Sports

LARP golfers on a roll

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 2:00pm

The LARP boys’ and girls’ golf teams were busy last week, starting things off with a split at home against Caledonia on Monday, April 29. Both teams were at a multi-team meet at Wabasha-Kellogg on Thursday, May 2, and both teams finished second in the standings. They wrapped up the week by sweeping a dual matchup against Fillmore Central on Friday, May 3, at the Ferndale Golf Course.

Split with Caledonia

Men’s senior golf league

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 1:52pm

Wow! The Men’s Senior Golf League started their 23rd season with 35 golfers swinging at that little white or yellow golf ball! Winning the first week of competition was the team of Mike Bublitz and Dr. Dick Nelson, who combined to shoot a par 36 with a net 26. The team of Chuck Boehmke and Lupy Myhro grabbed second place with a net 27-1/2!

 

Trojans softball team endures tough week

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 1:51pm

The Rushford-Peterson softball team dropped a conference doubleheader against Fillmore Central on Monday, April 29, by identical scores of 4-3. The second game went all the way to nine innings. The Trojans had a tough test against Wabasha-Kellogg on Thursday, May 2, coming up short 16-4. R-P had an equally tough test on Friday, May 3, at St. Charles. The Saints won the game by an 11-0 score. The Trojan girls are 1-9 overall (0-9 TRC).

R-P vs. FC

Game One

R-P baseball wins one, drops two

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 7:33am

The Rushford-Peterson baseball team kicked off last week on the road with a 5-2 TRC win at Southland on Tuesday, April 23. The Trojans were back home on Thursday and could only come up with two base hits in a 10-0 loss to Chatfield. R-P didn’t fare much better on Friday, only getting three hits in a 10-0 loss at Dover-Eyota. The Trojans are 4-3 overall (1-3 TRC).

R-P vs. Southland

Trojans golfers shooting well

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 7:32am

The Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson (LARP) golf teams kicked off a busy week with a second-place finish at the boys-only meet in Lake City on Tuesday, April 23. Both the boys and girls were back in action on Thursday at the Ferndale Golf Course for a dual with Wabasha-Kellogg. While W-K didn’t field complete varsity teams, the LARP boys shot a 180 and the girls a 219.

Boys Second in Lake City Tourney

R-P softball searching for second win

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 7:28am

The second win of the regular season is proving elusive for the Rushford-Peterson softball team. After the Trojans dropped a 12-0 TRC decision at Chatfield on Thursday, April 25, they returned home the next day and fell by an identical 12-0 score to Dover-Eyota. The R-P girls are 1-5 overall (0-5 TRC).

R-P vs. Chatfield

 Chatfield pitcher Carlie Berge not only shut out the Trojans, she didn’t allow a hit. R-P fielders didn’t help the cause by committing eight errors in the field.

R-P/H tracksters compete at Lancer Invitational

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/06/2019 - 7:27am

The Trojans track and field teams mixed it up with some heavy hitters at the La Crescent-Hokah Invitational last week. Nine teams, including those from larger schools from Winona and LaCrosse Logan, participated in the meet. R-P/H athletes saw some of their stiffest competition of the season and, while no team scores were kept, the Trojans turned in some good performances.

Boys’ results

Trojans baseball team grabs a pair of wins

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 10:21am

The Rushford-Peterson baseball team was perfect on their home field last week. The Trojans picked up a 10-0 win over Houston on Monday, April 15. The next day, R-P needed only six innings to beat Mabel-Canton 14-4 thanks to the ten-run rule. The Trojans are 3-1 this season (0-1 TRC).

R-P vs. Houston

The Trojans got all the runs they needed in the first inning to grab the non-conference home win over Houston. R-P needed just five hits to score 10 runs while shutting out the Hurricanes.

LARP golfers face tough La Crescent-Hokah squads

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 10:20am

The LARP golf teams were on the road for their only meet of the week last Tuesday, April 23, against La Crescent-Hokah. The meet was played at the Valley High Golf Course in Houston. L-H came away with a sweep, winning the boys’ competition 169-182 while the girls beat R-P 213-221.

R-P vs. La Crescent-Hokah

Boys’ results

R-P softball drops doubleheader

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 10:19am

The R-P softball team lost a pair of road games against Lewiston-Altura last week. The Trojans gave the Cardinals all they could handle in the first matchup before losing 4-5. But the L-A bats came alive in the second game and the Cardinals cruised to a 14-0 victory. The Lady Trojans are 1-3 overall (0-3 TRC).

R-P vs. L-A Doubleheader

Game One