They are playing good basketball. Rushford-Peterson’s girls are playing defense, moving the ball around, and taking good shots. Their efforts led to a four-win week that ran their win streak to five. Coming off taking down then ranked and then TRC undefeated, Class AA Dover-Eyota, Joe Hatch’s squad beat Lewiston-Altura 74-31. Ellie Ekern (14 pts, 4-7 threes, 5 rebs, 5 asts), … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/16 -1/20)
West Salem/Bangor 30, Caledonia/Houston 32 (Cal/Hou won five of six weights from 133 thru 172 to break a 12-12 and build a 32-15 lead. Aden Kulas (189) then fell by 5-4 decision, which assured a Cal/Hou win (led 32-18 with two weights left). Aaren Kulas (114) and Owen Denstad (145) won by fall, Aiden Burns (107) by injury default, Braxton Lange (133 > 16-3) and Isaac Blocker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: State-Ranked Lions Roll to Three Road Wins
State-ranked #13 in Class A Spring Grove shot well, poorly and in-between while controlling three SEC rivals, one of which, Kingsland, was also state-ranked. Wade Grinde’s Lions never trailed, and the first two runaways were well in hand long before halftime. But the third was not wrapped up until a second-half run. In an 82-34 win at Houston, the Lions shot a season-high 42% … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Beat L-O and W-K, Stay Perfect
Two more squads fell by the wayside as Kingsland’s boys basketball kept its record into mid-January perfect. A battle with LeRoy-Ostrander (5-1, 5-6) represented a contest between first and third place teams in the SEC-West with Southland (6-1, 7-2) in second. But division leader #17 in Class A Kingsland (6-0, 7-0) proved its sword sharp (despite still being without Jayden … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia’s sixth-ranked boys beat PEM 85-42, as four Warriors made double figures. Brad King’s group (5-0, 10-2) picked up its 10th win. They sit a half game back of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 10-4) in the TRC-East. Spring Grove beat GM 82-8. Notably, standout Lions senior Elijah Solum returned to the court (9 points) after a torn ACL last spring. The Lions (6-1, 8-1) lead the … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Shut Down Knights in SEC Rivalry Game
In a battle between the top two teams in the SEC-West over the past few years, Grand Meadow’s defense held Kingsland majorly in check in picking up a key SEC win in a league without divisions this year. Kingsland mustered some offense in the first half, though the Larks led 26-17 at intermission. But the Knights were held to nine second half points as GM picked up their best … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Stay Perfect, SEC’s Only Perfect Team
John Fenske’s Kingsland boys kept up their fantastic start by posting two SEC wins despite not having All-SEC guard Jayden Brink (ankle). Kingsland only led winless GM 26-20 at halftime, but turned it on in the second 18-minutes for the 58-30 win. The Larks had just 10 second half points. Max Erdman (14 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls) and Sam Snitker (10 pts, 5 rebs) got to … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 -1/6)
The Clash XXI (Caledonia/Houston competed in this 32-team two-day dual-meet tourney, going 1-5, taking 31st place. Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker were two of 46 wrestlers to go 6-0. Braxton Lange picked up his 100th career win at the event) > Bracket D Quarters > D-III #3 Bettendorf 56, Caledonia/Houston 16 (Denstad (145) and Aiden Burns (107) had pins for the Warriors, … [Read more...]
Basketball: Knight Teams Post 4-0 Week
Kingsland’s basketball teams each played two games on the week and each won both. John Fenske’s boys downed Schaeffer Academy 68-55, led by double-digit scorers Jayden Brink (17 pts, 3-7 threes, 8 rebs, 5 asts), Max Erdman (14 pts, 7 rebs), and Courtland Drury-DeBoer (11 pts) plus Sam Snitker (9 pts, 5 rebs). Kingsland then transitioned Glenville-Emmons into submission via a … [Read more...]
Kingsland School Board Holds Truth in Taxation Meeting
The main event for the Monday, December 18 Kingsland School Board Meeting was the Truth in Taxation presentation, an event which was open to the public. Business Manager Julie Schreiber presented a summary of the Kingsland school district’s use of tax revenue, its levy history, and factors determining its proposed 2024 tax levy. The fiscal year 2024 proposed levy amounted to … [Read more...]