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Warrior Baseball Posts Three Lopsided Wins

May 3, 2021 by Paul Trende

Fillmore County Journal - Paul Trende Sports DirectorIt was a week of shortened games for Brad Augedahl’s Caledonia Warriors.  Team Cal went on the road twice and posted 10-plus-run wins three times versus Class A TRC foes.  At #10 in Class A Wabasha-Kellogg, the #10 in AA Warriors rode Thane Meiners on the mound.  The junior didn’t give up an earned run and struck out 12 batters in picking up the win (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K).  Offensively, Caledonia got a four-run first and sealed the verdict with a five-run sixth.  They prevailed 12-1 in six innings.   Andrew Kunelius (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Devin Vonderohe (2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R), and Meiners (2-5, R) had multiple hits. Austin Klug (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) hit a 2-run homer to start the sixth inning scoring.  Jake Staggemeyer (1-3, 3 R, 3 BBs) and Ayden Goetzinger (1-3, RBI, R) helped, as the Warriors collected 12 hits to W-K’s three.   Caledonia then trekked to Preston for a conference doubleheader with FC/L.  It was all Warriors.  They took game 20-2 in five innings on the strength of a 9-run fifth.   Klug had a massive game, going 4-for-5 with two home runs, 4 RBIs, and 4 runs scored.  He’s got three bombs on the year. Vonderohe (3-4, 3 RBI, 3 R), Casey Schultz (2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R), Kunelius (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R) and Staggemeyer (2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R) each had multiple hits.  Gabe Morey (1-3, 2 RBI), Eli Ranzenberger (1-1, 2B, 2 RBI, R) and Brady Augedahl (1-2, RBI, R) helped.  Augedahl (4 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K) collected the win on the mound.  Falcon Dillon O’Connor (1-2) drove in both his team’s runs.   Game two saw Cal prevail 10-0 in five innings.  Vonderohe (5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) collected the win with a five-inning, one-hit shut-out.  Ranzenberger (3-3, RBI, R) was perfect at the plate.  Staggemeyer (2-3, 2B, RBI), Meiners (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), and Goetzinger (2-2, 3 R) also collected multiple hits while Morey (1-3, 2 RBI) and Augedahl (1-3, RBI, 2 R) helped.   The win was Caledonia’s fourth straight, as they improved to 3-1, 4-1.  They’ve scored 10-plus runs in all four wins.  FCL fell to 0-5, 0-7.   

GMLOK Teams Double Sweep in Houston

Tuesday the 20th of April had GMLOK’s baseball and softball teams trekking to Houston for a pair of doubleheaders.  The Bulldogs swept the series, each squad doing so in a different way.  On the softball diamond, it was all about GMLOK senior pitcher Lily Hughes.  In game one, she tossed a 14-strikeout, two-hit, shut-out (7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K).  John Fenske’s group won 6-0.  Frosh Lucie Voigt (3-4, 2B, 3 R) led the offense, with help from Emily Miner (1-3, 2 R), Zoe Scrabeck (1-4, 2 RBI, R), and Kelly Hanson (1-3, 2 RBI).  Lilly Carr and Emma Chapel were each 1-for-3 for Houston.  Game two saw Hughes pitch a five-inning no-hitter (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, Win).  Team GM collected six hits and six walks to post a 12-0 win in five.  Scrabeck (1-1, RBI, 3 R), Voigt (1-2, 2 R), Miner (1-2, RBI, 2 R), Alexys Harwood (1-1, RBI, R) and Hughes (1-3, R) did work offensively.   Becca Rostad (0-1, BB, ROE) reached twice for Houston.  The win was part of a 3-0 week for GMLOK softball, as they also beat AC/GE 14-3 (See “Hot Shots” and “Softball” for more).  Across the way on the baseball diamond, GM senior Dustin Copley provided big offense in both games.  GMLOK took game one 7-1 (in five innings).  Copley (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R) hit his first home run of the year.  Lucas Heusinkveld (5 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 5 K, Win) didn’t surrender a hit on the mound while helping offensively (2-2, 2B, 2 R).  Connor Munson (2-3, 2 RBI, R), Christian Jacobsen (1-3, RBI), and Devin Carr (1-3, R) aided the “O.”  Houston’s only run came as Caiden Olson scored on an Alex Walters RBI.  Olson (5 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) took the loss.  Game two had GMLOK win 14-4 in five.  Copley (2-2, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R) went yard again.  Heusinkveld (2-4, 2 RBI, 3 R), Munson (1-1, 2 RBI, 3 BBs), and Carr (1-4, 2 RBI, R) helped at the plate.  Nick Fetterly (5 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) picked up the win doing dual work (1-1, RBI, 4 R).  Arik Melbo (2-3, 2B, RBI, R), Olson (1-2, RBI, R), and Connor Porter (0-3, 2 RBI) led Houston.

