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...]
Lion Boys Extend Grand Meadow Misery
The Spring Grove boys’ 85-24 victory extended their winning streak over Grand Meadow to 49 games and extended the misery for this year’s young Superlarks, who remain winless after 24 games. Coming in after two straight losses to state-ranked teams, the Lions slipped in the state rankings from No. 3 down to No. 12. But Wade Grinde’s guys have now improved to 20-3 (16-2 SEC), … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Rip Rochester STEM
The Spring Grove Boys cruised to a 95-36 home win over a new program, Rochester STEM Academy. It was 52-14 at halftime as the Lions improved to 19-3. Any established program who scheduled the Cobras (2-19) was permitted to play 27 games, one more than the usual season limit. Both teams shot well beyond the 3-point arc with the Cobras hitting 8 of 20 (40%) and the Lions 12 of … [Read more...]
Lion Boys Edged by R-P in record four overtimes
The score was tied at halftime, the end of regulation and the end of three overtimes before the state-ranked No. 17 Rushford-Peterson boys finally prevailed in four overtimes over visiting, state-ranked No. 3 Spring Grove, 82-79. In decades of record-keeping, the Lions had never before played a four-overtime game. Jaxon Strinmoen, who scored his 1,000th career point in the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Stunned by Southland Buzzer-Beater
Class A state-ranked No. 3 Spring Grove led No. 13 Southland for most of the second half, but Noah Bauer hit a 3-pointer with under two seconds to play in the Rebels’ euphoric 52-50 home win. Inbounding with only 1.3 seconds left, SG amazingly got off a shot (that missed the mark). The score was tied seven times; there were seven lead changes. Grove trailed by eight points … [Read more...]
Lion Boys Capture Outright Title with Runaway Win over Mabel-Canton
The Spring Grove boys wrapped up the outright SEC East Division championship while throttling visiting Mabel-Canton, 80-38. The state-ranked Lions (18-1, 15-1 SEC) handled the ball with only 7 turnovers, had a season-fewest 5 fouls and shot a hot 50% from the field overall, including a good 38% (12-32) from 3-point range. The Cougars (10-11, 8-8 SEC) shot a so-so 39%, but … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Boys Clinch Crown, Bury L/P with Early 3-Point Avalanche
The Spring Grove boys hit their first five shots, all 3-pointers, and finished with a season-most 13 treys during a 79-26 lashing of visiting Lyle/Pacelli. Elijah Solum passed out a career-high 11 assists, Ben Udstuen scored a career-high 21 points along with 8 rebounds and Jaxon Strinmoen had a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double. Spring Grove (17-1, 14-1 SEC) clinched at least … [Read more...]
Lion Boys Overwhelm Wolverines again
Jaxon Strinmoen, for the second time this season, poured in 25 points versus Glenville-Emmons as the visiting Spring Grove boys rolled to a 19th straight win over the Wolverines, 82-40. Ben Udstuen added 15 points and a career-high 6 assists while Jacob Olerud supplied 12 points. Thirteen Lions played; 10 scored. Seven Wolverines scored but none in double figures. The Grove … [Read more...]