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Warriors basketball fights to section semis through Cotter, loses heartbreaker to Cannon Falls
The No. 2 seeded Caledonia Area boys basketball team fought hard through the section tournament, especially through a tough No. 7 seeded Cotter team, winning by a score of 63-59. But the Warriors fell in tough fashion to No. 3 seed Cannon Falls, 82-81, in the waning seconds of their semifinals game. The Warriors faced off against the Cotter Ramblers on Wednesday, March 6 at the Mayo Civic Center Arena in the Section 1AA quarterfinals. The Warriors started off slow in the first half but...
Lady Warriors cruise past Lake City, lose by two points to Rochester Lourdes
The Lady Warriors would advance in the section 1AA tournament by defeating Lake City 60-39 on Feb. 28 at the Mayo Civic Center, but they would fall short to Rochester Lourdes -- losing by just two points -- 61-59 to end their season in the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium on Mar. 2. The Warriors faced the Lake City Tigers in a matchup at the Main Floor of the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minn. Caledonia Area would win the tip, and Josie Foster (No. 4)...
Warriors boys basketball eliminates Chatfield to advance in Sections, Doyle gets 1,000 points
Warriors basketball worked through early shooting troubles to take down the Chatfield Gophers and advance to the section quarterfinals by a score of 84-40. At home, Caledonia Area would face off against Chatfield on Feb. 29 for the first round of the Section 1AA tournament. Caledonia would win the tip, but the offense would take a bit of the first half to get rolling. Shots would not fall from the perimeter and the battles were tough near the hoop, but the Warriors defense held tough. ...
Denstad takes Runner Up at MSHSL State Wrestling Tournament, Blocker takes 6th
With wins at the 1AA section tournament at 139 and 145, Isaac Blocker and Owen Denstad made their way to St. Paul to participate in the MSHSL State Wrestling Tournament. The boys got a great send off from Caledonia with a police escort out of town, and would get to work on Friday, Mar. 1 with their first matches. Owen Denstad Denstad looked dominant in his four matches up to...
Boys basketball finishes season with wins against Lancers and Ramblers
The Warriors boys basketball team finished out the season strong with two blowout wins against the La Crescent-Hokah Lancers 98-64 and against the Winona Cotter Ramblers 74-49. The Warriors faced off against the Lancers on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Caledonia. With the loss at La Crescent earlier in the season, the Warriors looked to even the score at home. At the start of the game, Ethan Stendel (No.14) won the...
Lady Warriors defeat Lancers to advance in Sections
The Caledonia Area girls basketball squad cruised to victory over the La Crescent-Hokah Lancers by a score of 65-32 in the first round of Sectional basketball. Aubrie Klug (No. 3) led the way with 26 points on the night. The tip off went to the Warriors, as Regan King flipped the ball back to her teammates, and Aubrie Klug started off the night immediately with two points. Caledonia started the...
Denstad and Blocker move onto State, Denstad made 2024 MWCA All-State Academic Wrestling Team
The Caledonia/Houston wrestling team headed to the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester on Feb. 23-24 to earn individual honors in the Section 1AA Wrestling tournament. Multiple Cal/Houston wrestlers earned honors, and two wrestlers, Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker, won 1st place in their weight classes to earn a trip to the State tournament. The 145 weight class saw Owen Denstad in control in every match, and won three straight to...
Caledonia gymnasts earn All-Section; Cavanaugh voted Assistant Coach of Year
The Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove gymnastics squad took part in the gymnastics section tournament hosted by Rochester John Marshall High School on Saturday, Feb. 17. The squad did not pierce the top five teams for the tournament, but it did have a few athletes take All-Section honors for their performances throughout the season for not only the beam and floor events. Caledonia scored 128.975 as a team, good for sixth place out of eight teams. ...
Caledonia girls basketball win 2 of 3 in final week of season
The Caledonia girls basketball Warriors won two of three in their last scheduled games of the season, winning big against Rushford Peterson 65-40, losing on the road to the Goodhue Wildcats 74-49, and finally winning against the Cannon Falls Bombers in Cannon Falls 76-31. Against Rushford-Peterson, the Trojans won the tip, but, after a defensive stop, Regan King (No. 13) made the initial score followed by Aubrie Klug (No. 3) and Jodie Foster (No. 4) 3-pointers to set the tone for the game. Caledonia went...
Caledonia boys basketball wins 2, looks for retribution next
The Caledonia Area boys basketball team picked up two wins en route to the last week of the basketball season, which includes a rematch with La Crescent at home. Caledonia won 94-70 against the Rushford-Peterson Trojans on Feb. 13, and the Warriors beat the Cannon Falls Bombers 67-59 on Feb. 17. Ethan Stendel (No, 14) won the tip and started the scoring for the Warriors in the matchup against the...
