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An Austin Daily Herald publication Compiled by Rocky Hulne, Photos and layout by Eric Johnson
Teams
Austin Packers.............................................Pages 3-9 Southland Rebels...................................Pages 10-11 Hayfield Vikings................................. Pages 12-13 Southland Rebels.....................................Pages 13-14 Grand Meadow........................................Pages 14-15 Lyle-Pacelli...............................................Pages 16-17 Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms......Pages 18-20 LeRoy-Ostrander.....................................Pages 21-22 Austin Bruins Year in Pictures........................Page 24
Grand Meadow’s Zach Myhre stiff-arms Underwood’s Coy Thorson on a second-quarter run in the Minnesota State Class 9-Man Prep Bowl championship last November at TCF Bank Stadium. Herald file photo
The Hayfield girls basketball team reacts from the bench to a made freethrow in the team’s Section 1AA semifinal match up against Dover-Eyota. Herald file photo
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Austin’s Maddie Mullenbach in the middle of her dismount from the uneven parallel bars this past February in the allaround at the Minnesota Class A Individual Gymnastics Meet at the University of Minnesota’s Pavilion. Herald file photo
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Austin’s Sean Baker turns the ball away from Rochester Lourdes’ Colton Praska in the second half of the Section 1A title game in Rochester October. BELOW: Austin quarterback Jakob Crouch clicks off a big run in the second quarter against Mankato West. Herald file photos
AUSTIN FOOTBALL
The Packers had a big senior class, but they struggled throughout the year as they finished 0-9 overall in 2015. Austin came close to beating Red Wing as it lost 56-50 and it lost 26-21 to Rochester Mayo, but all Austin's other games were decided by two scores or more. The Packers had their season end in a 35-6 loss to Rochester John Marshall in the Section 1AAAAA quarterfinals. Austin suffered plenty of tough injuries throughout the year. “These guys have been really great,” Austin head coach Brett Vesel said after the season. “It’s too bad that things didn’t happen the way we wanted them to happen. They’re a great bunch of kids, I really enjoy coaching
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those guys and their attitudes have really been outstanding all year. We’re going to miss those guys.” Austin senior linebacker Jon Gallagher racked up 85 tackles in just six games and junior Jany Gash had a breakout season with 492 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Austin junior quarterback Jakob Crouch ran or 622 yards and 11 TDs and threw for 1,524 yards, 10 TDs with 15 interceptions.
AUSTIN VOLLEYBALL
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Austin’s season ended in a 25-18, 25-16, 25-12 loss at Winona in a Section 1AAA tournament opener. The Packers avoided a sweep in 15 of their 27 matches and two of their Big Nine matches went to five sets. Austin senior libero Kelsey Sederquest set a new AHS career record as she finished with 1,150 career digs and Austin senior hitter Ashley Hawkshead had 219 kills.
AUSTIN BOYS SOCCER
The Packers came close to their first Minnesota Class A State Boys Soccer Tournament appearance since 2009, but they lost 1-0 in overtime to Rochester Lourdes in the Section 1A title game. The Packers finished the season 10-6-4 overall behind the play of second team AllState midfielder senior Sean Baker, senior forward Ochan Ochogi and junior forward Matias Parada. “We’ve been here five of the last seven years and we’ve only won it once,” Austin head coach Jens Levisen said after the match. “We need to see what we need to as individuals and as a team to get things going in the direction.”
AUSTIN GIRLS SOCCER
The Packers had their biggest win total in at least a decade as they went 9-8-1 overall, but their season came to an end in a 2-0 loss at St. Peter in a second round Section 1A tournament match. The Packers were led by seniors Chloe Summerfield and Steph Chandler. “Next year we’re going to come back even harder and hopefully we’ll continue to do a good job,” Austin head coach Enrique Camarena-Corzo said after the season.
