Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston junior Vivian Kittleson qualified for the state meet with her fourth-place finish (8.875) among 25 gymnasts on the balance beam at the Section 1A gymnastics Meet. The Warriors placed fourth among five teams with Winona High (141.375) taking the team title over Byron (140.675). Cal/SG/Hou’s top two scores came in floor exercise where Harper Myrah … [Read more...]
Spring Grove School Board Recognized at February Meeting
The Spring Grove School Board members were honored at the February 17 board meeting. February is Minnesota School Board Recognition Month. Board members recognized include Ashley Olson, Rhan Flatin, Myriah Klug, Kelly Rohland, Lisa Myhre, and Chairman Stephanie Jaster. Superintendent Gina Morken offered her appreciation to the board, saying, “Thank you to all of you for … [Read more...]
Hot Shots (2/16)
Caledonia’s girls topped TRC foes Rushford-Peterson 76-53 and La Crescent/Hokah 81-47 on the week while losing to #2 in AAA Stewartville 66-57. The win over the Trojans clinched the Warriors (13-0, 18-6) the outright TRC-East title over Cotter/HL (11-3, 14-9), R-P (6-5, 14-8), FC (6-6, 13-9), and LC/H (2-11, 8-16). Warrior senior guard Aubrie Klug scored 25, 31, and 29 points. … [Read more...]
Basketball (2/16)
Boys Basketball: Trojans Storm Past Warriors to Sole Possession of First Place The first time they played, Caledonia did what could possibly be termed an upset in taking down Rushford-Peterson, 71-64. It is hard to call it a true upset. Both are proud and capable basketball programs. But the Trojans returned nearly everyone off a 1A runner-up team. The Warriors returned one … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (2/7)
Byron 137.8, Kasson-Mantorville/Triton/Stewartville 135.725, Pine Island /Zumbrota-Mazeppa 134.65, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 132.025 (The Warriors finished fourth at their conference meet. Vivian Kittleson earned all-conference acclaim with the team’s highest finish, third place in floor exercise (8.65). Harper Myrah received the highest score of 8.675 for eighth place … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Jensyn Storhoff scored 31 and 21 points, but Lanesboro’s girls lost to Southland 58-45 and PEM 50-47. She surpassed 2,000 career points versus the Bulldogs. Storhoff is just one of six girls from the Journal-covered schools to do so, joining GM’s Jessica Benson (2,188), Jordyn Glynn (2,072), and Sloan Benson (2,051), L-O’s Haley Hungerholt (2,507) and R-P’s Brianna Koop … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (1/27 & 1/30)
Kasson-Mantorville/Triton/Stewartville 131.9, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 133.975 (In all-around, Harper Myrah was second, Vivian Kittleson third, Ayla Lange fourth. On the balance beam, it was the Warriors’ best team score of the season with Myrah placing first at 9.05 and Lange second at 8.9, the Warriors’ two best scores of the night. Myrah placed second on bars while … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/9)
Boys Basketball: Burros Take Down Cards and Cougars Lanesboro basketball continued its big season, maybe its best week. Matt Asleson’s group took down TRC-West leading Lewiston Altura and SEC-East second place Mabel-Canton, holding both under 35% shooting. The Burros’ win over L-A was maybe their best of the year. The score was tied eight times around halftime. The teams … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/9)
Girls Basketball: Lanesboro, Houston, and R-P Take Aim at SG/M-C It was a week of notable games surrounding Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton’s girls. The Lions played at Lanesboro in a key SEC battle, then renewed rivalries with Houston and Rushford-Peterson, all solid teams. Lions Avenge Earlier Loss to Burros In a showdown between two of the three SEC leaders, SG/M-C … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/2)
Boys Basketball: Caledonia Ties for First With Wins over Chatfield/Cotter Caledonia boys basketball probably had its best week with two wins over high-quality TRC foes. At West second-place Chatfield (5-2, 9-6), TRC-East second-place Caledonia (5-2, 8-6) trailed 28-23 at the half and 40-32 midway thru the second. But the Warriors closed out the game hitting 13 of their final … [Read more...]