Section 1A team wrestling is always a dog-fight. One team looking to chew its way are the #12 in A Chatfield Gophers. Matt Mauseth’s group ended the year with three wins. Two were key tight bouts over section foes. In the process, the Gophers accomplished two big milestones. Chatfield hosted Class A Lean and Mean Zumbrota-Mazeppa (13-8) on Friday. The Cougars trailed just … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls prevail over L/P, overwhelmed by ‘Canes, Rebels
The Spring Grove girls, within four nights, faced three opponents with widely varied win-loss records. A losing streak against Lyle/Pacelli ended as the week began with a 56-49 home victory over the one-win Athletics on March 2. Two days later, it was a decisive 63-23 home loss to undefeated, 11-win Houston. The next night, it was a similar score, 68-24, at Adams against … [Read more...]
Team scores consistent for Cal/SG gymnasts
Braelyn Lange earned the highest score on the balance beam and the Caledonia/Spring Grove gymnasts (2-8) posted their second-best team score of the season, 114.575, during a March 2 home gymnastics dual meet ,with Stewartville, which earned a team score of 126.500. Then on Friday, March 5, the Warriors logged a team total of 113.975 while home team La Crescent-Hokah posted a … [Read more...]
Lion boys win the East, help decide the West
The Spring Grove boys (12-2, 11-2 SEC) nailed down the SEC East Division basketball championship and then went a long way in deciding the West Division title. There were two matchups between the top three teams in the league. The Lions began the week with a 68-47 home non-conference win over Fillmore Central before facing both co-leaders of the SEC West. SG first fell at … [Read more...]
Gophers Teams Post a Perfect Week
It is a pretty rare occurrence period. Chatfield’s basketball and wrestling teams performed the feat of going collectively 7-0 the week of February 22. On Tuesday, the basketball teams swept St. Charles. The boys put up a season-high in posting a 95-61 win. Chatfield out-scored the Saints 53-28 in the second half, exploding a 42-33 halftime lead. Seniors Reid Johnson (29 … [Read more...]
Lion girls’ winning streak versus L-O ends at 25
Spring Grove freshman center Katelyn Kraus posted career highs with 18 points and 5 steals while matching another personal-best 12 rebounds, but it was not enough as the visiting Lion girls lost a game they once led by 12 points. With the 65-47 decision, LeRoy-Ostrander broke a 25-game losing streak against the Lions, who had won 36 of the previous 37 games in the series. Both … [Read more...]
Lion boys’ defense hobbles Burros twice in one week
The Spring Grove boys remained atop the SEC East Division while dealing two devastating blows to Lanesboro title hopes in one week. The Burros remained in contention throughout the first half of an eventual 28-point home loss (67-39) on Feb. 16, but they were left behind early in a 39-point road rout (63-24) on Feb. 19. Lanesboro came into the week averaging 56 points per game … [Read more...]
Cal/SG gymnasts earn first wins over Kasson-Mantorville/Triton
The Caledonia/Spring Grove gymnasts (2-6) earned their first wins in at least four seasons (maybe five) with two victories over Kasson-Mantorville/Triton along with a loss to La Crescent-Hokah. The Lancers (126.8) dominated a Feb. 13 triangular with C/SG second (113.125) and host KM/T third (107.425). At home on Feb. 25, the Warriors achieved a season-best team total while … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls out-run, out-rebounded by Lanesboro – twice
The fifth-place Spring Grove girls could not come close to third-place Lanesboro in two attempts last week. In a 21-point home loss (66-45), the young Lions were competitive for most of the first half. But it was a Burro blowout from the beginning of the 15-point, road rematch (53-38). In both games, Lanesboro (6-5, 6-4 SEC) ruled the rebounding and flourished with fast breaks. … [Read more...]
Wrestling Roads Lead to GMLOS/Chatfield Showdown
GMLOS and Chatfield wrestling each have already had excellent seasons. Each has lofty team and individual post-season hopes. The week of Monday, February 15 saw each team wrestle their way up to a big head-to-head Saturday dual. Seventeen straight wins isn’t anything to shake an eye at, in any sport. GMLOS got to that number, helped by an impressive triangular sweep at … [Read more...]