The Spring Grove girls, one night after almost upsetting East Division leader Lanesboro on the road, was never in contention when West Division leader Kingsland visited the Lions’ den on Jan. 20. The Lions had no solution for the visitors’ quick defense as the Knights prevailed, 52-30. The Grove girls (6-9, 4-7) went over seven minutes before scoring their first points, and … [Read more...]
Upset bid falls just short for Lions girls at Lanesboro
The Spring Grove girls led most of the game, but eventually fell at Lanesboro, 36-31, on Jan. 19. This five-point decision was far different than the Burros’ earlier 27-point (62-35) blowout triumph at Spring Grove. The Lions (6-8, 4-6 SEC) employed a combination zone and man defense that limited the division-leading Lanesboro girls (10-3, 6-2 SEC) to 26 fewer points than they … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls cannot overcome shaky start at Houston
The Houston girls scored the first nine points of the game and went on to win by nine points, 58-49. Spring Grove trailed by as many as 13 points and never got closer than six at Houston on Jan. 17. That critical start saw the Lions open with four missed shots and three turnovers while the Hurricanes hit three of their first four shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, with no … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys turn back Burros again
The Spring Grove boys came in with a seven-game winning streak while Lanesboro had taken its last six games. The Lions used two scoring runs to prevail at home, 60-46, on Jan. 19, handing the Burros (9-4, 6-3 SEC) a critical third conference loss, while Spring Grove (10-1, 8-0 SEC) maintained a firm grip on the East Division race and extended its conference winning streak to 24 … [Read more...]
Lion boys control Hurricanes, 67-21
The Houston boys scored first, but Spring Grove tallied the next 11 points and were off and running to a 67-21 home runaway win on Jan. 17. The Lions’ 16 steals resulted in 22 fast-break points and contributed to 27 Hurricane turnovers. Grove handled the ball with only 7 turnovers and allowed the ‘Canes only one trip to the free throw line. The Lions improved to 9-1 (7-0 SEC), … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys crush Schaeffer title hopes
Tysen Grinde poured in a career-high 28 points along with 8 steals as the first-place Spring Grove boys steamrolled past second-place Schaeffer Academy, 69-37. on Jan. 16 at Rochester. Jaxon Strinmoen added 16 points while Elijah Solum scored 13 points and passed around a career-best 7 assists with no turnovers. That trio also led Grove rebounding with 5 boards each. Jacob … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Caledonia and PEM Again Go Three OT’s
The last time they battled, Caledonia beat PEM 72-61 in three overtimes in the 2022 1AA title game. The teams hooked up in Plainview for their first meeting since. It again took three overtimes. PEM (#7 in AA) used Aeron Stevens (16 points) and Kaiden Peters (15 points) to lead most of the first half. The Bulldogs shot 13 of 21 from the field (62%) and 14 of 18 from the line … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Run Win Streak to Five
Lanesboro boys basketball ran off a three-win week. The Burros jumped out 21-6 on Rushford-Peterson and led the duration. The closest R-P got from there was 24-19. Lanesboro got the 63-43 win. Matt Asleson’s group were led by John Prestemon (24 pts, 4-11 threes, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls) and Logan Wilder (19 pts, 7-12 FGs, 3-3 FTs, 5 rebs, 9 asts). Mason Howard chipped in 9 … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Warriors Grapple Through Gauntlet
Caledonia/Houston wrestling took to the mats on back-to-back-to-back days for seven dual meets in less than 72 hours. Shay Mahoney’s #7 in Class A Warriors showed their toughness going 7-0. At Waukon’s “tri,” Cal/Hou beat New Hampton/Turkey Valley 55-9 and the host Indians 56-16. Versus NH/TV, Braxton Lange (120), Max Schmitz (132), Owen Denstad (138), Tucker Ginther (145), and … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Kingsland Winners of ‘Section 1A’ Week
The week of Monday January 9 featured five key 1A girls games; FC at Houston, Lanesboro at FC, Kingsland at Houston, Kingsland at GM, and Lanes-boro at Kings-land. The Knights had a great week. Falcons Push Past ‘Canes in Second Half A battle of Fillmore Central and Houston was that of recent state qualifiers (2020, 2021). FC (0-5, 3-6) had the largest first half lead, … [Read more...]
