The latter portion of their TRC schedule is going to have Caledonia volleyball facing some big matches. But it is safe to say “they are back” after last season’s disappointing campaign. Scott Koepke’s group had just two matches on tap for the week of Monday, September 27, both of the non-conference variety. They might have posted their best two wins of the season so far. … [Read more...]
Burros/Cougars Part Deux
Someday, an SEC team will beat Mabel-Canton in an SEC league game. It will happen, someday. Lanesboro hoped that day would be in 2021. Last year they took M-C to five sets. Earlier in the season, Julie Schreiber’s Burros had M-C down big in games two and three, but fell in three sets. The re-match saw the Burros (6-1, 13-3) come in with maybe their strongest team in recent … [Read more...]
Falcon VB Comes From Behind to Beat Trojans
In a key TRC game, Rushford-Peterson volleyball (4-1, 12-5) hosted Fillmore Central (6-0, 10-7). Per homecomings, the game was played a 1 p.m. in front of most of the Trojans student body and a bunch of FC’s. It turned into a tense five-set affair. The story of games one and two was R-P’s serving and/or FC’s serve receive. The Trojans had six game one aces, as the Falcons … [Read more...]
FC Football Shuts Out Rockets
For a second straight week, Fillmore Central football (2-1, 3-1) posted a key sub-district win. This time, the victim was Randolph (2-1, 3-1) in a battle of second place teams. The Falcons defense shut-out the Rockets while collecting three turnovers. FC’s offense wasn’t super potent, but it made enough big plays. Chris Mensink’s group scored a touchdown on each of its … [Read more...]
Turnovers Aid Larks Past Cards
The final difference in the game was eight points. Grand Meadow (2-1, 3-1) had 12 points off turnovers. Those miscues by #10 in 9-Man LeRoy-Ostrander (2-1, 3-1) proved pivotal in a match-up of South-East sub-district rival reams. The first half was explosive, though L-O fell into a hole early. GM’s first drive was capped by a 50-yard Taylor Glynn to Dustin Copley screen … [Read more...]
Backer/Gophers Top #1 in AAA Cannon Falls
Chatfield football (3-0, 3-1), which entered the week unranked in the Class AA polls (but received votes), played a wild offensive game at #1 in AAA Cannon Falls (4-0). The Gophers pulled the rare feat of not just knocking off a team from a higher class, but knocking off the #1 team in a higher class. The Southeast-White leader beat the Southeast-Blue (bigger schools) … [Read more...]
Rebels reign on rainy night in Spring Grove, 46-14
It did not rain on Spring Grove’s homecoming parade, but afternoon sunny skies were replaced by rain and the Southland Rebels, both of which dampened the Oct. 1 evening football festivities at Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field. In a 46-14 loss, the Lions (2-2, 2-2 sub-district) dazzled the umbrella-grabbing spectators with three long aerial connections, including their only two … [Read more...]
Lion ladies complete net sweep of Schaeffer Lions
The Spring Grove girls employed the entire Lion lineup while rolling past the visiting Schaeffer Academy Lions during the Sept. 30 Homecoming volleyball victory. The 25-9, 25-14, 25-6 scores were similar to those in Spring Grove’s early-season rout at Rochester. Schaeffer struggled with Spring Grove servers, who combined for 19 aces. Addyson McHugh served 18 for 19 with 8 … [Read more...]
Lion varsity netters go 1-3, B-girls win D-C Tournament
The Spring Grove girls made a long early-morning, Sept. 25 trip north to Dassel-Cokato High School for four volleyball tournament matches, all against larger Class AA competition. The Class A Lions (9-6) dropped their first three encounters before closing the long day with a win. The Spring Grove B-team won the championship in their bracket, taking three of four matches. The … [Read more...]
Soccer boys drop two before win over Lake City
The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston boys dropped two conference decisions before closing with a non-league win during a busy week of shutout soccer. On Sept. 28, the Warriors lost at home to Dover-Eyota 1-0 two days before a 3-0 road loss at St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura. Two days elapsed again before the boys blanked visiting Lake City, 1-0. The Warriors ended the week at 5-7-2 … [Read more...]