It was the most challenging opposition of the volleyball season for the Spring Grove girls (8-3, 5-1 SEC) who went on the road twice to face state-ranked No. 4 and SEC East leader Mabel-Canton on Sept. 20 and two nights later to take on SEC West Division leader Grand Meadow. The Lions did fall to the Cougars, 3-0, but achieved their most prestigious win to date with the 3-0 … [Read more...]
Lion netters take three, drop two at Waukon Tourney
After breezing through their first four matches of the season, the Spring Grove girls experienced an upgrade in quality of competition at the Sept. 18 Waukon Tournament where the Lions (7-2) won three matches and dropped a pair. However, pool play did begin with 2-0 runaways over Central Elkader and Postville before Spring Grove experienced a 2-0 loss to Waukon. The Lions … [Read more...]
Special teams send Superlarks past Spring Grove, 20-17
Kick return touchdowns were the difference on the scoreboard. Both offenses scored once; the teams had back-to-back kickoff return touchdowns. The game winner for Grand Meadow was Dustin Copley’s 71-yard punt return to the end zone on the final play of the third quarter - the only touchdown of the second half of the 20-17 thriller at Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field on Sept. … [Read more...]
Lion gridders edge Cougars with extra-points, 28-26
On the scoreboard, the difference was a two-point conversion; Spring Grove converted twice, Mabel-Canton once. On the statistics sheet, it was just as close. Neither team had a turnover; each team punted twice and was held on downs twice. Each scored four touchdowns. Each team had five big plays that covered 20 yards or more. Spring Grove had 285 yards of total offense, … [Read more...]
Lion netters wallop Wolverines, improve to 4-0
The Spring Grove volleyball girls (4-0, 4-0 SEC) remained unbeaten and not seriously challenged through their first four matches, the latest a 3-0 home sweep of Glenville-Emmons (25-17, 25-13, 25-9. The Lions were back in action on Sept. 16 after two matches had been postponed by pandemic protocols. After the Grove girls had dismissed their first three winless foes, G-E (3-7, … [Read more...]
Very late goal closes three-loss week for soccer girls
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer girls (1-5, 1-4 TRC) scored only one goal during three games last week, but that lone goal appeared to be worth a win against La Crescent-Hokah until a penalty kick goal tied the score with three minutes to play. That disappointment was magnified when the Lancers, with a brisk wind at their backs, scored the winning goal with 10 seconds … [Read more...]
Soccer boys take two, drop two during busy week
The first team to four goals wins; at least, that was true in last week’s four soccer matches for the Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston boys who won the first two and dropped the last pair. They went 1-1 in conference contests (St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura and La Crescent-Hokah) and also 1-1 in non-league action (Stewartville and La Crosse Aquinas). The Warriors (3-4-1, 2-2-1 TRC) … [Read more...]
Burros Pound Past L-O, Take Control of South-East
In maybe the year’s marquee Section 1 9-Man contest, Lanesboro football (2-0) took down dangerous district adversary, LeRoy-Ostrander (2-0), and their joystick play-making quarterback Chase Johnson. The Burros ground-and-pounded their way to victory amidst a back-and-forth offensive game. Team black and orange scored first, going 58 yards on their first drive. A 46-yard … [Read more...]
Gopher Football Just Enough Anti-Venom Versus Cobras
It was a key win. It was a win over a strong sub-district foe. It was a win on the road. It staved off the possibility of heading to Caledonia sporting an 0-2 record. It was a win by one point. Chatfield (0-1) and Triton (1-0) squared off in a highly contested week two game. The Gophers rallied, dominating the ball in the fourth quarter (having just enough anti-venom) to … [Read more...]
Girls drop soccer decisions to Cotter, Dover-Eyota
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer girls (1-2, 1-2 TRC) came up short in both games last week, a decisive 12-0 loss at state, top-10-ranked Winona Cotter on Sept. 7 and then two days later at home, a slim 2-1 decision against Dover-Eyota. Cotter 12, C/SG/H 0 “They (the Ramblers) were one of the best teams last year, and I didn’t know how they could get any better - … [Read more...]