By Charlene Corson Selbee The Spring Grove School Board met on Tuesday, January 16, instead of its usual meeting date of Monday, January 15, because of the Martin Luther King holiday. In February there will be a change of date because of Presidents Day. The school board will meet on Tuesday, February 20, at 6 p.m. The organizational meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. … [Read more...]
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Caledonia’s sixth-ranked boys beat PEM 85-42, as four Warriors made double figures. Brad King’s group (5-0, 10-2) picked up its 10th win. They sit a half game back of La Crescent/Hokah (6-0, 10-4) in the TRC-East. Spring Grove beat GM 82-8. Notably, standout Lions senior Elijah Solum returned to the court (9 points) after a torn ACL last spring. The Lions (6-1, 8-1) lead the … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
Caledonia 57, PEM 41 (C: J. Foster 21 pts (5-12 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts; Aubrie Klug 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Nicole Banse 14 pts, 15 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls, 3 blks, Regan King 8 pts, 5 rebs. The Warriors built a 34-22 halftime lead. Banse scored 12 of their first 16 points and had a double-double (12 pts, 10 rebs) in the first half. Cal hit nine threes to PEMs four in … [Read more...]
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Southland’s boys beat Spring Grove 58-49 to end the Lions’ 41-game SEC winning streak. SG did sandwich wins over L/P 59-38 and Class AA #16 J-W-P 64-58 around that loss. The #18 Lions (5-1, 7-1) lead the SEC-East over Houston (3-4, 5-5) and M-C (3-4, 4-7). FC’s boys (1-5, 5-6) had a wild week. Despite leading 51-37 in the second half, they fell 80-76 in two overtimes to … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Boys Basketball (1/4 – 1/6)
#18 in A Spring Grove 59, Lyle/Pacelli 38 (SG: Jaxon Strinmoen 19 pts, 9 rebs, 5 asts, 5 stls; Ben Udstuen 14 pts, 7 rebs; Jacob Olerud 12 pts, 4 asts; Zach Brumm 9 rebs. The Lions scored the first 13 points while winning their 41st straight SEC game) LeRoy-Ostrander 67, Glenville-Emmons 54 (L-O: C. Hungerholt 34 pts (6-14 threes), 7 rebs, 5 stls; R. Hungerholt 16 pts; Carter … [Read more...]
Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (1/4 & 1/5)
Lyle/Pacelli 18, Spring Grove 64 (SG: K. Soiney 20 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls; Siri Konkel 14 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Kylie Hammel 11 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts; Emerson Ingvalson 8 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls. The Lions scored the first 14 points of the game, and the sophomore Soiney scored her 1,000th career point. SG > 5-0, 9-2) Grand Meadow 64, Schaeffer Academy 43 (GM: L. Foster … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (1/4)
West Salem/Aquinas/Bangor 140.575, Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 128.350 (Sabrina Lisota earned a 9.100 score on the balance beam, the highest beam score under the current coaching staff. That was good for second place, the highest finish for the Warriors. In all-around, Harper Myrah (31.950) placed fourth and Vivian Kittleson fifth among 10 athletes. Cal/SG/Hou > 2-10) *The … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 -1/6)
The Clash XXI (Caledonia/Houston competed in this 32-team two-day dual-meet tourney, going 1-5, taking 31st place. Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker were two of 46 wrestlers to go 6-0. Braxton Lange picked up his 100th career win at the event) > Bracket D Quarters > D-III #3 Bettendorf 56, Caledonia/Houston 16 (Denstad (145) and Aiden Burns (107) had pins for the Warriors, … [Read more...]
State-Ranked No. 2 Hayfield Girls Survive Upset Scare from Spring Grove
There were 11 lead changes in a state-ranked girls basketball matchup before No. 2 Hayfield held off visiting No. 18 Spring Grove, 60-52. The Dec. 28 bout was the closest anyone has come thus far against the undefeated Vikings (11-0), who have won the last two section championships. Spring Grove (8-2) led 45-44 before Hayfield sealed the victory with a late 11-point run. … [Read more...]
Kinley Soiney Leads Spring Grove Girls Past Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kinley Soiney poured in 30 points and the state-ranked No. 18 Spring Grove girls were effective in transition during a 60-40 neutral-site win over Kenyon-Wanamingo (3-5). The Dec. 27 decision was part of a holiday schedule at Hayfield. The Lions (8-1) shot a strong 45% from the field, much due to Soiney hitting 11 of 18 shots (61%). Grove did not rely heavily on 3-point … [Read more...]