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Isaac Diersen and Luke Vesterse make PeeWee Academy history
The Caledonia Community Ed/Eitzen Lions PeeWee's Academy ended Aug. 8. We had some big time, season ending moments to see who captured the Season home run trophy. Isaac Diersen led the league with eight home runs heading into the final four and championship night. Six of his eight home runs this season were grand slams, a record as well. Luke Vesterse had five home runs on the season heading into...
Isaac Diersen and Luke Vesterse make PeeWee Academy history
The Caledonia Community Ed/Eitzen Lions PeeWee's Academy ended Aug. 8. We had some big time, season ending moments to see who captured the Season home run trophy. Isaac Diersen led the league with eight home runs heading into the final four and championship night. Six of his eight home runs this season were grand slams, a record as well. Luke Vesterse had five home runs on the season heading into...
Caledonia HS Softball awards
The following Caledonia Softball players were awarded with end of the year honors following the season. All Conference: Paige Klug and Mackenzie Morey All Conference Honorable Mention: Jenna Mann and Braelyn Lange All Section: Paige Klug Senior All State Academic (3.75 Cum GPA or higher): Jenna Mann, Paige Klug and Mackenzie Morey The team was also awarded the Gold Academic Team Award for cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher.
Caledonia softball again earns Academic Gold honor
A prestigious award presented by the Minnesota State Softball Coaches Association, Academic Gold, is now a yearly achievement the Caledonia softball team has become accustomed to. “It’s become pretty standard,” said Chad Augedahl. “I’ve got some really great student athletes. … The girls do a really good job of taking pride, not only in how they do in athletics, but in the classroom.” Augedahl is the head coach for the...
PeeWee baseball concludes in Eitzen
After the final 3 regular season weeks their have seen some incredible games. We saw kids hit their first home runs over the fence from Sophia Tenkley, Mason Reinhart and Will Goetzinger, all showing their home run prowess. The PeeWee's Academy kids worked incredibly hard all summer on the baseball field to play in the Peewees playoffs on August 1-8. The first round saw Orange beat Green (21-20). Then, Orange lost a nail biter to Silver (18-16), as Maverick Felten hit a huge grand slam...
Local peewee scores home-runs
The Caledonia Community Ed/Eitzen Lions Peewees Academy concluded their regular season games on Tuesday July 25. On this night the preverbal glass ceiling was shattered as Sophia Tenkley hit 2 mammoth home-runs over the fence! Sophia hit a towering Grand Slam in one game and a line drive 3 run home-run in the next game. Providing a little PeeWee's Academy history lesson, last year Madeline Hoscheit was the first ever Academy girl to hit a home-run over the fence. Now this season, Sophia Tenkley not...
Legion baseball comes to a close in Caledonia
Both the Senior Legion and Junior Legion Post 191 baseball seasons finished up recently. Results for the Senior Legion playoff were as follows. The team defeated Plainview 4-3, lost to Zumbrota 10-6, defeated Lanesboro 4-2, defeated Lake City 4-0, defeated Pine Island 7-2, defeated Plainview 12-1, defeated Chatfield 4-0, lost to LaCrescent 2-0. They finished in second place in their section, out of 12 teams. ...
Caledonia baseball, Junior and Senior Legion Post 191 playoffs begin
Junior Legion Post 191 baseball kicked off the playoffs, traveling to LaCrescent on Monday July 17. LaCrescent has two teams in the playoffs, the #8 seeded team and the #1 seeded team. Post 191 received the #9 seed, taking on the #8 seeded Lancers in the first round. Post 191 held a close 2-1 lead going into the last inning, but exploded in the top of the seventh with 10 runs, ending with a 12-1 win. ...
T-ball/Peewees heats up in Eitzen
Caledonia Community Ed/Eitzen Lions T-ball/Peewees Baseball Academy started another big season of baseball for the summer. T-ball has some great new rookies this year and a wonderful season thus far, with moments of laughter, tears, dirt piles, organized chaos and waving at parents, grandparents and friends as players run to first base. These little t-ballers remind us all that's it's about family and having fun. Peewees Academy has had some...
