The Spring Grove girls’ eight turnovers were their fewest in eight years and a major reason the girls were finally able to overcome frigid 21% shooting in a 41-37 home victory that completed an SEC sweep over Schaeffer Academy. Due to COVID concerns and quarantines, there were two postponements for Spring Grove during the 11 days between this February 2 rematch and the teams’ … [Read more...]
Lion boys set up SEC showdown with sweeps of Schaeffer, Houston
The Spring Grove boys (6-1, 6-1 SEC) prepared for the conference showdown with Randolph by completing SEC sweeps of both Schaeffer Academy and Houston. A hard-fought 59-43 win over defending East Division champion Schaeffer came on the road at Rochester on Monday (Feb. 2) before a 64-15 home hammering of Houston on Saturday (Feb. 6.) in a game delayed two days by … [Read more...]
#5 Bulldogs Run Streak to Eight
They wrestled four duals and really weren’t tested in any. GMLOS wrestling ran its win streak to eight with a 4-0 week. At NRHEG, Randy Smith’s group beat Adrian Area 62-9. They won forfeits at 113 (Aiden Quintana), 120 (James Jacobsen), 132 (Braxton Wiste), 152 (Donovan Felten), 170 (Daniel Smith), and 195 (Noah Sayles). Cole Sheely (106) and Christian Luthe (285) had … [Read more...]
Cal/SG gymnasts open vs. PI/ZM
The Caledonia/Spring Grove gymnastics team opened at home with a score of 109.825 while Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa won with 135.35. Freshman Braelyn Lange placed second in all-around at 29.5, and junior Brianna Johnson was third at 26.95. Six different Warriors competed in varsity events, four qualifying for all-around (competing at all four stations). Both … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys blast Houston, lose large lead in first loss at Randolph
The outcome was decided during the first few minutes of the Spring Grove boys’ early-week 86-35 walloping of winless Houston (Jan. 25), but the gut-wrenching, late-week 52-47 loss at Randolph went down to the final half-minute (Jan. 28). The Lion lads lost a 16-point lead while suffering their first setback of the season, while the Rockets remained very much alive in the SEC … [Read more...]
Gophers Grapple to 5-0
It will be a different year for wrestling teams. Seasons usually are some combination of duals, weekend duals, and weekend individual tourneys. This year, nearly every event is a triangular. Chatfield wrestling had two meets the week of January 18. And despite some off-season drama, and a new head coach (Matt Mauseth), the #11 Gophers are off to a strong start. On … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball Preview
Last year’s girls basketball season saw four “Journal 10” squads reach the 1A final eight. FC (2-seed) and GM (6-seed) made the final four. The Falcons won the section over BP, making state. Hayfield (4-seed) was the fourth semifinalist. Houston (3-seed) and Kingsland (5-seed) each made the quarters. In Class AA, Lourdes (1-seed) beat Goodhue (3-seed) for the section … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls first drop, then win close contests
The Spring Grove girls (1-3, 1-2 SEC), with better ball-handling and shooting, were competitive until the end of both games last week. They faded in the final couple of minutes of a 34-31 loss at Mabel-Canton (Jan. 18), but they rallied late for a 47-39 win at Schaeffer Academy (Jan. 21). Coming into this 107th meeting between Spring Grove and Mabel-Canton, each team had won … [Read more...]
Lion boys alone in league lead after two runaway wins
The Spring Grove boys remained the lone undefeated team in the SEC East after a late-week 68-29 annihilation of previously unbeaten Schaeffer Academy. That came after a 57-31 throttling of Mabel-Canton. That 22nd consecutive victory over the Cougars came three nights before the Spring Grove Lions ended a two-game losing skein against the Schaeffer Lions, last year’s East … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys overtake, fend off Grand Meadow, 45-41
The visiting Spring Grove boys rallied late with a 13-to-3 run to regain the lead and hold off Grand Meadow, 45-41, in the 2021 season and conference basketball opener for both teams on Jan. 15. It was appropriate that both teams scored in the 40s during the Lions' 44th straight win against the Superlarks, dating back to 1999. The Lions had led throughout the first half by … [Read more...]