Advertisement

Schools

St. John's wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach finding success on the gridiron and baseball field

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 12:53 PM · 1 min read
St. John's wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach finding success on the gridiron and baseball field — WCCO / CBS Minnesota, Minnetonka Schools news
Image: WCCO / CBS Minnesota

The St. John's football season took on a different complexion when they blew out rival Bethel University in week four."It was just fun to make plays in front of a huge crowd. Score touchdowns. Defense played lights out. All three phases of the game came and played that day," Johnnies Senior Wide Receiver Riley Schwellenbach said. "Can't win the MIAC if you don't beat Bethel. Obviously, we still have five more games we have to win. But if we had lost that game, you can pretty much kiss your hopes of winning the MIAC away, just like last year."Schwellenbach is the wide receiver one for a pass-heavy, offensive juggernaut. At 5 feet 9 inches, he's not usually a jump ball target, but he's a threat everywhere else."We knew coming into this year he was gonna have to take more of the load and he has not disappointed," Head Coach Gary Fasching said. "He's been tremendous; practices as hard as he plays on game day. He's certainly one of the leaders on our team.It's his fourth season at St. John'

Up nextFlorida State running back Ousmane Kromah has season-ending surgery after loss to MiamiSchools · 1 min read
#high-school-sports
You're offline — showing the last loaded page