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NFL Pick-a-winner: Week 5

swiblemo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:21:46 +0000

The results for the week four of the NFL Pick-a-winner contest are in and a couple players had some sub-par rounds. Leading the week was guest picker Bill Tshchida who went 10-3. Aaron Schultz, and guest pickers Becca Rue and Mike Lhotka, went 8-5. Matt Kane and Stephen Wiblemo finished in last with 6-7 records.

Aaron Schultz and the Herald Journal guest pickers now lead in the overall score as they both have 45-15 records. Stephen Wiblemo, the Delano Herald Journal guest picker, and the Enterprise Dispatch guest picker have 42-18 records, and Matt Kane sits at the bottom with a 38-22 record.

If you would like to play along online with this week’s pickers, just copy and paste the week five games below and make your picks.

NFL Week 5 Games

TITANS at RAVENS
CHIEFS at PANTHERS
BEARS at LIONS
FALCONS at PACKERS
COLTS at TEXANS
CHARGERS at DOLPHINS
SEAHAWKS at GIANTS
REDSKINS at EAGLES
BUCS at BRONCOS
BILLS at CARDINALS
BENGALS at COWBOYS
PATRIOTS at 49ers
STEELERS at JAGUARS
VIKINGS at SAINTS

Dragons burn Chargers 33-20

swiblemo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:53:25 +0000

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
Inconsistency plagued the Charger football team (2-3, 1-3 WCC) on both sides of the ball as it fell to Litchfield 33-20, Sept. 26 at Dassel-Cokato High School.
At times, the team seemed to be riding a high streak, as the defense created turnovers and DC quarterback Andy Haataja moved the ball through the air towards the Dragon end zone.
At other times, however, the Charger offense was stagnant, incapable of moving the ball, and the defense was out of place, giving up a pair of 73-yard touchdown runs.
It was a game full of high highs, and low lows, but the lows were simply too much for the Chargers to fight back from.
“It’s that consistent effort and consistent execution that we are looking for right now,” DC head coach Ryan Weinandt said. “There is no excuse for why we can’t do things well all four quarters.
“We have to get better at working on that. We can’t have little mistakes that cost us big.”
The Chargers went into the game against Litchfield knowing they would be a run-heavy team and wanted to control the clock.
After both teams had short possessions with the ball in the first quarter, the Dragons started to execute their plan as they grinded the ball down the field to reach DC’s 5-yard line at the end of the quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, after seven first downs, Litchfield finished the drive with a touchdown.
That wouldn’t have been so bad, but after DC got possession of the ball for just the second time of the game, they went just three-and-out and a muffed punt attempt put the Dragons on DC’s 35-yard line.
Four plays later, on a third-and-four play, Litchfield quarterback Aaron Solbrack emerged from the middle of a pile of players and ran the ball for a 27-yard touchdown.
“If a team is going to drive down the field picking up a couple yards at a time, there isn’t much you can do,” Weinandt said. “But then when they get into a third-and-long situation or any time when you have to make a big play, you have to execute. It is no different on offense.”
DC’s offense continued to struggle with another three-and-out series on its next possession.
One play later, disaster struck again as Litchfield’s Nic Johnson busted out the first of two 73-yard running touchdowns he had against DC.
“Big plays again. Anytime against a good team, big plays can make the difference,” Weinandt said. “That is huge, you can’t give those plays up against a good team and expect to get a win.”
DC’s offense was able to move the ball better with its fourth possession, but after driving all the way down to Litchfield’s 24-yard line, Haataja was intercepted and the Dragons kneeled the ball down to end the first half up 21-0.
Things seemed to take a swing in DC’s favor in the third quarter.
After a quick three-and-out drive from DC, Litchfield got the ball back but fumbled it and Josh Balmores recovered to put on its own 48-yard line.
Haataja spoiled the good field position, though, as he through his second interception.
The defense held again, though, and got a Litchfield three-and-out.
Finally, in its seventh possession, the Charger offense seemed to making headway as they drove from their own 17-yard line down to Litchfield’s 29-yard line.
“In that second half, the offensive line stepped up and was giving (Haataja) some time,” Weinandt said. “I think we saw what he is best at, and that is creating some space. He uses his athletic ability to juke a couple guys and then find an open receiver.
“I thought the receivers later on in the game made some nice catches and were running after the ball, but again there was that inconsistency that you can’t afford to play one half of football and expect to win.”
But DC stalled and turned the ball over on downs.
The defense held again, and with the help of some penalties, Litchfield was forced to punt.
Disaster struck again, though, as DC fumbled the punt and the Dragons recovered on DC’s 22-yard line.
Everything seemed to be getting out of control for DC until a big break went their way.
Litchfield’s quarterback, Solbrack, fumbled the ball on a short run play and Adam Smith picked it up and returned it for an 86-yard touchdown right at the end of the third quarter.
With the little bit of momentum back on their side, the DC defense held Litchfield in another quick drive and forced a punt.
DC offense was back on the field. They started on their own 45-yard line and managed to drive it all the way down to the goal line where they finally punched it in with a two-yard run from Jaibyne Braatz.
The Chargers looked prime for a comeback, but just when things appeared to be getting better Litchfield’s Johnson ran his second 73-yard touchdown and made it a two-touchdown game again.
That started another spiral for DC as they fumbled on their next possession and gave the Dragons the ball on DC’s 30-yard line where they put it in for another score.
The Chargers were able to score another touchdown thanks to a good kick return and some big receptions, including the 29-yard touchdown catch by Smith, but it was not enough to close the gap.
Offensively, the Chargers were only able to rack up 46 yards on the ground, and they were hampered by the loss of senior running back Kurt Aho. Aho popped a bursitis in his knee and was out the entire game.
“That is hard, Kurt’s been a work horse for us,” Weinandt said. “I thought Jaibyne (Braatz) stepped in and had some nice runs.”
Aho is questionable to play in the next game against Annandale.