Track/Field Teams Post Wins

For the second time in as many weeks, multiple “Journal 11” track teams won meets, albeit smaller ones with less teams (per COVID).  Both LFCMC’s teams, GMLOKS’ girls, RPH’s girls, and Chatfield’s boys were winners.

Nice velocity. Sounded like it! In a way similar (but opposite) to Major League, the ball leaves Austin Klug’s bat at a high rate of speed and with a (well-struck) definitive sound. The Caledonia senior blasted two home runs in game one of the Warriors sweep of Fillmore Central/Lanesboro. Klug and company (ranked #10 in AA) won three on the week to improve to 4-1 on the year.
Photo by Paul Trende

On Thursday, the GM-quad-share took on the Glen Amundsen Invite in Stewartville.  Aaron Thauwald’s girls team (117) bested the hosts (82), Lake City (51), and L/P (6).  It was their second meet win in as many tries. Individually winning events were Anna Oehlke (200), Anika Reiland (400), Naomi Warmka (1,600), Hailey Hindt (100-hurdles, 300-hurdles), and Jaselyn Sathre (Triple Jump).  All four relay teams took first; 4×100 (Katie Popenhagen, Chantle Reiland, Oehlke, Emma Grafe), 4×200 (A-Reiland, C-Reiland, H-Hindt, Buchholtz), 4×400 (A-Reiland, Shelby Beck, M-Hindt, Hendrickson), 4×800** (Beck, Hendrickson, Queensland, Aubrie Schneider).  With three firsts each, A-Reiland and H-Hindt continue to be the squad’s standouts.   Ellie Buchholtz (200), Madison Hindt (100-H), McKenna Hendrickson (Long Jump), Kendyl Queensland (T-Jump), and Lexi Foster (Shot Put) took second.  Becca Hoffman (Shot, Discus) had two thirds.  Poppenhagen added a third (100).  Austin O’Hare’s boys took second (74) to Stewie (119) with Lake City (52) and L/P (5) competing.  GMLOKS only won individual field events; Ethan Imm (T-Jump) and Riley Paul (Shot).  They also won the 4×100 (Luke Speer, Jacob Kerrins, Blake Ludemann, James Howard).  Paul (Discus), Jack Bruggeman (400), Christian Hjelmen (800), Garrison Hubka (1,600), Ayden Howard (110-H, 300-H) and J-Howard (Long Jump) took second.  Speer (100), J-Howard (200), and E-Imm (800) added individual thirds.

Caledonia’s Jacob Staggemeyer turns a double play versus FC/L, as Falcon Stephan Schultz slides into second base. The Warriors turned the doubleheader double play, downing the Falcons in both games.
Photo by Paul Trende

