The Spring Grove Public Schools held its annual Truth in Taxation public hearing before the regular school board meeting on Monday, December 18. The board unanimously approved an increase in the property tax levy of $1,042.979.00 or 156.7%. Superintendent Rachel Udstuen thanked everyone for attending and explained that there would be time for questions at the end of the … [Read more...]
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Kingsland’s Beau Wiersma (RB), Parker Johnson (DE), and Ayden Howard (WR), and LeRoy-Ostrander’s Camden Hungerholt (QB), were honored as Nine-Man All-State in football. Wiersma and Johnson already earned Associated Press 2nd team All-State (all classes). Nine-man All-State HM selections included L-O’s Malyk Schaefer (OL/DL), M-C’s Cayden Tollefsrud (RB/LB), and SG’s Jaxon … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/15 & 12/26)
Kasson-Mantorville 131.1750, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 127.400 (Harper Myrah ranked third, Vivian Kittleson fourth and Madelyn Foellmi fifth among 13 athletes in all-around. Kittleson had the highest individual score with an 8.7750 in floor exercise. She placed second in that event while Paizley Lange was second on vault (8.6500). Myrah ranked third on vault and placed … [Read more...]
Grove girls Pulverize Pirates in Border Battle
Thirteen of the 14 Lions were credited with rebounds as the Spring Grove girls pounded Postville (Iowa), 63-18 in the annual Minnesota-Iowa Border Battles in Decorah. It was a mismatch from the get-go, and the Pirates (1-5) did not score in the second quarter on the way to a 48-7 halftime avalanche. They added only two points in period three and overall, had more turnovers (34) … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Lead All Night, Defeat Knights, 52-44
The Spring Grove girls led throughout a 52-44 home win against Kingsland, an early-season result that could significantly affect the conference race later in the campaign. The Lions scored the first six points, led by seven at halftime (26-19) and would leads by as many as 13 in the second half before winning by eight. Spring Grove outscored the visitors by four points from the … [Read more...]
Strinmoen Voted Team MVP, Among Four All-District Lions
Jaxon Strinmoen was voted Most Valuable Player by his Spring Grove football teammates. He received Honorable Mention on the coaches’ 9-Man All-State Team and merited the prestigious Academic All-State award for his cumulative grade point average during his high school football career. He is one of four Lions named to the All-District Team: Strinmoen (6’4” 180 Sr. WR/LB), Jacob … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (12/7)
Caledonia/Spring Grove /Houston 124.3250, Byron 139.1750 (In all-around, Vivian Kittleson placed fourth, Madelyn Foellmi fifth and Harper Myrah sixth. The highest individual scores were Kittleson’s fifth-place 8.450 on vault and Foellmi’s sixth-place 8.3250 in floor exercise. Kittleson also had the highest finish, placing third on the balance beam (8.2500)) … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
TRC Girls Basketball (12/5) Caledonia 62, Fillmore Central 49 (C: A. Klug 32 pts (7-13 threes); Josie Foster 8 pts, 15 rebs. FC: K. Broadwater 20 pts, 14 rebs, 4 stls; Kyla Hellickson 11 pts, 10 rebs. Cal hit 11 threes to FC’s two) Chatfield 46, PEM 63 (C: E. Goldsmith 13 pts, 11 rebs; Katryn Johnson 10 pts. Chatfield shot 13 of 52 (24.5%), winning from deep (eight threes … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
TRC Boys Basketball (12/5) Fillmore Central 56, #8 in AA Caledonia 92 (C: L. Doyle 19 pts (3-8 threes), 7 rebs, 11 asts, 8 stls; E. Stendel 14 pts, 12 rebs; Mason King 12 pts; Reid Klug 12 pts, 8 rebs; Garrett Konz 10 pts. FC: L. Hellickson 22 pts (4-8 threes). Jayce Kiehne DNP) PEM 65, Chatfield 53 (C: Carson Harstad 17 pts; Cole Novotny 10 pts. Chatfield led 25-23 at … [Read more...]
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Chatfield wrestling (2-0, 2-0) hammered Cal/Hou 58-6 and PEM 64-9 in a notable early season triangular. At the Hutchinson Tourney, Gophers Chloe Berg (124) and Grace Finley (142) each authored five pins in winning titles. FCLMC’s Kane Larson (11-0) won 157-pounds at the Logan Tourney. GMLOS’ Cael Smith won 126-pounds at the South Winn Tourney. Cal/Hou’s Owen Denstad went … [Read more...]