Fri., Sept. 26
1 2 3 4 F
Litchfield 0 21 0 12 33
DC 0 0 7 13 20

First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
1. (Litch) 11:14 – Damian Heairet 2-yard run (Eric Hulterstrum kick good)
2. (Litch) 7:49 – Aaron Solbrack 27-yard run (Hulterstrum kick no good)
3. (Litch) 5:01 – Nic Johnson 73-yard run (Dominic Devine pass from Solbrack)
Third Quarter
4. (DC) :17.9 – Adam Smith 86-yard fumble return (Ricardo Zavala kick good)
Fourth Quarter
5. (DC) 9:30 – Jaibyne Braatz 2-yard run (Zavala kick no good)
6. (Litch) 8:09 – Johnson 73-yard run (Solbrack pass no good)
7. (Litch) 4:31 – Johnson 5-yard run (Johnson run no good)
8. (DC) 2:58 – Smith 29-yard pass from Andy Haataja (Zavala kick good)
DC Passing (comp-att-yards-TD-int): Andy Haataja 12-32-181-1-2
DC Receiving (rec-yards-TD): Adam Smith 4-92-1, Seth Elmquist 6-74-0, Ethan Germscheid 2-18-0
DC Rushing (att-yards-TD): Braatz 15-44-1, Shane McConkey 1-0-0, Haataja 10-(-)11-0, Smith 1-13-0
Tackles: Sam Pokornowski 17, Karl Bekkala 13, Steve Koivisto 5, Nathan Anderson 8, Logan Benda 6, Tim Buerskin 3, Jasper Asplin 4, McConkey 7, Smith 6, Josh Balmores 2, Elmquist 2, Ethan Richardson 2, Tyler Leuders 1, Jeff Janckila 1
Sacks: None
nterceptions: None

Randolph no match for LP/HT

Aaron Schultz — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:35:36 +0000

By Aaron Schultz
Sports Editor
RANDOLPH – In their final non-conference test of the regular season, the Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity Bulldogs’ football team traveled to Randolph Friday, and passed with flying colors.
After falling behind 7-0 to the Rockets, LP/HT scored the final 34 points of the game to come away with a relative easy 34-7 win.
The win for the Bulldogs improves their overall record to 4-1 on the season, while they remain 2-1 in the Minnesota Christian Athletic Association.
The Bulldogs will be back home Friday, Oct. 3 to host St. John’s Prep in Lester Prairie for Lester Prairie’s homecoming. Game time is 7 p.m.
Prior to the game against the Johnnies, the 10-year reunion for the 1998 Lester Prairie state team will take place, with the team getting announced at 6:30 p.m. At that time, they ask that those from the 1998 team line-up in the west end zone.
Also prior to the game the Lester Prairie Lions will be selling barbecues, chips, brownies, and pop for $3 per person. All of the proceeds go to the LP/HT football team.
Looking at LP/HT’s opponent for Friday’s game, St. John’s Prep has struggled this season.
This past Friday, St. John’s Prep fell to Providence Academy 61-0, and are 0-4 on the season having been outscored 184-14.
Getting back to the Bulldogs victory over the Rockets Friday, LP/HT didn’t get off to the best of starts.
After driving the football inside Randolph’s 20-yard line, the drive stalled, giving the ball to the Rockets.
Then, on Randolph’s first play from scrimmage, they threw a swing pass and were gone.
The Rocket caught the pass and went 80 yards for the opening touchdown of the game, putting LP/HT down 7-0 early.
On LP/HT’s next possession they fumbled the ball away to Randolph, and it looked like it just might be a long night for the Bulldogs.
However, LP/HT got the ball right back on a Randolph fumble of their own, and from that point on it was all Bulldogs.
Senior Ben Madsen got the Bulldogs on the board with a nice touchdown run, which was followed by a short touchdown run by quarterback Chris Neumann. Madsen also ran in a two-point conversion.
In just a four-minute span in the first quarter, LP/HT had put up 14 points to take a 14-7 lead while not having the best of the starts.
The Bulldogs extended its lead to 20-7 in the second quarter on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Neumann to fellow senior Eric Dietel.
With a 13-point lead at the half, LP/HT came out in the second half and were determined to put the game away, which is what they did.
Neumann hooked up with Dietel again, this time from 22 yards out to put LP/HT up 26-7. Max Pichotta followed with the extra point to make the lead 27-7.
The scoring was capped for LP/HT in the fourth quarter when Shane Cory punched it in from a yard out, and with Pichotta’s extra point, the Bulldogs had themselves a 34-7 lead, which is how the game would end.
Defensively, LP/HT played a very strong game, and if not for that one big play to start the game, would have pitched their first shutout of the season.
“Our defensive ends, Taylor Schultz and Pichotta, played an exceptional game for us,” head coach Joe Scoblic said. “Jared Kadrie (freshmen) filled in at a safety spot and had some big hits.”
Kadrie was playing for junior captain Brandon Mork, who is out for the season with a knee injury.
That secondary for LP/HT had two interceptions in the game, one by Madsen, and the other by fellow senior Aaron Ruwersma.
“Ben (Madsen) had another big interception, which turned the momentum our way,” Scoblic said.
LP/HT’s defense, beside holding Randolph to just one score, limited the Rockets to 123 yards rushing, and a mere 227 total yards in the game, with 80 of those coming on one play.
Turning to the offense, it started and ended with the offensive line, which continues to play well for the Bulldogs.
“On the offensive side of the ball the offensive line started to dominate the line of scrimmage to give us big holes to run through,” Scoblic said.
Behind that strong offensive line, LP/HT gained 301 total yards, with 206 of those coming on the ground.
Leading the way on the ground for the Bulldogs were Madsen and Scott Theimann.
Madsen rushed for 80 yards, while Theimann gained 78.
“Ben (Madsen) and Scott (Theimann) both ran the ball well,” Scoblic said. “Chris Neumann also had a good game throwing the ball with two big TD throws to Eric Dietel.”
Neumann had a strong night leading the offense going 7-for-11 in the passing game with two touchdowns, while not throwing an interception. He also ran in a score.
Game Stats vs. Randolph
(9-26)
Passing
• Chris Neumann: 7-for-11, 95 yards, 13.6 yards-per-completion, 2 TDs.
Rushing
• Scott Theimann: 16 carries, 78 yards, 4.9 yards-per-carry (ypc).
• Chris Neumann: 5 carries, 29 yards, 5.8 ypc, 1 TD.
• Shane Cory: 3 carries, 5 yards, 1.7 ypc, 1 TD.
• Ben Madsen: 15 carries, 80 yards, 5.3 ypc, 1 TD.
• Cory Dammann: 2 carries, 17 yards, 8.5 ypc.
Receiving
• Scott Theimann: 1 reception, -1 yard.
• Brandon Schaust: 3 receptions, 19 yards, 6.3 yards-per-reception (ypr).
• Eric Dietel: 2 receptions, 47 yards, 23.5 ypr, 2 TDs.
• Cory Dammann: 1 reception, 30 yards.
Defense
• Aaron Ruwersma: 1 INT.
• Ben Madsen: 1 INT.
Game Stats vs. Concordia
(9-19)
Passing
• Chris Neumann: 11-for-14, 131 yards, 11.9 yards-per-completion, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing
• Brandon Mork: 1 carry, 20 yards.
• Scott Theimann: 17 carries, 84 yards, 4.9 yards-per-carry (ypc), 2 TD.
• Chris Neumann: 4 carries, 16 yards, 4.0 ypc.
• Shawn Gebhardt: 2 carries, 4 yards, 2.0 ypc.
• Shane Cory: 4 carries, 12 yards, 3.0 ypc, 1 TD.
• Sam Scoblic: 3 carries, 6 yards, 2.0 ypc.
• Ben Madsen: 6 carries, 60 yards, 10.0 ypc.
Receiving
• Cory Dammann: 6 receptions, 99 yards, 16.5 yards-per-reception (ypr), 1 TD.
• Eric Dietel: 1 reception, 20 yards.
• Brandon Schaust: 1 reception, 3 yards.
• Aaron Ruwersma: 1 reception, 2 yards.
• Scott Theimann: 1 reception, -1 yard.
• Brandon Mork: 1 reception, 2 yards.
Defense
• Aaron Ruwersma: 1 fumble recovery, 1 TD.
• Shane Cory: 1 fumble recovery.
• Ben Madsen: 1 INT, 1 TD.