A night later, LFCMC’s teams both won at the D-E Invite.  The boys (151) rolled over R.A.C.E. (34), D-E (34), and Cotter (33).  Carson Kiehne (100, 400), Seth Semmen (200, Discus), Carson Ruen (800), Jayce Kiehne (1,600), Jeremy O’Connor (3,200*), J.T. Rein (110-H***), Caleb Kunz (Pole Vault), and Ben Snyder (L-Jump, T-Jump) won events.  Three of the four relays team did the same, the 4×100 (Henry Liew, Grant Kennedy, Jake Gathje, Semmen), 4×400 (Sawyer Johnson, Chase Christianson, J-Kiehne, C-Kiehne), and 4×800** (Christianson, Mason Howard, Isaac Snyder, Johnson).  Snyder (100), Will Harvey (300-H), Howard (800), C-Ruen (1,600), Kunz (110-H***), Tate Pieper (P-Vault), Jacob Peterson (Discus), and Semmen (Shot) added individual seconds.   Carson Kiehne’s three wins and Semmen’s performances across dissimilar events (200, 4×100, Discus, Shot) stood out.   On the girls side, LFCMC (118) beat Cotter (84), D-E (37), and R.A.C.E. (29).  Lynsey Ruen (100-H, 300-H), Kelly Ristau (High Jump), Madison Simon (P-Vault), Brielle Ruen (L-Jump), Brooklyn Simon (T-Jump), and Sydney Taylor (Shot) won individual events.  The 4×200 (Jersey Ristau, Macayla Brogle, Lauren Brogle, Ruen), 4×400 (Morgan Pickett, M-Brogle, L-Kiehne, Ruen), and 4×800*** (Ruen, Halle Norby, Katelyn Kleiboer, Madison Simon) also took first.  L-Kiehne (1,600), J-Ristau (300-H), K-Ristau (T-Jump), Ava Jacobsen (H-Jump), Addie Miner (P-Vault), L-Brogle (L-Jump), and Taylor (Discus) added individual seconds.  Brielle Ruen’s four firsts was a highlight, as was the Kiehne siblings’ (Carson, Jayce, Lillyan) six total first places.

In Rushford, RPH hosted a four-team meet that also included Chatfield.  It was the second time in as many meets the Gophers and Tro-Canes competed.  Chatfield’s girls (68.5) beat RPH (63.5) on April 15, but RPH (91) reversed that on their home track, beating the Gophers (86) for that team title.  LC/H (47) and W-K (28) also competed.  Allison Papenfuss (200), Tayler Helgemoe (400), Lauren Honken (800), Maci Wooddard (H-Jump), and Emma Geiwitz (L-Jump, T-Jump) won individual events for RPH.  The 4×200 (Papenfuss, Geiwitz, Kenna Gallion, Brielle Rasmussen) also took first.  Papenfuss (100), Rasmuseen (200), Hannah Linder (1,600), Geiwitz (P-Vault), Elizabeth Jandt (Shot), and Elly Malone (Discus) added a seconds.  Helgemoe (200) added a third.  Chatfield’s individual girls firsts were Becca Fox (300-H**) and Zayda Priebe (Shot, Discus).  The 4×800** (Aletta Strande, Katelyn Dornack, Abbi Gillespie, Tessa McMahon) also won.  Four other girls relay teams took second.  Fox (100-H), Peyton Ellis (400), Anna Kivimagi (300-H**, H-Jump), Evy Goldsmith (L-Jump), and Chloe Berg (T-Jump) added seconds.  Dornack (400) and McMahon (800) added individual thirds.  Rylee Burnett (100, L-Jump, 4×100) had three thirds.  On the boys side, Chatfield (97) beat RPH (66.5), LC/H (41), and W-K (30.5).  Sam Backer (100, L-Jump), Treyton Lanning (800), and Braden Thompson (T-Jump) had individuals firsts.  The 4×100*** (B-Thompson, Backer, Isaac Erding, Eli Hopp), 4×200** (Backer, Erding, B-Thompson, Hopp), and 4×800** (Gabe Erding, Alex Rowland, Lanning, Logan Thompson) also won.  Hopp (200, P-Vault), L-Thompson (400), Rowland (800), Alex Wright (3,200***), and Mason Clemens (Shot) added seconds.  B-Thompson (200) added a third.  For RPH, Tyler Rislov (3,200***), Aaron Prinsen (P-Vault, 110-H***, 300-H*), and Ben Wieser (Shot, Discus) won individually.  Ryan Prinsen (1,600, T-Jump) added two seconds.  The Gophers topped RPH’s boys on April 15 as well.

*, **, and *** denote only one, two, or three competitor events.

Rushford-Peterson’s Rylin Hoel slides in safely following a wild pitch as Gopher catcher Peyton Berg does everything she can to get the ball back to plate-covering pitcher Jaiden Zimmerman. The Gophers were up 8-0 at the time and coasted to a 14-4 win over the Trojans. Photo by Leif Erickson

