Paige Donlinger (5’3” junior G, FC): The Falcons’ speediest player, Donlinger, just 5’3”, led FC in scoring (9.4 per), rebounding (5.8 per), and assists (1.7 per). Added a team second-best 2.1 steals. Averaged 11.1 PPG the last 16 games (7.0 PPG the first 12). Had six games of 10-plus FT-attempts (78 of 158 total). An All-TRC selection. Kenidi McCabe (5’4” freshman G, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
The last county girls basketball team left standing fell. Kingsland bowed to top-ranked L/P 75-46 in a 1A quarterfinal. Kristi Fett (41 pts, 18 rebs), a 6’5” senior center, was too much for the Knights. Kingsland finishes at 14-14. It is the tenth time this year they have been at .500. The girls 1A final four was composed of all formerly “West” teams. One-seed #1 L/P … [Read more...]
M-C School addresses tragedy and threats
The Mabel-Canton School Board held their first regular meeting since the tragic accident that claimed the lives of two students. That accident, and the response by the local and surrounding communities, was a main topic of discussion. Present at the meeting were Mark Weidemann, Jason Marquardt, Chris Miller, Principal Michelle Weidemann, Board chair Cristal Adkins, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Paige Donlinger had a career-high 21 points as FC’s girls won a play-in play-off game, beating L-O 98-23. Payton Danielson had 26 points to lead M-C past G-E 56-16 in a play-in game. R-P beat Hope Lutheran in a play-in game 51-30. Lanesboro nipped Faribault B.A. 34-32 in a play-in game. In the Round of 16, FC fell to #9 in Class A GM (48-32), M-C fell to #4 in Goodhue … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/22 & 2/23)
Kingsland 61, SG 79 (K: Zach Bubany 16 pts; Wyatt Pruter 15 pts (5-9 threes); I. Meisner 12 pts (6-7 FGs)) Cotter 39, R-P 63 (RP: Ben Ansell 17 pts (8-11 FGs), 6 rebs; Jake Paulson 11 pts (5-8 FGs); L. Skalet 9 pts, 4 assists; Trey Olson 8 pts (3-3 FGs); Luke O’Hare 7 pts, 7 assists) Chatfield 78, Southland 63 (C: R. Johnson 30 pts (11-21 FGs, 7-7 FTs), 9 rebs; J. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs
(1A Play-In); L-O (20-seed, 1-25) 23, FC (13-seed, 10-16) 98 (FC: P. Donlinger 21 pts (9-18 FGs), 6 rebs, 7 assists, 6 stls; Madison Scheevel career-high 19 pts (5-6 threes); Emma Breitsprecher 9 pts, 4 stls; Alleigh Meyer 8 pts; Hadley Yoder 7 pts, 9 rebs. Falcons posted a 63-point first half, a season-high 98 points. Thirteen of 14 FC girls scored) (1A Play-in); G-E … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
Lanesboro 46, FC 59 (FC: L. Ristau career-high 19 pts (9-15 FGs); Josh Peters 15 pts; Nate Haugerud 12 pts (6-7 FGs), 6 rebs, 5 assists. L: C. Schwichtenberg 22 pts (4-12 threes); A. Luck 14 pts (6-6 FTs). Falcons had a 19-3 first half run) Schaeffer Academy 71, M-C 61 (MC: D. Wyffels 16 pts, 8 assists; Dylan Loppnow 12 pts, 9 rebs; Brenden Kerns 11 pts; Logan Richardson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/12 – 2/16)
SG 51, M-C 53 (MC: Payton Danielson 16 pts, 9 rebs, 6 stls; Jordyn Newgard 12 pts (6-7 FTS)) Hope Lutheran 30, R-P 38 (RP: L. Lawston 15 pts, 7 rebs, 5 stls) L-O 32, FC 82 (FC: Kelly Ristau career-high 15 pts, 13 rebs; Paige Donlinger 13 pts (3-3 threes), 5 rebs; Madison Scheevel 12 pts (4-9 threes); Grace Miller 11 pts, 4 stls. Falcons hit 11 of 22 threes. FC has won … [Read more...]
Healing Through Winning
High school sports are supposed to be innocent. Kids play for the fun, for their parents and families, for the glory, and to learn lessons like discipline, dedication, team-work, and perseverance. The teenage years are supposed to be a carefree time in life. But tragedy doesn’t know an age. On back-to-back nights in Mabel, Cougar basketball players took the court days … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s girls ended a 13-game losing skid by beating G-E 49-27. R-P’s girls ended an 8-game skid by beating L-O. Lauren Lawston had career-highs in points (26), rebounds (14), and steals (7). FC’s girls beat R-P, ending a 5-game skid, sweeping the season series. The Falcons (6-9, 8-13) also beat L-A to post a 2-1 week. M-C’s boys beat Lanesboro to sweep that series. … [Read more...]