Austin’s Abby Lewis nears the finish line during the Austin Invitational at Meadow Greens Golf Course. Lewis competed this season in her second state meet. Herald file photo
AUSTIN CROSS COUNTRY
AUSTIN GIRLS TENNIS
The Austin girls tennis team finished its season 1-11 overall after it lost 7-0 to Owatonna in its Section 1A tournament opener. The Packers were led by Mariel Flaherty, Elizabeth Ettinger and Jennifer Bogle.
AUSTIN GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Packers didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2015. Austin was led by junior diver Maddie Mullenbach, senior Katelyn Hillson and junior Abby Gogolewski.
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Austin’s Amber Hansen hits the ball over during game two of the Packers’ match against Faribault. Herald file photo
The Packers had two state qualifiers and senior Madison Overby finished her cross country career on a high note for Austin. Overby qualified for her sixth career Minnesota Class AA State Cross Country Meet and she finished 52nd with a time of 19:18.2 at state. Austin freshman Abby Lewis ran in her second state meet and finished 71st with a time of 19:32.8. “It’s a good career for Madison. Coming off the stress fracture like that showed what kind of character she had,” Austin head coach Tony Einertson said after the race. “It was a good race for both of them.”
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AUSTIN BOYS BASKETBALL
The Packers had a strong season as they finished 22-6 overall, but it ended a little sooner than they would’ve liked on a 64-61 overtime loss to Northfield in the Section 1A semifinals. The Packers had beaten the Raiders twice in the regular season. Austin will have a lot of talent back next season as sophomores Both Gach, who averaged 10.5 points per game and Duoth Gach, who averaged 13.7 points per game, both made big strides in 2015-2016.
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The Packers finished 14-12 overall as their season came to an end in a 60-54 loss to Byron in the Section 1AAA quarterfinals. Austin was led by 1,000 point scorer Shayley Vesel, a senior forward who averaged 17.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and junior center Ruth Koang, who averaged 11 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
AUSTIN BOYS HOCKEY
The Packers had one of their better seasons in recent memory, but it still ended in the first round of the playoffs when Austin dropped its Section 1A tournament opener to La Crescent 4-2. The Packers finished with a record of 7-151 overall as it was led by sophomore goalie Noah Bawek and junior forwards Brayden Merritt and Isaac Arnold.
Austin’s Chloe Summerfield. Herald file photo
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Austin’s Duoth Gach gets the two-handed stuff off the opening possession against Mankato East in January. Herald file photo
The Packers had their season end in a 2-1 loss to eventual Section 1A champ Northfield in the section semifinals. The Packers, who finished with a record of 15-12 overall, were led by senior forward Chloe Summerfield, who will play hockey at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and senior goalie Mara Overby.
AUSTIN BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
Austin seniors Ben Walker and Seth Clasen had a strong finish to their Packer swimming careers at the Class A state meet.
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The Austin Packer Dance Team kicks off the APDT’s annual winter show. Later in the season, APDT took fourth at the Minnesota Class AA Dance Meet. Herald file photo Walker took third in the 100-yard butterfly and Clasen took eighth in the 100-butterfly and 12th in the 50-yard freestyle. Both swimmers were on the third place 200-freestyle relay team, along with Mitchell Mayer and Isaac Christopherson and Walker was on the 12th place 200-medley relay team along with Kaleb Blaser, Mayer and Zach Newman. Christopherson took ninth in the 200-yard freestyle and 10th in the 100-yard freestyle.
AUSTIN DANCE TEAM
The Packers took fourth place in the Min-
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nesota Class AA State High Kick finals as Austin competed in its 14th straight state meet. Austin seniors Victoria Hepler and Kayla Jacobsen were each named to the Class AA High Kick All-Tournament Team.