Gophers Teams Sweep FC/L, R-P

Chatfield’s ball teams did the R-P and FC/L swoop/sweep on Tuesday the 20th and Thursday the 22nd.  Softball racked up two one-sided wins.  Hosting R-P, the Gophers prevailed 14-4 in five innings.  Peyton Berg (3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R) was the hitting hero, smacking her second long ball of the year.  Kara Goetzinger (3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R), Alexis Hinckley (2-3, 2B, 2 R), Brynn Irish (1-2, 2B, RBI), and Bryn Van Dyke (0-2, 3 RBI, R) also did “O” work.  Jaiden Zimmerman (4 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 8 K) collected the win whilst chipping in a couple RBIs (0-3, R). Ellie Ekern (0-1, RBI, R), Hailey Jenkins (1-2, R), and Brooke Johnson (1-2, RBI) led the Trojans.  The Gophers then trekked to Preston.  Through five innings, the score was 4-0 on the strength of Zimmerman’s first career home run, a grand slam.  It was one of four Gopher hits through five innings.  But Chatfield had a five-hit, six-run sixth.  They prevailed 11-2.  Zimmerman (2-5, 2B, GS-HR, 5 RBI, 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) and Goetzinger (3-4, 2B, RBI) had multiple hits.  Berg (1-3, 2B, RBI), Tatum Allen (1-2, 2 R), and Irish (1-2, 3B, 3 RBI, R) got in on the offense.  Claire Springer (4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) collected the win.  Regan Hanson (2-3, RBI), Kaci Ruen (1-2, 2B), Ellie Anderson (1-3, R), Hope Sexton (1-3, 2B), and Addie Peters (4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, Loss) did work for FC/L.  Jerry Chase’s group improved to 4-0, 6-1.  The baseball team used the dual performance of Caden Nolte to take down the Trojans.  The senior (3-4, 2B, 4 RBI) drove in four and got the win (3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K).  The Gophers blew a 5-2 game open with a nine-run fourth.  Chatfield prevailed 14-3 in five innings.  Austin Koenigs (3-4, 3B, 3 RBI, R) was Nolte’s best help. Henry Gathje (2-3, 3 R), Ben Fretland (1-3, RBI, 2 R, 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB), Tate Karver (1-3, 2B, R), and Connor Jax (2-4, 2 RBI, R) also did work.  R-P was led by Alex Ronnenberg (1-2, R) and Logan Skalet (1-3, 2B).  Chatfield then took out FC/L.  A three-run third had the Falcons up 3-2, but Brian Baum’s group scored four in their third and nine in the fourth.  They led 15-3.  FC/L staved off five-inning defeat with a three-run fifth.  The final was 15-8 in a game that featured 13 combined errors.  Drew O’Connor (2-3, 3B, 5 RBI) and Gathje (2-4, 2B, 5 RBI) each drove in five runs.  The latter collected the win (4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K).  Max Aug (2-4, two 2Bs, 2 R) and Tate Karver (2-3, 2 RBI, R) had multiple hits while Seth Goetzinger (1-2, 3 R, 2 BB), Fretland (1-1, 3 R, 2 BB), and Cory Ericson (1-2, RBI, 2 R) helped.  Dillon O’Connor (2-5, RBI, 2 R), Gunner Benson (2-5, RBI, R), and Ty Sexton (2-4, RBI, R, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, No Decision) had multiple hits for FC/L.

Chatfield catcher Drew O’Connor readies to apply the tag to FC/L’s Wilson Storhoff. In a game with numerous errors, the Gophers prevailed 15-8. O’Connor and teammate Henry Gathje each had 5 RBI.
Photo by Leif Erickson

