Trailing Lanesboro 20-16 in the fourth set, state-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove avoided a fifth set by winning 9 of the final 11 points to win the match, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) and complete a season sweep of the Burros. It was exciting with three 25-22 set scores, but it was an inconsistent evening for both teams. It was a rare occasion in which the team with the most … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls complete season sweep of Schaeffer
Spring Grove served with 95% accuracy while completing a season volleyball sweep of visiting Schaeffer Academy on Sept. 20 with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-8. Seven different SG servers had aces. Each team had four service errors, but SG served 14 aces and SA zero. Just as in the previous meeting, the Spring Grove Lions scored with 34 kills and a good 25% hitting efficiency. … [Read more...]
Lions linger until second half before subduing Southland
The Spring Grove defense was dominant; the Lion attack was inconsistent but yet explosive enough to excite the many fans who made the trip to Adams for the 33-14 road win over Southland on Sept. 30. Junior quarterback Elijah Solum had a hand in all five touchdowns – passing for three scores and running for two more. Tysen Grinde caught eight passes for 140 yards, including a … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past What their taste buds could tolerate, their stomachs did not
An orange was a precious Christmas gift, a century ago, for children in southeast Minnesota. In general, however, fruit could be consumed during the winter only if it had been canned after summer or autumn harvests. The transition from canned fruit to fresh fruit was highly anticipated each summer. “There were wild strawberries that were the sweetest and most succulent that I … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Better to be the plaintiff in early Yucatan
Part two During territorial days and the early years of Minnesota statehood, minor legal disputes were most often settled in townships by a justice of the peace, an appointed or elected magistrate. Some handwritten records from the 1860s and 1870s survive from the court of Justice James Kelly in Yucatan Township, Houston County. There was one case of an indelicate nature, but … [Read more...]
Spring Grove gridders grill Grand Meadow, 47-16
Spring Grove grilled Grand Meadow, 47-16, on Sept. 24, snapping a four-game losing streak against the Superlarks with a balanced offense – 242 yards rushing, 223 yards passing - and a defense that forced 10 punts while limiting GM to 100 yards of offense. The Lions (4-0, 4-0 East)) overcame two first half turnovers to lead 27-8 at halftime. Grand Meadow (2-2, 1-2 East) … [Read more...]
Lions girls win Waukon Tournament, take Bronze title at Showcase
It was all Iowa competition on one Saturday and all Minnesota opposition the next Saturday. The Spring Grove volleyball girls did not drop a set while winning all six matches on the way to the championship of the Waukon (Iowa) Tournament on Sept. 17. A week later in Burnsville at the prestigious Class A Showcase, the Lions won three of five matches and the Bronze Division … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls turn away Grand Meadow, 3-0
The Spring Grove volleyball girls scored five of the final six points to overtake visiting Grand Meadow in the first set and then went on to less dramatic decisions in the next two sets to sweep the Superlarks, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-15) on Sept. 22. Grand Meadow, the current the leader in the SEC West Division left the court at 8-5 (6-2 SEC). The state-ranked No. 9 Lions … [Read more...]
Lions girls surge early, Cougars control rest of state-ranked showdown
The Spring Grove girls took the exciting first set, but the rest of the night belonged to visiting Mabel-Canton, 3-1 (SG 26-24, M-C 25-11, 25-12, 25-13) in a Sept. 20 clash of top-ten, state-ranked volleyball teams. After winning their first 42 sets of the season, undefeated Mabel-Canton responded well to a setback. Shortly after the Cougars dropped their first set of the … [Read more...]
Volleyball Lions grab win out west over Wolverines
The Spring Grove girls served an extraordinary 99% in a Sept. 15 runaway road win at Glenville-Emmons, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-13). The Lions put 73 of 74 serves in play with nine aces. Kenadee Gerard served eight times with three aces. Nine different Lions served without error. With a 14th straight win in the series with the Wolverines, Spring Grove improved to 6-0 (6-0 SEC) … [Read more...]