Sports

R-P football makes it two straight with FC win

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:26pm

The Rushford-Peterson football team won the first of its two-straight road games to end the season, beating Fillmore Central 32-14 on Friday night. The Trojans broke open a first-quarter 6-0 lead by outscoring the Falcons 26-14 over the final three quarters. R-P’s record is 5-2 overall (3-1 sub-district, 2nd place).

“The offense did a good job of moving the ball because it was a terrible night,” said Trojans’ coach Davin Thompson. “We had a little snow and a little rain, and the wind had to be blowing 25 miles an hour.”

Lady Trojans cap off busy week

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 1:24pm

The R-P volleyball team crammed three matches into a four-day stretch last week and emerged victorious in two. The Lady Trojans won a hard-fought home thriller against Dover Eyota on Monday, Oct 7, then traveled to St. Charles the very next day for another victory. Conference powerhouse Caledonia came to the R-P gym on Thursday, Oct. 10 to hand the Trojans ballers a loss and pad their perfect record in the TRC.

R-P vs. D-E

LARP cross country hosts home invitational

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:12am

Hundreds of area cross country runners gathered at the Lewiston Country Club for the Ole Olmstead Invitational on Thursday, Oct. 3. In what was easily the coldest meet of the 2019 season, LARP runners performed well against some stiff competition. In addition to several top 1A schools, LARP runners had to face 2A Winona Senior High, a last-minute entrant into the meet due to a cancellation in their schedule.

Boys’ results

Trojan football picks up fourth win

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:11am

The Rushford-Peterson football team came out firing in a 46-14 win over Wabasha-Kellogg in Rushford on Friday night. The Trojans bounced back well after letting a fourth-quarter lead slip away last week against Lewiston-Altura. The Trojans are 4-2 overall (2-1 sub-district) with just two games left in the regular season.

R-P fall trapshooters in fifth place in conference race

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:10am

Week one

The Rushford-Peterson trap team started off the five-week fall season with a team score of 98 points, which landed them in sixth place in the Class A, Conference 1 standings. The Trojans were 51 points behind first-place Providence High (149.00 team points), who sit on top of the eight-team conference after the first week.

Lady Trojans fall twice

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:08am

The R-P volleyball team traveled to Chatfield for its first game of October, then returned to their home court for a matchup against Fillmore Central. The Lady Trojans dropped both contests to their conference foes. The losses put the R-P record at 3-6 in the Three Rivers Conference (TRC), which maintained their 9th place standing. Caledonia continues to dominate conference play with a perfect 9-0 mark, while Fillmore Central and Lewiston-Altura are tied for second place in the TRC with matching 6-2 records.

R-P vs. Chatfield

LARP cross country at St. Charles Invitational

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 3:27pm

While it was their third meet in seven days, the LARP cross country teams didn’t seem to be affected by a week full of racing when they competed in the St. Charles Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 26. The boy’s varsity team captured its third team title of the season, and there were enough standout performances that Coach Matt Kingsbury said of his team “the kids were tired on Thursday, but ran extremely well. They’ve made some good improvements the last two weeks…All the coaches have been very impressed with their work ethic and attitude.”

Boys’ results

Cardinals snap Trojans’ three-game winning streak

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 3:25pm

The Rushford-Peterson football team saw its three-game winning streak come to an end when they visited unbeaten Lewiston-Altura on Friday, Sept 27. The Trojans had the lead late in the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals came from behind to snatch a 27-28 win on their home field. The loss puts the Trojans record at 3-2 overall (1-1 sub-district).

Lady Trojans cap successful week

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 10/03/2019 - 3:23pm

The R-P volleyball team enjoyed one of the best weeks of their season, snatching a pair of wins as they faced Houston and conference foe Dover-Eyota last week.  The victories bumped the Lady Trojans record to 4-10 overall and 3-5 in the Three Rivers Conference. R-P is in 9th place in the 12-team TRC.  

R-P vs. Houston

LARP boys claim team title at Pine Island Invite

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 12:39pm

The LARP boys cross country team just keeps getting better, and they proved it last week by winning the team trophy at the Pine Island Invitational. Two days later the LARP teams traveled to Winona’s Jim Flim Invitational, where they tackled the hilly course at St. Mary’s University.

Pine Island Invite