The run is over. Rushford-Peterson’s memorable 2018 baseball season was destined to end on either June 15 or June 16. The Trojans hoped for the 16th (state title game at Target Field). Instead, R-P played a game in Chaska, then a game in Jordan. Miscues were an issue, though it was not just a Trojan problem. R-P (1A Champion, 15-8) first took on tournament 3-seed South … [Read more...]
R-P School Board vacancy; deadline for candidate filing
The Monday, June 18 Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting saw the board officially declare a vacancy on the board. Last month, Board Director Julie Koop tendered her resignation, effective following the June meeting. With the vacancy, the board has also approved a resolution calling for a special election, to be held in November. The position will be a two-year term on the … [Read more...]
State…State…State…State! It was a week of county sports that were all about state
GMLOKS Girls 4x200 Title Highlights State Track Meet It’s just the fourth year of GMLOKS as a combined track program (Kingsland was added for the 2015 season). In that span, the Bulldogs have had a number of state entrants, but no state champions. That is, until this year. The girls 4x200 has been a state qualifier the last three years. It took third in 2017. This year’s … [Read more...]
Marg, Trojans Go Left to 1A Finals
Rushford-Peterson baseball is in the driver’s seat. They haven’t lost a play-off game yet. It’s going to take Lyle/Pacelli winning twice the same night to prevent R-P from heading to the state baseball tournament in Chaska. Jordan Aug’s club has taken a “left” to the 1A Section title game. They’ve gone “left” on a map, from Rushford and Peterson to Austin. One has to turn … [Read more...]
Two-Out Trojans Win 1A East
You would have to call them clutch. Rushford-Peterson baseball has gone where it hasn’t gone in some time. Courtesy of some big two-out innings, the Trojans are 1A East champions. Jordan Aug’s senior-laden group is headed to Austin for the Section Final Four. After a helpful bye in round one, top-seeded R-P (11-8) took on 5-seed W-K (8-9) in one semi at Loughery Field in … [Read more...]
Softball Play-Offs (5/22 – 5/24)
(1A East) 6-seed Southland (3-12) 7, 3-seed M-C (13-6) 8 (MC: L. Thorson 2-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, R; H. Snell 2-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, R; Harley McCabe 2-3, 2B, 2 R, Win (11-5). Five-run sixth put M-C up 8-2. Rebels had a 5-run seventh) (1A East) 5-seed Houston (7-11) 19, 4-seed FC/L 4 (4-14) [6] (H: Tessa Peterson 4-5, two 2B, 5 RBI, R; Jeana Hahn 3-5, 2 RBI, R; Amber Chapel 1-2, 3B, … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/14 – 5/19)
Chatfield 6, Southland 5 [5] (C: B. Ihrke 2-3, 2B, HR (3), 5 RBI, R, 5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, Win (4-0); Max Aug 2-3, 2 R. Trailing 5-3, Gophers had a 3-run top five, Ihrke a 2-run GW-double); S 1, C 7 [5] (C: M. Aug 2-2, RBI, 2 R; Terron Ostby 2-2, 2B, 2 R; Robert Crouch 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, Win; Zach Roline 1-2, 2 RBI) PEM 1, R-P 5 (RP: C. Weidemann 2-4, HR … [Read more...]
Softball (5/14 – 5/19)
M-C 5, L-A 10 (MC: K. McCabe 1-3, HR (3), RBI, R; Lexi Thorson 1-3, 3B, RBI; Hannah Snell 1-3, RBI, R) R-P 1, FC/L 4 (FCL: M. Eickhoff 1-2, HR, RBI, R, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Win; Kjerstiana Corson 3-4, RBI. RP: Peyton Hoiness 1-3, R); FC/L 13, R-P 0 (FCL: M. Eickhoff 2-4, two 2B, 3 RBI, R; Sierra Rustad 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Marzolf 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, Win, 1-3, … [Read more...]
Track and Field
SEC Meet (Boys: 1st FCLMC, 2nd GMLOKS. Girls: 1st GMLOKS, 2nd FCLMC. FCLMC 1st’s: C. Kiehne (200), E. Breitsprecher (100-H), S. Kuehn (400), Bri. Ruen (800), T. Raaen (800), M. Lutes (1,600), K. Arndt (3,200), J. O’Connor (3,200), A. Miner (P-Vault), C. Kunz (P-Vault), D. Wyffels (T-Jump), the boys 4x200 (Wyffels, Kuehn, J. Peters, Kiehne), 4x400 (Kiehne, Wyffels, J.T. Rein, … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/7 – 5/10)
Chatfield 3, GMLOK 2 [5] (C: R. Crouch 2-3, 3B, RBI, 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, Win; Ben Ihrke 2-3, R; J. Mandt 1-3, RBI; Lincoln Salisbury 2-3, R. GM: Reid Kruegel 2-2, R; Zach Myrhe 1-2, RBI, R. Continued contest started on May 1) R-P 16, M-C 1 [5] (RP: D. Dahl 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R; Payton Hahn 3-4, two 2B, RBI, 3 R; Ben Ansell 3-3, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Carter Weidemann … [Read more...]