Hot Shots

Caledonia standout Eli King has signed to play college basketball at Iowa State University.  King was recruited by new Cyclone Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger, who was the head guy at South Dakota State.  SDSU is where Eli’s older brother Owen played basketball, where other older brother Noah committed to.  Otzelberger recruited both.  Noah reneged on SDSU, going to Kirkwood Junior College (IA).  He averaged 9.6 PPG this past year as a frosh.  Owen has since transferred to Winona State.  It’ll be a change for Eli King.  ISU went 2-22 this past season.  GMLOK softball posted a 3-0 week.  Senior pitcher Lilly Hughes collected all three wins in impressive fashion (18 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 27 K).  The Bulldogs (3-1, 4-1) trail Randolph (4-0, 10-0) and are virtually tied with AC/G-E (5-1, 6-2) atop the SEC.  Cal/SG softball beat FC/L 8-7, but only after the Falcons rallied from down 7-1 (put the tying run on third in the seventh).  Falcon Lauren Mensink was 4-for-5.  Game two was called tied 11-11 through eight innings.  Warriors Ashley Ideker and Amber Stemper hit home runs.  It was Cal/SG’s second and third homers of the week.  Dana Augedahl went yard in a 10-5 loss to W-K.  SG baseball beat SA 11-1 behind Isaac Griffin’s 15-strikeout pitching gem (6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 15 K, 1 BB).  Dustin Copley had three hits including his third home run (in as many games) plus 5 RBI, but GMLOK baseball fell 18-17 at AC/G-E.  Kenidi McCabe homered as M-C softball beat Southland 15-1.  Four golf teams stayed perfect.  FC’s girls beat LARP to improve to 4-0.  Marissa Topness and Courtney Hershberger (45’s) medaled.  LARP’s boys beat W-K and FC to improve to 4-0.  Andrew Hoiness medaled with a 40 versus the Falcons-North.  FC’s Jake Fishbaugher was medalist with a 37 in the FC/LARP match.  Caledonia’s girls beat Waukon and LC/H to improve to 4-0.  Jenna Wiebke (43, 40) medaled each night.  Lanesboro boys beat GMLO and Houston to improve to 4-0.  Hayden Lawstuen (38, 41) medaled each meet.   

Hitting the biggest blast of the week in softball was Chatfield’s Jaiden Zimmerman. The junior went yard, grand slam style, helping the Gophers to an 11-2 win over FC/L. Jerry Chase’s Chosen Valley ladies improved to 6-1.
Photo by Paul Trende

Baseball (4/20 – 4/23)

St. Charles 17, FC/L 3 (FCL: T. Sexton 1-1, D. O’Connor 1-2; Bryce Corson 1-3, R. Saints had a 13-run first)     

R-P 7, D-E 12 (R-P: Evan Loney 2-4, RBI, 2 R; A. Ronnenberg 1-3, RBI, R; Tommy Ekern 1-3, RBI; Hale Stensgard 1-3, R; Easton Wilcenski 1-3, 2 R.  Only four of D-E’s 12 runs were earned.  R-P had seven errors)

Randolph 17, M-C 3 (M-C: Fred Williams 2-2, 2B, R; Jack Arneson 1-3, R, RBI); M-C 4, Randolph 20 [5] (M-C: Cayden Tollfesrud 1-2, 2 R; Jack Arneson 1-3, R; Randy Gerard 2-3)

GMLOK 17, AC/G-E 18 (GM: D. Copley 3-6, 2B, HR (3), 5 RBI, 3 R; C. Jacobsen 3-4, 2 R; D. Carr 2-5, 2 RBI, R; C. Munson 1-2, RBI, 3 R; Andy Lohuis 1-4, RBI, 2 R; N. Fetterly 0-2, 4 BBs, 3 R.  Bulldogs were aided by 16 walks, but eight of Knights 18 runs were unearned.  Bulldogs > 2-3, 3-3)

Chatfield’s Sam Backer flaunts his special athleticism in the Long Jump competition at the RPH Invite. Backer won the event, the 100-meters, and was part of the first place 4×200. He and his guys won the team portion of the meet too.
Photo by Dawn Hauge

Schaeffer Academy 1, SG 11 [6] (SG: I. Griffin 1-4, R, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 15 K, 1 BB, Win; Logan Brumm 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R; Nathan Solberg 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2 R; Zach Brumm 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Caleb Griffin 2-4, 2 R; Jaxon Strinmoen RBI, 2 R. Isaac Griffin got 15 of 18 outs with strikeouts, and walked just one)

LC/H 4, R-P 2 (R-P: A. Ronnenberg 2-3, R; T. Ekern 1-4, 2B; Malachi Bunke 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, Loss); R-P 6, LC/H 7 (R-P: T. Ekern 1-3, 3B, RBI; E. Loney 2-4, 2B, R; M. Bunke 1-4, RBI, R; Hadyn Kahoun 1-3, R; Riley Tesch 0-3, RBI, R.  Trojans trailed 6-2 heading to the seventh, scored four in the inning to tie the game 6-6.  Two Lancers reached in the seventh (error, hit). LCH won with a walk-off double.  Trojans > 1-5, 2-5)    

