City Clerk/Administrator Jake Dickson announced at the Caledonia City Council meeting on February 12 that the city submitted three applications for road funding for Warrior Avenue and the planned roundabout at the intersection of Highway 76 and 44. The city received good news on two of those and is waiting to hear from the third one. Dickson said, “We will probably be … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: Hurricanes Buck Forward-Back Trend The 2023-2024 season has been a return to competitiveness for Houston’s boys. All year, Jake Merchlewitz’s group has been alternating wins and losses in groups of ones and twos. Finally, Houston amassed three straight wins. A 64-50 win at TRC Wabasha-Kellogg (10-9) was a good victory. Morgan Rohweder scored 22 points (6-13 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Larks Post Big Week, Knock Off #20 SG
Grand Meadow posted a three-win week. Ryan Queensland’s gals first beat Kingsland 54-44 to sweep that season series. GM never trailed, built a 31-22 halftime edge, and led by at least four the rest of the way. The Larks hit 8 of 32 threes (31%), Kingsland 4 of 32 (13%). Lexy Foster (19 pts, 4-9 threes, 11 rebs) and Lauren Queensland (13 pts, 5-6 FTs, 16 rebs, 5 asts) led the … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Bus Drivers Essential to the School
Bus drivers are truly appreciated by all schools and parents alike. At Lanesboro School, you might even say they are treasured! According to Superintendent Matt Schultz, maintaining their own buses has long been a priority. Lanesboro School has a large segment of open enrolled students; buses travel all over the county picking up and delivering students each day. If the school … [Read more...]
Lanesboro Schools’ Possible Calendar
February 14 found the members of the Lanesboro School Board listening to Superintendent Matt Schultz present a proposed calendar for next school year. The calendar needs to be somewhat different next year. With the passage of the READ Act by the legislature, Lanesboro needs to build in additional teacher workshop days to train teachers in teaching reading. At this point, … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Post Dramatic Three Win Week
Kingsland’s three-win week included two nailbiters. The Knights first handled Grand Meadow 80-26. Jayden Brink (26 pts, 6-15 threes, 6 rebs, 4 asts) and Max Erdman (18 pts, 7-9 FGs, 6 rebs) did work. Parker Johnson (12 pts, 6 rebs) and Courtland Drury-DeBoer (12 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts) helped. A back-and-forth offensive tussle with Lanesboro had 11 lead changes. Kingsland took the … [Read more...]
Solum Doesn’t Miss, Pours in 33 Points against Hurricanes
Elijah Solum hit all 12 shots from the field and all of his five free throws while amassing a career-high 33 points, one fewer than the Houston team during Spring Grove’s 82-34 road win. It was the 10th game of the season for the Lions but only the second for Solum, who was recently cleared to play after months on the injured list. The Lions shot a season-high 42% beyond the … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Rally in Second Half Again, Turn Back Turkey Valley
For the second straight game, Kinley Soiney had a double-double and the Spring Grove girls won a game in which they trailed at halftime. The Lions returned from Jackson Junction, Iowa, at 15-2 after a 48-40 win over Turkey Valley (6-10). After 12 lead changes, Spring Grove overcame a 27-2 halftime deficit by scoring the first 12 points of the second half for a 34-27 lead. … [Read more...]
Second-Half Surge Spurs Spring Grove Girls Past Kingsland
The Spring Grove girls finally found their shooting touch in the second half, during which they nearly doubled (39 points) their first-half scoring (20 points) to complete a conference sweep of Kingsland, 59-43, at Spring Valley. Kinley Soiney achieved a 27-point, 11-rebound double-double and Kylie Hammel added 15 points for the Lions (10-0 SEC, 14-2). Katelyn Hauser scored 22 … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Harness Burros Again
The Spring Grove girls wrapped a three-game, three-win week with a 62-46 home win while completing a season sweep of Lanesboro. The Burros (8-8, 5-3 SEC) trailed by three at halftime (28-25) and only 44-42 until turnovers helped the Lions roar away with an 18-to-2 run. The Grove girls improved to 13-2 overall, including a league-leading 9-0 SEC record. Kinley Soiney led … [Read more...]