Legion baseball competes in the playoffs
Caledonia Post 191 received the 3 seed in the East division for the section playoffs, squaring off against 6th seeded Plainview in an opening round contest on Thursday July 13. Plainview opened scoring in the top of the first with a run, taking quick 1-0 lead. However, Garrett Konz cracked a 2 out single for Caledonia in the bottom of the first, followed by a walk to Ayden Goetzinger and an RBI single by Gabe Morey, tying the score at 1-1. Konz lead off the...
1972 Caledonia Legion baseball celebrates anniversary
July 10, 2023 will be the 50th anniversary of Caledonia's 1972 American Legion baseball team placing fourth at State in its One Class American Legion Tournament. On the day, a reunion will be held for the team, with appearances by key players like Steve “Babe” Fink, Caledonia’s Tom Stark and Legion Coach Dana Fink, son of the legendary late Harris “Shooky” Fink of New Albin. “It was an intense tournament....
Legion baseball sees success in opening weeks
Post 191 vs. La Crescent On June 15 Post 191 hosted La Crescent, resulting in the Warriors' first loss of the season and a 5-3 win for the Lancers. Scoring a pair of unearned runs in the 1st, La Crescent took an early 2-0 lead. Kyle Bechtel and Thane Meiners quickly responded, however, opening the bottom of the 1st with hits. Bechtel later scored on a Garrett Konz RBI groundout,...
Grinde earns high jump title, as Caledonia boys compete at state
The Caledonia/Spring Grove boys track and field team sent eight athletes to the 2023 Minnesota State High School League Class A championships over the weekend, and one athlete came out with a gold medal. Tysen Grinde managed to earn first place in the high jump, and on the way, he managed to make the record books, tying for the fourth best jump in state history. He was joined in the event by Ethan Stendel, who finished in 22nd. ...
Caledonia/SG tracksters at Section 1A championships
The Caledonia/Spring Grove boys and girls track/field teams competed at the MSHSL Section 1A Track and Field Championships, on Tuesday, May 30 and Thursday, June 1, at Paul Giel Field in Winona. Women’s Team Rankings: Top 5 of 21 Teams (18 Events) GMLOKS 123.75, Chatfield 70.75, Rushford-Peterson/Houston 70, Cotter 63, Lourdes 60, Caledonia/Spring Grove 7. Men’s Team Rankings: Top 5 of 21 Teams (22 Events) Pine Island 147, Caledonia/Spring Grove...
Caledonia golf scores high in conference
In past week, Caledonia's junior high golf team swept the conference tournament with 3 its eighth graders placing first, second and third in the tournament. The girls varsity team also placed second in conference, with two medalists coming from Caledonia. Next week, varsity competes at sections in Rochester.
Caledonia golf takes on Wabasha-Kellogg
The boys Caledonia Varsity and JV golf teams battled Wabasha-Kellogg on Monday, May 23, at Ma Coal Grove Country Club. It was a nice outing and nice victories for the Warriors, and the weather wasn’t too bad either. Varsity Team Scores: Caledonia 193, Wabasha-Kellogg 201; Caledonia Individual Scores: Bronson Knutson 62, Evan Milde 53, Dylan Schroeder 54, Evan Hawkins 40, Carson Klug 49, Cory Scanlan 51. JV Team Scores: Caledonia 228, Wabasha-Kellogg 271; Caledonia JV Individual Scores: Isaac Housker 55, Vincent Colsch 54, Isaac Blocker 59, Alex Henke 60, Noah Berger 68.
Caledonia/SG track/field at Chatfield Invitational
The Caledonia/Spring Grove track and field teams competed in the Chatfield Varsity Invitational Meet, on Thursday, May 18. Women Team Ranking: Saint Charles 107.50, K-M 87.50, Chatfield 29, Caledonia/Spring Grove 19. Men Team Ranking: Chatfield 88, Caledonia/Spring Grove 71.50, K-M 60.50, St. Charles 24. Boys’ Results 100 Meter Dash: 1 Josh Beardmore, Cal/SG, 10.98; Other Cal/SG: 5 Jason Schock, 11.88; 6 Gabe Curley, 12.00; 7 Hunter Holland, 12.05; 8 Sylas...
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