It was the second signature Mid-Southeast-East match-up of the season. A week after state-ranked BP won at state-ranked Goodhue, 6th-ranked R-P (5-0) visited the 10th ranked Wildcats (4-1). The Trojans were constantly up against field position in the first. Four Goodhue drives all started in and/or made deep R-P territory. Twice the Trojans defense held inside the ten. The … [Read more...]
#6 Trojans Roll, Showdowns Ahead
At the half, Houston football led Mabel-Canton 16-0. But the 5th-ranked ‘Canes weren’t that in control. Twice, the Cougars reached the red zone, only to come up empty-handed. It also took Houston 19 plays to post score #1, impressive, but probably not as quick as the fast-paced ‘Canes would like. In the second half, points came more frequently as Houston shut-out M-C 42-0. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Senior Tyler Raaen turned eight carries into four rushing TDs, as FC football beat Kingsland 41-6. The Falcons are 2-2, Kingsland 0-3, 0-4. Freshman J.T. Rein ran for 195 yards and a TD, Carson Schwichtenberg accounted for three scores, as Lanesboro beat L-O 26-6. The Burros had both a 100-yard rusher (Rein) and a 100-yard receiver (Andrew Luck). Lanesboro is 1-2, 2-2. R-P … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/17 – 9/23)
R-P 3, D-E 0 > 25-17, 25-22, 25-13 (RP: Lauren Lawston 11 kills, 15 digs; A. Eide 17 digs; Jaelyn Connaughty 13 assists, 8 digs, 18-18 serving, 3 aces) Cotter 1, R-P 3 > 25-17, 24-26, 25-22, 25-19 (RP: A. Eide 29 digs; Kjersta Hinz 12 kills, 6 blocks; Kaleah Davis 10 kills, 5 aces; J. Connaughty 25 assists; Megan Oian 15 digs, 26-27 serving, 2 aces; L. Lawston 8 kills, … [Read more...]
R-P receives bussing complaints; preps for new superintendent
The Monday, September 17 Rushford-Peterson School Board received several complaints from local childcare providers. During the time for public comment, Heidi Halvorson and Chellsey Olson brought forth a number of safety concerns for the children under their care utilizing the district’s bussing service. According to Halvorson, this year, Bernard Bus Service has begun to drop … [Read more...]
Sense’s Sensibility Propels #5 R-P
Sense and Sensibility is a Jane Austen novel. It’s not about football. In the fall, it doesn’t matter. R-P senior Ethan Sense has a susceptibility, a sensibility, to wind up in the end zone. The tailback frequented pay dirt multiple times again as the #5 in Class A Trojans hosted Fillmore Central. The underdog Falcons battled for a half-plus. They scored first, a Carson … [Read more...]
O’Hare’s Second Title Highlights D-E Invite
He has a pedigree to live up to. Older brother Austin O’Hare was a state qualifying cross country runner, who went on to run both cross country and track and field at St. Mary’s. But Luke O’Hare, just a sophomore for LARP, is quickly amassing his own 5,000-meter legacy with plenty of time to add to it. At the Dover-Eyota Invite, Matt Kingsbury’s top male runner grabbed his … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
It was a week of either really good volleyball serving, or suspect serve receive. R-P got 14 aces in beating Houston 3-1. Jaelyn Connaughty had 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, and 9 aces. R-P then beat PEM 3-1 with 16 aces. FC had 14 and 15 aces in wins over Southland and La Crescent. Lexi Thorson had 10 of M-C’s 16 aces in a win over Lanesboro. The Cougars then had 18 aces … [Read more...]
Football (9/14)
#1 in 9-Man SG 52, M-C 12 (MC: Drew Wyffels 15-110, TD rushing, 4-9, 54 yards, INT passing; Gavin Johnson 11-74, TD rushing. SG: Alex Folz 11-133, 4 TDs rushing, 8-10, 150 yard, TD passing. Cougars are 1-1, 2-1) Lanesboro 0, #10 in 9-Man GM 45 (L: Held to under 200 yards offense. GM: Evan Oehlke 3-6, 125 yards, TD passing, 11-53, 2 TDs rushing. Score was 0-0 after one, … [Read more...]
Volleyball (9/10 – 9/15)
R-P 3, Houston 1 > 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21 (RP: J. Connaughty 9 kills, 13 assists, 10 digs, 28-29 serving, 9 aces; Alyvia Eide 25 digs; Lauren Lawston 7 kills, 15 digs; Peyton Hoiness 19 assists, 11 digs; Kaitlyn Bieberdorf 8 kills. H: Ariel Scanlan 8 kills, 7 assists, 9 digs; Emma Geiwitz/Jenny Albrecht 6 kills; Alyssa Rostad 10 digs; Gretchen Hill 8 digs) PEM 1, R-P … [Read more...]