Spring Grove 7, #7 in 9-Man Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 20 (SG: C. Gerard 14-125, TD rushing, 8 tackles; Sam Klug 15 tackles. With their statistical offensive leader Dylan Halverson out injured, the Lions managed only 70 yards of total offense but defensively limited undefeated the Knights (8-0) to fewer than half of its 47-point scoring average. The Lions (5-3 South-East, … [Read more...]
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Blake Hubbard rushed for 288 yards and had three total touchdowns (two rushing, pick six), while Parker Armagost added 193 yards and three rushing touchdowns as Grand Meadow ran for 582 yards in beating Faribault B.A. 58-18. Hubbard surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. The Larks (5-3 South-East/overall) are Section 1 9-Man’s 4-seed, will host 5-seed Kingsland (5-3, 5-3). Reid … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Lions Down Southland, Grab First Conference Title Since 1984
Spring Grove clinched a share of its first conference volleyball title in 42 years with a 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-20) win over Southland. This co-championship of the SEC East is the Lions’ first since the 1984 co-championship of the River Valley Conference. SG did not trail during the first two sets, but there were three lead changes during the final frame. The Lions rallied from … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Five Set Wins Lead M-C to Shared East Title, Showcase Win
It was unheard of for decades. Coming off a 3-0 loss to Spring Grove which ended Mabel-Canton volleyball’s 231-match SEC win streak, M-C started their next/last league match by dropping sets one and two to Grand Meadow. M-C had thus lost five straight SEC sets, and they were flirting with a second straight SEC loss after not losing in league since 2009. And GM had controlled … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/12 & 10/13)
(B) 12-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (1-13) 0, 5-seed Kasson-Mantorville (6-6-3) 7 (The Komets went on to post a 6-1 quarterfinal win over 4-seed St. Charles, Lewiston-Altura/Lanesboro. The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston boys closed with a 1-14 record.) (G) 5-seed Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston (4-9-2) 1, Dover-Eyota (6-7-2) 4 (The Warriors fell to Dover-Eyota for the … [Read more...]
Football: Lanesboro Beats SG in Game of 5-1 Teams
Last year, Lanesboro football won one game. This year, after their week seven win, they put themselves in great position for the #1-seed in the Section 1 9-Man playoffs. In a game featuring three turnovers, plus a recovered onside kick, and with all four coming on kickoff or punt returns, and with all four leading to points, Burro sophomore quarterback Teague Tessum accounted … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Spring Grove Ends M-C’s 231-Match SEC Win Streak
Spring Grove upended next-door rival and perennial Class A volleyball juggernaut Mabel-Canton 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19). It had been eight years and 19 matches since the Lions had defeated the Cougars in the two-set championship match at the 2018 Mabel-Canton Classic. It has been 30 years (1996) since the Grove girls had downed the Cougars in a best-of-five-set match. Until … [Read more...]
Soccer (10/5 thru 10/10)
(G) Red Wing 1, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (Jordan King scored for the Warriors with an assist from Bristol Kuennen. Much credit goes to Alexis Qualy, who made 22 saves in goal. Tied at halftime, neither team scored in the second half. It was the Warriors second tie of the year.) (B) Dover-Eyota 7, Cal/SG/Hou 4 (The Warriors’ scored a season-second best four goals. It … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (10/5 thru 10/10)
La Crescent/Hokah 3, Lanesboro 1 > 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 24-26 (L: E. Ruen 6 kills, 8 assists, 9 digs; K. Gilbertson 18 digs; J. Schreiber 10 kills, 5 digs; C. Mayer 7 kills; T. Qualy 19 assists; P Willford 8 digs; I. Papenfuss 5 digs.) Milan Mader Tourney (Caledonia beat #7 in AAA Northfield 2-1 (17-25, 30-28, 16-14), while losing Eagan 0-2 (16-25, 20-25), #7 in AAAA … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Volleyball (10/6 & 10/8)
Grand Meadow 3, LeRoy-Ostrander 1 > 25-16, 24-26, 25-14, 25-8 (GM: Q. Schaalma 18 assists, 11 digs, 26 of 29 serving, 6 aces; Rylee Holst 15 digs; Alyvia Olson 4 kills, 10 digs; Claire Munson 9 kills; Holly Weiss 5 kills, 5 digs; Riley Bungum 5 kills, 6 digs; Peyton Nordeng 7 digs, 3 aces. L-O: Madi Stern 11 kills, 8 digs; Tierney Schulte 15 digs; Maria Almaraz-Nolt 4 kills, … [Read more...]