Lakers ground the Rockets

Aaron Schultz — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:33:38 +0000

By Aaron Schultz
Sports Editor
HOWARD LAKE – Several huge individual nights helped the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers’ football team squeak out a 28-20 win over the Rockford Rockets Friday.
“The Lakers had to battle hard for this win, but fought until the very last play,” head coach George Montgomery said.
Seniors’ Trevor Zachmann and Curtis Herbolsheimer each had big nights on different sides of the football for the Lakers, but the night belonged to sophomore running back Adam Klinkner.
Coming off a strong game against Eden Valley-Watkins the week before, Klinkner put the Lakers on his young shoulders Friday night, helping HLWW improve to 3-1 in Central Minnesota Conference play.
Klinkner carried the ball 26 times for 259 yards – an average of just under 10 yards-per-carry.
Three of those 26 carries went for touchdowns, including a 94-yard scamper, which opened the scoring on the night.
“Adam put the offense on his shoulders and carried us to victory,” Montgomery said. “Adam did well against EVW last week, and we knew that he would have to have a great game this week. He came through in flying colors.”
Also having a big night on offense for HLWW was Herbolsheimer, who caught five passes for 101 yards, and the final touchdown of the night.
Together, Herbolsheimer and Klinkner combined to account for 381 of the 408 total yards the Lakers had in the win.
Meanwhile, on the defensive side of the ball, Zachmann was in Rockford’s backfield much of the night, especially in the second half, coming away with three quarterback sacks.
“Trevor had three sacks in the game, while making it difficult for the quarterback to feel comfortable,” Montgomery said.
HLWW is now 3-2 overall, while staying one game back of Maple Lake and Eden Valley-Watkins (both 4-0) in the CMC with a 3-1 mark.
The Lakers will look to pick up their fourth win of the season Friday, Oct. 3 when they host the Kimball Cubs for homecoming.
Kimball is 0-4 in the CMC, and is 1-4 overall.
This past Friday, the Cubs were beaten by Eden Valley-Watkins 39-8.
The early part of the Lakers’ win Friday wasn’t the prettiest football you’ll ever see, as both teams lost fumbles early on.
Actually, HLWW recovered two fumbles, one coming inside their own 10-yard line, stopping a Rockford scoring drive.
Following that second turnover, Klinkner gave the Laker fans a little taste of what they could expect from him all night long.
On a second-down play, Klinkner broke several tackles up the middle, then bounced to the right, and was gone.
Klinkner went 94 yards at the 2:28 mark of the first quarter for the opening score of the game, giving HLWW a 6-0 lead.
Rockford bounced back in the second quarter, scoring on quarterback sneak from a yard out to tie the game.
Then, after a pair of HLWW penalties on the extra point attempt put Rockford a yard away, they punched in the two-point conversion to take an 8-6 lead.
On the following possession, the Lakers moved the ball quickly into Rockford territory on a beautiful 40-yard pitch and catch from quarterback Cameron Lehner to Herbolsheimer, putting HLWW deep inside Rocket territory.
Just a few second later, Klinkner was at it again, this time carrying it in from 11-yards out to regain the lead for the Lakers.
HLWW then successfully converted the two-point play on a Lehner pass to Klinkner, giving the Lakers a 14-8 lead.
Later on in the quarter, after a HLWW fumble ended a possible scoring drive and put the ball back in Rockford’s hands, the Rockets drove the length of field.
And right before the half, Rockford threw a 6-yard touchdown pass with just nine seconds to go in the opening half to tie the game up at 14. The extra point kick was no good.
Penalties, turnovers, and some mistakes in the secondary allowed the winless Rockets to stay right with the Lakers through the opening half of play.
Coming out of halftime, the Lakers appeared to be out of sorts, as Rockford controlled the play, and with just over two minutes left in the third quarter, took the lead on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The extra point failed.
Now down 20-14, HLWW needed to get something going offensively, but things weren’t looking good.
On the ensuing kickoff, the HLWW returner slipped when picking up the football, pinning the Lakers down inside their own 10-yard line to start this crucial drive.
No worries as it was Klinkner to the rescue. Just two plays into the series, Klinkner ran the ball twice, both runs were for over 10 yards, and just like that the Lakers were out of the shadow of their own end zone.
On this big drive, the Lakers mixed in runs with Joe Jaros and John Long, as well as a few passes, but the majority of the drive was spent handing it off to Klinkner.
Klinkner then completed the drive he started with a 4-yard touchdown run, tying the game up at 20.
Derek Youngren then nailed the extra point, and the Lakers had themselves the lead back at 21-20 with 8:42 left to play.
Rockford then attempted to move down the field on their next possession, but saw their drive killed when David Luhman came away with an interception.
Following the interception, the Lakers picked up several first downs as they looked to kill time off the clock.
That is when Rockford’s defense stepped it up a notch, forcing the Lakers into a 4th and 10 from the Rockets’ 30-yard line with just over two minutes to play in the game.
Letting all the time they could run off the clock first, the Lakers then called a time-out to set up a play, and what a play it was.
On that fourth down play, Lehner dropped back to pass, and found Herbolsheimer over the middle.
Herbolsheimer caught the pass, made one Rockford defender miss, and was off to the races for a 30-yard touchdown reception.
Youngren followed with the extra point kick, and the Lakers had themselves a 28-20 lead.
But the game wasn’t over yet, as Rockford’s passing attack still had time to move the ball down the field, and were just a touchdown and two-point conversion away from tying it up.
The Rockets did move the ball into HLWW territory, but an interception by Quin Leaf deep inside Laker territory ended this threat.
However, the Lakers were unable to secure a first down after the interception, and were forced to punt from deep inside their own territory with under a minute to play in the game.
Punting from his own end zone, Jaros got off a beautiful punt, sending the Rockford returner back.
The Rockets did get a solid return, but it was brought back due to a penalty, leaving Rockford with well over 50 yards to go with just seconds to play.
That is when Zachmann made his presence felt again, picking up his third sack of the game, this one ending the game for the Lakers in victory.
Defensively, the Lakers played well against the run, allowing just 44 net yards to the Rockets.
However, Rockford was able to throw the ball against HLWW, passing for 231 yards, with most of those coming in the first half.
“Our defense did well against the run, but allowed 231 yards through the air,” Montgomery said. “Rockford’s offense exploited our secondary throughout out game. Once we switched our coverages and drops, it made it more difficult to find receivers.”
Game Stats
Passing
• Cameron Lehner: 9-for-17, 124 yards, 13.7 yards-per-completion, 1 TDs, 1 INT.
Rushing
• Adam Klinkner: 26 carries, 259 yards, 9.96 yards-per-carry (ypc), 3 TDs.
• Joe Jaros: 5 carries, 17 yards, 3.4 ypc.
• John Long: 5 carries, 6 yards, 1.2 ypc.
• Mitch Merges: 1 carry, 2 yards.
Receiving
• Curtis Herbolsheimer: 5 receptions, 101 yards, 20.2 yards-per-reception (ypr), 1 TD.
• Adam Klinkner: 2 receptions, 21 yards, 10.5 ypr.
• Kyle Klammer: 1 reception, 4 yards.
• Joe Jaros: 1 reception, -2 yards.
Defense
• Jace Whitcomb: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist.
• Joe Uter: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist.
• Quin Leaf: 1 assist, 1 INT.
• John Long: 4 solo tackles, 4 assists.
• David Luhman: 3 solo tackles, 2 assists, 1 INT.
• Mitch Merges: 2 solo tackles.
• Adam Klinkner: 6 solo tackles, 1 assist.
• Kyle Klammer: 1 solo tackle, 2 assists.
• Zach Grangroth: 2 solo tackles, 1 assist.
• Matt Schmieg: 2 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 solo tackle for loss.
• Trevor Zachmann: 3 solo tackles, 3 sacks.
• Derek Youngren: 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 fumble recovery.
• Tony Hausladen: 1 solo tackle, 1 assist, 1 sack.
• Curtis Herbolsheimer: 2 assists.