AUSTIN GYMNASTICS
Austin junior Maddie Mullenbach won her first individual all-around Minnesota Class A Gymnastics Meet in 2016. Mullenbach posted a total score of 38.125 as she won the beam, she took third in the floor, fourth in the vault and fourth in
uneven bars. “Looking back at year’s past I don’t even remember how well I do,” Mullenbach said after she won the meet. “I just don’t pay attention to the past and I try to go with what I got. I wouldn’t be able to do anything I’ve done today without my teammates. I love them so much.” As a team, the Packers competed in their fifth straight Class A state meet and they finished in fourth place with a team score of 144.275. Senior Rachel Quandt had a strong perfor-
mance in her final state meet for Austin.
AUSTIN WRESTLING
The Packer wrestlers failed to send any wrestlers to the Class AAA state meet. Austin sophomore Phillip Zynda finished in third place at 160 pounds at the Section 1AAA meet.
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Austin’s Nate Conner slides into third base under the tag of Faribault’s Colton Helgeson at Dick Seltz Field. BELOW: Austin’s Taylor Derry collides with Stewartville catcher Amanda O’Connell. Herald file photo
AUSTIN BASEBALL
The Packers finished 8-12 overall as their season came to an end on an 8-3 loss to Albert Lea in a Section 1AAA elimination game. Austin had beaten AL three straight times, including a 6-4 playoff win to open the tournament, but it couldn’t get past the Tigers a fourth time. Austin was led by senior shortstop Nate Conner, who hit .501.
AUSTIN SOFTBALL
The Packers won just four games in the regular season, but they racked up three playoff wins as they were one of the last three teams remaining in the Section 1AAA Tournament. Austin lost 11-1 to Kasson-Mantorville in an elimination game after winning three straight elimination contests and the Packers finished with a record of 7-17 overall. Austin senior catcher Shayley Vesel hit .438 to lead the team.
AUSTIN BOYS GOLF
Austin didn’t have any state qualifiers, but it did have a solid showing at the Big Nine meet, where senior Ethan Morey took first
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place overall. Austin finished fourth overall in the Big Nine behind a group of seniors that included James Snee and Zach Neumann.
AUSTIN GIRLS GOLF
The Packers had a young roster and they failed to qualify any athletes for the state meet. Austin was led by sophomores Madison Hasley and Kristina Thorson.
AUSTIN TRACK AND FIELD
The Austin girls track and field team had its most individual state qualifiers (four) in at least 15 years and the Packer boys had their first individual athlete get on the podium at state since 2010. Austin junior Jany Gash took fourth in the triple jump for the boys team and the girls had plenty of success as well. Senior Madison Overby took ninth in the 3200-meter run at state, senior Rachel Quandt took ninth in the 100-meter hurdles at state, junior Odongonga Oballa took eighth in the 400-meter dash and sophomore
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Sydney Marsh took 11th in the pole vault.
AUSTIN BOYS TENNIS
The Austin boys tennis team didn’t have any state qualifiers and its season came to an end in a 7-0 loss to Owatonna in the opening round of the Section 1AA tournament. The Packers had a young roster and they were led by singles players Santiago Echeverry and Jens Ourada.
LEFT: Austin’s Madison Overby runs with the pack during the 3,200-meter run Friday during the Minnesota Class AA State Track and Field Meet at Hamline University. ABOVE: Austin’s Jany Gash makes one of his jumps in the preliminaries of the triple jump. Herald file photo AUSTIN DAILY HERALD H 2015-2016 SPORTS YEARBOOK
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Southland SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL
The Rebels finished 2-7 overall after their season came to an end on a 35-2 loss to Goodhue in their Section 1A Tournament opener. The Rebels were led by senior linebacker Jackson Koenigs, who had 129 tackles and five sacks.
SOUTHLAND VOLLEYBALL
The Southland volleyball team finished 7-16 overall after it lost to Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Section 1A West quarterfinals. Senior Olivia Gray had 241 kills to lead Southland.
GMLOS CROSS COUNTRY
Southland junior Peter Torkelson ran in his first ever Class A state meet in 2015. Torkelson finished in 35th place at state with a time of 17:07.5.
