Caledonia/Houston (1-0, 12-4) wrestling took on the The Clash XX in La Crosse, a huge and high-end wrestling dual meet tourney with 32 teams from across eight states. The Warriors went 4-2 overall, going 1-2 on Day 1, finishing sixth in their qualifying bracket. They then went 3-0 to win the sixth-place bracket. Braxton Lange (two falls, two majors, tech fall, decision), Tucker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Top M-C, Houston
Lanesboro boys basketball mini-trekked, schedule-wise, through a pair of SEC-East foes, posting two wins. A week opening game versus Mabel-Canton saw the Burros (2-2, 3-3) scoring power exceed the Cougars (3-1, 4-2). Mason Howard hit four first half threes to help stoke a 33-16 Burro halftime edge. M-C then never got to within single digits, as Lanesboro prevailed 68-46. The … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Hurricanes Whirl Through Burros
The last five SEC-East girls basketball titles have been won by either Houston or Lanesboro. The Burros ended the Hurricanes’ four-year run last year, as the teams finished first and second in the division. The teams met up for their first meeting, and despite Lanesboro (3-0, 6-1) sporting a much better record than Houston (2-0, 2-6), the latter notched a good victory. Dale … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Warriors Trap Gophers, Down Tigers in Hoops Event
Caledonia girls continued their strong season with a couple section 1AA wins. In a matchup of TRC divisions leaders, the Warriors (4-0, 7-2), the East leader, had little trouble in dispatching with Chatfield (4-0, 8-3), the West leader. Cal senior guard Ava Privet hit 6 of 7 three-pointers, pouring in a game-high 25 points while adding 5 rebounds, as Scott Sorenson’s group … [Read more...]
Basketball: Spring Grove Teams Combine to Go 4-0
It was a good week for Spring Grove b-ball teams. Each won both of their games. Boys Upend State-Ranked Loyola The Spring Grove boys (3-0, 5-1) defeated Class A #9 Mankato Loyola, 61-54, at Byron for the Southern Minnesota Hoops Fest, sponsored by Breakdown. That came a day and half after swamping Southland, 57-33, in an SEC road game. Junior Elijah Solum singed … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys enjoy runaway road win over Rebels
The Spring Grove boys pummeled Southland with 3-point shooting and a swarming, long-armed defense that limited the Rebels to a season-low 33 points while forcing 25 turnovers – almost twice the number of the Rebels’ 13 field goals. Five different Lions hit treys as half of the SG baskets were launched beyond the 3-point arc where the Lions shot a season-best 46% while sinking a … [Read more...]
Lion boys upend state-ranked Loyola, 61-54
The Spring Grove boys defeated state-ranked No. 9 Mankato Loyola, 61-54, in the Southern Minny Hoops Fest at Byron, sponsored by Breakdown on Saturday, Jan 7. The marquee matchup featured eight lead changes with the hot-shooting Crusaders throwing in 11 treys and outshooting Spring Grove overall, 49% to 42%. But the sure-handed Lions, with only 6 turnovers to Loyola’s 15, got … [Read more...]
Win over Southland makes three straight for Lion girls
The Spring Grove girls extended their winning streak to three games with a third straight win in the series against Southland, 47-36, on Jan. 6 at Spring Grove. With a young playing rotation that includes an eighth grader, three freshmen, two sophomores and two seniors, the Lions evened their record at 5-5 (3-3 SEC) while the Rebels returned home at 3-6 (2-2 SEC). Each … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Paige Klug scored 22 points, hitting six threes, as Caledonia’s girls beat Maple River 81-52 at the Goodhue holiday tourney. A day later, Caledonia (7-2) fell to the host #10 in AA Wildcats (7-2) by a 57-54 final in a key 1AA contest. Kara Goetzinger scored 24 and 23 points, but Chatfield fell to Class AAA schools New Ulm 67-43 and K-M 84-59 at the WSU Tourney. She was 21 of … [Read more...]
Basketball: Trojans Host 3-Coops Tourney
Rushford-Peterson hosted a six school boys/girls holiday basketball shindig which also featured Spring Grove. The Trojans, Lions, Dawson-Boyd, Higher Ground Academy, Annandale, and West Lutheran competed. Joe Hatch’s Trojan girls got back to .500 with a couple wins. R-P downed West Lutheran handily, 67-30. R-P got four girls in double figures, Kaylee Ruberg (16 pts, 5 rebs), … [Read more...]