Collins runs Tigers to win over White Hawks

Matt Kane — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:45:20 +0000

By Matt Kane
Sports Editor
DELANO — Orange sweatshirts, orange jackets, orange face paint and orange hair were all abundant Friday night in Delano during the Tigers’ homecoming football game against Mound-Westonka.

On the field, the favorite color of the referees was yellow, as in yellow flags.

Between penalty flags, the Tigers (4-1) and White Hawks (0-5) managed to get some legal plays in, and Delano capitalized on more en route to a 50-22 win.

Mound-Westonka has given up no less than 43 points in its five losses.

The Tigers held a 22-15 lead at halftime, and got the spark they needed in the second half from Justin Collins.

Collins is a starting defensive lineman and kick returner, but, in the second half of Friday’s game, coach Merrill Pavlovich gave Collins his turn in the offensive backfield. The senior quickly made his case for more carries in the future.

Collins took the first play of the second half 10 yards, and the next two plays 27 and 13 yards, respectively. Fullback Will Finn gave Collins a breather with a six-yard run that took the ball to the Mound-Westonka 25-yard line, but, then, Pavlovich went back to Collins. A sprinter on the Delano track team in the spring, Collins covered the final 25 yards to the end zone on carries of 10 and 15 yards.

“I was looking for a change. We looked at (Collins) a little this week, and I thought he earned a chance. He’s worked pretty hard, and he gave us a lift tonight,” Pavlovich said. “He ran hard, he’s got explosive speed. The hardest thing for Justin to do is to read blocks, but that will come.”

On the 15-yard touchdown run, Collins broke a tackle at the five-yard line, and covered the final two yards without a shoe.

John Max made the score 29-15 with the extra-point kick.

Collins finished the game with 130 yards rushing and the one touchdown on 12 carries, all in the second half.

“The running backs weren’t doing what they were supposed to do, so (Pavlovich) gave me a chance,” Collins said. “First of all, I couldn’t have done it without the line, and (running back) Jake Gleason.

“I was just fast,” Collins said of how he gave Mound-Westonka problems. “I was faster than they thought I would be, I guess.”

Collins thrilled the crowd, again, near the end of the game, following a Mound-Westonka fourth quarter touchdown. He found running room on the ensuing kickoff, and ran out of both shoes before being tackled at the Delano 48-yard line.

Collins’ third-quarter rushing touchdown was followed by three more Delano touchdowns in the second half.

Gleason ran the ball in from 10 yards out with 3:36 to play in the third quarter, Finn, from one-yard with six seconds to play in the third, and Justin Polak, from 13 yards, with 11:24 to play in the fourth quarter.

Max’s kicks were good after all three scores.

