The Spring Grove girls claimed their second tournament championship of the season, winning all five matches at Goodhue without dropping a set. The Lions were efficient at the net and served more aces than errors in all five matches. It began with a 2-0 (25-14, 25-18) win against Hayfield that featured 25 kills and only 4 hitting errors (a strong 35% efficiency). Addyson … [Read more...]
Lion girls collar Cardinals in regular-season finale
Eight Spring Grove girls had kills as they closed the regular season with a straight-set, home win over LeRoy-Ostrander, 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-17). The Lions had almost twice as many kills (39 to 20) and more than twice as many service aces (10 to 4) as did the Cardinals. Spring Grove improved to 26-4 (12-2 SEC), while L-O will enter the playoffs at 10-17 (8-6 SEC). On … [Read more...]
Lion girls earn 20th win at Hurricane Homecoming
Visiting Spring Grove claimed its 20th volleyball victory of the season with a 20th consecutive victory against Houston, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-17) on Oct. 11. Completing the season sweep, the state-ranked No. 8 Lions improved to 20-3 (11-1 SEC) while the Homecoming setback left the Hurricanes at 7-10 (6-6 SEC). The three most active Spring Grove hitters all performed … [Read more...]
Football (10/7 & 10/8)
Mid-Southeast Blue District Kenyon-Wanamingo 8, #5 in A Fillmore Central 41 (FC: Dillon O’Connor 17 of 27, 219 yards, 4 TD, 2 INTs passing; Chase Christianson 7-83, 3 TDs receiving; Bryce Corson 15-51, TD rushing, 2-25, TD receiving, defensive interception; Luke Hellickson 4-54 receiving; Kyle Daniels 7-yard TD run. Falcons (5-0, 6-0) led 27-0 at halftime and 41-0 in the … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Chase Christianson caught three TD passes, Dillon O’Connor threw four, as #5 in Class A Fillmore Central stayed perfect (5-0, 6-0) with a 41-8 win over K-W. O’Connor has 20 TD passes. Tysen Grinde had TDs three different ways (kick-off return, punt return, reception), and Elijah Solum accounted for four total TDs, as #5 Spring Grove (6-0, 6-0) beat L-O 50-21. Lanesboro had five … [Read more...]
Cross Country: Area Teams Host Meets
The Week of Monday, October 3 had area cross country teams hosting meets. Chatfield held its annual run at Chosen Valley Golf Course on Tuesday while LARPH hosted at Lewiston’s Heartland GC Thursday. Kivimagi/Strande Go 1-2 at Gopher Home Meet Chatfield’s home cross country meet featured two of the five ‘Journal 11’ teams, the Gophers and Kingsland. Twelve total squads … [Read more...]
Volleyball: Rivals Battle for Positioning
Volleyball the week of Monday, October 3 had rivals battling for league positioning. The big-ticket match was in the TRC, where league undefeated teams, former often AA play-off foes, Caledonia and Chatfield, did battle. Size Propels Warriors Past Gophers in TRC Showdown It was the biggest TRC match to date (and precursor to a huge football game). Caledonia (6-0, … [Read more...]
Bunke Run, Hengel Interception, Propel Trojans to OT Victory
Overtime games don’t happen too frequently in high school football. Rushford-Peterson (3-1, 4-1) got a taste versus Randolph (2-2, 3-2) in week six Mid-Southeast action. The Rockets led 14-7 at halftime. The game was then tied 14-14, 20-20, and 28-28. R-P held leads of 20-14 and 28-20 in the second half. A Grady Hengel to Dawson Bunke 1-yard pass (plus conversion pass) gave the … [Read more...]
GM Rallies with 38 Fourth Quarter Points to Down Rebels
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...]