It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t dominating. It was a bit feisty. When Lanesboro and Houston football get together, it is often times a brawl as the squads vie for the series’ token ‘Bell’. James Semmen’s Burros (4-1) came in amidst a great season. Cody Hungerholt’s Hurricanes (2-3) came in having dominated the series as of late, taking the last five in-season battles plus … [Read more...]
Big Fourth-Period Plays Propel Lions Past Cougars, 28-24
Spring Grove needed two 97-yard possessions and three plays covering more than 80 yards to finally overtake Mabel-Canton, 28-24, on snow-frosted Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field. Trailing the Cougars by two scores in the fourth quarter, the Lions rallied with two home run tosses from Isaac Griffin – first for 86 yards to Caden Grinde and then for 82 yards to Reid Bjerke. The … [Read more...]
The State of Area Sports
The fall sports season is starting to wind down, albeit uncharacteristically. As of November 17, football and volleyball teams are in a state of flux due to COVID. Fillmore Central is on distance learning until December, annulling the Falcons from the football play-offs, ending their season. FC volleyball is down also, though a small possibility remains they play again … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Lanesboro volleyball (9-2) tallied 17 aces from eight different athletes in sweeping Schaeffer Academy 3-0. Kendall Stettler and Sydney Taylor were a combined 18 of 18 with 9 aces. The Burros improved to 9-2 overall and in the SEC (second place to M-C). Chatfield volleyball beat Pine Island 3-1 to improve to 5-1, 6-2 on the season. Devann Clemens had 15 assists, 10 digs, and … [Read more...]
Football (11/11 & 11/12)
#1 in Class A Blooming Prairie 47, FC 6 (FC: Zach Haugerud 10-25, 144 yards, INT passing, 1-yard TD run; Carson Kiehne 4-101 receiving; Alec Sikkink 3-51, rushing. BP: Drew Kittelson 24-30, 341 yards, 5 TDs passing, 8-77 rushing; Mitchell Fiebiger 6-104, 2 TDs receiving. Falcons play last game, as school is going distance learning until early December. They won’t have a … [Read more...]
Volleyball (11/10 – 11/13)
Houston 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 > 25-13, 25-11, 25-8 (H: Emma Geiwitz 10 kills; Richelle Botcher 6 kills; Lilly Carr 4 kills, 12 assists; S. Torgerson 4 kills, 6 digs, 18-19 serving, 9 aces; Becca Rostad 7 digs) Houston 0, Randolph 3 > 10-25, 16-25, 14-25 (H: S. Torgerson 5 kills, 5 digs; L. Carr 4 kills, 14 assists, 8 digs; E. Geiwitz 4 kills, 6 digs; R. Botcher 6 digs; … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls cannot slow state-ranked Cougars
The Spring Grove girls (6-4, 6-4 SEC) remained close only in the third and final set during the conference volleyball rematch at Mabel-Canton. The Cougars (11-0, 11-0 SEC) appeared deserving of their No. 4 state Class A ranking while taking all three sets – 25-15, 25-15, 25-20. The Lions had more earned points (kills, blocks, aces) than errors in each set, but they could not … [Read more...]
Big fourth-period plays propel Lions past Cougars, 28-24
Spring Grove needed two 97-yard possessions and three plays covering more than 80 yards to finally overtake Mabel-Canton, 28-24, on snow-frosted Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field on Nov. 12. Trailing the Cougars (2-4) by two scores in the fourth quarter, the Lions (4-2) rallied with two home run tosses from Isaac Griffin – first for 86 yards to Caden Grinde and then for 82 yards to … [Read more...]
Spring Grove spoils Lyle/Pacelli Homecoming, 36-22
Spring Grove (3-2) won at Lyle/Pacelli (2-3) with a second-half shutout on an unusually warm and sunny Saturday Homecoming Saturday afternoon at Lyle. The Athletics had only 23 yards of offense in the second half after 206 yards before halftime. Lyle/Pacelli led at halftime, 22-21. But three plays into the second half, an interception by freshman Elijah Solum at the L/P 17 … [Read more...]
Grove girls Shackle Schaeffer, Houston
Spring Grove volleyball improved to 6-3 with a second 3-0 sweep of 0-7 winless Schaeffer Academy (25-7, 25-13, 25-20) and a far more competitive 3-1 victory over Houston (25-10, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17). For the week, Maggie Lile served 32-for-34 with 9 aces. SG 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-20,) In this fifth straight win over the Lions from … [Read more...]