The Spring Grove girls suffered a third straight lopsided loss to a larger school with a 70-38 setback against Class AA Triton at Dodge Center on Dec. 7. Two nights later, it was back to Class A competition, but the Lions could not contain defending conference champion Houston in a 58-32 road loss. It was the first-ever meeting with the Cobras but the 102nd clash with the … [Read more...]
Grinde is Spring Grove MVP, among four Lions named All-District football
Tysen Grinde was voted Spring Grove football Most Valuable Player, one of four Lions named to the 2021 coaches All-District Football Team along with two receiving Honorable Mention. Sophomore Elijah Solum was All-District and the Lions’ Defensive Player of the Year. All-District senior Carson Gerard was both the Lion’s Lineman of the Year and the Rookie of the Year. Jaxon … [Read more...]
Lion boys coast past ‘Canes, fall to top-ranked Iowa team
Daylight and darkness, rags and riches – there was considerable contrast between the Spring Grove boys’ two opponents and outcomes last week. It began at home on Dec. 7 against Houston, a team suffering through a losing streak that was extended to 24 games. The week ended Saturday on the road against the top-ranked Class 1A team in Iowa (the smallest enrollment class). North … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Muskrats, milkweed and bismarks brought much-needed income
Part two of a series Making money with milkweed? Well, not all that much money, but children all over the United States, including some in southeast Minnesota, once harvested milkweed pods as either a patriotic duty or a source of badly-needed family income – or both. During the Great Depression of the 1930s and during the citizen rationing of World War II (1941-45), economic … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Peddling while pedaling provided some money, plenty of hard work
Following World War II in the late 1940s and 1950s, the United States economy boomed, but not for many family farms and some farm communities. The business of family farming depended on all family members old enough to do chores. Sometimes, kids in town also had to help support the family. If the family did not have a business in town, the first childhood chore could be finding … [Read more...]
Grove girls open with win versus Schaeffer, followed by two losses to Iowans
The Spring Grove girls won once and lost twice as they opened the 2021-22 basketball season with three games in five days – first on the road, then at home and at a neutral site. Neither of the three contests were closely contested at the end. The Lions (1-2, 1-0 SEC) prevailed, 60-27, in a Nov. 3 battle with another young Lion team. After that conference conquest over … [Read more...]
Lion boys hold off New Hampton in season lid-lifter
The Spring Grove boys opened the basketball season with a 45-51 win against New Hampton (Iowa Class 2A out of four classes). With a Dec. 4, Saturday morning tip-off, it was the first game at the annual Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The Lions opened the second half with a 17-to-4-point run for a seven-point lead. After New Hampton (0-3) … [Read more...]
Spring Grove’s Lile, McHugh repeat, joined by Gerard for All-SEC volleyball honors
Spring Grove’s Addyson McHugh and Maggie Lile were repeat all-conference volleyball honorees and were joined by Kenadee Gerard on the coaches’ 2021 All-Southeast Conference Team. Lydia Solum received Honorable Mention. It was the third All-SEC season for McHugh, and Lile was a First Team selection for a second year after receiving Honorable Mention as a freshman in 2019. All … [Read more...]
B-boys’ season ends with deflating second-half versus Lanesboro
While it rained during the B-team football finale in Spring Grove, there was no lightning from the sky. But there were four lightning-quick touchdowns that brought Lanesboro from behind to stun Spring Grove, 30-6. Both B-teams had four turnovers, but Lanesboro converted two interceptions into touchdowns. The Lions led 6-0 at halftime before the Burros dominated the second … [Read more...]
B-team Spring Grove gridders dominate Grand Meadow again, 32-6
Both the Spring Grove and Grand Meadow B-team boys had a balanced attack, but the Lions had more than twice as much yardage both on the ground (130 to 55) and in the air (142 to 68) in a convincing 32-6 Spring Grove road win on Oct. 4. The Lions improved to 2-0 with a third straight B-team triumph over the Superlarks by a combined score of 90-12. Opening holes in the … [Read more...]