Sports

Gile named to All-State trapshooting team

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 06/06/2019 - 2:07pm

Trojans freshman Brady Gile was recently named to the All-State trapshooting team by the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League. The team, comprised of the top 100 shooters from across the state, is determined by taking the top average scores of shooters regardless of class or conference, from the five weeks of regular competition.  

R-P baseball still alive in sub-section play

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 1:57pm

The No. 3 Seed Rushford-Peterson baseball team kicked off the East Sub-Section 1A tournament’s first round on Wednesday, May 22, with a 13-8 win at home over No. 6 Seed Houston. The Trojans lost their second-round game on Saturday, May 25, at Spring Grove 6-0. R-P then dropped into the elimination bracket on Monday, May 27, against Wabasha-Kellogg at Winona State University.

R-P vs. Houston

LARP boys and girls third at TRC meet

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 1:54pm

The LARP golfers finished up the regular season last week, starting with the Cannon Falls Invitational on Monday, May 27. The boys finished tied for fifth out of 11 teams and the girls took fifth in the six-team competition. The teams finished the regular season at the Three Rivers Conference Meet. The LARP boys finished second behind La Crescent-Hokah in the team competition, while the LARP girls were third behind team-title winner Caledonia.

Cannon Falls Invite

Men’s senior golf league

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 1:53pm

Results from Monday, May 13

Another great turnout with 36 golfers ready to try out their skills.

There were several ties with first place being one of them. The teams of Carroll Hill and Pete Peterson along with Dennie Ellefson and Leon Helleland both scored a net 28 taking first place.

Just half a point higher with a net 28 ½ was the team of Scooter Johnson and Doug Rislove in third place. Fourth place was also tied with a score of 29; the teams of Ray Kjos and Lowell Rasmussen and a three-man team of Jack Culhane, Dennie McRaven and John Petersen.

R-P softball ends season in playoff opener

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 1:52pm

The No. 5 Seed Rushford-Peterson softball team dropped its opening-round game in the East Sub-Section 1A tournament to No. 4 Seed Fillmore Central/Lanesboro by a score of 12-0. The first round of the sub-section tournament is single-elimination, which means the season is over for the Trojans. The Trojans fell to 0-3 against FC/L this season after two close losses by identical scores of 4-3 in the regular season. R-P finishes the season at 4-15.

R-P vs. FC

R-P/H tracksters compete in sub-section meet

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/30/2019 - 1:51pm

The R-P/H track teams enjoyed a stellar performance at the Section 1A Sub-Section Track and & Field Championships last week, with the boys claiming the team title and the girls placing third.

Participants in the sub-section meet can advance to the Section 1A Meet in three ways; place in the top three in an event, match or beat a standard, or turn in a time/height/distance that’s among the top eight of all four sub-sections. Twenty R-P/H athletes advanced to this week’s section meet and a chance to compete in the MSHSL State Meet June 7-8.

Trojans struggle in last regular season games

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 11:30am

Six games in five days was quite a way to wrap up the last week of the regular season. After dropping a home game to P-E-M, the Trojans won and tied in a doubleheader with Cotter. R-P then lost both ends of a home doubleheader vs. L-A, before falling to Spring Grove in the final game of the regular season,. The Trojans finish the regular season 6-12-1 overall (3-10-1). They opened the Section 1A tournament as the No. 3 Seed and host Houston on Wednesday, May 22, at 5 pm.

R-P vs. PEM (8-2 loss)

LARP golfers still shooting strong

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 11:29am

The LARP golfers started the week with a dual meet at Wabasha-Kellogg on Tuesday, then faced off in another dual against Kingsland on Thursday. LARP then ended the week with a matchup at Fillmore Central.

Dual at Wabasha-Kellogg

The LARP boys and girls hit the road on Tuesday, May 14, to face W-K at the Coffee Mill Golf Course in Wabasha. LARP was the only complete team in the dual and finished with a team score of 171. The LARP girls also had the only complete team in the dual, finishing with a team score of 218 over the nine holes.

Softball ends regular season with big win

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 11:27am

The Rushford-Peterson softball team kicked off the final week of the regular season with a doubleheader loss to Winona Cotter. Then they played a rare Wednesday game, dropping a conference game at P-E-M before ending the regular season on a positive note with a win over Caledonia. The Trojan girls finish the regular season at 5-13 overall (2-13 TRC).

R-P vs. Cotter: Game one (13-1 loss)

R-P/H boys sixth at True Team State Meet

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Fri, 05/24/2019 - 10:49am

The R-P/H boys track team made the most of its wild-card entry to the True Team State Track & Field meet last Saturday, placing sixth in the 12-team field. “It was a great experience,” said coach Dale Moga. “The boys performed well overall, with some personal records despite some cool temperatures. We were glad to see Section 1A represented so well, with all four teams from our section placing in the top six.”