Caledonia/Houston wrestling team season ends in section quarterfinals
The Caledonia/Houston wrestling team took part in the Section 1AA team meet at Kasson-Mantorville, losing in the semifinals and ending their team season Thursday, Feb. 15. The meet took place in Kasson-Mantorville, with the Warriors facing off against Waseca in the first round. Caledonia/Houston came out hot, taking six of the first seven bouts, including wins by Lange (133), Blocker (139), and Denstad (145), all by pinfalls. The latter half...
Caledonia/Houston goes 1-1 in triangular
The Caledonia/Houston wrestling team went up against both Goodhue Wildcats and La Cresent-Hokah Lancers in a triangular on Friday, Feb. 9 at Houston High School. The Warriors fell to Goodhue 36-29, but triumphed over La Crescent-Hokah by a score of 70-6. For the Goodhue dual, starting off at 107, Mason Van Gundy (Cal/Hou) was pinned by Lucas Erickson. Aiden Burns (Cal/Hou) won by major decision 12-2 over Jay Ryan (Goodhue) at 114. Hunter Frank (Cal/Hou) pinned Tim Strauss (Goodhue) at 121. Caledonia/Houston forfeited at the...
Gymnastics beats season goal at conference meet, looks to section competition
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston gymnastics team took part in the Southeast Minnesota Conference Meet on Saturday, Feb. 10 and scored its highest team score of the year, achieving one of its goals for the year. Kasson-Mantorville hosted the Southeast Minnesota Conference Meet this year, with the K-M/Triton team attending. Also competing were Byron, Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa(PIZM), Stewartville/Chatfield, La Crescent, and the Warriors gymnastics team. The Warriors achieved one of their season goals...
Caledonia girls basketball has tough week, dropping 2 and winning 1
The Caledonia Area girls squad endured a couple losses against Minnehaha Academy (33-73) and Fillmore Central (53-65), but it bounced back with a convincing win over Jackson County Central, 78-55. Caledonia was without one of its top scorers in Aubrie Klug for the showdown against Minnehaha Academy on Tuesday, Feb. 6. The gym was packed with students and parents alike, and the energy was great throughout. Minnehaha Academy was ranked highly in the state, so the Warriors girls had a tough task ahead of them. ...
Caledonia boys earn 2 impressive wins
The Caledonia Area boys basketball team continued its success with two impressive wins at Fillmore Central by a score of 103-70 and at home over the Onalaska Hilltoppers by a score of 96-94. Thursday, Feb. 8 saw the Warriors head to Preston to face the Fillmore Central Falcons. The gym was loud and wild, and both teams started off the contest at a good pace. Caledonia won the tip, and...
Carl Fruechte inducted into Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Coach Carl Fruechte has been a staple of the Caledonia community and has been inducted into the MFCA Hall of Fame for 2024. The Argus was able to catch up with Coach Fruechte to ask him what the honor meant to him and touch on his journey to induction. First question pertained to “What were the steps you took to gain success at Caledonia?” We had a lengthy conversation full of insight on this topic, and the most important parts included Carl’s rise to head...
Roger Knutson, long-time Caledonia wrestling coach, selected to Hall of Fame
Few have as fabled of a history in Caledonia’s coaching ranks as Roger Knutson and the wrestling program he fostered at Caledonia Area High School. He will be inducted into the Mayo Civic Center Region 1 Hall of Fame for 2024. Coach Knutson's wrestling career both as an athlete and a coach are illustrious and an example for all. Roger won the 167# Class A State Championship for the Stewartville Tigers and was an exemplary coach for the Warriors for 17 years. ...
Carl Fruechte inducted into Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame
Coach Carl Fruechte has been a staple of the Caledonia community and has been inducted into the MFCA Hall of Fame for 2024. The Argus was able to catch up with Coach Fruechte to ask him what the honor meant to him and touch on his journey to induction. First question pertained to “What were the steps you took to gain success at Caledonia?” We had a lengthy conversation full of insight on this topic, and the most important parts included Carl’s rise to head...
Caledonia/Houston wrestling comes away 1-1 at triangular in St. Charles
Caledonia/Houston wrestling ventured to St. Charles to face off against the St. Charles and Dover-Eyota wrestling teams for a triangular meet. Caledonia/Houston fell to the Dover-Eyota Eagles by a score of 39-24 but came back and beat St. Charles 45-27. The first dual’s results versus the Eagles are as follows: Aiden Burns (Cal/Hou) won his match via decision (6-0) over Max Loftus at 107; Mason Van Gundy (Cal/Hou) lost via...
Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston gymnastics beats La Crescent at home
The Warriors gymnastics team hosted La Crescent at Caledonia Area High School on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Warriors posted another great score and won 129.525 to 117.250. In the all-around, the Warriors placed four in the top five. Vivian Kittleson was first with 33.350, then Harper Myrah with 33.150, Madelyn Foellmi with 30.800, and finally Tyla Halverson with 30.650. The Warriors would have at least three scorers in the top...
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