Chatfield 3, Z-M 6 (C: T. Karver 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI; Cory Ericson 1-3, RBI; C. Nolte 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, No Decision; B. Fretland 4 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, Loss.  Cougars had a four-run fourth, annulling a 3-2 Gopher lead.  Chatfield > 3-1, 3-2)

LFCMC runners Jayce Kiehne (foreground) and Carson Ruen (just behind) lead the pack of the 1,600-meters of the D-E Invite. The duo took first (Kiehne) and second (Ruen) to help LFCMC’s boys win the team competition.
Photo by Kristi Ruen

 

Houston 0, L/P 15 [4] (Hurricanes had no hits in four innings); Houston 2, L/P 13 [5] (H: C. Olson 1-3, R.  Hurricanes > 0-7, 0-7)

Southland 19, M-C 0 [5] (M-C: Robert Michels 1-2.  Cougars > 0-3, 0-3)

SG 0, #9 in Class A Randolph 17 [5] (SG: J. Strinmoen 2-2.  Lions managed only three hits and one walk, while the SEC-leading #9 in Class A Rockets (5-0, 8-0) took advantage of 14 walks with 12 hits. SG > 3-2, 3-3)

Softball (4/20 – 4/23)

FC/L 1, St. Charles 11 [5] (FCL: L. Mensink 1-2, R; K. Ruen 1-2, RBI.  Saints had a six-run first inning)

D-E 12, R-P 1 [6] (R-P: Emarie Jacobson 2-3; H. Jenkins 1-3, 2B, R.  R-P > 0-4, 1-7)

W-K 10, Caledonia/SG 5 (C/SG: D. Augedahl 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Claire Buttell 2-3; Paige Klug 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB, No Decision; Falcons scored five runs in the first inning and were never caught. W-K had 13 hits to 10 for the Warriors.  W-K racked up 13 singles, improved to 3-1)

M-C 0, Randolph 11 [5] (Cougars didn’t get a hit, had just two base runners.  Rockets had a six-run second and five-run fourth); Randolph 13, M-C 0 [5] (Cougars again didn’t collect hit.  Rockets ended the week 10-0 including beating defending Section 1A champion W-E-M 6-5 in nine innings)    

GMLOK 14, AC/G-E 3 [6] (GM: Lydia Voeltz 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R; L. Hughes 6 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, Win; E. Miner 2-3, RBI, 2 R; K. Hanson 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; A. Harwood 1-4, RBI, 2 R; Z. Scrabeck 0-2, 3 BBs, 3 R)

FC/L 7, Caledonia/SG 8 (CSG: P. Klug 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; A. Stemper 2-3, 2B, 2 R; A. Ideker 2-3, R; D. Augedahl 1-2, 3B, 2 R; Grace Privet 1-2, 2 R, 7 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, Win; C. Buttell 2-4, 2B, RBI; Tayler Kohlmeier 1-2, RBI.  FCL: L. Mensink 4-5, 2 R; R. Hanson 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI; K.J. Corson 2-5, 2B, RBI, R; H. Sexton 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; A. Peters 2-4, R; K. Ruen 1-3, R; Hannah Storlie 1-3, R.  Warriors built a 7-1 lead after four.  FC/L entered top of seven down 8-5, scored two to pull to down 8-7.  Falcons had tying run on third base but a ground-out ended game); Cal/SG 11, FC/L 11 (FCL: K.J. Corson 2-4, two 2Bs, 3 RBI, 2 R; Abby Bothun 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R; A. Peters 1-4, 3 R; L. Mensink 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; K. Ruen 1-3, 2 RBI; Ellie Anderson 2-5, 2B, R; H. Sexton 8 IP, 16 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.  C/SG: A. Ideker 3-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R; A. Stemper 2-4, HR, 4 RBI, R; P. Klug 3-4, 2 R; C. Buttell 2-5, RBI; D. Augedahl 2-4, 2B, R; Teagan Lange 3-4, 3 R; G. Privet 1-5, 2B, RBI, R.  Warriors scored at least one run in each of the first six innings.  FC/L put up four in the second and three in the third.  The Falcons trailed 11-9 heading to the bottom of the seventh, scored two runs both on walk-RBIs.  Game was suspended because of darkness after eight innings.  FCL > 0-4-1, 0-6-1.  C/SG > 1-2-1, 1-4-1)   

