The week in volleyball was highlighted by Spring Grove, Mabel-Canton, and Rushford-Peterson winning weekend tournaments. The Lions and Cougars stayed undefeated. See Hot Shots for the Trojans win. SG Girls Capture Waukon Tournament Title The Spring Grove girls remained undefeated with a pair of SEC weeknight wins before seizing the championship at the Waukon Tournament. … [Read more...]
Big-Play Lions Control Cougars in State-Ranked Clash
A blitz of big plays propelled state-ranked #6 in 9-Man Spring Grove well past visiting #9 Mabel-Canton, 56-14. The Lions scored on their first four possessions and needed only 11 plays to do it. On the night, SG scored four times on scrimmage plays that covered 46 yards or more, plus a 60-yard, non-scoring pass to Tysen Grinde, who did score later on a 74-yard kickoff return. … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton to christen “Karl Urbaniak Field”
During the Mabel-Canton School Board meeting on September 20, Superintendent Gary Kuphal updated the board on the facilities project that is ongoing and nearing completion. Because September and October usually have at least a few quite warm days in store, he said there’s a possibility that temporary air conditioning units may be needed. Kuphal summarized that if such units … [Read more...]
Cougar VB Wins Floodwood Tourney, Starts 9-0
Mabel-Canton volleyball started it first full week of the season by staying busy on the court, and staying busy in the win department. Following up a season-opening revenge win over Grand Meadow, the Cougars easily handled “Journal 11” SEC squads Kingsland and Lanesboro. Versus the Knights, M-C cruised to a 3-0 sweep (25-11, 25-8, 25-2). The Cougars were 72 of 73 serving … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton project nears completion
During the Mabel-Canton school board meeting on August 25, the board heard an update on the facility upgrade project that’s been ongoing throughout the summer. Due to ongoing construction, the meeting was held in Mrs. Peters’ Science Room. Superintendent Gary Kuphal summarized, “If we didn’t have any supply chain issues, we would be right on track. This is the week that it … [Read more...]
2022 Volleyball and Cross Country Preview
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...]
Area high school athletes excel at national clay target tournament
By Lee Epps Colton Tollefsrud of Mabel-Canton was in the top 4% of trap shooters at the USA High School Clay Target National Championships at Mason, Michigan on July 8-10. He hit 195 out of 200 flying clay targets to place 71st among 1,716 competitors. Spring Grove’s Taylor Reinhardt placed ninth among all 262 girls and 109th among all shooters (boys and girls). She and SG … [Read more...]
Lightning causes glitches at Mabel-Canton
The Mabel-Canton School Board held a regular monthly meeting on July 19. Due to ongoing construction throughout the summer break, the meeting was held in Mrs. Peters’ Science Room. Members present included Jason Marquardt, Chris Miller, Diane Wilder, Traci Livingood (via Zoom), Cristal Adkins, and Mark Wiedeman. Superintendent Gary Kuphal, Principal Michelle Wiedemann and … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton shooters among the state’s top five; Spring Grove, Kingsland teams also excel
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...]
Mabel-Canton sets additional facility upgrades
The Mabel-Canton School Board held a regular monthly meeting on June 21. Members present included Jason Marquardt, Diane Wilder, Traci Livingood, Cristl Adkins, and Mark Wiedeman. Superintendent Gary Kuphal, Principal Michelle Wiedemann, Business Manager Aimee Lake and Lisa Halverson also participated. Chris Miller was absent, and no student representative was present. … [Read more...]