While the girls 1A golf meet was a runaway for Fillmore Central, the boys meet was contested at the top. After Day 1, Hayfield (345) led R-P (359), Lanesboro (368), and FC (368). But the Vikings had a tough Day Two, shooting a 380. It opened the door for their nearest foe, the Trojans, to sneak past. Luke Rye’s group shot a Day Two 354 to pick up 26 strokes on the Vikings. R-P … [Read more...]
Softball (5/23 – 5/26)
Playoffs (1AA-West) 5-seed Dover-Eyota (7-10) 5, 4-seed GMLOK (15-3) 1 (GMLOK: Lydia Voeltz 1-2, RBI; Alexys Harwood 1-3, 2B; Lucie Voight 1-3, R; Emily Miner 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss. DE: Kegen Coulson 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, Win; Jayden Dahl 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Game was tied 1-1 after three. D-E went ahead with an unearned run in the fourth. Only two … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Makes 1A Final Six
Rushford-Peterson baseball played three playoff games stretching over three days (due to a weather re-schedule). Jordan Aug’s squad posted a pair of wins to make the “second week” of the 1A section tournament. The Trojans (5-seed, 8-1) first hosted Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (12-seed, 4-12) in the Round of 16. After spotting JWP a 2-0 first inning lead, the Trojans scored the … [Read more...]
Monthly early-out requested by R-P teachers
QComp committee members, Shari Michel, Brenda Bergan, Becky Lind, presented a PowerPoint to the R-P School Board at their regular May 16 meeting. In the presentation, the trio noted that the primary focus of the PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) has been on student connections. They asked for one half-day early out each month. The PLCs would be restructured with a … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/9 – 5/14)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0, Rushford-Peterson 10 [6] (RP: J. Ruberg 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, Win, 2-4, 2B, RBI; Andrew Wilkemeyer 2-2, RBI, 3 R; Riley Tesch 2-2, RBI, 2 R; L. Skalet 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; R. Schneider 1-3, 2 RBI; Alex Ronnenberg 1-4, 2B, 2 R. Falcons had just two hits) Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 3, Cotter 6 (FCL: Bryce Corson 2-4, … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys, Gopher Girls Win TRC T/F Titles
Sports have certain interesting records. For instance, Plainview-Elgin-Millville entered the 2022 TRC track and field meet having won the last nine such events on both the girls and boys sides. Bulldog teams (plural) have been TRC champions every year since 2011. RP/H’s boys and Chatfield’s girls ended said runs this season, claiming TRC team titles. The Tro-Cane guys … [Read more...]
Softball (4/25 – 4/30)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 9, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 0 (Falcons had two hits, 13 strikeouts. Ramblers had a 7-run fourth to break open a 0-0 game); FC/L 1 Cotter 16 [4] (Falcons had one hit. Jensyn Storhoff scored the only run (reached on hit by pitch). Cotter had an 11-run first inning) Caledonia/Spring Grove 4, Wabasha-Kellogg 1 (CSG: T. Lange 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 … [Read more...]
T/F Teams Host Meets
It was another week of track and field teams doing strong work. Two did so in home meets. LFCMC Girls, RPH Boys Win Tro-Canes Home Meet On Tuesday, teams, including Journal 11 squads LFCMC and Caledonia/Spring Grove, trekked to Rushford for RPH’s seven-team invite. On the girls side, LFCMC (203.5) easily bested nearest foes RPH (104.5) and Lewiston-Altura (91). On … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/25 – 4/29)
Three Rivers Conference Dover-Eyota 9, Rushford-Peterson 7 (R-P: A. Ronnenberg 1-5, 2 RBI, R; J. Ruberg 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Logan Skalet 1-4, 2 RBI; Camdyn Anderson-Ingram 1-3, R; Riley Tesch 0-2, 2 RBI, R. DE: Karsen Behnken 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, R. Trojans were walked 10 times, and gave up three walks, but lost. Trailing 7-3, R-P scored four in the bottom of the sixth to pull even … [Read more...]
One Moment, Please… Job shadowing experience is a win for area students and businesses
By Jason Sethre Publisher Fillmore County Journal jason@fillmorecountyjournal.com This past week, we had an awesome day on the schedule. It was Tuesday, April 26, 2022. On this day, we were scheduled to present the 2022 Teacher of the Year award to Stacey Schultz, a 2nd grade teacher at Spring Grove Public Schools. She didn’t know it, but her staff, her students, … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/19 – 4/23)
Three Rivers Conference St. Charles 3, Rushford-Peterson 13 [6] (RP: Alex Ronnenberg 3-4, two 2B, 3B, 2 R; Malachi Bunke 2-3, 2 RBI, R; Riley Tesch 1-2, 2 RBI, 2 R; Tommy Ekern 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Andrew Wilkemeyer 1-2, RBI, 2 R; Rylan Schneider 1-3, RBI, 2 R; Jonah Bunke 1-2, RBI, 3 R; Justin Ruberg 1-4, RBI, 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, Win. Trojans > 2-1, … [Read more...]
Golf Preview
Fillmore Central Coaches: Aaron Mensink (girls), Brad Holten (boys). Last Year at a Glance: The FC girls notably went 8-2. They boys went 6-5. The girls were TRC Meet champions. FC’s boys tied for third (of 9) at the TRC Meet. The girls won their seventh straight 1A title. They made state, taking fifth place. The boys didn’t make Day Two of the 1A tourney. Jake … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/11 – 4/14)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 13, St. Charles 1 [6] (C: Caden Nolte 3-4, two 2Bs, 2 RBI, 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Win; Luke Carrier 2-4, 2B, R; Ryan Nosbisch 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Jack Dornack 1-1, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Carter Daniels 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R; Jackson Schild 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R. Saints committed seven errors and were held to two total hits. Gophers > 1-0, … [Read more...]
R-P Community Education revamped
At their regular monthly meeting April 20, the Rushford-Peterson School Board heard the plan for a new direction for Community Education. With a deficit of $78.047 for Community Education, which needed to be repaid to the general fund, it was time to make a change. Superintendent Jon Thompson presented the plan to the board. Community Education will be integrated with the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro’s Seth Semmen and Rushford-Peterson’s Carson Thompson have each been named Scholar Athletes by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation. This award honors Minnesota high school football players for their outstanding athletic, academic, and community service achievements. Semmen and Thompson are two of just eight scholar-athletes who will be recognized … [Read more...]