Part nine of a series A local organization of the national anti-liquor movement, the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, was founded in Caledonia on November 1, 1878, “with many of the leading ladies of the village as officers.” This was published in an 1882 History of Houston County, which included year-by-year newsworthy events during the county’s first three decades. … [Read more...]
Rally falls one point short for Lion girls against Houston, 49-48
The Spring Grove girls came up one point short after trailing by 18 points in the second half. Down by seven with a minute remaining, the Lions scored three times within 45 seconds before visiting Houston escaped with a 49-48 win as the regular closed on Feb. 16. Addyson McHugh had a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double in her last appearance on the home court. She was one … [Read more...]
Hot-shooting Spring Grove girls too much for Mabel-Canton
It had been six years since the Spring Grove girls had shot as well as they did during a 60-22 road win at Mabel-Canton on Feb. 15. Their 48% from the field was their best in the last 156 games, dating back to the 2017 season. And it was not that the Lions were shooting lay-ups; they scored two-thirds (40) of their 60 points from the perimeter, including a season-high 10 … [Read more...]
Lion girls rally with defense to overtake Cardinals, 66-52
The Spring Grove girls won 66-52, rallying from a 15-point deficit to win by 14 at LeRoy-Ostrander on Feb. 13. The Cardinals hit 6 of 7 early shots and 6 of 7 free throws to take a 19-4 lead before the Lions changed defenses. Full-court pressure led to a season-high 19 steals for Spring Grove, which contributed to 33 Cardinal turnovers. the most of any Lion opponent this … [Read more...]
One-loss Lion boys breeze past one-win Superlarks, 64-24
The state-ranked No. 8 Spring Grove boys rolled to a 64-24 rematch win over visiting Grand Meadow on Feb. 17, scoring exactly 64 points versus the Superlarks for the second time this season. Including that earlier 64-27 road result, the Lions extended their winning streak against GM to 47 games and lead all-time, 56 wins to 13. Wade Grinde’s guys improved to 22-1 (17-0 … [Read more...]
No. 8 Spring Grove boys clinch SEC East title with win against Kingsland
The Spring Grove boys buried Kingsland, 59-23, to nail down a third straight SEC East Division championship - their 12th league title in the last 13 seasons and 23rd conference crown all-time. Jaxon Strinmoen had a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double along with a game-high 5 steals while Jacob Olerud put in 14 points and Elijah Solum netted 13 to complete a balanced-scoring … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past The approach of day warned them to “git”
Part eight of a series This account of an 1877 robbery was published in the 1882 History of Houston County with preservation of the original spelling and punc-tuation. On Mon-day night, June 3d, a most persistent attempt was made to rob the safe in the County Treasurer’s office. Nothing was known of the affair until 7 o’clock on Tuesday morning, when the Auditor, Mr. Trask, … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls undone by Trojan defense
The Spring Grove girls were doomed by turnovers against an aggressive, pressure defense during a 57-23 home loss to Rushford-Peterson on Feb. 1. Six of the Lions’ 24 lost possessions came while the Trojans (15-9) took control with a 13-to-1 scoring stretch during the first half. The Grove girls (10-13) then rallied with a 9-to-2 run of their own and sliced a 16-point deficit … [Read more...]
Lion boys snap losing streak versus Rushford-Peterson
There were too many Spring Grove treys for the Trojans as the Lions boys ended a seven-game losing slide against Rushford-Peterson, 56-45. State-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove drilled 10 of 18 shots, a really hot 55%, beyond the 3-point arc during a non-conference contest in a packed gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 11. Both teams shot really well inside the arc (SG 60%, R-P … [Read more...]
Lion girls fend off Rebels with late free throws
The Spring Grove girls closed with a 9-to-3 run to defeat Southland by seven points, 54-47, at Adams on Feb. 9. The Lions completed the season sweep by hitting 7 of 9 late free throws while forcing three late Rebel turnovers. Siri Konkel sank all six of her late foul shots while scoring a team-high 15 points plus piloting the Lion attack with 9 assists. Kylie Hammel contributed … [Read more...]