It was an eventful week of volleyball for the second-place Spring Grove girls who won the Oct. 11 rematch with third-place Lanesboro, 3-0, which set up the Oct. 14 rematch with division-leading and state-ranked No. 6 Mabel-Canton. In between on Oct. 12, the Lions completed a season sweep of Houston, 3-0. Mabel-Canton came into the SEC East Division showdown having already … [Read more...]
Two late TDs lift Lions past Kingsland, 20-19
It had been a while since his first-minute breakaway gallop and touchdown. But when Spring Grove’s Hunter Holland finally broke free a second time, it was truly a last-minute backbreaker and heartbreaker for the Kingsland bench and fans who had the closest view of his game-stealing sprint down the visitors’ sideline. The 165-pound speedster took a pitchout, cut inside of a … [Read more...]
Soccer girls close with section loss at Dover-Eyota, 5-1
The soccer season ended for the Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston girls, who with the No. 7 seed was eliminated from the Section 1A Tournament at No. 2 seed Dover-Eyota by a score of 5-1. It was a windy Oct. 13 evening for a game played on wet and somewhat slippery grass. The Eagles, who had previously defeated the Warriors during conference action (2-1 and 10-0), took a quick … [Read more...]
Gopher Football Pounds Goodhue in Key White Match-Up
Goodhue (3-1, 4-1) came into the game in second place in the Southeast-White. They had just one loss, 34-33 to St. Charles. The sub-district leader Chatfield (3-0, 4-1), ranked #8 in Class AA, came in without a loss in White play. And despite each squad sporting the same overall record, it was all Gophers. Jeff Johnson’s crew collected five Wildcat turnovers. They scored a … [Read more...]
Lions left behind early by LeRoy-Ostrander
The athletic LeRoy-Ostrander defensive line - which averaged 6-foot-4, 218 pounds - exerted its dominance from the outset of a convincing 46-6 victory over visiting Spring Grove on Oct. 8. The senior and junior-laden Cardinals (4-2, 3-2 sub-district) scored with a field goal and a safety along with three passing touchdowns and three rushing scores. The Lions (2-3, 2-3 … [Read more...]
Soccer girls close regular season with a tie, two wins
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer girls (4-9-2, 1-8-1 TRC) closed the regular season with a 2-2 overtime conference tie at La Crescent -Hokah on Oct. 5, followed two nights later by a 9-0 non-conference home rout of Triton and then on Saturday, a come-from-behind 5-4 non-conference road victory at Lake City. Ayshia Gay scored six goals in only two appearances while … [Read more...]
Soccer boys fall to Lancers, take No. 6 seed into playoff rematch
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer boys closed the regular season with a 3-1 home loss to La Crescent-Hokah on Oct. 5. Austin Meyer scored a second-half goal for the Warriors while goalkeeper August Allen made 10 saves on the other end of the field. The Lancers led 1-0 at halftime and went on to complete a season conference sweep. Joey Schreier supplied a goal and an … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls grab three SEC wins in three nights
The Spring Grove volleyball girls swept three conference matches in three straight nights, all by 3-0 scores – on the road at Lanesboro on Oct. 5 and the next night at Houston before hosting Kingsland. The showdown with the Burros decided which of the two would stay closest on the heels of league-leading and state-ranked Mabel-Canton. Spring Grove freshman Kendal Van Minsel … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
R-P football (#9 in Class A) stayed perfect with a 66-12 win over Cotter. The Trojans (4-0, 5-0) lead the Southeast-East. Lanesboro football (#3 in 9-Man) stayed perfect with a 54-13 win over Kingsland. Seth Semmen, Orion Sass, and J.T. Rein combined to rush for nearly 400 yards in the game. The Burros (5-0, 5-0) lead the South-East. Houston football (1-4, 1-4) got its … [Read more...]
Rislov/LARP Win at St. Charles
Tuesday the 21st of September, five Journal-covered cross country programs ran only against another Journal-covered programs amidst two meets in Rushford and Harmony. On Thursday, September 30, all five squads descended upon the St. Charles Invite. The top 10 (particularly boys) was littered with Journal-covered athletes. Five of the top six runners were either from LARP, … [Read more...]