SOUTHLAND BOYS BASKETBALL
The Rebels finished 11-13 overall and their season came to an end on a 64-60 loss to Grand Meadow in the Section 1A West semifinals. Senior James Landherr averaged 12.2 points per game for Southland.
Southland’s Jared Landherr turns a corner in the first quarter against Lewiston-Altura. Herald file photo the Section 1A West quarterfinals. Southland was led by senior guard Sydney Bendtsen, who averaged 13 points per game.
SOUTHLAND BASEBALL
The Rebels finished 6-12 overall and their season came to an end in a 2-1 loss to Lyle-Pacelli in the Section 1A West quarterfinals. The Rebels had a young roster and they’re hoping to come back stronger next season.
school records and made his first Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet appearance and the GMLOKS girls were represented on the podium at state as well. Torkelson, who now holds the GMLOKS record in the 3200-meter run, 1600-meter run and 300-meter hurdles, took third place in the 3200-meter run at the state meet. The GMLOKS girls 4 x 200-meter relay
team of Jordyn Glynn, Lauren Buchholtz, Emily Hovden and Sydney Bendtsen took ninth at the state meet. Buchholtz took ninth at state in the 400-meter dash.
SOUTHLAND GOLF
The Rebels didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2016 as both the boys and girls squads had a young roster.
SOUTHLAND SOFTBALL Southland’s Allison Bottema in a game against Lyle-Pacelli. Herald file photo
SOUTHLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL The Rebels finished with an 8-15 overall record and their season came to an end on a 47-44 loss to Blooming Prairie in overtime in
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The Rebels finished 5-16 overall and their season came to an end on a 12-6 loss to Lewiston-Altura in a Section 1A East elimination game. The Rebels were led by seniors Kayla Swenson and Brooklyn Johnson.
GMLOKS TRACK AND FIELD
Junior Peter Torkelson set three GMLOKS
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Peter Torkelson of GMLOKS runs with a herd of runners in the 1600-meter run at the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet in St. Paul. Herald file photo
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Hayfield HAYFIELD FOOTBALL
The Vikings finished 2-7 overall after they lost 40-28 at Wabasha-Kellogg in a Section 1A quarterfinal game. Sophomore Peter Osman had 60 tackles in six games for the Vikings.
HAYFIELD VOLLEYBALL
The Vikings finished 18-11 overall after they lost 25-18, 25-10, 25-18 in the Section 1A West finals. It is the fourth straight year that FBA has ended Hayfield's volleyball season. Sophomore Maggie Streightiff led the Vikings with 207 kills and 456 set assists.
HAYFIELD CROSS COUNTRY
The Vikings didn't have any state qualifiers in 2015.
Hayfield’s Rachel Ausrud battles for position with Dover-Eyota’s Megan Hinz during the first half of their Section 1AA semifinal game at Mayo Civic Center. Herald file photo
HAYFIELD GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hayfield finished 20-8 overall and its season came to an end on a 60-48 loss in the third round of the Section 1AA tournament. The Vikings were led by sophomore Maggie Streightiff, who averaged 11.3 points per game, and sophomore Carrie Rutledge, who averaged 12.5 points per game.
Hayfield catcher Grace Mindrup hoists pitcher Jacinda Gustine after the final out in the Section 1A championship against WabashaKellogg, advancing the Vikings to their second straight state tournament appearance. Herald file photo
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HAYFIELD BOYS BASKETBALL
The Vikings rebounded from a slow start to finish 17-10 overall and their season came to an end when they lost 82-47 to Saint Charles in a Section 1AA second round game. The Vikings had lost their first five games, but they used a late six-game winning streak to get back on track. Hayfield was led by senior Aaron Anderson, who averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.
HAYFIELD WRESTLING
The Vikings didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2016.
HAYFIELD BASEBALL
Hayfield went 13-11 overall and its season came to an end on a 7-1 loss to Lyle-Pacelli in a Subsection 1A West elimination game. The Vikings were led by junior hurler Adam Fjerstad.
