Kendal VanMinsel recorded her 1,000th career set assist as Spring Grove rolled to three wins and a purely pool-play tourney at Waukon. Due to lack of officials, there was no action beyond pool play nor any overall tourney champion. The Lions (4-1, 7-1) posted 2-0 wins over Waukon, Riceville and Turkey Valley. SG won the tournament last year and in 2018. Earlier in the week, the … [Read more...]
State-Ranked Spring Grove too Swift for Superlarks
Jaxon Strinmoen spurred Spring Grove with two punt returns and a 30-yard reception as the state-ranked No. 2 Lions (3-0, 2-0 dist.) came from behind to gash visiting Grand Meadow, 34-12. The Superlarks (0-2. 0-2 dist.) dominated the clock with 69 plays to only 27 for the Lions, outgained SG 256 yards to 201 and earned twice as many first downs. But SG prevailed with superior … [Read more...]
Lions Fall in SEC Volleyball Showdown with Cougars
It was quite a volleyball contrast for Spring Grove, which began the week with a home victory versus winless and hapless Schaeffer Academy (0-2, 0-1 SEC) and then went on the road to take on state-ranked No. 2 Mabel-Canton (9-0, 3-0 SEC). The Lions overwhelmed those Schaeffer Lions, 3-0 (25-9, 25-4, 25-8) and then won the first set at Mabel-Canton before being overtaken by the … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #2 Cougars Push Past New Look Lions
Mabel-Canton versus Spring Grove volleyball has been a rivalry over the years. The squads are routinely the two best in the SEC-East, if not the entire SEC. With a new look squad, SG again was game versus M-C. The Lions had four-point leads in three games, but lost two of them. SG’s strongest set was their first. Junior Jordis Neeley was the offensive hammer, racking up six … [Read more...]
Football: #2 Spring Grove Speeds past Grand Meadow
The game turned on two punt returns and a 30-yard reception by Jaxon Strinmoen as Spring Grove remained undefeated with a come-from-behind 34-12 home win against Grand Meadow. The Superlarks dominated the clock with 69 plays to only 27 for the Lions and twice as many first downs. But SG prevailed with superior speed and a few big plays. Lion quarterback Bryce Berns scored with … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (9/5 & 9/7)
Schaeffer Academy 0, Spring Grove 3 > 25-9, 25-4, 25-8 (SG: Joelle Halverson 8 kills; Kendal VanMinsel 16 assists, 6 aces; Emerson Ingvalson 6 kills; Hailey Norman 5 kills; Isabel Kaufmann 5 aces; Jada Strinmoen 6 assists, 5 aces) Lanesboro 3, Houston 0 > 25-16, 25-15, 26-24 (L: Jensyn Storhoff 11 kills, 9 digs; Claire Keasling 19 assists, 3 aces; Ellie Howard 9 digs; … [Read more...]
Soccer (9/5 – 9/9)
(B) PEM 0, Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 1 (The game did not resume after halftime due to lightning. Warrior Jacob Hernandez scored the lone goal assisted by Will Hahn. The Warriors then held off a determined Bulldog reply, especially with defense from goal keeper Jackson Moen. It was Cal/SG/Hou’s first win) (G) Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston 2, PEM 4 (Losiah Gay scored both … [Read more...]
Caledonia/ Spring Grove/Houston Soccer Previews
The Warrior boys welcome back 11 players with varsity experience, but that team went 1-15 (0-10 conference). The five graduates included oft-honored goalkeeper August Allen and all-conference Noah Stigeler. But all-conference midfielder junior Jacob Hernandez does return for a team that features five seniors – A.J. Marschall, Sean McCormick, Laurent Stigeler, Vincent Colsch and … [Read more...]
Football: Spring Grove Dominant, But Wins by Only One
Spring Grove dominated the offensive statistics but escaped with only a one-point win, 13-12, against visiting Southland in an early-season sub-district showdown. On the scoreboard, the home opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial field was decided by a Ben Udstuen extra-point kick, which gave the Lions their first lead, 7-6, with only 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. It … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (8/28 – 8/31)
Lyle/Pacelli 1, Houston 3 > 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-23 Spring Grove 3, Southland 0 > 25-22, 25-5, 25-17 (SG: J. Halverson 8 kills; K. VanMinsel 5 kills, 18 assists, 7 digs; J. Neeley 6 kills, 6 digs, 3 aces; S. Holland 10 digs, 18-19 serving, 4 aces) Houston 3, Glenville-Emmons 1 > 25-17, 17-25, 25-16, 25-21 Southland 1, LeRoy-Ostrander 3 > 25-14, 18-25, … [Read more...]