Jaxon Strinmoen put in a career-high 26 points, and Elijah Solum netted another 20 along with 9 rebounds to spur the Spring Grove boys past Grand Meadow, 64-27, on Jan. 10. The Lions (6-1, 4-0 SEC) relied on defense (17 steals) and ball-handling (17 assists, 8 turnovers) and turned in their most dominant rebounding performance of the season (33 boards to 16). The winless … [Read more...]
Cold-shooting Spring Grove girls fall to Grand Meadow again
The Grand Meadow girls remained tied atop the West Division standings after completing a season sweep of visiting Spring Grove, 45-20, on Jan. 11. The Superlarks (9-1, 6-0 SEC) led only 8-7 after 12 minutes of action when their offense kicked in on the way to an 18-9 halftime lead. The Lion attack never kicked in and finished with only 20 points and frosty 15% shooting, both … [Read more...]
2022-2023 Wrestling Preview
Last season was again a strong year on the wrestling mats. Chatfield was one win away from the 1A title, and finished as section runner-up (15-2). They sent four guys to state. Caledonia had a good team season (17-8) and sent five guys to state. Both squads will again be potent. LARP (15-12), GMLOS (11-13), and FCLMC (11-11) were right around .500 as teams. The Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls cannot keep up with Grand Meadow
Both the Spring Grove girls and Grand Meadow started slowly with turnovers and cold shooting. Both then began to take better care of the ball, but only Grand Meadow (3-0, 3-0 SEC) began to knock down shots and get to the free throw line. The Superlarks led by 12 points at halftime and would go on to win, 51-34, on Dec. 13 at Spring Grove (2-3, 1-3 SEC). Coming off last … [Read more...]