A Mound-Westonka fumble on the kick off following Finn’s touchdown gave Delano the ball at the White Hawks’ 27-yard line to start the drive Polak scored on.

Delano’s running backs accumulated 392 yards on the ground on 52 combined carries for an average of 7.5 yards per carry.

Gleason had 79 yards and the touchdown on 10 carries, and Luedtke had 63 yards and the touchdown on 10 carries.

To go with the 392 rushing yards, Delano quarterback Matt Shaver threw for 212 yards, giving the Tigers 604 yards of offense.

Despite the big yardage and 28-point win, Delano struggled at times, especially at the start of the game.

“I thought we were flat,” Pavlovich said. “We got beat on that opening drive on defense, we weren’t ready to play, and we missed some receivers that were open.”

The White Hawks received the opening kickoff, and, on the possession, took the ball to the Tigers’ end zone for the first touchdown of the game. A two-point conversion on a fake extra-point kick put Mound-Westonka up 8-0 with 8:27 to play in the first quarter.

On the two-point conversion, Mound-Westonka holder Andy Lundgren, who doubles as the White Hawks’ starting quarterback, picked up the snap and dumped the ball over the middle to Josh Bingham for the two points.
The Delano defense gave up several big plays during the 68-yard drive.

Mound-Westonka fullback Ben Curti broke off a 43-yard run on a dive up the middle to bring the ball inside Delano territory at the 47-yard line. After a penalty brought the ball back to the Mound-Westonka 45-yard line, the White Hawks went to the air. Lundgren found Nick Nobbe for a 40-yard gain that set the ball up at the Delano 15-yard line. After a six-yard run, an eight-yard hookup between Lundgren and Brandon Host put the ball inside the five, and Curti eventually capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown run.

The Mound-Westonka touchdown drive quieted the large Delano crowd, but the alumni-swelled Orange Brigade soon had something to cheer about.

On its ensuing possession, Delano answered the Mound-Westonka touchdown with one of its own. On 3rd-and-13, quarterback Matt Shaver found his favorite target, Jacob Raskob, in the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown. Raskob went high to catch the ball over the Mound-Westonka defenders in the end zone. The touchdown strike came in response to a Dan Fasching sack of Shaver on second down.

The Tigers went for the tie, and got it when Shaver ran in the two-point conversion.

Shaver and Raskob hooked up five times in the game for 144 yards.

The early White Hawks’ touchdown must have angered the Tigers, as Delano’s first touchdown was followed by two more in the first half.

On a play similar to the one run on the Raskob touchdown, Shaver found Polak in the end zone from 20 yards out in the second quarter with 8:58 to play in the half. Max’s extra point kick gave Delano a 15-8 lead.

Just over three minutes later, Max was back on the field kicking his second extra point, and putting the Tigers up 22-8.

The extra point punctuated a drive that came about from a Payton Schaust’s interception of a Lundgren pass at the Delano 40-yard line.

Five plays were all the Tigers needed to cover the 60 yards. A Shaver to Raskob pass play covered 48 of those yards, and, in his first game back since injuring his ankle three weeks ago, running back Alex Luedtke picked up the final nine yards for the touchdown.

Delano controlled play for much of the first half, but the beginning and the end of the half belonged to Mound-Westonka.

After forcing a Mound-Westonka punt that was downed on its own 1-yard line, Delano had the ball back with just over four minutes to play in the half. A 22-yard pass play from Shaver to Raskob, and a two-yard run by Finn gave the Tigers breathing room at their own 26-yard line, but Delano didn’t take advantage.

On 3rd-and-8 from the 26, Shaver was sacked, and fumble the ball back to the White Hawks. Mound-Westonka’s Nick Wirgau jumped on the loose ball at the Tigers’ 16-yard line.

The Tiger defense forced the White Hawks into a 4th-and-long situation, but it didn’t matter. Running to his left, away from rushers, Lundgren found Brandon Host in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown with 58 seconds to play in the half. The extra point by Sebastian Lindemann cut Delano’s lead to 22-15.

Delano took the ball to the Mound-Westonka 47-yard line on a 28-yard pass from Shaver to Polak, but the play ran the final seconds of the half off the clock.

Mound-Westonka scored its third and the game’s final touchdown on a one-yard run with 6:52 to play.

Chargers look to rebound against Litchfield

swiblemo — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:07:56 +0000

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The DC football team is diving into the second half of the regular season tonight as it returns home to take on Wright County Conference opponent Litchfield in the week five game.
The Chargers are coming off of a frustrating 49-0 loss to the fourth-ranked team in the Class 4A standings, Orono.
As troubling as that game was for the coaches and players, that frustration has been the fuel for DC in practice this week as they prepared to slay the Dragons.
“That game is eating at me as a coach, and I think the players too.,” head coach Ryan Weinandt said. “Sometimes when you get beat like that you really take a look and see those little things get exaggerated. You realize that you have to go back and really shore up some stuff.
“Things stick out that you might not notice if you get a big win, so, in that sense, it has made us look at a lot of things we’re doing right now. But, it eats at us still, and its burned at the coaches and the kids to work hard this week in practice.”
Much of practice this week has been getting back to the core of Charger football.
“Blocking schemes, defensive schemes, even the mental approach,” Weinandt said. “You have to look at all those things and make sure you are all on the right page, and guys are doing what they need to be doing.”
There are no easy games in the WCC, and Litchfield is no different as they bring a 2-2 conference record into Charger Field with loses against Waconia and Glencoe-Silver Lake.
The Dragons have used a diverse offense to out score opponents 123-88 this year, led mostly by their rushing game which has collected 1,135 yards.
Litchfield has four players with over 200 rushing yards this season, which is a testament both the players running the ball, and to the offensive line creating holes for them.
Putting the icing on Litchfield’s offensive cake is 420 passing yards, proving the Dragons can fly if they have too.
“They have a great program there, and they do run a very good scheme, Weinandt said. “They like to pound it out and rush on the ground, but they also use that run to open up their pass scheme. We have to be prepared to stop that run as well as be ready for that play-action pass.”
A major key stopping Litchfield’s offense will be to contain Aaron Solbrack, the Dragons’ quarterback.
Solbrack is leading all of the rushers with 325 yards on 54 carries, but he has also completed 30 of 60 pass attempts for 383 yards with only two interceptions.
“He is truly just another running back in their offense,” Weinandt said. “When they do their run plays he will carry it a lot of the times.”
Litchfield’s only weakness, if there is one, might be its own rush defense as it has allowed 1,115 yards.
The Chargers were held to just 149 yards on the ground last week, and the defense was unable to create turnovers to give the offense good field position, something they had done well before Orono.
If the Chargers are triumphant over the Dragons tonight, those two statistics will most likely be big factors.

