Sports

Burro volleyball prepared for scoreboard improvement

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 9:07am

Interest is strong with 28 high school players on the court. The girls love playing volleyball, says head coach Julie Schreiber, who enters her fourth season of building the volleyball program at Lanesboro.

All components are in place, and the program is on solid ground - except for the win total. The Burros were 6-25 (2-12 SEC) last fall after going 5-26 (1-12) the previous autumn.

Will this be a year for a major step up in scoreboard success? One knowledgeable area coach thinks so, saying "Lanesboro could be very much improved over last season."

Mabel-Canton football restocking skill positions

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 9:05am

The Mabel-Canton football team is well over a week into practice as they prepare to open the season at home on Friday, Aug. 30, against sub-district rival Lanesboro. While the roster appears young, the Cougars do have some solid players to build around. The Cougars only have two seniors on the roster but will build around four experienced, albeit young, linemen and a 1,000-yard running back.

State-ranked Mabel-Canton ready to test the best

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 9:00am

The Mabel-Canton volleyball team has been practicing for over a week as they get set to open the season this week. The Cougars were 30-6 last season and winners of their 21st-straight Southeast Conference title. This year’s edition of the Cougars finished in second place at the elite “Sweet 16 Tournament” in Maple Grove over the summer.

Kingsland, Southland join 9-man football race

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/15/2019 - 7:44am

Kingsland and Southland are two of several teams that will be playing 9-man football for the first time in 2019.

For the fifth year, the regular season in football is determined by the Minnesota State High School League, which assigns teams to districts (instead of self-determined conferences as in most team sports).

In 9-man, there are three districts statewide - West, South and North. During the regular season, teams in southeast Minnesota are assigned to the South District,

Cougars excel in state ‘Sweet 16’ volleyball tournament

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/08/2019 - 3:36pm

The Mabel-Canton volleyball team got a jump-start on season preparations by playing in the first-ever Breakdown Sweet 16 Volleyball Tournament in Maple Grove. Sixteen of the top Class A programs went head-to-head at the Minnesota Select Volleyball Facility on Saturday, July 27. Cougar head coach Lonnie Morken said the team played some great volleyball and finished up in second place.

Lanesboro edges Kingsland for most SEC crowns in 2018-19

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 10:48am

Lanesboro edged out Kingsland for this sportswriter's annual, but unofficial all-sports champion of champions in the Southeast Conference for school year 2018-19. Back at the top for the first time in four years, the Burros added to their all-time lead, topping the rankings for the seventh time in 17 years. Over that span, eight different schools have finished at the top at least one time.

Lanesboro, with one and two-thirds titles, finished with a slim edge over the one and seven-twelfths titles earned by the Knights in their first year of membership.

Little League playoffs

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 10:45am

Summer league fun

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 08/01/2019 - 10:42am

Wyffels honored third year by media

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 07/29/2019 - 3:29pm

Mabel-Canton senior Drew Wyffels, for the third straight season, has received Honorable Mention on the Post Bulletin All-Area Baseball Team.

Wyffels was previously named All-Section, honored as a four-time All-Conference selection and a three-time Cougar Most Valuable Player and three-time Mabel-Canton Male Athlete of the Year.

Heintz-Kuderer places high among the nation's top shooters

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 07/29/2019 - 3:28pm

Mabel-Canton sophomore Colton Heintz-Kuderer placed among the top three and a half percent of nearly 1,700 trap shooters at the National High School Clay Target League Championship Tournament.

Heintz-Kuderer and sophomore Tracer Tollefsrud represented Mabel-Canton in the individual competition July 13 and 14 at the Michigan Trap Association Homegrounds in Mason, Michigan. There were 1,691 shooters in the individual competition.