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home : republican-leader : falcons/burros sports September 09, 2010

LHS cross country runs in first meet at Stewartville
Ready to compete for the first time this season, the Lanesboro cross country team headed to Stewartville last Thursday for the 37th Annual Stewartville Invitational at Bear Cave Park.
Thursday, September 09, 2010

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'Kicking, defense, offense' Falcons upend Cardinals, 28-0
In a priority of parts of a football game, coach Chris Mensink puts the kicking game first, defense second and the offense third. "That's pretty much how it played out, too, in the BA game," said Mensink. "Ryan Mayer and Tyler Eickhoff did a great job and really kept the Bethlehem Academy players off balance." Mayer does the kickoffs and extra-points and Eickhoff is the punter.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Falcons on top in TRC
Although there are still nine more conference matches to go, right now, the Fillmore Central Falcon volleyball team is in a five-way tie for first place at 1-0. Also tied with the local gals are Wabasha-Kellogg, Chatfield, Lewiston-Altura and St. Charles. The standings are through Thursday, Sept. 2. This past Tuesday night the Falcons hosted Plainview-Elgin-Millville and a great opportunity to remain unbeaten.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Burros grab first win on the court, expose L/P weaknesses
After a difficult loss last week, the Lanesboro volleyball team played with renewed energy and came away with its first win last Tuesday, August 31. Although Lyle/Pacelli struggled last year with just two wins, the program has a new coach and LHS could not afford to be casual about the match away from home.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
LHS rally falls short despite late scoring drives
In their first football game of the season, the Lanesboro Burros put on quite a show for the fans. They hosted Mabel-Canton in a battle of wills last Friday night and despite some big plays, fell short 20-18. The Burros generated more yards than their opponent, but also ended with more turnovers and fewer third-down conversions.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Preston Merchants clinch 2010 state men's 'C' fast pitch championship
It was a weekend most teams dream about for members of the Preston Merchants Men's fast pitch. They played their best ball of the season and brought home the State "C" Fast Pitch Championship trophy.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
SEC volleyball: to catch a Cougar
SEC East Division champion Mabel-Canton fell twice to West champ LeRoy-Ostrander during the 2009 regular season. But the Cougars captured their 12th straight Southeast Conference crown by clipping the Cardinals in the SEC championship playoff match.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Rough road as Leichtnam, Larks seek repeat
There should be a crowd in the middle of the pack, and there might be a battle for the top rung of the league ladder as Southeast Conference football teams open the 2010 season on the upcoming Labor Day weekend.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Falcons win season opener
Fillmore Central traveled to Lanesboro last Friday night and swept the match in three games, 25-21, 25-17 and 25-12.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Falcons open season with Faribault BA
"We have so many holes to fill," said head coach Chris Mensink. "There are so many questions, but we should have good speed, he continued, and we should have some good size."
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
First year coach says...'Quickness and serving are strong points'
While this is the first year for Denise Case as the head coach of the Fillmore Central volleyball team, it is not the first year in the volleyball program. Case got her start in volleyball coaching back in 1989 with Preston-Fountain and continued into 1999 with Fillmore Central as the B squad coach.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010


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