The last week of the regular season had football teams cinching up district titles. Spring Grove took the South-East courtesy of a huge ranked-versus-ranked win over Lanesboro. Fillmore Central romped to the Mid-Southeast Blue title. Chatfield got out of Goodhue with a win to ensure the Southeast-White title. Spring Grove Defense Shows up for State-Ranked Showdown with … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Hubka’s Title Highlights TRC Meet
All five “Journal 11” cross country programs plus Cotter, PEM, St. Charles, La Crescent/Hokah, W-K, and D-E descended upon Chatfield’s Chosen Valley Golf Course for the annual TRC meet. Two area teams were meet runners-up. The big area headline was Kingsland senior Garrison Hubka. After emerging as a sophomore in the COVID year, Hubka has been one of Minnesota’s top Class A … [Read more...]
Lions advance, turn back Hurricanes, 48-16
It was not close at the finish of state-ranked Spring Grove’s 48-16 playoff win on Oct. 25, but the first half was tight until Tysen Grinde took an interception 97 yards, the Lions’ second touchdown in the final 46 seconds before halftime. No. 1 section seed Spring Grove (9-0) scored first, but No. 8 seed Houston led 8-7 after the first quarter. But it would be 48-8 before the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove defense shows up for state-ranked showdown
The Spring Grove defense delivered as the Lions defeated Lanesboro, 28-6, in a state-ranked showdown and Oct. 19 regular-season finale that decided the 2022 East Sub-District championship. It was the Lions’ first regular-season title in four years, while the Burros were unable to defend their 2021 championship. As expected, the teams then received the top two seeds for the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Camden Hungerholt accounted for over 400 yards total offense seven total TDs as L-O football ended a five-game losing streak by beating Houston 61-6. Ethan Stendel accounted for four total TDs (three passing) as #5 Caledonia football rebounded from their first loss by beating St. Charles 46-14. The Warriors (5-1, 6-1) trail Chatfield (5-0, 7-0) in the Southeast-White. Corbin … [Read more...]
Hubka’s Win Highlights Last Regular Season C-C Race
The last race of the cross-country regular season took place in Plainview at Piper Hills Golf Course, the “Jodi Rahman” Invite. Area schools LARPH, Kingsland, Chatfield, and L/FC all competed. On the boy’s side, Kingsland’s Garrison Hubka was the man. The Knight senior has had a fluctuating year. He exerted himself too much and couldn’t finish the Mayo Invite, then didn’t run … [Read more...]
Football: Teams Grab Titles, Big Week Eight Games Set
Week seven of the football season had Fillmore Central and Chatfield winning to ensure they at least shared district titles. Lanesboro and Spring Grove each won to force a week eight battle for that district’s title. Plus, R-P won its fifth straight. They too have a big week eight game. Caledonia also has a big season finale. #4 Falcons Blast W-K, Ensure MSE-Blue Share It … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Teams Grab or Eye Titles
The week in volleyball saw SEC squads M-C and GM wrap up division titles. In the TRC, Caledonia clinched at least a share of the league by winning two conference games. Also, Spring Grove won another tourn-ament. #5 Cougars Outlast #8 Lions to Claim 25th Straight League Title Eighth-ranked Spring Grove (11-1, 20-3) played two great sets of volleyball. They almost put … [Read more...]
Lions strike early, quickly in runaway road win over Kingsland
Spring Grove blitzed Kingsland with 35 first-half points on the way to an eventual 41-20 decision on Oct. 14 at Spring Valley. Elijah Solum (13-for 17, 266 yards passing) threw four touchdown passes over the Kingsland secondary to four different receivers. Also, a 27-yard pass and run to Tysen Grinde went to the Knight 12-yard-line. Solum scored on the next play, one of his two … [Read more...]
State-ranked rematch follows similar script
The state-ranked volleyball rematch between No. 8 Spring Grove at No. 5 Mabel-Canton went much like their previous conference clash. The gymnasium was wall-to-wall and stage-packed with fans. The Lions again won the first set before the Cougars captured the final three sets and the match, 3-1 (SG 25-21, MC 25-23, 25-21, 25-14). The two middle sets were much more competitive … [Read more...]