Helping FCLMC’s girls to a win at the D-E Invite were Kelly Ristau, Morgan Pickett, and Macayla Brogle (pictured in two separate photos above). Ristau won the High Jump while Pickett (right) and Brogle (left) were part of LFCMC’s first place 4×400 relay.
Photos by Ron Mayer and Kristi Ruen

Houston 10, L/P 6 (H: Olivia Beckman 3-5; Hailey Alfson/B. Rostad 2-4; Richelle Botcher 2-5); L/P 7, Houston 16 (H: O. Beckman 3-4; B. Rostad/R. Botcher 2-3; Nicole Beckman 2-2.  Hurricanes > 2-4, 2-4)

Southland 1, M-C 15 [5] (M-C: K. McCabe 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Jordan Newgard 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Molly Lee 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R; Emma Tollefsrud 3-3, RBI, 2 R; Lauren Wyffels 1-2, 2B, RBI, R; Emily Carolan 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, Win; Gwen Tollefsrud 1-2, 2 R.  M-C > 1-2, 3-2)

Golf (4/19 – 4/23)

(B) W-K 202, LARP 182 (LARP: A. Hoiness 40*, Carson Thompson 45, Anders Shurson 48, Jonah Sievers 49, Grady Hengel 50.  WK: Joe Stumpf 44); W-K 271, LARP 227 (LARP: Alexa Agin 53*, Halle McElmury 55, Hannah Ronnenberg 58.  WK didn’t have anyone under 60.  At Ferndale GC)

(B) Caledonia at Waukon (Waiting on scores.  Warriors lost.); (G) Waukon 221, Caledonia 200 (C: J. Wiebke 43*, Ally Jilek/Libby Jilek 52, Miranda Schroeder 53, Lexie Hoscheit 54, Elly Milde 55. W: Mia Strub 49.  At MaCalGrove GC)   

(B) Lanesboro 168, GMLO 198 (L: H. Lawstuen 38*, Kaden Stettler 42, Cale Anderson/Clay Schwichtenberg 44s, Caden Anderson 48, Reece Benson 55.  GMLO: Taylor Glynn 40, Ethan Kassel 49, Dakota Steinkamp 51, Ben Kraft 58.  At Cedar River CC)    

(B) Kingsland 223, Southland 181 (K: Isaac Simon 52, Gavin Merkel 56, Kaden Rath 57, Nathan O’Connell 58.  At Cedar River CC)

(B) LARP 194, FC 205 (LARP: A. Hoiness 43, G. Hengel/Isaiah Rasmussen 50s, A. Shurson/C. Thompson 51s, J. Sievers 52.  FC: J. Fishbaugher 37*, Anthony Kiehne 52, Riley Lange/Blake Bahl 58s.  FC > 2-2); (G) LARP 224, FC 190 (FC: C. Hershberger/M. Topness 45s; Chloe Morem 49; Aubrey Larson 51, Lilly Miller 58.  LARP: A. Agin 51, H. Krull 55, H. McElmury 56.  At par-36 Harmony GC.  LARP > 1-3)

(B) Caledonia 198, LC/H 161 (C: Dominick Konkel 46, Evan Hawkins 49, Riley Aasum 51, Cole Welsch 52.  LCH: Owen Davison 35*, Ryan Nutter 39, Carson Reider 42, Max Fabian 45.  Warriors > 1-3, 1-4); (G) Caledonia 211, LC/H Inc. (C: J. Wiebke 40*, M. Schroeder 55, L. Hoscheit/Autumn Meiners 58‘s.  At par-35 Valley High GC)

(B) Houston 242, Lanesboro 173 (L: H. Lawstuen 41*, Caden Anderson 42, Cale Anderson 43, K. Stettler 47, C. Schwichtenberg 48, R. Benson 54.  H: Ethan Knutson 49, Owen Gaustad 51.  Houston > 0-4); (G) Houston 282, Lanesboro Inc. (L: Chloe Schnebly 49*, Madison Ehler 61.  H: Erin Walters 63.  At Lanesboro GC.  Houston > 1-0.  Lanesboro > 0-1)   

(B) Kingsland 214, G-E 276 (K: G. Merkel 51*, K. Rath/Nick Eickhoff 54’s, I. Simon 55.  At Northwood GC.  Knights > 2-5)   

*Fillmore County Journal Sports page is a written collaboration by Paul Trende and Lee Epps.

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