Kendal VanMinsel recorded her 1,000th career set assist as Spring Grove rolled to three wins and a tournament pool-play championship at Waukon, IA. Due to lack of officials, there was no action beyond pool play nor any overall tourney champion. The Lions (4-1, 7-1) posted straight-set, 2-0 wins over Waukon, Riceville and Turkey Valley. SG had won the tournament last year (2022) … [Read more...]
Football (9/15 & 9/16)
South-East Football (9/15 & 9/16) Mabel-Canton 26, Southland 29 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 21-100, 2 TDs rushing, 3-55, TD receiving, 86-yard KOR TD (opening kickoff); Tyler Larson 14-118 rushing; Isaac Underbakke 5-16, 67 yards, TD passing. M-C jumped to a 14-0 first quarter lead and led 20-14 at halftime. Southland scored the third quarter’s only points to head to the fourth … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Larks Down L-O in Five Sets in Key SEC-West Matchup
Grand Meadow volleyball has won the last seven SEC-West titles. LeRoy-Ostrander took second place last year and entered the teams’ first matchup this year leading (4-1, 7-2) the Larks (3-2, 6-7) in the standings. The teams played a spirited affair that went the distance. The Cardinals were most determined team in game one. On top of winning, L-O had the priority of getting … [Read more...]
State-Ranked Spring Grove too Swift for Superlarks
Jaxon Strinmoen spurred Spring Grove with two punt returns and a 30-yard reception as the state-ranked No. 2 Lions (3-0, 2-0 dist.) came from behind to gash visiting Grand Meadow, 34-12. The Superlarks (0-2. 0-2 dist.) dominated the clock with 69 plays to only 27 for the Lions, outgained SG 256 yards to 201 and earned twice as many first downs. But SG prevailed with superior … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Spring Grove Speeds past Grand Meadow
The game turned on two punt returns and a 30-yard reception by Jaxon Strinmoen as Spring Grove remained undefeated with a come-from-behind 34-12 home win against Grand Meadow. The Superlarks dominated the clock with 69 plays to only 27 for the Lions and twice as many first downs. But SG prevailed with superior speed and a few big plays. Lion quarterback Bryce Berns scored with … [Read more...]
Cross Country: GMLOS Boys Take Second at Hayfield Invite
Second place finishes highlighted the Hayfield cross country invite, as it pertained to “Journal-covered” teams GMLOS and Chatfield. On the guys side, McKenzie Bradley’s GM group notched a team second place finish (63) by tying with Pine Island (63) but losing sixth runner tie-breaker. PI’s sixth took 30th, GMLOS’ 35th. Chatfield also competed, taking fifth of eight total … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (9/5 & 9/7)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-9, 25-4, 25-8 (SG: Joelle Halverson 8 kills; Kendal VanMinsel 16 assists, 6 aces; Emerson Ingvalson 6 kills; Hailey Norman 5 kills; Isabel Kaufmann 5 aces; Jada Strinmoen 6 assists, 5 aces) Lanesboro 3, Houston 0 > 25-16, 25-15, 26-24 (L: Jensyn Storhoff 11 kills, 9 digs; Claire Keasling 19 assists, 3 aces; Ellie Howard 9 digs; … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (9/5 – 9/9)
Lake City Tourney (Rushford-Peterson went 2-1, beating W-K 2-0 (25-23, 25-13) and Lake City (21-25, 25-20, 15-10) while losing to Red Wing 0-2 (14-25, 17-25). Trojan tourney leaders: T. Helgemoe (16 kills, 9 total blks, 5 aces), A. Drazkowski (37 assists), Lindsey Hoiness (10 kills, 21 digs, 6 aces), T. Schneider (18 digs). Trojans are 2-1, 5-2) Hayfield Tourney … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Bump-Set-Spike Roundabout
The first full week of the volleyball regular season featured five matches between nine of the teams covered under the “Journal-Sports” banner. LeRoy-Ostrander hosted Mabel-Canton, Kingsland hosted Lanesboro, Spring Grove hosted Houston, Kingsland hosted Grand Meadow, and Fillmore Central hosted Rushford-Peterson. Additionally, one squad defended a tournament title while their … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia got two rushing and two passing TDs from QB Ethan Stendel as the Warrior football blanked Z-M 61-0. Kail Schott ran for 156 yards and 2 TDs and Parker Delaney threw three TDs as Chatfield crunched Pine Island 49-6. Jayce Kiehne had two rushing and two receiving TDs (101 yards receiving) while Chase Christianson completed seven of eight passes for 194 yards and … [Read more...]