Southeast Conference Volleyball (9/26 & 9/28) Spring Grove 3, Houston 0 > 25-4, 25-15, 25-19 (SG: Jordis Neeley 5 kills, 7 aces; Joelle Halverson 8 kills, 3 aces; Sydney Holland 5 digs, 8 aces; Kendal VanMinsel 5 kills, 18 assists, 5 kills, 2 aces. H: Emily Botcher 4 assists, 5 total blks; Jorja Meyer 3 kills, 3 blks) Schaeffer Academy 0, #2 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/25 – 9/28)
(G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1, Triton 1 (Macy Kraus scored in the 26th minute to put the Warriors ahead 1-0 at halftime (assisted by Siri Konkel). T/KW/H tied it in the 50th minute with a goal over the goalkeeper’s head) (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, La Crescent/Hokah 10 (Loisah Gay scored with an assist from Siri Konkel. Later Konkel scored with an 18-yard, … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Dominate Burros, Struggle Past Cardinals
Spring Grove improved to 9-1 (6-1 SEC East) with a pair of 3-0 wins versus visiting Lanesboro on Sept. 19 before a Sept. 21 road trip to LeRoy-Ostrander. The first decision kept the Lions in second place in the SEC East with the Burros (8-4, 4-3 SEC East) occupying third place. With the Lions creating significantly more attacks in each match, the decisions depended on Spring … [Read more...]
Spring Grove breaks defensive record, blanks AC/GE
The Spring Grove defense had a record-breaking night while the Lions scorched the visitors with a Bryce Berns-to-Jaxon Strinmoen passing blitz. While blanking Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, 35-0, Grove limited the Knights to only 47 yards of offense, the fewest allowed by the Lions in the in the 23 seasons, for which individual game stats survive! AC/GE came in averaging 307 … [Read more...]
Volleyball: M-C and Chatfield Runners-Up Highlight Showcase Event
The Class A and AA Showcases at Burnsville’s Volleyball Warehouse again brought together most of the best small school teams in the state. Naturally, southeast Minnesota was represented. Double-A teams #5 Caledonia and #8 Chatfield competed, as did single-A teams #2 Mabel-Canton, #5 Fillmore Central, and Spring Grove. The two teams to fare the best were the Gophers and Cougars, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Spring Grove football (4-0, 5-0) stayed perfect on the season with a 35-0 win over Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons. Jaxon Strinmoen had three total TDs and 100 yards receiving to lead the way. Bryce Berns also accounted for a trifecta of scores (two passing, one rushing). The #2 Lions (4-0, 5-0), #10 Kingsland (3-0, 4-0), and #9 L-O (3-0, 4-0) top the South-East. Cayden … [Read more...]
South-East Football (9/22 & 9/23)
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 0, #2 in 9-Man Spring Grove 35 (SG: Jacob Olerud 22-129 rushing; Bryce Berns 3-99, TD rushing, 9-20, 159, 2 TDs passing; J. Strinmoen 3-108, TD receiving, two rushing TDs; Zach Brumm 3-27, TD receiving. SG limited the Knights to 47 yards of total offense. Lion QB Berns completed passes to Strinmoen for 33, 35 and 40 yards) Lanesboro 26, … [Read more...]
Volleyball 9/18-9/23
TRC Volleyball (9/19 & 9/21) #5 in AA Caledonia 3, Wabasha-Kellogg 0 > 25-23, 25-13, 25-12 (C: L. Koepke 20 kills, 12 digs; Braelyn Lange 10 kills; Emma Rommes 40 assists; Liv Myhre 13 kills; Emme Kittleson 12 digs) Lewiston-Altura 2, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 26-24, 15-9 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 digs, 26-26 serving, 3 aces; Ava Helgemoe 15 kills; … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/18 – 9/23)
(G) Stewartville 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 4 (B) Cotter 13, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2 (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 0, Cotter 5 (Warriors > 0-6, 2-7) (B) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, PEM 7 (Warriors > 1-6, 1-9) … [Read more...]
Grove Girls Grill GM, Sweep Three Tourney Matches
Kendal VanMinsel recorded her 1,000th career set assist as Spring Grove rolled to three wins and a tournament pool-play championship at Waukon, IA. Due to lack of officials, there was no action beyond pool play nor any overall tourney champion. The Lions (4-1, 7-1) posted straight-set, 2-0 wins over Waukon, Riceville and Turkey Valley. SG had won the tournament last year (2022) … [Read more...]