Sports

LARP golfers continue strong showing

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 8:44am

The LARP boys’ and girls’ golfers started last week with a home triangular against Kingsland and Houston, taking both team titles at the Ferndale Golf Course on Tuesday, May 7. LARP then split a home dual with La Crescent-Hokah on Friday, May 10, coming away with a split in two very close contests.

Triangular with Houston, Kingsland

R-P softball tops Rebels and Hurricanes, fall to Lancers

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 8:43am

R-P vs. Southland

The Trojans softball team stopped a seven-game skid with a ten-run, five-inning conference victory at home against Southland. While they only had five hits in the game, R-P took full advantage of 13 walks and three fielding errors by the Rebels.

R-P/H boys track team advances to True Team State Meet

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 05/20/2019 - 8:42am

There aren’t many high school sports tourneys that feature a wild card component, but the MSHSL State True Team Track Meet does, and that wild card factor is sending the R-P/H boys to state for the first time since 1991.

Fifteen teams competed in the Section 1A True Team meet on May 7, and while the team from Lewiston-Altura won the meet to advance automatically, three other teams from the section also advanced, including R-P/H.

Trojans baseball team wins one, drops two

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Thu, 05/09/2019 - 2:01pm

The Rushford-Peterson baseball team started off last week with a tough road matchup, falling 13-0 at Caledonia on Monday, April 29. They bounced back on Thursday, May 2, for a conference win at Wabasha-Kellogg 4-3. The Trojans then dropped a home game against St. Charles 11-1 in six innings on Friday, May 3. R-P is 5-5 on the season (2-5 TRC).

R-P vs. Caledonia

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.