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Women’s League Nordic Strikers

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:00am

Women’s League

Nordic Strikers

Week of 10/25/18

1. Root River Saloon. 2. Rasmussen Const. 3. Hammell Equipment. 4. Rick Carlson, CPA. 5. Para Med Services. 6. Pam’s Corner. 7. Merchants Bank. 8. Rushford State Bank. 9. Engelson & Assoc. 10. Doran Ins. Agency.

HIGH IND. GAME: Donata Kitchens 247. Tracey Quarve 236. Hunter Dunbar 225.

HIGH IND. SERIES: Donata Kitchens 661. Tracey Quarve 638. Hunter Dunbar 618.

Lady Trojans close out regular season with big home win

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 9:25am

R-P’s volleyball team finished out their regular season with a convincing win over Southland Tuesday, October 16.  The Lady Trojans kept the visiting Rebels in single digits in two games of a three-game sweep, placing a nice exclamation point on their season before tournament play began. R-P jumped all over Southland in the first match, winning 25-9 and rocking the Rebels back on their heels. Southland recovered somewhat for the second match, managing to score 13 points before falling to R-P. The third game was all Trojans again, as R-P held the Rebels down for another 25-9 victory.

Lady Trojans snatch first post-season win from Schaeffer Academy

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 9:24am

Rushford-Peterson’s volleyball team jumped out to a quick start in its first post-season matchup this week, triumphing over the visiting Schaeffer Academy Lions 3-1. The Lady Trojans took the first game 25-17, then padded that effort with a 25-20 score in the second match. The Lady Lions clawed back in the third game, emerging with a 25-27 victory in a see-saw contest. But R-P wouldn’t be denied, slaying the Lions 25-21 in the fourth contest. The 3-1 victory sent R-P to the second round of post-season play, while Schaeffer saw its season come to a close.

Trojans drop last regular season game to Awesome Blossoms

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 9:21am

The Rushford-Peterson football team found out just how difficult it is to play from behind, falling in their regular-season finale at Blooming Prairie by a score of 47-14.

The Awesome Blossoms jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter, and the Trojans simply couldn’t catch up. The Trojans dropped two of their final three regular-season games to finish the year at 6-2 (6-2 sub-district).

R-P vs. BP

LARP places seven runners on Three Rivers All-Conference team

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 10/25/2018 - 9:20am

LARP Cross-Country runners are hitting their stride when it matters most. Led by another win from sophomore standout Luke O’Hare, the LARP boys cross country team placed second at the Three Rivers Conference meet and landed four runners on the All-Conference team. The girl’s varsity not only fielded its first complete team of the season, but three runners earned All-Conference honors by placing in the top 21 runners.

R-P volleyballers fall twice

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 2:44pm

The Lady Trojans squared off against some worth rivals last week, hosting the St. Charles Saints on Tuesday, Oct. 9, and then traveling to powerhouse Caledonia on Thursday, Oct. 11. Points were hard to come by in each match, and R-P added a pair of games to their season record “loss” column.

R-P vs. St. Charles

Trojans bounce back after first loss

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Wed, 10/17/2018 - 2:42pm

The Rushford-Peterson football team came roaring back from its first loss of the season with a convincing 49-6 win over Hayfield last Friday night.

The Trojans stormed out of the gate with a 21-point first quarter, then rode that momentum to their sixth win of the season and their final regular season home game. The Trojans are 6-1 overall (6-1 district) with one game left on the regular-season schedule.

LARP boys cross country second at home invitational

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 10:05am

Led by meet champion and the strongest team effort of the season, the Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson boy’s cross country team placed second at the Ole Olmstead Invitational last week. LARP packed three runners into the Top 10 finishers to narrowly miss toppling perennial power La Crescent. The meet, held at the Lewiston Country Club Oct. 4, featured 13 boy’s teams and 12 girl’s teams from the area.

Lady Trojans win at home, fall on the road

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 10:02am

The Lady Trojans are playing some of their best volleyball of the season right now, and it’s showing in hard-fought battles against tough opponents. Last week they faced perennial rival Chatfield at home, then traveled to face a balanced and aggressive Fillmore Central team. R-P triumphed at home, then came up short in their away match.  

R-P vs. Chatfield

Trojans drop a tight one to Goodhue

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 10:01am

The Rushford-Peterson football team suffered its first loss of the season on Friday night, falling at Goodhue by a score of 14-7 in a matchup of state-ranked clubs.

The No. 5-ranked Trojans couldn’t hold on to a one-point third quarter lead as the Wildcats came up with a 45-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion to win a low-scoring defensive tussle. The Trojans are 5-1 overall (5-1 sub-district) with two games left in the regular season.