The young Spring Grove baseball team, heading into the final Southeast Conference game, was one of four squads still in contention for the 2022 conference championship. After having once shared the league lead, the Lions lost that conference finale and finished third among eight SEC teams. The 11-8 season record followed last year’s 10-12 campaign and was the fourth consecutive … [Read more...]
Pieper returns to state, near miss for 4×200 relay boys
Caledonia/Spring Grove senior high jumper Chris Pieper has earned a second straight trip to the state track and field championships. This year on May 31 and June 2 at Triton High School in Dodge Center, he advances as the Section 1A champion after being the 2021 section runner-up. The top two in each section event qualify for state along with any others who achieve a … [Read more...]
Spring Grove scoreless as season ends in section opener
The Section 1A baseball opener was a pitchers’ duel; Spring Grove junior Caleb Griffin and Wabasha-Kellogg freshman Cole Scheel each struck out 10 batters and walked only three. A Jaxon Strinmoen infield single was the lone base hit for No. 7 seed Spring Grove. The No. 10 seeded Falcons managed five hits in their 2-0 road win on May 26. There were no earned runs. Griffin … [Read more...]
Pieper repeats as sub-section champion; eight Cal/SG boys qualify for section track
Senior Chris Pieper repeated as the sub-section high jump champion and is one of eight Caledonia/Spring Grove boys to qualify for the May 31 and June 2 Section Track & Field Championships. Both sophomore Josh Beardmore and freshman Fischer Wait advanced in three different events while junior Eric Mauss qualified in two events. Other Warriors qualifying were senior Reid … [Read more...]
Track and Field
Stewartville Al Heitman Invite (GMLOKS’ girls (123) took first over Byron (83). GMOKS’ boys took third (78) behind Stewartville (127) and Byron (79.5) of five total teams. Girls 1st’s: Chantle Reiland (100 > 12.63), A. Reiland (200 > 25.85), McKenna Hendrickson (800 > 2:32.23), Naomi Warmka (1,600 > 5:56.32), L. Foster (Shot Put > 37’5”), the 4x200 (Anna Oehlke, … [Read more...]
Golf (5/16 – 5/20)
Southeast Conference (B) Kingsland 188, Glenville-Emmons 221 (K: K. Rath/N. Eickhoff 45s*, Ethan Carr 48, Nathan O’Connell 50, Isaac Hauser 52. GE: Jackson Ellingson 52. Knights finish at 8-2. At Northwood GC) (B) Lanesboro 169, Houston 227 (L: C. Schwichtenberg 38*, J. Brogle 42, K. Stettler 44, D. Haugen 45, R. Benson 46. H: Ethan Knutson 43, Tanner Kubitz 49. Burros … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Sub-section track and field meets were held. LFCMC’s girls and RPH’s boys won the Sub-1 meet. LFCMC’s Brielle Ruen had two firsts (400, 4x400) and a second (100) to lead the Burros. Tyler Rislov (1,600, 3,200) and Aaron Prinsen (300-hurdles, Pole Vault) had two firsts to lead the Tro-Canes. Zayda Priebe (Shot Put, Discus) had two firsts to lead Chatfield. The Gopher boys 4x100 … [Read more...]
Softball (5/23 – 5/26)
Playoffs (1AA-West) 5-seed Dover-Eyota (7-10) 5, 4-seed GMLOK (15-3) 1 (GMLOK: Lydia Voeltz 1-2, RBI; Alexys Harwood 1-3, 2B; Lucie Voight 1-3, R; Emily Miner 7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, Loss. DE: Kegen Coulson 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, Win; Jayden Dahl 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Game was tied 1-1 after three. D-E went ahead with an unearned run in the fourth. Only two … [Read more...]
Baseball (5/23 – 5/28)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 1, Fillmore Central/Lanesboro 5 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 1-2, RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, RBI; Peyton Olson 1-2, RBI; T. Sexton 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, Win); FC/L 6, L-A 10 [5] (FCL: C. Ferrie 2-3, 2 RBI, R; D. O’Connor 1-3, 2B, 2 R; J. Peterson 1-3, 2 RBI; Garrett Gossman 1-2, R. Cardinals started with a six-run first. Both games … [Read more...]
Trojan Baseball Makes 1A Final Six
Rushford-Peterson baseball played three playoff games stretching over three days (due to a weather re-schedule). Jordan Aug’s squad posted a pair of wins to make the “second week” of the 1A section tournament. The Trojans (5-seed, 8-1) first hosted Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (12-seed, 4-12) in the Round of 16. After spotting JWP a 2-0 first inning lead, the Trojans scored the … [Read more...]