The Monday, July 16 Rushford-Peterson School Board meeting had a packed agenda, including a number of items of old business and a lengthy schedule of new items. One particular item, which carried over from last month’s meeting, was discussion regarding the status of trapshooting team. Trapshooting coach Colby Lind was on hand to address the board regarding a number of … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Loses Two at State
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...]