NFL Pick-A-Winner: Week 4

swiblemo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:44:23 +0000

The NFL Pick-A-Winner results from week three are in and Aaron Schultz dominated the competition with a 12-4 record. His guest picker, Christin LaMott, was second with a 10-6 record.
Stephen Wiblemo, his guest picker Beth Flick, and the Delano Herald Journal guest picker, Minnesota Vikings cheerleader Jessica, all went 9-7 on the week. Matt Kane was the cellar dweller as he marked a 7-9 record.
After three weeks of NFL games, Schultz now leads the pack with a 37-10 record. Wiblemo is right behind him at 36-11, the Herald Journal guest picker is 35-12, the Delano Herald Journal and Enterprise Dispatch guest pickers both have 34-13 records, and Kane is 32-15.

The stage is set for Minnesota Twins

swiblemo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:56:20 +0000

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
Here it is, the final week of the regular season.
It was a grueling 10-game road trip for the Twins, and after being swept by Cleveland, I was holding my breath to see if we would still be in contention after our four-game series against Tampa Bay.
But, we split the series with the Rays, and the Royals managed to beat Chicago once to keep Minnesota within range at 2.5 games out of first.
Now, after both teams take a day off Monday, the White Sox will come to the Metrodome for the biggest series of the 2008 season.
Neither of these teams were picked at the beginning of the season to have a chance at winning the central division, and yet here they are preparing for three games that could make or break the entire season.
With a 2.5 game lead, the White Sox still have a considerable lead with just a week left of games. But a look at the week shows that the Twins are also in excellent position to come back and win this.
Minnesota will finish the season with six home games, and that alone is huge since the Twins are 49-26 in the Dome, one of the best home records in the majors.
After the White Sox, Minnesota will finish with three games against Kansas City, a team they are fully capable of sweeping.
After leaving Minnesota, Chicago will have three more home games against Cleveland, which is hot after winning five in a row.
And don’t forget about that postponed game Chicago had against Detroit earlier this month. That game will be played after the regular season if the outcome would have playoff implications.
Nothing is more dangerous than a scorned division opponent playing spoiler, and I’m sure the Tigers would love to have the chance to take Chicago out of the playoffs.
While all of this could appear to give Minnesota a slight edge, none of it will matter if they can’t beat the White Sox.
While I really think Minnesota needs to win all three games, I think if they win two they still give themselves a good chance. Don’t forget about 2006 when Minnesota clinched the division in the last game of the season.
It is possible, and it will all start Tuesday night.
If you don’t have anything going on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, I would strongly recommend trying to get to a game. I know I’ll be there Wednesday.
Twins feeling deja vu
As I just recently pointed out, the Twins are preparing to clinch another division title late in the season, and if they do it would somewhat reminiscent of the title in 2006.
But, in another pleasant coincidence, Minnesota’s own M&M boys (Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau) are both closing in another batting title (Mauer) and MVP award (Morneau).
Mauer won the American League batting title in 2006 with a .347 average. As of Sunday, he was leading the American League at .329.
Morneau also won his MVP award in 2006. As of Sunday he was leading the American League in RBI with 125 and was hitting .308. If the Twins can get into the playoffs, I can’t think of anyone else who would deserve it more than he does.
So, if all the freaky coincidences with the 2008 and 2006 seasons come to pass, let’s just hope 2008 playoffs aren’t deja vu of 2006.

DC unravels in 49-0 loss

swiblemo — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:52:10 +0000

By Stephen Wiblemo
Sports Editor
The evening started with a warm rain, and bolts of lightning could be seen in the distance as the DC football team prepared to do battle with Wright County Conference opponent Orono in the fourth week of games.
Although the Chargers wear lightning on the team emblem, the brief storm that night in Orono proved to be an ominous foretelling of the brutal storm they were about to weather as the Spartans rolled DC for a 49-0 route.
Orono, which was ranked fourth in the Class 4A ranking this week after defeating defending Class 3A state champ Glencoe-Silver Lake in the previous week, proved their might as they reached DC’s end zone seven times.
DC’s defense, which has been the biggest strength of the team this season, was decimated as the Spartans moved the ball in large chunks at a time, scoring six TDs on plays of 25 yards or more.
“They are a great team and made some big plays,” DC’s head coach Ryan Weinandt said. “We knew we had to contain them and stop that big play, but they made some consecutively.
“They are a good team, but we have to play better. There is no excuse for not being able to be productive.”
The first quarter was actually the best for the Chargers.
Orono started with the ball, and although they were able to grind out a three-minute drive and score on a 8-yard run, DC’s defense appeared to hold its own.
The offense was productive too, in that first quarter.
When the Chargers got the ball, they were able to collect a pair of first downs and got the ball as far as Orono’s 44-yard line. But after suffering several penalties in the drive, the Chargers had to punt.
DC’s defense came up big, forcing Orono into a three-and-out drive, and giving DC excellent field position on Orono’s 49-yard line.
But, the Chargers also went three-and-out just as the first quarter was ending.
The second quarter started with DC punting and Orono recovering on their own 24-yard line. DC’s defense looked like it was about to have another big stand, but on third-and-eight Orono converted the first down on their own 35-yard line.
And then everything fell apart.
After the long first-down conversion, Orono’s Tyler Hartlein struck deep with a 65-yard touchdown pass to Ben Persian.
The Chargers took the ball over and were able to move it a few yards before being forced to punt, but Persian hurt DC again with a 75-yard punt return all the way to the end zone.
The Chargers continued to dig themselves deeper as quarterback Andy Haataja threw an interception to put Orono on DC’s 32-yard line, and Hartlein would connect with another receiver for a 24-yard TD pass.
“We couldn’t get anything going,” Weinandt said. “I don’t know why, but you can’t shoot yourself in the foot. We had some penalties or a fumble. You can’t do that.”
After another short offensive drive from DC, they punted it out to Orono’s 45-yard line. A few plays later, Spartan running back Chase Gottschalk busted off a 38-yard run to put Orono up 35-0 going into the half.
In just 12 minutes the Spartans turned a 8-0 game into a 35-0 blowout, and much of it had to do with big plays that DC’s defense failed to stop.
“If a guy makes a catch, you have to make a tackle, or on the punt return, that was blown coverage,” Weinandt said. “You can’t afford any little mistakes. Any weakness you have a great team like this is going to exploit.”
Things continued to spiral for the Chargers in the third quarter as Gottschalk turned out another 61-yard run for a touchdown, and then a DC fumble on its own 33-yard line led to a 25-yard touchdown run from Hartlein.
With Orono’s secondary defense on the field in the fourth quarter, DC was finally able to move the ball. But, as they reached the red zone for the first time at the nine-yard line, the Spartans’ defense held the line and time expired to complete finish the shutout.
Although the Chargers won’t soon forget this frustrating loss against a good team, there will be more games to play. And while they hopefully learn something from the game, they won’t dwell on it.
“We have to learn from this one and get ready (for the next game),” Weinandt said. “The Wright County is a tough conference and you have to move on.”

