The week of Monday, December 13 had a trio of SEC girls games with big early season SEC standings ramifications. The top four squads (arguably) all had at least one match-up with another top team; GM played at Kingsland, Lanesboro played at Kingsland, at GM played at Houston. The Knights-Larks battled was headlined by defense, specifically, Kingsland’s half-court zone. GM … [Read more...]
Lark Boys Run Streak to Four, Beating Knights/Canes
It wasn’t the best start to a season for a program that’s been pretty good in recent history. Grand Meadow’s boys opened the season with a 30-point loss at FC then a rivalry loss to Southland 60-51. They started 0-2. But a four-game win streak has been the rebuttal. Dakotah Rostad’s guys notched two wins the week of Monday the 20th over league foes. They took down Kingsland, … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
It was a week of overtime basketball games. Chatfield’s girls fell to PEM 65 to 60 in double OT in a key TRC-West affair. In a key East game, Caledonia’s girls fell 76-71 to Cotter in overtime despite Sadie Treptow scoring 25 points and Ava Privet 20. FC’s boys fell to North Fayette at the Border Battle, 68-65 in overtime, despite Jayce Kiehne’s 25 points. The sophomore also … [Read more...]
Wrestling (12/9 – 12/11)
FCLMC Triangular > FCLMC 48, Triton 30 (Wolves took 113 (Clayton Knutson), 120 (Rhoda Swartzentruber), and 132 (Jeremiah Bushman) by forfeit. Kane Larson (106), Orion Sass (170), Oliver Hoeltzle (182), and Bodey Wright (195) won by fall. Kyle Daniels (138 > 4-2) and Boston Wright (145 > 9-5) won by decision. Wolves built leads of 30-6 after 145 and 42-18 after 195. … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball
(12/6 -12/11) Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 45, La Crescent/Hokah 66 (FC: Courtney Hershberger 9 pts (3-8 threes); Kammry Broadwater 9 pts; Alyssa Britton 8 pts, 6 rebs; Abby Bothun 7 pts, 5 rebs. LC/H: Molly Bills 21 pts) Cotter 76, Caledonia 71 in OT (Cal: S. Treptow 25 pts; A. Privet 20 pts (six threes); Paige Klug 9 pts (three threes); Jovial King 8 pts. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball
(12/13 -12/18) Three Rivers Conference La Crescent/Hokah 83, Fillmore Central 58 (FC: J. Kiehne career-high 30 pts (4-6 threes, 10-12 FTs), 5 rebs Luke Hellickson 7 pts; Gunner Benson 7 pts, 5 rebs. LCH: Parker McQuin 20 pts. FC trailed 40-31 at halftime) #3 in AA Caledonia 86, Cotter 37 (Cal: J. Koepke 13 pts; Eli King 11 pts; Lewis Doyle 11 pts; Reid Klug 8 pts; Brett … [Read more...]
Lile voted top Spring Grove net award; Lions honored for academics
Maggie Lile was voted the Impact Player award, the highest team honor, by her 2021 Spring Grove volleyball teammates. She was also the choice for the Hustle Award for the second straight season. The Heart Award went to Brielle Neeley. The Most Improved honor was shared by Kenadee Gerard and Lydia Solum, who are both repeat recipients. Gerard was also the MIP in 2020 and Solum … [Read more...]
Lion girls get past Cougars, Rebels, overtaken by Saints
All three home games were decided by single-digit margins; the Spring Grove girls won both conference contests - a 43-38 decision against Mabel-Canton and a 54-45 escape versus Southland – before dropping a 48-39 non-conference clash with St. Charles. The Lions came from behind to subdue the Cougars on Monday (Dec. 13), but Spring Grove lost a huge 21-point lead before … [Read more...]
Second-half surge sends Spring Grove boys past Southland
The Spring Grove boys (3-1) improved to 2-0 in Southeast Conference play with a 59-37 road rout of Southland on Dec. 17 in Adams. The ultimate point spread was somewhat surprising after a first half that saw six-lead-changes, three tie scores and the Lions’ modest 26-22 halftime lead. But the Lions then revved up the running game and quieted the home crowd by tallying 26 of the … [Read more...]
Seven All-State Players Denote All 9-Man South-East
Area nine-man football teams had a fabulous year. It could be argued that three Journal 11 teams were amongst the top five in the state. The South-East All-District team is littered with stand-outs. In fact, seven area guys even made 9-Man All-State: L-O’s Chase Johnson (QB), Gavin Sweeney (DL), and Tanner Olson (DL), Lanesboro’s J.T. Rein (RB) and Seth Semmen (S), and GM’s … [Read more...]