Kinley Soiney tossed in 23 points and Kylie Hammel 21 plus 8 rebounds as the visiting, Spring Grove girls ripped LeRoy-Ostrander 67-45. Emerson Ingvalson was solid all-around with 7 points and 7 rebounds plus game-high totals of 6 assists and 7 steals. The season records became reversed with the Lions improving to 18-2 (12-0 SEC) and the Cardinals falling to 2-18 (2-11 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Lions
Head Coaches: Kelsey Morken, Taylor Elton (both second year) Where We Left Off in 2023: The Lions, in their first stand-alone season in 39 years, lost their first seven games but then won six of the final nine to finish 6-10 as an independent. They did not have enough SEC games to be eligible for the championship or individual honors, but the Lions did go 5-6 versus SEC … [Read more...]
Caledonia/Spring Grove
Head Coaches: Reese Wait (boys), Mitchell Bechtel (girls). 2023 Season: The Warrior boys were 21st among 68 teams at state after being section runner-up, sub-section champion and third place at the conference meet. Ten athletes qualified for or competed at state, where Tysen Grinde was crowned state High Jump champion while Josh Beardmore was fifth in Long Jump. The boys … [Read more...]
Sports Awards
Spring Grove School Referendum Project Update
ISG Business Unit Leader Kevin Bills and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company Senior Project Manager Chad Pike appeared before the Spring Grove School Board on Monday evening, March 18, to update the board on the design and budget of the school’s current referendum project. Pike explained that ISG is in charge of the design and Kraus-Anderson oversees budgeting and … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
All Three Rivers Conference Final Three Rivers Conference standings saw Cotter (12-2, 24-6) and Caledonia (12-2, 20-9) share the TRC-East ahead of Rushford-Peterson (8-5, 21-8), Fillmore Central (7-6, 17-11), and La Crescent/Hokah (3-13, 6-21). Dover-Eyota (13-3, 22-7) won the West over PEM (11-4, 18-10), Chatfield (8-7, 15-13), Lewiston-Altura (5-11, 7-2), Wabasha-Kellogg … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Prepares for Summer
Spring Grove City Council members met Tuesday, March 19 at 168 West Main Street. Mayor Saundra Solum called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., then led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Council members present included Karen Folstad, Heather Edgington, Trent Turner and Mike Hagen. Also, in attendance were City Clerk/Administrator Jana Elton and CEDA’s (Community and Economic … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball: All Three Rivers Conference Caledonia (13-1, 23-5) shared the TRC-East with La Crescent/Hokah (13-1, 20-8) while the rest of that division, Rushford-Peterson (8-6, 21-8), Winona-Cotter (8-7, 17-11), and Fillmore Central (4-10, 16-14) also sported good teams. In the TRC-West, Lewiston-Altura (10-5, 18-10) won the division crown followed by St. Charles (7-8, … [Read more...]
All-TRC Wrestling
The All Three Rivers Conference boys wrestling list includes 11 Chatfield Gophers, six Caledonia/Houston Warriors, four LARP Screamin’ Eagles, four GMLOS Bulldogs, and two FCLMC Wolves. For the conference, section, and state champion 21-1 Gophers, Jameson Priebe (8th grader, 107, 34-17), Javier Berg (junior, 114, 41-6), Kaisen Johnson (sophomore, 121, 32-13), Hunter Polikowsky … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Falcons Make First Semifinal Since 2009
A season that ended with four straight losses and a near .500 record also ended with Fillmore Central boys basketball pushing the furthest it has in the post-season since 2009. Bombs Away Philosophy and Daniels’ Shot Send FC Past #10 Spring Grove The graduating seniors of the Class of 2024 from Spring Grove and Fillmore Central have played some memorable boys basketball … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Lions Edge Falcons, Fall to #1 Goodhue
The 4-seed Spring Grove girls (22-5) survived a cold-shooting 1A quarterfinal duel versus 5-seed Fillmore Central (17-10) but could not stay with top seed Goodhue (23-5) in a subsequent semi-final, all at Rochester. In the 48-44 win over the Falcons, the Lions led by nine points in the second half, but the Falcons closed within two points at 46-44 with a rebound and two free … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Will Harvey scored 25 points as 15-seed Lanesboro beat 18-seed Hayfield 63-48 in 1A play-in play-off game. Camden Hungerholt scored 34 points and brother Reid 22 but 16-seed L-O fell to 17-seed B.A. 67-64. Mason King scored 20 points and senior Lewis Doyle topped 1,000 for his career as 2-seed #7 in AA Caledonia beat 15-seed Chatfield 84-40. The Warriors (22-4) next play Cotter … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Lion Boys’ Three Wins Include State-Ranked Matchup
Spring Grove (18-2, 24-3) posted three wins during the final week of the regular season, but the #12 Lions needed second-half surges to complete SEC sweeps of Mabel-Canton (9-9, 13-12) and Houston (10-10, 15-11) before busing to St. Paul to defeat #15 Nevis (18-6). Grove won 65-50 at M-C but led by only six points at halftime, it was tied 34-34 in the second half, and SG led by … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
In a Round of 16 1AA girls’ game, 3-seed Caledonia beat 14-seed La Crescent/Hokah 65-30 behind Aubrie Klug’s 26 points. The Warriors (19-8) next play 6-seed Lake City (14-13). In Round of 16 1A games, 3-seed R-P topped 14-seed Schaeffer 62-19 for the Trojans 20th win (20-7), as Nadia Happel scored 22 points. Six-seed GM beat 11-seed Lanesboro 45-30, as Lauren Queensland scored … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Mangle Mavericks, 66-32
Jacob Olerud had an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double as the Spring Grove boys whipped Martin County West, 66-32. MCW High School, located in Sherburn, along Interstate 90, serves the communities of Trimont, Welcome and Sherburn. Basketball is a Class A program in Section 2. The Mavericks were state-ranked when they defeated Spring Grove 41-33 two years ago. They dropped to … [Read more...]