Sports

TCR-LARP stars run personal bests at MSHSL state cross-country meet

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/08/2018 - 2:29pm

Peaking at the end of the season is the goal of every athlete, and by that measure Luke O’Hare and Aidan Ellinghuysen have a lot to be happy about. The LARP cross country runners not only qualified for the MSHSL Class A State Cross-Country Meet, they both ran their fastest time of the season at state.

 

R-P football opens playoffs with win over Hayfield

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:05am

The Rushford-Peterson football team kicked off the Section 1A playoffs with a 54-13 win over Hayfield in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday night, Oct. 23rd.

The No. 3 seed Trojans used a second-quarter offensive outburst to sweep the No. 6 seed Vikings in their second matchup of the season.

R-P football ends season in second round of section play

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:04am

The Rushford-Peterson football team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the Section 1A football playoffs, dropping a 20-7 rematch at Goodhue on Saturday night, Oct. 27th .

The Trojans had opportunities to score more points but could only muster one touchdown in four trips to the red zone against the Goodhue defense. R-P ended the season at 6-3 overall.

R-P volleyball season ends in Spring Grove

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:03am

The Lady Trojans were flying high after a first-round, sub-section victory over Schaeffer Acadamy, but ran into some stiffer competition when they faced the Spring Grove Lions in Round Two on Thursday Oct. 28. Though R-P came out strong with a victory in the first match, Spring Grove rallied in the aftermath. “We had a ton of fun in our first game and played very well,” said R-P coach Nikki Schultz. “After that we just had too many errors. Still, the girls played the best I’ve seen them play and fought hard. The third game we were down by 10 points and came back to tie it.”

LARP qualifies two for state cross-country meet

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 11/01/2018 - 10:02am

Luke O’Hare made history last week. When O’Hare won the boy’s Section 1A cross country title, it was the first time the meet champion has come from a LARP team or, for that matter, from Lewiston-Altura or Rushford-Peterson, in the many years before they combined their teams. O’Hare’s victory advances him to the MSHSL state meet, held Sat. Nov 3 at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

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.