SG Tops King, GM, and R-P, Leads SEC The Spring Grove girls took sole possession of first place in the SEC with a 79-53 runaway win over Kingsland followed by a bizarre comeback 59-49 road victory at Grand Meadow. A day later, the Lions took a tight 56-53 non-conference home victory over section rival Rushford-Peterson. The Lions led the Knights all game, including a 38-26 … [Read more...]

Rushford-Peterson’s 7th-ranked boys hammered W-K 93-42 to win their seventh straight game.  The Trojans (4-1, 8-1) trail Class AA #2 Caledonia (5-0, 9-1) in the TRC-East.    FC’s boys shot an eye-popping 58 threes in losing to Hayfield 77-59.  Grace Schroeder scored 23 points as Chatfield’s girls beat La Crescent/Hokah 55-37.  Fillmore Central’s girls posted wins over … [Read more...]

Burros and Larks Play Series at Target Center Lanesboro and Grand Meadow basketball teams each got to play on the big floor in Minneapolis, as the teams participated in a special doubleheader at the Target Center.  Shooting was a struggle for all teams in the big arena.  Leading 15-14 at halftime, GM’s girls strung three straight makes together early in the second half to lead … [Read more...]

Camden Hungerholt scored 35 points, but L-O fell to BP 61-48 at GM’s holiday tourney. Carson Harstad went for 25 (pts) and 10 (rebs) as Chatfield beat Prairie du Chien 79-39, then 25 more points in a 58-47 loss to Z-M, both at the WSU Tourney. The Gophers (1-2, 4-6) have eclipsed last year’s win total. Kendall Knutson scored 21 points as Chatfield’s girls beat Winona-Senior at … [Read more...]

Girls Wrestling: Christenson’s Title Highlights Area Girls at Bi-State A year ago, at the first ever girls Bi-State wrestling tournament, GMLOS had five placers and Chatfield two. Bulldog Diann Smith’s third place finish was the best finish. This year’s large event had the two squads back in action in La Crosse. Each had five girls’ place. GMLOS’ Brandy Christenson broke new … [Read more...]

LARP wrestling notched wins over Triton (36-33), Waseca (48-28), and Rochester-Century (45-21) at the Cobras triangular, then beat Lake City (55-12). The Screamin’ Eagles (2-0, 11-0) stayed perfect on the year. Zach Plank (189), Owen Lange (127), Carter Cady (152), Christian Zibrowski (121), and Quintin Betthauser (145) each went 4-0 in said duals. Class AA #2-ranked Caledonia … [Read more...]

Grand Meadow Ends 31-Game Losing Streak Last season, a young Grand Meadow boys team went 0-27.  Adding in a couple losses to end the 2022-2023 campaign, and a couple more to start this season, the Superlarks losing streak sat at 31. But GM ended said streak at home versus Lyle/Pacelli. The Larks came back from double digit deficits in each half, and they also trailed in … [Read more...]