Rock County Sports

Strong finish The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club wrapped up its competition schedule by attending the Sioux Falls Ice Classic March 11-12. The finale proved to be a good one for the 21 skaters representing the BMFSC as it claimed the team championship with 565.5 points. Hutchinson and New Ulm placed second and third respectively, while South Dakota teams from Brookings and Yankton competed as well. The local competitors include (front row, from left) Mara Thier, Morgan Bain, Marik Thier, Emma Baker, Brooke

The honors just keep rolling in for Perceyis Trieweiler. Trieweiler, a fifth-grader at Luverne Elementary School and a longtime member of the Luverne Tae Kwon Do Club, received good news twice in the past couple of weeks. A strong performance at the United States Tae Kwon Do Association Qualifier...

Strong showing The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club turned in a solid effort at the Skate Parade staged at the Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis over the weekend. The local skaters competed at the event and helped the BMFSC turn in a second-place finish as a team. The host rink took the team title. BMFSC team members include (front row, from left) Kendall Buss, Marik Thier, Marisa Thier, (second row) Katharine Kelm, Emma Schneekloth, Addison Wieneke, Brylee Zebe, Mara Thier, Hannah Henning, Augusta Papik, (thi

Club places second in Minneapolis

Skattum aces hole

A Rock County woman recorded a hole-in-one at a golf club in Arizona Friday. Nan Skattum was playing a round with some family members at the Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch when she registered an ace. Playing the par-3 fourth hole at the course in Gilbert, Skattum drew a 5-wood to attack the pin...

Marshall-bound Hills-Beaver Creek High School senior Zach Scholten (right), pictured with H-BC head football coach Rex Metzger, signed a Letter of Intent to play football at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall Wednesday (Feb. 1). Scholten lettered for four seasons at H-BC and is a three-time all-conference selection. The son of Kraig and Kristi Scholten passed for 60 touchdowns and 4,400 yards during his football career at H-BC

H-BC's Scholten inks with Southwest Minnesota State

Classic on ice The Blue Mound Figure Skating Club hosted the Ice Crystal Classic at the Blue Mound Ice Arena Friday through Sunday. A total of six different clubs and 95 skaters graced the ice during the three-day event. The Hutchinson Figure Skating Association claimed the team championship, while the Sioux Falls Figure Skating Club and the National Sports Center (Blaine) placed second and third respectively. The Buffalo Figure Skating Club and the Yankton Area Ice Association also participated in the even

Skaters host Ice Crystal Classic

Figure skaters to host Ice Crystal Classic 2017

The Blue Mound Figure Skaters will host the Ice Crystal Classic 2017 at the Blue Mound Ice Arena Jan. 13-15. More than 100 competitors from six different clubs are expected to skate in individual and team events during the Ice Skating Institute-sponsored District 10 event. Along with the local...

Fitzer aces Arizona hole

A Rock County resident recorded a hole-in-one in Arizona Dec. 7. Geff Fitzer, a rural Luverne man, registered the first ace of his career at the Encanterra Country Club in the San Tan Valley area. Fitzer and his wife, Jackie, were playing an 18-hole round at the club along with another couple from...

Jirele wins 5K Saturday

A Worthington man ran away with the overall title of the annual De-Light-Ful 5K Run Saturday in Luverne. Matt Jirele led a pack of 62 runners by completing the course with a time of 18:01. Six runners from the Star Herald coverage area completed the run among the top 10 finishers along with Jirele...

Seven members of the Luverne Tae Kwon Do Club competed at the 35th annual Midwest Open Tae Kwon Do Championships Nov. 5 in Tea, South Dakota. They are (front row, from left) Aaron Kindt, Bode Krueger, Elliott Morris, (back) Tahliya Krueger, Josie Scholten and Rylee Anderson. Missing is Jerzey Hood.

Club members compete at South Dakota event

Seven members of the Luverne Tae Kwon Do Club found success at the 35th annual Midwest Open Tae Kwon Do Championships stage Nov. 5 in Tea, South Dakota. The local athletes won a combined three event championships, and every local entry placed in at least one event. Jerzey Hood had a strong showing...