Football had the unique aspect that five of the seven Journal-covered schools all were coached the entire decade by the same guys. In volleyball, only Lonnie Morken accomplished the feat as a pure head coach. The volleyball All-Decade team is 20 deep. Those listed had to be covered by the Journal Sports. Those whose careers spanned just into 2010 are less regarded. … [Read more...]
Rushford-Peterson Community Ed offers more than just classes!
Rushford-Peterson Community Education offers many opportunities for early childhood aged children and their families. Our Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes are open to birth to 5-year-olds. Parents and children attend the themed classes together. Classes meet on Thursday evenings from 6-7:15 p.m. and Friday mornings from 8:15-9:30 a.m. Along with offering classes, … [Read more...]
10th Annual Boys All-County Team
1st Team Mikkel Schutte (6’4” Sr. F/C Houston): The Hurricanes rangy stat-stuffing double-double machine, Schutte had a stellar senior year, putting up the extremely rare stat line of 20.5 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 5.3 APG, 2.5 SPG, and 3.7 BPG. Led his team in all five categories. In SEC-league games, finished top three in all five (1st rebounding/blocks, 3rd … [Read more...]
Young Trojans Fall in Quarters
Only one Journal-covered boys basketball team made it out of the Round of 16 of their respective section tournaments. It wasn’t a shock it was R-P, but the section four cast will not include the Trojans. Maybe in a couple years, when this young Trojan group matures, their game versus Hayfield will be just a blip. Hopefully, this season will just be a blip, as it’s been … [Read more...]
O’Hare Lifts R-P in OT
It wasn’t an encouraging first half for R-P’s boys. W-K played inspired ball, including having just one turnover in the stanza. The Falcons went to intermission with a healthy 27-13 lead. But the 1A Round of 16 contest between the Falcons (10-seed, 10-16) and Trojans (7-seed, 12-13) was far from over. R-P hit its first eight second stanza field goals. A 16-3 run quickly … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/17 – 2/22)
Lanesboro 61, Kingsland 69 (K: W. Erdman 20 pts (9-9 FTs), 6 rebs; B. Musel 14 pts (8-9 FTs), 13 rebs, 3 blks; Reed Merkel 9 pts; Nathan Lund 9 pts (3-4 threes). L: J. Prestemon 20 pts (6-6 FTs), 5 rebs, 7 asts; S. Johnson 19 pts (6-9 threes); Carter Clarke 9 pts (3-3 threes); J.T. Rein 9 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls. FTs: King 22-28, L 11-18. Knights end a five-game … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/18 – 2/20)
1A Play-In > 17-seed L-0 (0-24) 37, 16-seed R-P (3-22) 34 (R-P: Ellie Dahl 8 pts, 6 rebs; Alayna Helgemoe 7 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls. Trojans finish at 3-23) 1A Round of 16 > 10-seed Lanesboro (9-17) 49, 7-seed Southland (11-11) 62 (L: Payton Benson 19 pts (7-9 FTs), 4 stls; Jessie Schreiber 9 pts, 13 rebs. Burros finish at 9-18) … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/7 – 2/14)
Lanesboro 72, G-E 42 (L: Sawyer Johnson 15 pts (4-7 threes); J.T. Rein 10 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Ryan Holmen 10 pts, 8 rebs. Game from Feb 7. All 12 Burros scored. Score/stats in last week’s paper were from Cochrane-Fountain City game) Fillmore Central 50, Goodhue 73 (FC: Haidyn Gunderson 12 pts, 8 rebs; Carson Kiehne 10 pts) M-C 44, L/P 85 (M-C: Ethan Underbakke 11 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/10 – 2/14)
La Crescent 49, M-C 38 (M-C: P. Danielson 21 pts, 9 rebs, 7 asts; Jordyn Newgard 7 pts, 6 rebs) Lanesboro 27, R-P 43 (R-P: Kaylee Ruberg 13 pts, 13 rebs; Ellie Dahl/Alayna Helgemoe 8 pts. L: J. Schreiber 9 pts, 5 rebs; B. Ruen 6 pts, 8 rebs, 6 stls. Trojans end 11-game losing streak) Caledonia 42, FC 53 (FC: K. Sikkink 21 pts (7-8 FTs), 7 rebs; Lauren Mensink 8 pts, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/3 – 2/8)
R-P 56, Houston 48 (R-P: L. O’Hare 19 pts (9-18 FGs), 11 rebs; J. Ruberg 19 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts; Malachi Bunke 10 pts. H: M. Schutte 26 pts (9-18 FGs, 5-6 FTs), 13 rebs, 5 blks; Alex Van Gundy 12 pts) FC 41, Spring Grove 68 (FC: H. Gunderson 17 pts (3-4 threes, 7-11 FGs), 10 rebs, 4 stls; Zach Haugerud 11 pts (6-7 FTs). FC trailed by 10 (46-36) with 7:51 left) #11 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/3 – 2/8)
Chatfield 58, Pine Island 66 (C: Jaiden Zimmerman 14 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Peyton Berg 12 pts (3-8 threes); Tessa McMahon 9 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts) FC 72, Lanesboro 36 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 16 pts (4-5 threes); Kandace Sikkink 14 pts, 8 rebs; Emma Breitsprecher 10 pts, 7 rebs. L: Payton Benson 13 pts) Kingsland 49, #7 in A BP 64 (K: E. Buchholtz 18 pts (7-9 FTs), 10 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/6 & 2/7)
Winona Tri > LARP 51, Winona 27 (LARP built a 51-6 lead after 170. Screaming Eagles took 106 (Quintin Betthauser), 126 (Ross Herber), 145 (Caleb Mueller), 152 (Kolton Riser), and 170 (Colin Klug) by forfeit, forfeited 120, 182, and 220. Tyler Kreidemacher (113), Gable Speltz (138), and Brennan Corcoran (160) had pins, Carter Jonsgaard (132) a 5-3 decision win); LARP 54, … [Read more...]
Trojans and Knights Split
Kingsland and R-P also dueled in non-con action. The Trojan boys (7-10) handled the Knights (5-13) by a 63-41 final. Chris Drinkall’s group was led by Luke O’Hare (season-high 22 pts, 9-16 FGs, 5 rebs) and Justin Ruberg (19 pts, 8-15 FGs, 3-6 threes, 11 rebs). Grady Hengel (9 pts, 4-5 FGs) and Malachi Bunke (8 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts) helped. Brady Musel (13 pts, 6-12 FGs) was … [Read more...]
Trojans and Falcons Split
R-P and FC’s squads went at it. The FC boys (3-13) had a woeful night from deep (1-22). R-P (8-10) got a great night from Luke O’Hare. The Trojans led 21-16 in the first half before going on an 11-2 run to take command 32-18. Paced by O’Hare’s 18 points (7-10 shooting, seven straight made FGs), R-P led 40-20 at intermission and cruised to a 64-43 win. O’Hare matched his … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/27 – 1/31)
AC/G-E 58, Lanesboro 61 (L: S. Taylor 12 pts (6-12 FGs), 9 rebs; J. Schreiber 11 pts, 15 rebs; Sophia Simes 9 pts, 9 rebs, 7 asts; Payton Benson 8 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts; Alida Berg 9 pts, 6 rebs) Houston 60, L-A 53 (H: S. Torgerson 22 pts (10-13 FGs), 15 rebs; E. Geiwitz 19 pts, 11 rebs, 7 asts) R-P 28, Cannon Falls 54 (R-P: K. Ruberg 15 pts (5-12 threes), 5 rebs) … [Read more...]