Grand Meadow (2-2, 3-2) trailed winless Southland (0-5, 0-5) at one point 34-12 in the third quarter and 34-18 heading to the fourth, before pulling off a ridiculous comeback win. The game started with two Rebel scores in the first quarter followed by two Lark scores. Southland led 14-12 in the second quarter before scoring 20-unanswered points for a 34-12 lead early in the … [Read more...]
Football: #1 Chatfield and #3 Caledonia Battle
Week six of the football season featured the Class AA battle of #1 Chatfield and #3 Caledonia. Gutsy Call Ensures #1 Gophers Big Win Over #3 Warriors It was a big game; #3 in AA Caledonia (4-0, 5-0) at #1 in AA Chatfield (3-0, 5-0). It was a physical defensive battle between standout football program coached by long tenured men (Carl Fruechte, Jeff Johnson) in … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls in control at Kingsland
State-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove met little resistance while dismissing Kingsland 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-7) in Spring Valley on Oct.6.The Knights trailed throughout except for scoring the first point of the second set before the Lions scored the next 13 points. The Grove girls attacked with 33 kills and only 8 hitting errors and served 95% with 14 kills and only 4 misfires. The … [Read more...]
Spring Grove gridders go to 6-0 with high-scoring Homecoming win
Tysen Grinde scored with a game-opening 81-yard kickoff return, a 44-yard punt return and a 51-yard pass reception as state-ranked No, 5 Spring Grove celebrated Homecoming with a 50-21 win against LeRoy-Ostrander on Saturday, Oct. 8. Elijah Solum threw for 3 touchdowns and ran 52 yards for the last Lion TD. Already the league leader in total offense completed14 of 19 passes … [Read more...]
Lion girls survive four-set struggle versus Lanesboro
Trailing Lanesboro 20-16 in the fourth set, state-ranked No. 9 Spring Grove avoided a fifth set by winning 9 of the final 11 points to win the match, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-22) and complete a season sweep of the Burros. It was exciting with three 25-22 set scores, but it was an inconsistent evening for both teams. It was a rare occasion in which the team with the most … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Jovial King had 31 assists as Caledonia volleyball stayed TRC perfect with a 3-0 sweep of W-K. The Warriors (6-0, 11-8) are two wins behind Chatfield (8-0, 22-1) in the TRC standings. L-O volleyball won its two SEC matches on the week, beating L/P and G-E 3-0. Jenna Olson had 32 assists versus the Athletics. Jordan Runde had 19 (kills) and 14 (digs) and 4 (aces) versus the … [Read more...]
Football Week Five: Top Teams Continue Tear
The Fillmore County Journal Sports covers 11 football teams. After five weeks, five are still undefeated. Two more have just one loss. Chatfield (#1 in AA), Caledonia (#3 in AA), Fillmore Central (#6 in A), Lanesboro (#3 in 9-man), and Spring Grove (#6 in 9-man) all won to move to 5-0. R-P and M-C posted “Ws” to move to 4-1. #1 Gophers Pick LCH’s Bones Ahead of … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Chatfield/LARP/GMLOS/LFC Take on SC Invite
The cross-country season is taking shape. The five Journal-covered programs all have kids with realistic shots at state. LFC’s Isaac Snyder and Lillyan Kiehne, LARP’s Ryan Prinsen, GMLOS’ McKenna Hendrickson, Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi and Aletta Strande, and Kingsland’s Garrison Hubka and Cole Kruegel have been the main standouts. Team-wise, LARPH’s boys and Chatfield’s girls … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Gophers Win PI Tourney, Improved to 22-1
It was a reduced week of volleyball on the whole. The TRC had just one day of league games while SEC matches saw top teams handle weaker ones. The biggest development was the ongoing outstanding season of the Chatfield Gophers. Team Chosen Valley beat La Crescent/Hokah 3-1 (24-26, 25-12, 25-14, 25-22) in their sole league game of the week. Jaelyn LaPlante had 21 (kills) and 15 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls complete season sweep of Schaeffer
Spring Grove served with 95% accuracy while completing a season volleyball sweep of visiting Schaeffer Academy on Sept. 20 with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-8. Seven different SG servers had aces. Each team had four service errors, but SG served 14 aces and SA zero. Just as in the previous meeting, the Spring Grove Lions scored with 34 kills and a good 25% hitting efficiency. … [Read more...]