Class A state-ranked No. 3 Spring Grove led No. 13 Southland for most of the second half, but Noah Bauer hit a 3-pointer with under two seconds to play in the Rebels’ euphoric 52-50 home win. Inbounding with only 1.3 seconds left, SG amazingly got off a shot (that missed the mark). The score was tied seven times; there were seven lead changes. Grove trailed by eight points … [Read more...]
Lion Boys Capture Outright Title with Runaway Win over Mabel-Canton
The Spring Grove boys wrapped up the outright SEC East Division championship while throttling visiting Mabel-Canton, 80-38. The state-ranked Lions (18-1, 15-1 SEC) handled the ball with only 7 turnovers, had a season-fewest 5 fouls and shot a hot 50% from the field overall, including a good 38% (12-32) from 3-point range. The Cougars (10-11, 8-8 SEC) shot a so-so 39%, but … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Clinch Crown, Bury L/P with Early 3-Point Avalanche
The Spring Grove boys hit their first five shots, all 3-pointers, and finished with a season-most 13 treys during a 79-26 lashing of visiting Lyle/Pacelli. Elijah Solum passed out a career-high 11 assists, Ben Udstuen scored a career-high 21 points along with 8 rebounds and Jaxon Strinmoen had a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double. Spring Grove (17-1, 14-1 SEC) clinched at least … [Read more...]
Lion Boys Overwhelm Wolverines again
Jaxon Strinmoen, for the second time this season, poured in 25 points versus Glenville-Emmons as the visiting Spring Grove boys rolled to a 19th straight win over the Wolverines, 82-40. Ben Udstuen added 15 points and a career-high 6 assists while Jacob Olerud supplied 12 points. Thirteen Lions played; 10 scored. Seven Wolverines scored but none in double figures. The Grove … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys shoot past LeRoy-Ostrander, 74-34
The Spring Grove boys shot a season-high 57%, including a season-best 55% (12 for 22) beyond the 3-point arc while coasting to a 38th consecutive win over visiting LeRoy-Ostrander, 74-34. Both Ben Udstuen and Jaxon Strinmoen had 16 points and 5 rebounds with Strinmoen adding 5 steals. Zach Brumm came off the sideline for a career-high 6 assists. Camden Hungerholt led the … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Fend Off Falcons late, 47-46
Kendal VanMinsel intercepted a Fillmore Central pass with just under three seconds to play, denying the Falcons a possible game-winning shot and assuring Spring Grove a 47-46 non-conference home win. Fillmore Central had scored on three straight possessions to cut a seven-point deficit down to one point with 1:10 remaining. Both teams missed two shots from the field and Spring … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Girls Fast-Break Past Schaeffer
The Spring Grove girls thrived in transition while completing an SEC sweep over visiting Schaeffer Academy, 55-33. Siri Konkel scored 14 points and Emerson Ingvalson 12 while Kendal VanMinsel secured 12 rebounds and Kylie Hammel 10. Grove improved to 16-2 and remained undefeated in conference action at 11-0, including an early-season, far more closely-contested road win over … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past – The First Two Weeks in Minnesota: Venison, Revelry and the Passing of the Fruit
Third of a series Eating venison was a new and enjoyable experience for 11-year-old lad T. R. Stewart, whose pioneer family was one of the first to settle in southeast Minnesota, coming west from Massachusetts in 1853, five years before Minnesota statehood. The last leg of the journey was by steamboat from Galena, Illinois up the Mississippi River to Brownsville. Their … [Read more...]
Lion boys Defeat Falcons, 51-42
The state-ranked No. 3 Spring Grove boys had their second-fewest points of the season but limited Fillmore Central to season-low scoring in a 51-42 non-conference win at Preston. The Lions scored 10 unanswered points before halftime and then opened the second half with a 10-to-2 run. Spring Grove (14-1) has now won 13 of the last 14 contests against the Falcons … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Handle the Ball and Schaffer
The Spring boys played with only two turnovers, a season-best and likely a program record while subduing visiting Schaeffer academy, 67-44. Jaxon Strinmoen scored a career-record 29 points along with 9 rebounds, 7 steals and 2 assists. Elijah Solum and Ben Udstuen each added 12 points and 5 rebounds. Neither had a turnover with Solum passing out 5 assists and Udstuen 2. Ethan … [Read more...]