BOYS SOCCER: Caledoniaís stellar boys soccer season came to a halt on October 19 when Rochester Lourdes beat the Warriors 3-0 in the Section 1A finals.
The game, played in Rochester on a chilly afternoon, ended the Warriors season at 16-4-1.
Caledonia coach Tom Krinke gave credit to Lourdesí Bayode Adafin, an all-state forward who showed impressive skills in all facets of the game.

FOOTBALL: Caledonia heads into the Section 1AA high school playoffs this week with an impressive win its its pocket.
The Warriors beat Southland 30-0 on October 18 at home.
ìThey were the team picked to win conference,î Caledonia coach Carl Fruechte said. ì [It was the] Best Southland team Iíve seen in a while.î
The Warriors simply ìgot after it,î as Fruechte described the game. ìWe relied on our speed and quickness and aggressiveness.î

VOLLEYBALL: Caledonia 3, W-K 2
Caledonia took Wabasha-Kellogg down on their own volleyball court for the first time ever - home or away - on Monday, October 16. Scores for the tight match were: 26-24, 23-25, 25-17, 22-25, and 15-6
ìThis was the first time in the history of this volleyball program that any team had ever beaten W-K regular season or tournaments,î said coach Scott Koepke.
Caledonia 3, P-E-M 0
The Warriors didnít skip a beat after their defeat over W-K when they met Plainview-Elgin-Millville at Plainview the very next night, beating them in three games, 28-26, 25-22, and 25-20.
Rochester Tournament
The Warriors participated in the Rochester Tournament at Century High School on Saturday, October 21, taking 6th place out of 16 teams. The team beat Rochester John Marshall 2-1, lost to Northfield 0-2, beat Hayfield 2-0, and lost to Rochester Lourdes 0-2.

GIRLS SOCCER: Two penalty kicks propelled the La Crescent Lancers to a 3-0 victory over Caledonia in the subsection 1A quarterfinals for girlsí soccer on October 17.
The team ended its season with a 13-6-1 record, with four of the six losses coming from the Lancers. In half of those games, La Crescent won by one point on a penalty kick.
ìFor this game, one of their goals was scored on their own, which makes the loss easier to accept,î said Caledonia coach Sue Link. ìI stressed in practice that we shouldnít take any chances in the box to risk a penalty kick, but every time a La Crescent player would fall, the referee would award them a free kick. It was frustrating, but there is a life lesson that in that some things in life are out of our control.î

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