Sports seasons are about ebbs and flows. Lanesboro’s girls experienced that the week of Monday February 7. Bret Klaehn’s group went 2-1 with wins over R-P and L-O, a loss to GM. Versus the Trojans, stars did work. Burro junior center Kaci Ruen had a double-double (27 pts, 12-14 FGs, 3-4 FTs, 10 rebs). She made more shots than her teammates (10 of 42 > 24%) combined. … [Read more...]
Lions Run Streak to Eight
Spring Grove’s boys ran its winning streak to eight by defeating Southland and LeRoy-Ostrander. Versus the Rebels (12-3) in a non-conference battle of top SEC teams, Eli Wolff led Southland with 21 points and Tysen Grinde led SG (19 pts, 4-14 threes, 5 rebs, 4 stls). It was just like the teams’ SEC matchup earlier in the year. And like that game, the Lions pulled away with a … [Read more...]
Trojan Boys Beat Lanes/FC, Run Streak to Six
The Section 1A boys post-season race should be a good one. A likely key team will be the #9 in Class A Rushford-Peterson Trojans. Chris Drinkall’s group ran its win streak to six with victories over Lanesboro and Fillmore Central. Versus the Burros (10-8), junior guard Grady Hengel’s perfect night (9-9 FGs, 19 pts, 6 asts) highlighted a 67-37 victory. R-P (15-4) was R-P … [Read more...]
LARP Wrestling Goes 7-0, Beats FCLMC/GMLOS
LARP wrestling entered the second week of February sitting at 7-11. The Screamin’ Eagles then had their busiest week of the year (two triangulars, one quadrangular). They won all seven duals. In Lanesboro, at FCLMC’s tri, LARP beat Stewartville 61-11 and the Wolves 57-20. The S-Eagles had seven pins versus the Tigers; Spencer Nelson (106), Colten Jenkins (120), Quintin … [Read more...]
Lion girls fall to Falcons, grab wins against Knights, Cardinals
The Spring Grove girls won two of three games last week, all of which at home and all decided before halftime. Fillmore Central lashed the Lions, 78-36, on Feb. 8 before the Grove girls claimed a 68-38 thrashing of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons on Feb. 10, one night before completing a season sweep of LeRoy-Ostrander, 60-42. The latter was a conference contest after Spring … [Read more...]
Lion boys sweep Southland, roll past LeRoy-Ostrander
The Spring Grove boys, for a second time this season, used a second-half scoring spurt to subdue Southland. Then they netted a season-most 15 threes on the road while extending their winning streak against LeRoy-Ostrander to 34 games. The 51-38 home win over the Rebels on Feb. 7 was a non-conference decision; the Lions had taken the SEC game in Adams (59-37) back in December. … [Read more...]
Gymnastics
Conference Meet (The Warriors posted a season-high team score (125.475) for the fourth straight meet, taking fourth of six teams. Their four best individual scores all came on vault, led by Brianna Johnson who placed fourth among 30 competitors with an 8.575. Avery Augedahl was fourth and Paizley Lange sixth in all-around competition. Those three girls all earned all-conference … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/3 – 2/5)
St. Charles Quad (After losing their previous six duals, GMLOS swept this quad, beating the Saints, FCLMC, and Austin) > FCLMC 39, St. Charles 40 (After exchanging six-point wins to start 12-12, the Saints never trailed. SC built a 36-15 lead after 160, having won six of the first nine matches. FCLMC took four of the final five weights, three by forfeit. But Tytan Small’s … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/31 – 2/5)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 61, Chatfield 78 (C: P. Berg 25 pts (9-13 FGs, 4-6 threes, 3-4 FTs), 6 rebs, 5 asts; Jaiden Zimmerman 11 pts; Zayda Priebe 11 pts, 8 rebs; K. Goetzinger 12 pts (4-4 FTs), 6 rebs; Anna Kivimagi 8 pts, 4 rebs, 5 asts. Gophers hit 16 of 21 free throws (76%), scored 45 first-half points, a season-high 78 total points) Rushford-Peterson … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/31 – 2/5)
Three Rivers Conference Cotter 47, #8 in A Rushford-Peterson 69 (R-P: J. Ruberg 19 pts, 10 rebs; Andrew Hoiness 13 pts (4-6 FGs, 3-4 FTs), 5 asts, 5 stls; Grady Hengel 10 pts (4-5 FGs); Logan Skalet 8 pts. R-P hit 14 of 19 free throws (74%)) Chatfield 68, Lewiston-Altura 81 (C: Drew Schindler 18 pts, 4 asts; E. Hopp 12 pts; Drew O’Connor 9 pts (4-5 FGs); Isaac Stevens 9 … [Read more...]