Paul Trende

Class A #1-ranked Chatfield wrestling got its season going strong by winning the mostly Class AA and AAA, 11-school Lakeville-North Tourney. Individual champs for the Gophers were Jameson Priebe (107), Logan Pearson (114), Javier Berg (127), Carson Rowland (160), and Ayden Miner (172). Photo submitted

Chatfield (6-0, 11-1) won the Southeast-White for the third time in four years while Cannon Falls (4-2, 8-3), Triton (4-2, 8-3), and Caledonia (4-2, 7-3) each tied for second. All four teams made section title games with the Gophers and Cobras making state. Dover-Eyota (2-4, 4-6), La Crescent/Hokah (1-5, 2-7), and St. Charles (0-6, 1-8) rounded out the White standings. Chatfield gets a sub-district best seven All-league selections in

Lanesboro’s Elianna Cassman looks to pass the ball as South Winn’s Vanessa Bullerman defends in the teams’ non-conference affair. The Burros posted a 50-28 win to start the year 3-0. They ended their week falling to Southland in a nailbiter 49-48. Photo by Ron Mayer

Chatfield’s Grace Schroeder (left) and Brittin Ruskell (right), Lewiston-Altura’s Maycie Mierau, all eye the play in the teams’ TRC match-up. Mierau had a game-high 34 points but Chatfield prevailed 65-52. Photo by Leif Erickson

FCLMC’s Kane Larson notched four tech falls and a pin to win the 175-pound weight class at the 15-team La Crosse-Logan wrestling tourney. Ranked #5 at 172 in Class A, Larson improved to 11-1. Max Erdman scored a season-high 31 points as Kingsland beat Medford 75-38. Lanesboro’s Levi Rogers scored 22 points as Lanesboro won its first game, 64-48 over Lyle/Pacelli. Reid Hungerholt scored 22 points, but L-O’s boys were outscored 62-24 in the second half by Southland, which hit 15 threes, in a 97-56 Rebel win.

Chatfield’s Ethan Cole recently signed a letter of intent to play college football at Division I North Dakota. Cole is flanked by his parents Bob and Deb, Gopher head coach Jeff Johnson. Cole is a two-time All-Southeast White lineman and Co-Lineman of the Year this season. Photo submitted

For a second straight year, Chatfield wrestling grabbed the Bi-State team title, not only in the Division III portion, but overall. With a champion (Jameson Priebe), a runner-up (Carson Rowland), a third place (Javier Berg) and five other placers, the Gophers defended their championship from last year. Photo submitted

Camden Hungerholt scored 35 points, but L-O fell to BP 61-48 at GM’s holiday tourney. Carson Harstad went for 25 (pts) and 10 (rebs) as Chatfield beat Prairie du Chien 79-39, then 25 more points in a 58-47 loss to Z-M, both at the WSU Tourney. The Gophers (1-2, 4-6) have eclipsed last year’s win total. Kendall Knutson scored 21 points as Chatfield’s girls beat Winona-Senior at the WSU Tourney. Nicole Banse scored 21 points, but Caledonia’s #6 in AA girls fell to D-III #8 La Crosse-Aquinas 57-50 at the West Salem Tourney.

Rushford-Peterson 64, Wabasha-Kellogg 18 (R-P: Kaia Loney 12 pts, 5 rebs; Emily Helgemoe 12 pts (3-5 threes), 5 rebs; Torryn Schneider 11 pts, 7 asts, 8 stls; Allanah Skalet 7 pts, 3 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls. Ten total Trojans scored and seven scored at least five points. R-P triggered 31 turnovers and scored 26 points off those turnovers. Trojans > 5-2, 6-3)

Rushford-Peterson’s 7th-ranked boys hammered W-K 93-42 to win their seventh straight game. The Trojans (4-1, 8-1) trail Class AA #2 Caledonia (5-0, 9-1) in the TRC-East. FC’s boys shot an eye-popping 58 threes in losing to Hayfield 77-59. Grace Schroeder scored 23 points as Chatfield’s girls beat La Crescent/Hokah 55-37.