HAYFIELD SOFTBALL
The Vikings made it to their second straight Class A state softball tournament and they went 0-2 at state for the second straight season. Hayfield finished 18-10 overall and it lost 7-3 to Cherry and fell 5-4 to Pine River-Backus at state. The Vikings were led by senior catcher Grace
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Hayfield’s Adam Fjerstad fires home against Lyle-Pacelli in late May of 2016 in Hayfield. Herald file photo Mindrup and senior pitcher Jackie Sanvick.
qualifiers in 2016.
HAYFIELD GOLF
HAYFIELD TRACK AND FIELD
The Vikings didn’t have any girls golfers and the boys team didn’t have any state
The Vikings didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2016.
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Grand Meadow
The Grand Meadow Superlarks hold up the Minnesota State Class 9-Man Prep Bowl championship after defeating Underwood 34-20 last November for the team’s third-straight title at TCF Bank Stadium. Herald file photo
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Grand Meadow’s Rio Landers pulls up for a shot against Goodhue in Mayo Civic Center in March. Herald file photo
GRAND MEADOW FOOTBALL
The Superlarks extended their program winning streak to 36 games and they won their third straight Class nine man football title. GM beat Underwood 34-20 in the state title game to capture the championship. Senior Michael Stejskal threw for 1,332 yards and 20 TDs and he ran for 643 yards and 14 TDs. GM also had a lift from some AUSTIN DAILY HERALD H 2015-2016 SPORTS YEARBOOK
players that will be back next year as Christophor Bain amassed 1,786 total yards and 26 total TDs and sophomore Zach Myhre had 810 total yards and 12 TDs.
GRAND MEADOW VOLLEYBALL
The Superlarks finished 17-16 overall after they lost to Medford by scores of 25-21, 2513, 25-18 in a Section 1A West quarterfinal match.
Senior Rio Landers had 280 kills for GM.
GRAND MEADOW BOYS BASKETBALL
The Superlarks finished 22-6 overall and their season came to an end in a 66-46 loss to Goodhue in the Section 1A West title game. GM was led by senior Reid Buschmann, who averaged 15 points per game and senior Michael Stejskal, who averaged
14.3 points per game.
GRAND MEADOW GIRLS BASKETBALL
GM finished 17-11 overall as its season came to an end in a 64-32 loss to Goodhue in the Section 1A West semifinals. GM was led by senior center Rio Landers, who averaged 14.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
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Lyle-Pacelli LYLE-PACELLI FOOTBALL
The Athletics finished 2-7 overall after they lost 73-28 to Mabel-Canton in a Section 1 Nine-Man Tournament opener. LP was led by senior Daniel Bollingberg, who had 1,817 yards from scrimmage and 23 touchdowns on the season.
Lyle-Pacelli quarterback Brady Lester turns the corner during the first quarter against Mabel-Canton last September at Art Hass Stadium. Herald file photo
LYLE-PACELLI VOLLEYBALL
The Athletics finished 15-11 overall after they lost 25-12, 25-9, 25-13 to Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Section 1A West semifinals. It was the first time the Athletics had played in the second round of the playoffs since 2005. LP senior Sarah Holtz finished with more than 1,100 career kills and senior setter Courtney Walter had more than 1,800 career set assists.
PACELLI CROSS COUNTRY
Pacelli freshman Kayla Christopherson not only earned All-State honors for the second straight year, she got on the podium at the Class A state meet for the first time in her cross country career. Christopherson finished in eighth place at the Minnesota Class A State Cross Country Meet with a time of 19:22.7.
