(B) Caledonia/SG/Houston 0, Cotter 14 (“We suffered a tough loss at Cotter,” lamented boys assistant coach Andrew Marschall. “The first half our defense held them well, but our offensive game was lacking. After they put a few goals in, our team fell apart.” Cotter scored 10 goals after halftime. Warriors > 0-1, 0-2) (G) Cotter 5, Caledonia/SG/Houston 0 (No details for … [Read more...]
Spring Grove netters open with two straight-set SEC wins
Spring Grove opened the 2023 volleyball season with a pair of straight-set, 3-0 conference wins - a lackluster road win at Adams versus Southland, followed by a more satisfactory performance at home versus Houston. The Hurricanes (2-1, 2-1 SEC) slipped out of the league lead while the Lions share the SEC East lead at 2-0 (2-0 SEC). Neither team attacked efficiently at Adams, … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Dominant, Edges Southland, 13-12
Spring Grove dominated the offensive statistics but escaped with only a one-point win, 13-12, against visiting Southland in an early-season sub-district showdown. On the scoreboard, the home opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial field was decided by a Ben Udstuen extra-point kick, which gave the Lions their first lead, 7-6, with only 34 seconds remaining in the third quarter. It … [Read more...]
2023 Football Preview
Like every other two years since the MSHSL went to the format, the 2023 high school football season starts with district realignment. In Class AA, the Southeast-White is now Cale-donia, Chatfield, La Crescent/Hokah, Dover-Eyota, St. Charles, Cannon Falls, and Triton. The Lancers and Bombers enter from the Southeast-Red. Goodhue and Lewiston-Altura move to the Mid-Southeast. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Fall sports got going. Bryce Berns accounted for 301 total yards (114 rushing, 187 yards passing) and three TDs as SG football beat Mountain Lake 28-7. Houston stopped AC/G-E’s two-point try in overtime to post a 36-34 win. Hurricane Maddox Rodriguez ran for 136 yards and 3 TDs. Kinley Soiney had 24 kills as #2 in Class A M-C volleyball swept GM 3-0 in a battle of defending SEC … [Read more...]
South-East Football (8/24 & 8/25)
Houston 36, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 34 in OT (H: M. Rodriguez 20-136, 3 TDs rushing; Aden Kulas 19-69, TD rushing; Austin Groth rushing TD; Morgan Rohweder 3 of 8, 62 yards passing. The score was tied 28-28 at the end of regulation. AC/G-E missed a game-winning field goal as time expired. Rodriguez scored his third TD on 4th and one and Landyn VanGundy caught the … [Read more...]
SEC Volleyball (8/24)
Grand Meadow 0, #2 in A Mabel-Canton 3 > 25-14, 25-10, 25-11 (M-C: K. Soiney 24 kills on .556 hitting, 3 aces; S. Morken 4 kills, 34 assists, 12 digs, 14-15 serving, 3 aces; Tylar Wenthold 6 kills; