High School Football:
Pending school board approval, Red Wing High School announced Wednesday the hiring of Pat Kelly as Head Football Coach.
Kelly has been the assistant head coach for the past five seasons. He is a 1989 graduate of Red Wing Central High School and played football, hockey and baseball. Kelly played college football at Mankato State, serving as captain his senior year.
Kelly went on to a 25 year career in law enforcement, then served as a police liaison at Rochester Mayo High School. He currently is the Safety Coordinator for Red Wing Public Schools.
Kelly has three sons and eight nephews who have gone through the Red Wing football program.
Kelly takes over for Brent Stinson, who was the head coach for the last three seasons.
The Wingers were 0-9 in 2024 and have won just four games over their last nine seasons. The Wingers last winning season was in 2015 when they were 6-4 under then head coach Rickey Foggie.
Thursday Scores:
Boys Diving:
Zach Mikkelson of Red Wing is first after eight dives in the State Class A prelims at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. Mikkelson has 333.85, 26 points ahead of the second place diver. Landen Nelson of Red Wing is ninth with 252.70 points. The final three dives are Saturday.
Girls Basketball:
Section 1A Championship:
Goodhue 46 Grand Meadow 27-The Wildcats are headed back to the state tournament for the 11th time in school history, the 10th time in the last 17 years and the third consecutive year.
Goodhue's defense stifled the Superlarks the entire game.
Ava Wallaker led Goodhue with 15 points and Kendyl Lodermeier added 11.
Goodhue takes a 24-5 record into the state tournament and will likely be the #1 seed when the pairings are announced Saturday.
The Class A quarterfinals are next Thursday at the University of Minnesota Sports Pavilion.
Boys Basketball:
Section 1AAA:
Stewartville 94 Red Wing 41-The Wingers trailed 57-21 at the half as the Tigers rolled to the win. Caleb Bancroft led four Stewartville players in double figures with 24 points. Tate Hartmann led Red Wing with 9 points. The Wingers end the year at 9-18.
Faribault 75 Kasson-Mantorville 41
Friday Schedule:
Boys Swimming:
Ethan Ihrke in the 100 butterfly and the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams for Red Wing in the State Class A prelims at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center.
Boys Basketball:
WIAA Division Three: Baldwin-Woodville at Prescott
WIAA Division Three: Amery at Ellsworth
Saturday Schedule:
Boys Basketball:
Section 1A Semi-Final: Blooming Prairie vs. Goodhue 10:45am pre-game 11am game at Mayo Civic Auditorium on KWNG 106 and streamed at www.kwng.com with Race Roth.
Section 1A Semi-Final: Rushford-Peterson vs. Southland 1:30pm at Mayo Civic Auditorium
Section 1AA Semi-Final: Zumbrota-Mazeppa vs. Caledonia 4pm at Mayo Civic Auditorium
Section 1AA Semi-Final: Lake City vs. Cannon Falls 6:15pm pre-game 6;30pm game on KLCH Lake Hits 95 and streamed at www.lakehits95.com with Craig Kennedy.
Boys Swimming & Diving:
Red Wing at State Class A Finals 12pm at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center
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