Spring Grove scored on three of its first four possessions against Kingsland at Spring Valley on October 30. It would be a 27-point eruption before halftime before the Lion offense sputtered during the second half of an eventual 34-8 sub-district victory. However, the Spring Grove starting defense never wavered, limiting the home team to only 1-of-13 success on third downs and … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Sixth-ranked Chatfield football fell to #1 Caledonia 33-6, as Eli King accounted for over 300 yards total offense and all five Warrior TDs. Sam Backer ran for 124 yards in defeat, as Chatfield moved the ball (1st downs: Chat 15, Cal 20), but couldn’t score. Lanesboro won its third straight (3-1) by shutting out M-C 42-0. J.T. Rein had 132 yards rushing and 2 TDs. FC … [Read more...]
Football (10/30)
#1 in AA Chatfield 6 (Chat: S. Backer 27-124 rushing; Carter Daniels 7-yard TD run. Cal: E. King 15-31, 239 yards, 4 TDs passing, 14-63, TD rushing; Austin Klug 6-123, TD receiving; Isiah Reinhart 3-45, 2 TDs receiving; Colten Welsh 3-48, TD receiving. Turnovers: Chat 4, Cal 2. 1st Downs: Chat 15, Cal 20. Warriors led 20-0 at half, all scoring drives coming after converting … [Read more...]
Volleyball (10/26-10/29)
L-O 0, Southland 3 > 11-25, 23-25, 20-25 (LO: G. O’Byrne 14 digs; Sidney Lewison 5 kills, 5 digs, 4 blks; A. Welsh 10 assists; Kayden Schulte 9 digs; J. Runde 7 digs; Kylie Welsh 5 digs, 4 aces) Schaeffer Academy 0, SG 3 > 25-8, 25-12, 25-14 (SG: A. McHugh 13 kills, 13-14 serving, 8 aces; R. Normann 25 assists; M. Lile 7 digs, 17-18 serving, 9 aces; K. Gerard 5 … [Read more...]
Lanesboro runs over, past Spring Grove, 36-14
Visiting Lanesboro snapped a 10-game losing streak versus Spring Grove with a suffocating defense and a ground-gouging offensive attack. The Burros scored the first three times they had the ball and despite spoiling a 90-yard drive with a fumble at the 3 yard-line, still cruised to a 28-0 halftime lead at Lion Homecoming on October 23. Scoring with their first possession of the … [Read more...]
Lion girls swept by M-C, edged late by Randolph
The Spring Grove girls, like all other Mabel-Canton volleyball opponents, were swept in three sets against the No. 6, state-ranked Cougars on October 20. In sharp contrast two nights later, it was a back-and-forth, five-set setback at Randolph. After winning their first three matches of 2020, the Lions ended the week at 3-2 (3-2 SEC). Mabel-Canton 3, SG 0 (25-11, 25-13, … [Read more...]
Game of the Week: GM Blanks L-O Football
Last year, LeRoy-Ostrander football suddenly announced itself as a contender in the South-East with a 30-19 win over perennially power GM. The Cardinals went on to the District title. The Super Larks went on to the Section title. In a key rivalry battle in week three, the teams slugged it out. Through three quarters, the only touchdown came as a result of a blocked Cardinal … [Read more...]
#8 Gophers Get By Z-M, Eye #1 Caledonia
It wasn’t pretty. Some of that is just how football can be. Chatfield improved to 3-0 by beating Zumbrota-Mazeppa (0-3). The Gophers led just 6-2 well into the second half. They scored in the first quarter after an 11-play 82-yard drive (Sam Backer 32-yard TD run). But Chatfield had just three other offensive plays in the half. One was a bad snap through the end zone for a … [Read more...]
Burros End Streak Versus Lions
Visiting Lanesboro scored the first three times it had the ball, and despite spoiling a 90-yard drive with a fumble at the 3 yard-line, still cruised to a 28-0 halftime lead at Spring Grove. Scoring with their first possession of the second half, the Burros led 36-0. With four powerful running backs, the Burros averaged eight yards per handoff led by JT Rein (19-197 yards, TD … [Read more...]
SEC East Volleyball Triangular
As the second full week of the volleyball season started, three 3-0 teams sat atop the SEC-East; M-C, Lanesboro, and SG. Both the Lions and Burros took shots at the Cougars. On Tuesday, M-C trekked east to SG. Quick Cougar starts in each set stacked the Cougar deck. M-C began 10-1, 6-1, and 7-1 in the three games. The Cougars notched a convincing 3-0 sweep (25-11, 25-13, … [Read more...]