The 2023-’24 Spring Grove basketball girls, with depth and pressure defense, seek to improve on their dozen wins last winter, their most in six years. But, at 12-15, it was still a sixth straight season below .500. However, Grove was 12-12 versus other Class A-size schools. The Lions were 10-8 in league play, finishing third among five teams in the SEC East for a second … [Read more...]
Football: Knights State Title Dreams Dashed by Tough Calls
It will sting. The way that they lost will not ever be forgotten. After a tremendous season and a trip to the Prep Bowl, Kingsland football’s state title game experience will be denoted by a couple debatable officiating calls on critical plays. The #5 Knights (Section 1 Champ, 13-0) out-played #3 Nevis (Section 5 Champ, 12-0) offensively. The Tigers had just three first … [Read more...]
Football: Southeast-White Awards
Caledonia (6-0, 10-1), Cannon Falls (4-2, 10-3), Chatfield (4-2, 7-3), Dover-Eyota (3-3, 6-4), La Crescent/Hokah (2-4, 3-7), Triton (1-5, 6-6), and St. Charles (1-5, 3-6) comprised a strong Southeast-White sub-district. The Warriors, Bombers and Cobras each made state, winning sections 1AA, 4AA, and 2AA. Sub-district awards are headed by guys from White and 1AA champion … [Read more...]
2023 Girls Basketball Preview
The girls basketball season starts with some changes. This year is the first year of the shot clock. Mabel-Canton does not have enough for a squad, nor does Glenville-Emmons, so the SEC has just nine teams. It will be one big league (no divisions). M-C is sharing with Spring Grove. Section re-alignment took place. Notably, defending 1AA champion Goodhue is back in Section … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (11/25 & 11/26)
Lanesboro 38, Chatfield 54 (C: Evy Goldsmith 18 pts (9-11 FTs); Grace Schroeder 13 pts; Kylin Schroeder 9 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls. L: Jensyn Storhoff 17 pts, 10 stls; Taylor Hanson 10 pts, 9 rebs; Hailey Erickson 9 pts, 9 rebs. Chatfield made 21 of 29 FTs (72%), Lanesboro 3 of 5 (60%)) Zumbrota-Mazeppa 67, Houston 38 (H: Avery Kingsley 15 pts; Aubryana Boldt 9 pts) Albert … [Read more...]
Journal Writing Project: The Biden Administration’s Struggle in the Middle East: A Growing Crisis Unfolds
By Isaac Vick The Biden administration finds itself entangled in a complex web of diplomacy and crisis management in the Middle East, as it grapples with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The president and his top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, face a daunting challenge in persuading the Israeli government to temporarily halt its offensive against … [Read more...]
Halverson is Lion MVP, among four All-SEC selections
Joelle Halverson was voted Spring Grove’s top volleyball honor as 2023 Impact Player of the Year (MVP) and was one of four Lions named by the coaches to the All-Southeast Conference Team. Kendal VanMinsel is a repeat All-SEC honoree while Sydney Holland moves up to First Team All-SEC this year after receiving Honorable Mention last year. Jordis Neeley completes the all-league … [Read more...]
Excellence Consistent for Spring Grove Volleyball
Spring Grove extended a string of highly-successful volleyball seasons in 2023 with a 22-7 record, the Lions’ third consecutive 20-plus win season under the tutelage of former Spring Grove standout Kelsey (Anderson) Morken. Not counting the shortened COVID season of 2020, the wins over the most recent seasons have been 22, 28, 20, 19, 26 and 22. Going 12-2 in Southeast … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Post-Season Awards
It was a special year for area volleyball teams, both team-wise and individually. Mabel-Canton and Caledonia each made state. The Cougars were the SEC-East champions. Chatfield won the TRC. Fillmore Central was 1A runner-up. Grand Meadow and LeRoy-Ostrander shared the SEC-West. Spring Grove did not win anything per se, but went 22-7. Rushford-Peterson and Lanesboro both also … [Read more...]
Football: Late Interception Helps Seal Knights’ Date to Prep Bowl
Kingsland senior defensive back Ayden Howard intercepted Fertile-Beltrami quarterback Caiden Swenby with under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, helping put one nail in the Falcons’ coffin. “It all happened so fast, I didn’t have time to think about it,” said Howard in the post-game press conference. Sophomore QB Kaaleem Reiland then powered his way for four yards on 4th … [Read more...]