Josh Beardmore won three events; Tysen Grinde took two and placed second in another event one inch behind Beardmore. The Caledonia/Spring Grove boys finished second behind host Chatfield at a May 18 quadrangular track meet that also include Kasson-Mantorville and St. Charles. The Warrior girls finished fourth. While Beardmore and Grinde placed one-two in long jump, Jordan … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys close regular season with 12-2 road win
The regular season ended with Spring Grove’s second 10-run-rule win against Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons. This 12-2 decision on May 22 at Alden was somewhat similar to the 14-4 home win for the Lions. In both games, AC/GE scored all of its runs in the first inning and later, Spring Grove used a big inning to take control. However, unlike the April game, the Lions led all the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys blanked by state-ranked Rebels
Both teams had two base hits, but state-ranked No. 9 Southland took advantage of numerous charitable donations while claiming a share of the 2023 conference championship with a 5-0 road win on May 18 at third-place Spring Grove (8-7, 7-4 SEC). It was a fourth straight setback for the Lions, the last two against state-ranked competition. The Rebels improved to 12-2 (11-1 SEC) to … [Read more...]
Lion boys’ big inning subdues state-ranked Fillmore Central/Lanesboro
The Spring Grove boys used a big five-run inning to upend state-ranked No. 4 Fillmore Central/Lanesboro, 6-4, on May 19, Senior Day and the final regular-season home game at Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field. The win assures the Lions finishing at .500 or better for the season. Through the first five innings, the non-conference encounter was a pitchers’ duel between Lion Ty … [Read more...]
Spring Grove bats finally prevail in sub-section softball
The Spring Grove girls banged out a season-high 11 base hits while eliminating Schaeffer Academy, 14-9, in the Sub-section 1A East play-in game on May 19 at Spring Grove. But the Schaeffer girls (those other Lions) also had 11 hits and jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Spring Grove had never trailed in either of the two double header games the teams had played three days … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past: It was all downhill into Crooked Creek Valley
Part two of a series It cost 25 cents to ride the train from Freeburg to Caledonia. The train would pick you up wherever you were. Rural students could take 18-cent rides to high school in Caledonia. The train provided transportation from Caledonia to Little Miami with its the well-water swimming pool and tavern. But that all ended on June 16, 1946. It was a beautiful, … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past: Most of the sows and their babies came back home
Part one of a series Birds were singing on a bright and beautiful Sunday morning with healthy crops in the field, according to Margaret Goetzinger. June 16, 1946, was a special day for the family with Alvin Goetzinger’s baby daughter, Joan Kay, having been baptized that morning at Crooked Creek Peace Church. However, the day became very hot, humid and windy. By late … [Read more...]
Early runs hold up for 2-1 Lion baseball loss to Kenyon-Wanamingo
The game’s first two batters scored for a 2-0 Kenyon-Wanamingo lead. The first Spring Grove batter scored. No one else would score as the visiting Knights edged the Lions, 2-1 in a May 16 non-conference contest that will surely figure into Section 1A tournament seeding for both clubs. For Spring Grove (8-6), it was the third straight loss, all by one-run margins. Both teams … [Read more...]
Spring Grove enjoys softball sweep of Schaeffer
The Spring Grove girls swept a May 16 softball double header against visiting Schaeffer Academy, 6-4 and 16-7. Both games were scheduled for five innings. Spring Grove was the home team (batting last) in the opener and the visiting team (batting first) in the nightcap. Spring Grove scored in the first inning of each game and never trailed. The Grove girls improved to 5-9 … [Read more...]
Six Cal/SG track boys are conference champions, All-TRC
The Caledonia/Spring Grove boys broke the meet record while winning the 4x200-meter relay, and six Warriors earned all-conference acclaim at the Three Rivers Conference Track and Field Championships on May 13 at Elgin. Cal/SG won two relay titles and took first place in three individual events. Despite competing in only 11 of the 18 events, the boys placed third among 10 teams … [Read more...]
