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With the season quickly winding down, the Warriors track teams traveled to Rushford-Peterson to compete in the sub-section tournament. Athletes would need to place high in their events in order to proceed to Sections. The girls team performed well at the sub-section meet. Notable athletes who qualified for the section meet include: Nicole Banse in the long jump, placing first, and also qualifying in 200m dash; the Warriors 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams, with the 4x100 team ranking third in prelims, and the 4x200 relay...

Kenyon-Wanamingo softball is moving on in the postseason. The No. 5 seed Knights (9-8) dispatched No. 12 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro (4-17) by a 7-1 score in round one of the Class 1A, Section 1 on May 20 in Wanamingo. The Knights’ offense got going in the latter innings to help pull away for a comfortable win. ...

Golf: Falcons Teams Stay Perfect as Boys Edge Lancers By One Stroke. The boys golf matchup of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 6-0) and Fillmore Central (5-0, 6-0) was key to the TRC-East race. Twelve golfers took to Harmony Golf Course. The worst score was a respectable 45. FC got a season-low round from frosh tri-medalist Brody Srsen (37). Brock Sikkink (38) and Anthony Kiehne (39) also shot sub-40. Josh Haugerud chipped in a 41 which gave FC a 155. Lancer tri-medalists Ryan Nutter and Wyatt Krzoska (37’s) plus Wyatt Ferrell (40) and Tobias Sajdok (42) combined for a 156, giving FC the one-shot win! FC’s Aiden Arnold (42) and Luke Hellickson (44) shot good non-team-scoring rounds. Both teams shot season-low TRC rounds. FC’s girls kept up their dominant year with 190 to 235 victory. Lily Miller medaled with a 45. Myleigh Scheevel (47), Aubrey Larson (48), Annika Mensink (50), and Ella Dahly (50) followed. FC’s boys then beat R-P 163 to 174. Trojan Jaxson Meldahl (38) was the medalist. FC had the next four; Arnold and Sikkink (40’s), Srsen (41) and Hellickson (42). Trojans Will LaFleur (44), Gus Hoiland (45), Sam LaFleur (47), Kellen Drinkall (47), and Carter Kopperud (49) came next. Falcons Kiehne (49) and Haugerud (51) were the last two. FC’s girls cruised 188 to 242. The Falcons had the top five; Scheevel (45), Larson (47), Miller (48), Mensink (48), and Dahly (53). Both Falcons teams improved to 7-0, 8-0. Both lead the TRC-East with two matches left. R-P’s boys fell to 3-4, 3-4.

Mabel-Canton and Lewiston-Altura squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Mabel-Canton had to settle for second. They lost 10-4 to the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals. Mabel-Canton has struggled against Lewiston-Altura recently, as their match on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup. Mabel-Canton saw three different players step up and...

Mabel-Canton lost a close one when they played last Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They lost 16-3 to the Rushford-Peterson Trojans. Mabel-Canton has struggled against Rushford-Peterson recently, as their contest on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Mabel-Canton is 8-2 against Houston since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mabel-Canton Cougars will be playing at home against the Houston Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. Mabel-Canton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games. Mabel-Canton will...

DES MOINES - After competing for the entire spring in cold, windy and rainy weather, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s at the Class 2A State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines from May 16-18 didn’t bother the Crestwood athletes too much as several Cadets posted personal bests, which included top 10 finishes in four events.

The La Crescent Lancers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Fillmore Central/Lanesboro Falcons at 5:00 p.m. La Crescent's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Fillmore Central/Lanesboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them. On Monday, it was a...

Lewiston-Altura can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mabel-Canton Cougars as the Lewiston-Altura Cardinals made off with a 12-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Lewiston-Altura sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Spring Grove had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons with a sharp 10-3 win. With that victory, Spring Grove brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Wabasha-Kellogg fell victim to Spring Grove and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the Spring Grove Lions. Wabasha-Kellogg's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row. For Spring Grove's part, the result came thanks to Jaxon Strinmoen's shutout, as he gave...

The Mabel-Canton Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander Superlarks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mabel-Canton will be strutting in after a victory while Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander will be coming in after a defeat. Last Saturday, it was close, but Mabel-Canton sidestepped Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons for a 4-3...

After losing to Schaeffer Academy the last time they met, Spring Grove decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Spring Grove Lions blew past the Schaeffer Academy Lions 11-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Spring Grove. Brinley Middendorf made a big impact no matter where she...

Mabel-Canton won the last time they faced Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Mabel-Canton Cougars skirted past Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mabel-Canton. Mabel-Canton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Underbakke,...

The Wabasha-Kellogg Falcons will be playing at home against the Spring Grove Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wabasha-Kellogg lost 8-1 to Blooming Prairie on Saturday. Wabasha-Kellogg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Spring Grove gave their fans yet...

After three games on the road, Lewiston-Altura is heading back home. They will take on the Fillmore Central/Lanesboro Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around. Lewiston-Altura lost 13-1 to Pine Island on Friday. Fillmore Central/Lanesboro lost 11-1...

The Lyle/Pacelli Athletics baseball team, the No. 1 team in the state in the latest Class A poll was looking to stay unbeaten at Marcusen Park Thursday versus Southeast Conference and Section 1A rival Mabel-Canton, and Hunter VaDeer and Dane Schara combined on the mound to hold the Cougars to only one hit, and a six-run bottom half of the fifth inning helped to lift the Athletics to a 10-0, 5-inning win.

DENVER - Despite cool temperatures and a steady rain, the Crestwood girls’ and boys’ track teams both competed well at the Class 2A State Qualifier Meet in Denver on Thursday, May 9. The Cadet girls’ squad placed second overall with 106.5 points while the Crestwood boys’ team took...

Caledonia/Spring Grove track traveled to the Chatfield Invite on Thursday, May 16. With a strong showing across the board, the track team is poised to do well at the sub-section tournament — in more than a few events. The boys took third with 118 points. The girls placed fourth with 53 points. The boys had a great team effort, placing first in the 100m dash, 200m dash, 110m hurdles, both relays, the high jump and discus. ...