Two teams on losing streaks looking for a win played a tight contest in Houston. Lanesboro (0-4, 0-5) entered winless but with four single-digit losses while Houston (2-2, 3-2) entered having lost its last two. James Semmen’s crew led 14-8 at halftime and went ahead 20-8 in the third quarter only for ‘Cane Zach Olson to return the ensuing kick-off 77-yards for a TD to make it … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cayden Tollefsrud ran for 209 yards and 3 TDs and Tyler Larson 150 yards and 2 TDs as Mabel-Canton (3-3, 3-3) downed Grand Meadow 38-14. Corbin Ludemann had 154 yards rushing and a TD in defeat. It was M-C’s third straight win after an 0-3 start. Sampson Wilkemeyer accounted for over 200 yards total offense and threw 3 TDs as R-P (2-4, 2-4) won its second straight, 30-7 over … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/3 & 10/5) St. Charles 0, #7 in A Fillmore Central 3 > 25-17, 25-10, 25-16 (FC: A. Britton 12 kills, 20-20 serving, 6 aces; Kammry Broadwater 10 kills, 9 digs 4 aces; Katie Pickett 11 assists, 7 digs; Aubrey Daniels 15 assists; Kyla Hellickson 7 digs) Southeast Conference Volleyball (10/2 - 10/5) Kingsland 3, Schaeffer … [Read more...]
Cross Country (10/3 & 10/5)
Chatfield Invite (Stewartville’s girls (43) topped Byron (55) and Chatfield (71) with RAACHE, PEM, BP, Kingsland, and W-K also competing. Stewie’s Norah Campbell (21:02.71) topped Gopher Charlotte Oeltjen (21:43.23) for first with Tiger Luella Jeche (21:48.85) taking third and Gopher Lexi Kivimagi (22:12.03) taking fourth. Chatfield’s Marianna Miron (19th > 24:19.78) and … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/2 – 10/5)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Pine Island/Z-M 2 (PIZM had a goal each half. Warrior goaltender Josie Foster had 11 saves) (G) Cal/SG/Hou 0, St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro 2 (Both SC/L-A-L goals came in the second half. Foster had 11 saves) (B) SC/L-A/L 1, Cal/SG/Hou 13 (The high-powered visitors led 8-0 at halftime on Senior Night in Caledonia. Will Hahn … [Read more...]
Lion girls meet little resistance in win against Kingsland
The Spring Grove girls rebounded from a disappointing home volleyball loss to Mabel-Canton with a 3-0 home win over Kingsland 25-8, 25-11, 25-17. With a fifth straight win in the series, the Lions improved to 14-5 (9-2 SEC). Jordis Neeley put away 11 kills and served 2 aces while Emerson Ingvalson scored with 9 kills and 2 aces. Kendal VanMinsel had 26 set assists and served a … [Read more...]
Grove girls coast past Houston, Schaeffer again
Spring Grove servers enjoyed a torrent of aces during 3-0 road volleyball routs at Houston and Schaeffer Academy as the Lions completed a pair of SEC season sweeps. With the inability to consistently receive serve, neither opponent mounted much threat at the net. With a 19th straight win versus Houston and a 12th consecutive victory against Schaeffer, Spring Grove improved to … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Take Two, Drop Three at Showcase
Spring Grove, with two wins and three losses, placed 10th among 16 team at the Class A Volleyball Showcase, which featured the top teams in the state on Sept. 22 and 23 at Burnsville. The Lions returned home with an 11-4 season record. K-W 2, SG 1 The Lions opened a 2-1 loss to Kenyon-Wanamingo (27-25, 18-25, 12-25). The Knights were not among the state top 10 at the … [Read more...]
Football: Cougars Upend State-Ranked Lions
Mabel-Canton ended 14 years and 18 games of frustration with a 2023 Homecoming football upset of state-ranked rival Spring Grove, 20-12. After an 0-3 start, it was the second straight win for the Cougars (2-3, 2-3), while the Lions (4-1, 5-1) suffered their first setback since last year’s state championship game. M-C leads the all-time series, 37 to 28. Spring Grove had … [Read more...]
Caledonia Area Public School District Welcomes Six New Teachers
Six new teachers joined the Caledonia Area Public School District family for the 2023-2024 school year. Daniel Winkler is Caledonia Middle/High School’s new science teacher. Winkler will work with grades 8-12. This semester Winkler finds himself educating the freshman class in both earth and environmental science, eighth grade physical science, and an elective course – … [Read more...]