The Spring Grove basketball boys return five of last year’s 12 letter winners, but the Lions bring back less than half of the scoring and only a fourth of the rebounding. For the second straight season, Caden Grinde is the lone full-time returning starter, who was also the most celebrated as the Spring Grove MVP and two-time all-conference selection. Illness provided … [Read more...]
Lion girls 16 points shy of Superlarks, Trojans
The Spring Grove girls rebounded and defended, but unsteady ball-handling sabotaged their pursuit for points in the first two basketball games of 2021, dropping both by 16-point margins. The Lions (0-2, 0-1 SEC) fell to visiting Grand Meadow, 36-20, on Jan. 15 and then 20 hours later, were outscored at Rushford-Peterson, 44-28. Grand Meadow 36, Spring Grove 20 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls depend early on defense
“Depending on defense” while developing an “offensive identity” is the early-season task for the youthful Spring Grove basketball girls according to third-year head coach Kody Moore. There is a lot of offensive production to replace with three-fourths of the scoring and nearly two-thirds of both the assists and offensive rebounds no longer available after last year’s 6-21 … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball Preview
Last year’s winter sports season ended like no one could’ve seen coming. The coronavirus caused the girls basketball state tournament and the boys basketball season (after sections) to be shut-down. This year, teams will try to complete January to early March schedules. Section and state tournaments have yet to be delineated. Teams are mostly playing conference games. Divisions … [Read more...]
The Fall Top 50 Countdown (#6 to #1)
The top 50 teams of the fall from 2010-2019 concludes. Squads from the “Journal 10,” FC, R-P, Chatfield, Kingsland, M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, GM, SG, and L-O have been eligible. Ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult, and thus subject to debate. Ranking is by how far teams made it in the play-offs. Each school had at … [Read more...]
The Fall Top 50 Countdown (#14 to #7)
The top 50 teams of the Fall from 2010-2019 continues. As before, squads from the “Journal 10”, FC, R-P, Chatfield, Kingsland, M-C, Houston, Lanesboro, GM, SG, and L-O, are eligible. Ranking across different years, and involving teams from three different sports, is difficult, and thus subject to debate. Ranking is by how far teams made it in the playoffs. Placing … [Read more...]
Mabel-Canton, LeRoy-Ostrander claim team, individual trap titles
Mabel-Canton and Leroy-Ostrander High School trap teams both bagged conference championships during the pandemic fall season of 2020. Kingsland was conference runner-up while Spring Grove shooters finished fourth in their clay-target league race. The area’s two best individual scoring averages belonged to two Mabel-Canton marksmen, who were both All-State last spring. Senior … [Read more...]
Winter contests, competitions may begin January 14
DECEMBER 28, 2020 - BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. – Winter sports contests and competitions under sponsorship of the Minnesota State High School League may resume beginning Thursday, January 14, 2021, after updated information within COVID-19 Youth and Adult Sports was announced today by the Minnesota Department of Health. Included in the announcement was the release of a new document … [Read more...]
Chatfield senior Henry Gathje signs a letter of intent
Chatfield senior Henry Gathje, seated, recently signed a letter of intent to play college baseball at St. Mary’s in Winona. Joining Henry are, left to right, coaches Ryan Eppen, Brian Buam, dad Andy, brother Andrew, mom Nora, brother Bennett, and coach Zach Slowiak, a former Cardinal player. Photo submitted … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
All-state volleyball and football has been released. On the volleyball court, Mabel-Canton senior Kenidi McCabe earned 1st Team All-State for a third straight season. Fillmore Central senior libero Kjerstiana (K.J.) Corson earned All-State Honorable Mention. On the football field, Lanesboro senior Bodie Mayer (OG) and Grand Meadow senior Cameron Sneed (OG) each made 9-Man … [Read more...]