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Missota Conference award winners
A list of Red Wing athletes who were named all-conference or all-conference honorable mention for their participation in fall sports.November 18, 2009
UPDATED Wildcats suffer heartbreaker
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Never more so than in Friday's Section 1A finals was it true that a football team lost as a team.
By Ryan Nilsson , November 07, 2009
Z-M falls to Caledonia
The Section 1AA football powerhouse that is Caledonia got a scare in Friday night's section final game against Zumbrota-Mazeppa, but hung on to win 20-12.By By Eric Lear , November 06, 2009
Austin reaches 100 wins thanks to Goodhue defense 
GOODHUE — Don’t believe Wildcats coach Clair Austin when he says his 100th win — a 21-7 victory over Rushford-Peterson in the Section 1A semifinals — is just a number. His misty eyes after the game and his own son belie him.
By Ryan Nilsson , November 03, 2009
Adler retires after Plum City loss
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Saturday’s WIAA Division 7, Level 2 football playoff contest between Plum City and Chippewa Falls McDonell was not just the final game for the Blue Devils this season, as they were shutout 22-0.
By Sean Scallon , November 03, 2009
Wildcats advance, Austin wins 100th game
Goodhue held the Trojans to 69 rushing yards and emerged with a 21-7 victory -- the 100th win of Clair Austin’s coaching career.
By Ryan Nilsson , November 01, 2009
Minnesota football: Z-M's defense stifles Eagles
Zumbrota-Mazeppa’s defense picked off five passes and held Dover-Eyota to 117 yards of total offense Saturday en route to a 27-0 home win in the Section 1AA semifinals.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 31, 2009
We asked, they answered: Clair Austin
When Goodhue takes the field at 7 tonight against Rushford-Peterson, the Wildcats will not only be attempting to advance to the finals of the Section 1A tournament but also be trying to earn Clair Austin the 100th win of his coaching career.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 31, 2009
Football: Wingers’ season comes to an end
The Wingers, seeded seventh, finished with 38 pass attempts and 206 passing yards, but it was not enough to offset the No. 2 Trojans’ running game. New Prague won 35-7 at home, handing Red Wing its 22nd consecutive loss.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Minnesota football: Wildcats movin’ on
Goodhue’s defense secured coach Clair Austin his 99th career win by holding No. 7 Randolph to 140 yards of total offense in a 29-0 victory Tuesday in the Section 1A playoffs.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Minnesota football: No. 2 Z-M 33, No. 7 Chatfield 6
The Cougars’ defense shined Tuesday in a first round Section 1AA romp over Chatfield.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Minnesota football: No. 1 K-M 45, No. 8 Lake City 6
Trevor Narum said his Tigers knew the odds were stacked against them heading into the Section 1AAA playoff game. But he was proud of how his team battled against the KoMets.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Minnesota football: No. 3 P-E-M 41, No. 6 Cannon Falls 20
Just like against Byron in its final regular-season game, Cannon Falls fell behind early at Plainview-Elgin-Millville in the Section 1AAA playoffs and saw its rally come up short.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Wisconsin football: Plum City cruises to another win
Turtle Lake scored 24 meaningless points in the fourth quarter to make the WIAA first-round playoff game seem closer than it was.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
Wisconsin football: Frederic 14, Pepin-Alma 7
Pepin-Alma’s running game fell flat, ending the Eagles’ season with a loss to unseeded Frederic in the opening round of WIAA Division 7 playoffs.
By R-E Sports Staff , October 28, 2009
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'One player is a teen mother.'
The lede to Pioneer Press prep writer Tim Leighton's story about the football team at Gen. John Vessey Jr. Leadership Academy hooked me. I don't know if he could have written a better first sentence. The rest of the story is very good too. It's a read I would recommend if you have the time.
Posted by: Ryan Nilsson on Oct 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM | Nilsson's NotebookChanges to divisions, conferences and classes on horizon?
Eau Claire (Wis.) Leader-Telegram sports editor and friend John Casper Jr. wrote a comprehensive story about, as he put it, "two proposals that would drastically alter the landscape of the state's most popular prep sports." The proposed changes would "add a fifth division and use cri
Posted by: Ryan Nilsson on Oct 2, 2009 at 12:09 AM | Nilsson's NotebookStrib on Shakopee football
The Star Tribune once again wrote about a Shakopee team right before it's scheduled to travel to Red Wing. First it was a tennis story. Now it's a football notebook item. This comes after the Shakopee football team won 35-29 in overtime Friday at Farmington. It was the program's first conference wi
Posted by: Ryan Nilsson on Sep 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM | Nilsson's NotebookEden Prairie's recipe for success
Just as the Republican Eagle examined the reasons for the Zumbrota-Mazeppa football team's resurgence in the season preview section and accompanying video, St. Paul Pioneer Press writer Tim Leighton attempted to pinpoint the keys to Eden Prairie's sustained success on the gridiron. Leighton wrote f
Posted by: Ryan Nilsson on Sep 8, 2009 at 3:00 PM | Nilsson's NotebookZumbrota-Mazeppa football video
The long-overdue Zumbrota-Mazeppa football video is embedded below. The video is a companion to the cover story I wrote about the Cougars for the football preview section.
Posted by: Ryan Nilsson on Sep 7, 2009 at 6:06 PM | Nilsson's Notebook
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