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Lyle-Pacelli’s Brooke Walter drives past Goodhue’s Emily Benrud during the first half of the Section 1A West championship Saturday at Mayo Civic Center. Herald file photo
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Lyle-Pacelli’s Kayla Christopherson runs in the 3200-meter run finals at the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field meet in Hamline University. Herald file photo
LYLE-PACELLI BOYS BASKETBALL
The Lyle-Pacelli boys basketball team had its season end on a 50-37 loss to Goodhue in the Section 1A West semifinals. The Athletics were led by seniors Noah Jiskra, who averaged 17.8 points per game, Braden Kocer, who averaged 16.6 points per game, Jordan Cotter, who averaged 10.1 points per game, and Lee Bauer.
LYLE-PACELLI GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Lyle-Pacelli girls basketball team
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missed out on its second straight Minnesota Class A Girls State Basketball Tournament appearance when it lost 43-42 to Goodhue in the Section 1A West title game. LP was held scoreless in the last eight minutes of the game as Goodhue closed things on a 17-0 run. LP was led by a pair of seniors in Sarah Holtz, who finished with over 2,000 career points and over 1,000 career rebounds, and Courtney Walter, who was a 1,000 point career scorer.
LYLE-PACELLI BASEBALL
Lyle-Pacelli senior Daniel Bollingberg led
the Athletics to the Section 1A Tournament, but the Athletics’ run came to an end when they lost 1-0 to Randolph in an elimination game. Bollingberg pitched three times in a week to put the Athletics in position to make a run. The Athletics, who finished the season 18-5 overall, also had leadership from seniors Lee Bauer, Jordan Cotter and Braden Kocer.
LYLE-PACELLI SOFTBALL
The Athletics finished 4-13 overall with a young roster as their season came to an end in a 13-3 loss to Blooming Prairie in a Section
1A West quarterfinal game. LP was led by freshman Abby Bollingberg and junior Daniell Hinz.
LYLE-PACELLI TRACK AND FIELD The Athletics had a pair of state qualifiers in 2016. Freshman Kayla Christopherson took seventh in the 3200-meter run in her first appearance at the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field meet and Sarah Holtz finished in 12th place in the high jump in what was her third appearance at the Class A meet. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2016
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Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie’s Jon Hatch intercepts a pass over United South Central’s Brett Byrne in the fourth quarter of their Section 2A match-up in Blooming Prairie last October. Herald file photo
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE FOOTBALL
The Awesome Blossoms had a young squad as they finished 7-3 overall after losing 28-14 to Faribault Bethlehem Academy in the Section 1A semifinals. BP relied a lot on senior Anthony Nelson, who had 21 touchdowns on offense 122 tackles and four interceptions on defense.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE VOLLEYBALL The Awesome Blossoms finished 9-16 overall as their season came to an end in a 25-17, 25-27, 27-25, 25-18 loss to Hayfield in the Section 1A West quarterfinals. BP was led by senior Lauren Larkoski, who had 178 kills and 283 digs.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE CROSS COUNTRY
Blooming Prairie sophomore Alec Ille took a big step as he qualified for his first state meet. Ille finished 90th at the Minnesota Class A State Cross County Meet with a time of 17:40.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE BOYS BASKETBALL
The Awesome Blossoms went 10-17 overall and they had their season come to an end in the Section 1A West quarterfinals when they lost 52-45 to Southland. The Awesome Blossoms were led by senior Anthony Nelson, who averaged 18.3 points per game, and sophomores Marten Morem and Jake Ressler.
