Spring Grove volleyball improved to 6-3 with a second 3-0 sweep of 0-7 winless Schaeffer Academy (25-7, 25-13, 25-20) and a far more competitive 3-1 victory over Houston (25-10, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17). For the week, Maggie Lile served 32-for-34 with 9 aces. SG 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-20,) In this fifth straight win over the Lions from … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past – Hoot ‘n’ Holler, the Big Black Horse amid railroad recollections
“Tell that animal up there to go slow and not run over us!” yelled John Sand up to the conductor in the train that was bearing down on them. The “big black horse” (steam locomotive) endangered their little motor car all the way from Rushford to Houston. “We had that big headlight beaming down on us, and we were going as fast as we could.” Sand, who resided in Houston, long … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Two days, two searches in two states, eventually two deaths
Second of a two-part series on the Village of Bee. There were two searches within two days in 1921. The first search came right after the December 12 death of the victim, the ensuing two-state search before the apprehension of the perpetrator. Inga Magnusson, 1918 graduate of Spring Grove High School, taught 21 students at one-room Bergen School, located one mile south … [Read more...]
Spring Grove netters swamp Schaeffer, fall at Lanesboro
Error totals were very similar in both volleyball matches. However, Spring Grove had far more offense than did visiting and winless Schaeffer Academy (0-6) but a far less efficient attack at Lanesboro. The Burros improved to 6-1 (6-1 SEC) while Spring Grove slipped to 4-3 (4-3 SEC) SG 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-14) The Lions served 25 aces against a struggling … [Read more...]
Strong start sparks 34-8 Spring Grove victory versus Kingsland
Spring Grove scored on three of its first four possessions against Kingsland at Spring Valley on October 30. It would be a 27-point eruption before halftime before the Lion offense sputtered during the second half of an eventual 34-8 sub-district victory. However, the Spring Grove starting defense never wavered, limiting the home team to only 1-of-13 success on third downs and … [Read more...]
Lanesboro runs over, past Spring Grove, 36-14
Visiting Lanesboro snapped a 10-game losing streak versus Spring Grove with a suffocating defense and a ground-gouging offensive attack. The Burros scored the first three times they had the ball and despite spoiling a 90-yard drive with a fumble at the 3 yard-line, still cruised to a 28-0 halftime lead at Lion Homecoming on October 23. Scoring with their first possession of the … [Read more...]
Lion girls swept by M-C, edged late by Randolph
The Spring Grove girls, like all other Mabel-Canton volleyball opponents, were swept in three sets against the No. 6, state-ranked Cougars on October 20. In sharp contrast two nights later, it was a back-and-forth, five-set setback at Randolph. After winning their first three matches of 2020, the Lions ended the week at 3-2 (3-2 SEC). Mabel-Canton 3, SG 0 (25-11, 25-13, … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past: Brewery, Honey Bee Butter, two-state tavern used to be in Bee
By Lee Epps If a Minnesota law officer entered on official business, the suspect or lawbreaker could quickly walk across the room and be safe from arrest. With the state line running through the saloon, the other side of the room was in Iowa. It worked in reverse if one wanted to avoid an Iowa lawman. For many years, the state line was marked by a hitching post (iron rings … [Read more...]
Peering at the Past Many bricks, a buffalo, a campground and currency in the creek
The question frequently arises as to how the village of Money Creek got its name. One tale of floating bills persists, but I have not yet seen an explanation for the previous names of Clinton and Hamilton. The curious name of the creek finally became the name of the village when the first post office could not use Hamilton, the name of an already established post office. The … [Read more...]
Grove gridders dominated by Grand Meadow, 40-6
Superlark standout Dustin Copley scored on his team’s first play of the game and again on the Larks’ first snap of the second half. But the Grand Meadow defense did not need much help during a dominating 40-6 victory over visiting Spring Grove on a cold October 16 night. The Lion attack was limited to only 125 yards, most of which (84 yards) were coming late against … [Read more...]