Fri., Sept. 19
1 2 3 4 F
DC 0 0 0 0 0
Orono 8 27 14 0 49

First Quarter
1. (Orono) – Chase Gottschalk 8-yard run (2pt run good)
Second Quarter
2. (Orono) – Ben Persian 65-yard pass from Tyler Hartlein (2pt run no good)
3. (Orono) – Persian 75-yard punt return (Reese Walker kick good)
4. (Orono) – Ricky Smale 24-yard pass from Hartlein (Walker kick good)
5. (Orono) – Smale 38-yard pass from Hartlein (Walker kick good)
Third Quarter
6. (Orono) – Gottschalk 61-yard run (Walker kick good)
7. (Orono) – Hartlein 25-yard run (Walker kick good)
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
DC Passing (comp-att-yards-TD-int): Andy Haataja 3-9-31-0-2, Kurt Aho 1-1-17-0-0
DC Receiving (rec-yards-TD): Seth Elmquist 2-31-0, Ethan Germscheid 1-9-0, Kurt Aho 1-8-0, TEAM 4-48-0
DC Rushing (att-yards-TD): Kurt Aho 21-60-0, Jay Jarvie 9-37-0, Shane McConkey 4-20-0, Haataja 8-19-0, Derek Sherman 3-9-0, Jeff Aho 1-4-0, TEAM 46-149-0
Defensive statistics were not provided for this game

