Caledonia Warriors Head Coach: Brad Augedahl Where We Left Off in 2021: Caledonia won the TRC East, going 13-2 in league-play. They were 1AA East runner-up and progressed all the to 1AA third place game. The Warriors went 4-2 in the playoffs, losing to Lourdes 4-0, finishing 21-5 overall. Seniors: Brady Augedahl (OF/P), Gabe Morey (C/IF), Thane Meiners (P/SS), Chris … [Read more...]
Softball (4/4 – 4/9)
Three Rivers Conference Rushford-Peterson 2, Cotter 13[5] (R-P: B. Johnson 1-2, RBI. C: Alison French 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 R; Madison Hazelton 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 12 K, Win. Trojans 0-1, 1-1) Southeast Conference Lyle/Pacelli 12, Houston 1 (H: Nicole Beckman 1-3, 3B, R; L. Carr 7 IP, 12 H, 12 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 14 K, Loss. Athletics opened the game … [Read more...]
Softball Preview Capsules
Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2021: The Gophers went 10-4 in the TRC, 17-7 overall. Chatfield went 2-2 in the post-season, falling to Cotter 16-1 in a Section 1AA loser out game. Their other three play-off games were all decided by one run. Seniors: Peyton Berg (C), Jaiden Zimmerman (P/SS), Sydney Allen (2B), Devann Clemens (RF), Brynn … [Read more...]
All-Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball
Heading the cast of All-TRC picks are guys from Caledonia and Rushford-Peterson. Each school gets a league-high three All-TRC picks. For the Warriors, Eli King (6’3” Sr. G), Jackson Koepke (6’4” Sr. G), and Ja’Shon Simpson (6’3” Sr. G) make the cut. The trio helped the Warriors to the TRC East and 1AA titles, plus a state 3rd place finish. King was a highlight machine both … [Read more...]
Track and Field Preview Lanesboro/Fillmore Central/ Mabel-Canton
Head Coaches: Lori Anderson (girls), Alex Aiken (boys) Where We Left off in 2021: Burro teams each took second to GMLOKS at the three-team SEC Meet. Both the girls and boys teams were Section 1A True runner-up. Each qualified for state by “wild card.” The boys took second and the girls third at state True Team. LFCMC sent five individuals and a relay to the individual state … [Read more...]
R-P superintendent interviews set
The interview and reference questions are set, the dates of March 28 and 29 have been chosen and the six interviewees have been notified for the position of superintendent at Rushford-Peterson. The R-P School Board put their final touches on the upcoming interviews at their regular school board meeting March 21, 2022. The six candidates who will be interviewed are: Benjamin … [Read more...]
Trojans Make 1A Semifinals, Fall Agonizingly in Overtime to Goodhue
Rushford-Peterson’s boys made their second straight 1A semifinal. They then fell agonizingly in overtime. Trojans “Poisons” Too Much for Rebels Eighth-ranked Rushford-Peterson (2-seed, 21-4) used a pick-your-poison offensive attack to down Southland (7-seed, 17-6) in a 1A quarterfinal. The Rebels fell to R-P 61-52 in the regular season, a game where the Trojans hit 11 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Playoffs: Round of 16 Winners
Trojans Efficiently Beat Schaeffer Academy Rushford-Peterson (20-4) came in the 2-seed in the Section 1A boys tournament and had no problem downing 15-seed Schaeffer Academy (11-16). The #5 Trojans played super-efficient basketball, making 50% of their field goals (19 of 38), 59% of their three’s (10 of 17), and 85% of their free throws (11 of 13) in downing the Lions … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson prepares to interview superintendent applicants
The R-P School Board has begun the process of finding a new superintendent after learning last month that Jon Thompson plans to retire at the end of the current school year. Two sets of interview questions, an initial and a second round, have been created and were accepted by the board after slight wording changes. A staff input form has also been prepared for staff attending … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/21 – 2/26)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 72, St. Charles 34 (C: C. Johnson 21 pts (10-16 FGs), 7 rebs, 10 asts, 6 stls; Drew Schindler 12 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; Isaac Stevens 12 pts, 7 rebs; Drew O’Connor 10 pts (5-9 FGs), 5 stls; Sam Backer 8 pts. Gophers shot 32 of 62 (52%)) Cotter 41, Fillmore Central 61 (FC: J. Kiehne 16 pts (6-8 FTs), 6 rebs, 7 stls; W. Parker 12 pts, 8 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Play-Offs Begin
Knights and Falcons Move on to Square Off Maybe a highlight of the 1A girls b-ball quarterfinals will be a match-up of Fillmore Central (7-seed, 11-15) and Kingsland (2-seed, 17-8). The second-seeded defending section runner-up Knights made Rochester by taking care of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (15-seed, 7-19) in the Round of 16. Steve Hauser’s group put up season-high … [Read more...]
Trojans Up Streak to Nine
It was a good week for Class A 9th-ranked Rushford-Peterson’s boys basketball. On Monday, Chris Drinkall’s group took on Southland in a rematch of last year’s 1A semi (won by the Rebels 73-55). R-P jumped out 7-2 and never trailed. And though Southland never led, they pulled to down one four times, down two six times. Their last push made it 48-46. R-P responded spurting … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/5)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 61, Chatfield 78 (C: P. Berg 25 pts (9-13 FGs, 4-6 threes, 3-4 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 asts; Jaiden Zimmerman 11 pts; Zayda Priebe 11 pts, 8 rebs; K. Goetzinger 12 pts (4-4 FTs), 6 rebs; Anna Kivimagi 8 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts. Gophers hit 16 of 21 free throws (76%), scored 45 first-half points, a season-high 78 total points) Rushford-Peterson … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/10 – 1/15)
Three Rivers Conference Chatfield 76, Rushford-Peterson 57 (C: P. Berg 24 pts (3-6 threes, 5-5 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 stls; Kara Goetzinger 19 pts (7-11 FGs), 8 rebs, 4 stls; Anna Kivimagi 6 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts; Shea Jech 7 pts. R-P: Ellie Ekern 18 pts (3-5 threes); Kaylee Ruberg 15 pts (7-12 FTs), 10 rebs; E. Jacobson 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Hannah Ronnenberg 8 pts, 4 asts. R-P … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
GMLOS’ #2-ranked Cohen Wiste won 138-pounds at the Stewartville Invite. SG’s boys (6-0, 9-2) beat Kingsland 50-35 and GM 44-40, as Tysen Grinde scored 20. The Lions have won five in a row. L-O’s boys (4-2, 7-3) beat Schaeffer 59-41 for their fifth straight, but fell 81-56 to West leader L/P (5-0, 9-2). John Prestemon had a triple-double (11 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts), Stephan … [Read more...]