Lyle/Pacelli 18, Spring Grove 64 (SG: K. Soiney 20 pts, 4 rebs, 5 stls; Siri Konkel 14 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; Kylie Hammel 11 pts, 5 rebs, 3 asts; Emerson Ingvalson 8 pts, 5 rebs, 7 asts, 4 stls. The Lions scored the first 14 points of the game, and the sophomore Soiney scored her 1,000th career point. SG > 5-0, 9-2) Grand Meadow 64, Schaeffer Academy 43 (GM: L. Foster … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Chatfield Takes an Impressive Second at “The Clash”
On back-to-back weekends, La Crosse hosts big wrestling tourneys. One week after the individual Wisconsin/Minnesota Bi-State tourney, squads flocked for “The Clash XXI” team-based duals. Thirty-two teams from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Arizona, Missouri, California, and Connecticut competed across two days. To show the strength on said tourney, Minnesota Class A … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Knights Stay Perfect, SEC’s Only Perfect Team
John Fenske’s Kingsland boys kept up their fantastic start by posting two SEC wins despite not having All-SEC guard Jayden Brink (ankle). Kingsland only led winless GM 26-20 at halftime, but turned it on in the second 18-minutes for the 58-30 win. The Larks had just 10 second half points. Max Erdman (14 pts, 10 rebs, 4 stls) and Sam Snitker (10 pts, 5 rebs) got to … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Boys Basketball (1/2 – 1/6)
Goodhue 80, Fillmore Central 76 in 2 OT (FC: J. Kiehne 23 pts (7-11 FGs, 9-11 FTs), 5 asts; L. Hellickson 21 pts (4-9 threes), 11 rebs, 3 blks; G. Kennedy 11 pts, 18 rebs; Josh Haugerud 8 pts. G: Luke Roschen 32 pts (7-15 threes), 17 rebs, 7 asts. FC led 51-37 in the second half before suffering a 6:47 scoring draught where the Wildcats ran 16-0 to lead 53-51. Kennedy had two … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Trojans Get to 10 Wins, Bunke Tops 1,000
Rushford-Peterson’s boys had an eventful week. They won two games. Versus PEM, Chris Drinkall’s bunch authored a comeback to earn their 10th victory. Their senior shooter surpassed 1,000 career points. R-P first easily handled LeRoy-Ostrander 88-45. Dawson Bunke (20 pts, 5-8 threes, 5-5 FTs) and Will LaFleur (19 pts, 7-9 FGs, 5-7 threes) combined for 10 threes and 39 points. … [Read more...]
Gymnastics (1/4)
West Salem/Aquinas/Bangor 140.575, Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove 128.350 (Sabrina Lisota earned a 9.100 score on the balance beam, the highest beam score under the current coaching staff. That was good for second place, the highest finish for the Warriors. In all-around, Harper Myrah (31.950) placed fourth and Vivian Kittleson fifth among 10 athletes. Cal/SG/Hou > 2-10) *The … [Read more...]
Three Rivers Conference Boys Basketball (1/5)
#5 in AA Caledonia 75, Wabasha-Kellogg 55 (C: L. Doyle 20 pts; Reid Klug 18 pts; Garrett Konz 12 pts; Will Hahn 8 pts. Caledonia led 29-24 at halftime, out-scored W-K 46-31 in second half. Juniors Mason Klug and Ethan Stendel did not play) Fillmore Central 72, Dover-Eyota 62 (FC: G. Kennedy 24 pts (11-16 FGs), 10 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls, 4 blks; L. Hellickson 20 pts (4-8 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (1/5 -1/6)
The Clash XXI (Caledonia/Houston competed in this 32-team two-day dual-meet tourney, going 1-5, taking 31st place. Owen Denstad and Isaac Blocker were two of 46 wrestlers to go 6-0. Braxton Lange picked up his 100th career win at the event) > Bracket D Quarters > D-III #3 Bettendorf 56, Caledonia/Houston 16 (Denstad (145) and Aiden Burns (107) had pins for the Warriors, … [Read more...]
State-Ranked No. 2 Hayfield Girls Survive Upset Scare from Spring Grove
There were 11 lead changes in a state-ranked girls basketball matchup before No. 2 Hayfield held off visiting No. 18 Spring Grove, 60-52. The Dec. 28 bout was the closest anyone has come thus far against the undefeated Vikings (11-0), who have won the last two section championships. Spring Grove (8-2) led 45-44 before Hayfield sealed the victory with a late 11-point run. … [Read more...]
Kinley Soiney Leads Spring Grove Girls Past Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kinley Soiney poured in 30 points and the state-ranked No. 18 Spring Grove girls were effective in transition during a 60-40 neutral-site win over Kenyon-Wanamingo (3-5). The Dec. 27 decision was part of a holiday schedule at Hayfield. The Lions (8-1) shot a strong 45% from the field, much due to Soiney hitting 11 of 18 shots (61%). Grove did not rely heavily on 3-point … [Read more...]