2008 fall photos now online

Aaron Schultz — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:33:22 +0000

By Aaron Schultz
Sports Editor
Looking for a particular sports photo that was in one of our papers (Delano Herald Journal, Herald Journal, or Enterprise Dispatch)?
Well, they are now all online, along with additional photos taken of the local squads.
Just go to www.heraldjournal.com and click on the sports page.
Then, on the top of the sports page you’ll see a photo link. Click on that and it will take you to numerous folders which contains photos of all your favorite high school teams.
You may purchase photos there, or just glance them over.
Jeff Stern Memorial Golf Tourney for CCLS
The annual Jeff Stern Memorial Golf Tournament will be Saturday, Oct. 4 at ShadowBrooke Golf Course in Lester Prairie.
The cost is $65 for adults and $45 for students. Prizes will be awarded and pork chops on a stick will be served.
Sign up outside the Christ Community Lutheran School in Watertown, or at St. Peter’s, St. Paul’s, or the Evangelical Free Church of Watertown. You may also contact the school office at (952) 955-1419, or could e-mail the office at office@ccls.net.
The funds from the tournament helps the school with technology, the Unique Learners Program and Tuition Assistance, which are important to the school.
Should you be interested in being a sponsor contact Principal Jeff Boehlke at the school.
Wildcat golf tourney will be Oct. 4
The Winsted Wildcats will be hosting their first ever golf tournament Saturday, Oct. 4 at Cokato Golf Course.
The tournament begins at 10 a.m., and will be in a four-person best ball format.
The cost is $45 per person, including cart.
To register, contact Neil Schlagel at (320) 282-6506.
U of M athletic dept. to visit McLeod County
With the first on-campus stadium in 28 years, the sounds, sights and excitement of University of Minnesota football will echo across campus and new game-day traditions will be born with a sense of pride felt among Gopher fans across the state.
The U of M is proud to represent all 87 Minnesota counties, and Gopher Athletics is reaching out to engage the entire state of Minnesota over the next year with a statewide tour.
The U athletics department will visit McLeod County at noon, Tuesday, Sept. 23.
The event will take place at the Hutch Café, 122 Main St. S., Hutchinson.
Join Nancy Lindahl, Co-Chair of the TCF Bank Stadium Campaign, and Gopher Athletics staff as they provide information about the new stadium and answer your questions.
No RSVP is required for the event. Each person will be responsible for his or her own lunch.
Construction of the steel stadium structure has been underway for several months and masonry work on the exterior of the building has begun.
The stadium will be fully enclosed by fall 2008 when interior finishing will begin.
The TCF Bank Stadium is slated for substantial completion in July 2009 and will open for the first Gopher football game of the season on Sept. 12, 2009.
For more information on TCF Bank Stadium and the Statewide Tour go to www. stadium.gophersports.com and click on “Support the Stadium” and “Statewide Tour.”
HLWW traveling basketball sign ups
The deadline to sign up for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 5th through 8th grade girls and boys traveling basketball is Friday, Oct. 3.
There are forms available at the HLWW Middle School office, and the HLWW Community Education office, or call Belinda Larson at (320) 286-6665.
Bus trip to Gopher football game Oct. 4
Herald Journal Publishing is offering a nice package for anyone interested in attending the University of Minnesota Gopher’s football game Saturday, Oct. 4 against Indiana. Game time is yet to be announced.
For just $50, you get a ticket to the game, a bus ride to the game, beverages on the bus, and tailgating. The cost is $25 if you have a ticket.
The bus will leave three hours prior to game time from the Ranch House in New Germany.
If interested in attending, contact Bruce Johnson at (612) 203-0555 or at bruce@heraldjournal.com.
GSL Hall of Fame to add four members
The Glencoe-Silver Lake High School Hall of Fame is adding four new members Saturday, Oct. 4.
The GSL Panther Association plans to induct Albin Nowak, Silver Lake class of 1967; Keith Krebsbach, Glencoe class of 1970; Wayne Huepenbecker, Glencoe class of 1971; and Mary Ann Donnay, Glencoe class of 1974.
In addition, special recognition will be given to the 1967 Silver Lake football team, which posted an undefeated record that fall, and the 1974 Glencoe girls’ basketball team, which won the championship of Minnesota’s first high school girls’ basketball state tournament.
Doors for the third annual hall of fame banquet open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner to be served at 6:30 p.m., with the program to follow.
Tickets may be purchased in advance at Gert & Erma’s restaurant in downtown Glencoe or at Panther Field House.
Janning part of select photo shoot
Marissa Janning, daughter of Jeff and Tara Janning of Watertown, recently participated in a photo shoot for the cover of this year’s “The Breakdown,” a publication that is dubbed the “encyclopedia of Minnesota high school sports.”
Janning is a freshman at Watertown-Mayer High School, and was the only freshman of the 25 boys and 25 girls to be invited to be on the cover.
With the Royals last season, Janning was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year for the girls’ basketball team, while earning all-conference honors in the Wright County Conference.
In addition to the photo shoot, the players were guests of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, being honored on the court during the Minnesota Lynx/Washington Liberty WNBA game.
The Breakdown, a full-service Minnesota High School sports company, offers season preview publications, in-season and youth tournaments, off-season leagues, newsletters, photography, and an extensive web site.
For more information, go to www.mnsportspreview.com.
2008 MN High School football rankings
(Associated Press, Sept. 18)
• Nine-Man – 1.Stephen-Argyle (3-0); 2. Kittson Co. Central (3-0); 3. Verndale (3-0); 4. Littlefork-Big Falls (3-0); 5. Houston (3-0); 6. Waubun (3-0); 7. Wheaton (3-0); 8. McGregor (3-0); 9. Grand Meadow (3-0); 10. Hillcrest Lutheran (2-1).
• Class 1A – 1. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (3-0); 2. Royalton (3-0); 3. Cook County (3-0); 4. Minneota (3-0); 5. New Ulm Cathedral (3-0); 6. Upsala/Swanville (3-0); 7. Ogilvie (3-0); 8. McLeod West (3-0); 9. Blooming Priaire (2-1); 9. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo (3-0).
• Class 2A – 1. Luverne (3-0); 2. Hawley (3-0); 3. Eden Valley-Watkins (3-0); 4. Triton (3-0); 5. Moose Lake-Willow River (3-0); 6. Caledonia (2-1); 7. BOLD (3-0); 8. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (3-0); 9. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (3-0); 10. New Richland-HEG (3-0).
• Class 3A – 1. DeLaSalle (3-0); 2. Albany (3-0); 3. LeSueur-Henderson (3-0); 4. Rochester Lourdes (3-0); 5. Glencoe-Silver Lake (2-1); 5. New London-Spicer (3-0); 7. Foley (3-0); 8. Plainview/Elgin-Millville (3-0); 9. Thief River Falls (2-1); 10. Warroad (3-0).
• Class 4A – 1. Totino-Grace (3-0); 2. Mahtomedi (3-0); 3. Mankato West (3-0); 4. Orono (3-0); 5. Becker (3-0); 6. Duluth East (3-0); 7. Fergus Falls (3-0); 8. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (2-1); 8. Rogers (3-0); 10. Hill-Murray (3-0).
• Class 5A – 1. Eden Prairie (3-0): 2. Cretin-Derham Hall (3-0); 2. Wayzata (3-0); 4. Apple Valley (3-0); 5. Minnetonka (2-1); 6. Blaine (3-0): 7. Rosemount (3-0); 8. Hopkins (2-1); 9. Owatonna (2-1); 10. Farmington (3-0).
2008 MN High School volleyball rankings
(Associated Press, Sept. 16)
• Class 1A – 1. Bethlehem Academy (7-3); 2. Windom (8-2); 3. Minneota (9-1); 4. Wabasha-Kellogg (7-0); 5. Southwest Christian (9-0); 6. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (13-1); 7. Mabel-Canton (12-1); 8. Ada-Borup (9-0); 9. Meadow Creek Christian (6-4); 10. Mayer Lutheran (3-7).
• Class 2A – 1. St. Cloud Cathedral (8-2); 2. Marshall (7-2); 3. Jordan (7-2); 4. Hibbing (8-2); 5. Jackson County Central (8-0); 6. Stewartville (8-1); 7. Belle Plaine (5-3); 8. Delano (10-0); 9. LeSueur-Henderson (11-3); 10. Caledonia (5-1).
• Class 3A – 1. Chaska (7-0); 2. Shakopee (10-1); 3. St. Michael-Albertville (10-1); 4. Eastview (9-2); 4. Lakeville North (8-3); 6. Waconia (12-2); 7. Woodbury (8-2); 8. Eden Prairie (10-2); 9. Andover (8-3); 10. Alexandria (7-2).
2008 MN High School girls’ tennis rankings
(Associated Press, Sept. 16)
• Class 1A – 1. Rochester Lourdes; 2. Mounds Park Academy; 3. St. James; 4. Staples-Motley. 5. Blake. 6. Providence Academy; 7. St. Cloud Cathedral; 8. Aitkin; 9. Park Rapids; 10. Virginia; 10. Pequot Lakes.
• Class 2A – 1. Rochester Mayo; 2. Edina; 3. Mounds View; 4. Minnetonka; 5. Red Wing; 6. Elk River; 7. Rochester Century; 8. Centennial; 9. Forest Lake; 10. Lakeville North.
2008 MN High School girls’ swimming rankings
(Associated Press, Sept. 16)
• Class 1A – 1. Visitation; 2. Monticello; 3. Fergus Falls; 4. Hill-Murray; 5. Red Wing; 6. Hutchinson; 7. Sartell; 8. Benilde-St. Margaret’s; 9. Marshall; 10. Breck.
• Class 2A - 1. Stillwater; 2. Edina; 3. Eden Prairie; 4. Maple Grove; 5. Wayzata; 6. Burnsville; 7. Minnetonka; 8. Elk River; 9. Chaska; 10. Lakeville South.
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