills and 11 aces in the loss to Cotter, a win over La Crescent. Peyton Berg … [Read more...]