Naatz, who averaged eight points per game and junior Marissa Larson, who averaged 7.4 points per game.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE WRESTLING
The Awesome Blossoms didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2016. BP was led by Mitchell Oswald, Ethan Arett and Seth Peterson.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE BASEBALL
BP had its season end on a 3-2 loss to Faribault Bethlehem Academy in a Section 1A West quarterfinal game. BP finished 3-18 overall, but it did win three of its last five games of the regular season. BP was led by senior Riley Olson.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE SOFTBALL
The Awesome Blossoms finished 10-14 overall and their season came to an end in a 7-5 loss to Wabasha-Kellogg in a Section 1A semifinal game. BP leaned on the leadership of juniors Elly Strunk and Bria Baldwin and the squad also had some of its younger players step up as it picked up three wins in the postseason. Blooming Prairie’s Marissa Larson hits against Hayfield in their Section 1A West Tournament match in Hayfield last October. Herald file photo
BLOOMING PRAIRIE GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Awesome Blossoms went 15-11 overall and their season came to an end on a 52-27 loss to Lyle-Pacelli in a Section 1A West semifinal game. The Blossoms were led by senior Kayln
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The Blooming Prairie boys golf team made history when it earned its first-ever trip to the Minnesota Class A State Golf Meet and Taylor Christianson earned her third straight trip as an individual to the state girls golf meet. From left are BP’s state qualifiers in golf: Tommy Braaten, Ethan Strunk, Lucas Noble, Jake Ressler, Jon Hatch and Christianson. Herald file photo
BLOOMING PRAIRIE GOLF
The BP boys golf team took fifth place in its first ever team appearance at the Minnesota Class A State Golf Meet. Individually, BP junior Tommy Braaten finished in fourth place overall and BP junior Taylor Christianson took sixth place in her third straight appearance at the Minnesota Class A Girls State Golf Meet. The BP boys team was also led by Lucas No-
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ble, Jon Hatch, Ethan Strunk and Jake Ressler.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE TRACK AND FIELD
The Awesome Blossoms didn’t advance any athletes to the Minnesota Class A State Track and Field Meet. The BP boys team were led by Anthony Nelson and Alec Ille and the BP girls had a young roster.
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LeRoy-Ostrander’s Abby Kiefer sets the ball during the Cardinals’ match against Southland at the Southland Invitational in 2015. Herald file photo
LEROY-OSTRANDER FOOTBALL
Due to low numbers in the junior and senior classes, the Cardinals did not field a varsity team in 2015. LO had a full junior varsity squad and it is intending on fielding a varsity team in 2016.
LEROY-OSTRANDER VOLLEYBALL
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The Cardinals relied on the heavy hitting of senior Sam Siskow, who racked up 352 kills.
man Trey Hungerholt.
steals per game.
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LEROY-OSTRANDER GIRLS BASKETBALL
The Cardinals finished 8-18 overall as their season came to an end in an 82-48 loss to Goodhue in the Section 1A West quarterfinals. Freshman Haley Hungerholt scored her 1,000th career point for the Cardinals during the season. Hungerholt averaged 20.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 5.8
The Cardinals went 5-21 overall and their season came to an end on a 78-55 loss to Faribault Bethlehem Academy in a Section 1A West play-in game. The Cardinals were led by senior Josh Royston, sophomore Seth Royston and fresh-
Brenn Olson took fifth at 132 pounds at the Class AA state wrestling meet for the Bulldogs and Parker Hale took third place at 160 pounds. Hale picked up a pin to win third place.
GMLOK BASEBALL
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LeRoy-Ostrander’s Trey Hungerholt drives against Grand Meadow in LeRoy last season. Herald file photo
GMLOK SOFTBALL
The Bulldogs went 13-10 overall and their season came to an end on an 8-0 loss to Pine Island. GMLOK won two games in the postseason.
GMLO GOLF
GMLO didn’t have any state qualifiers in 2016.
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Berghyn Hull makes her final dive during the finals of the Section 1A Girls Swimming and Diving Meet. RIGHT: Hayfield’s Rachael Ausrud hugs DoverEyota’s Megan Hintz after the team’s Section 1AA semifinals. LEFT: Austin’s Jace Greenman keeps his eyes on the puck. Herald file photos
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Austin Bruins
2015-16
TOP: Goalie Kristofer Carlson makes a stop on Minot’s Tyler Jeanson during the first period Friday at Riverside Arena. RIGHT: Jade Miller cuts to the net, harassed by Coulee Region’s Shane Kuzmeski. LEFT: Travis Kothenbeutel sends the puck to the net against Minot in Game 3 of their playoff series.
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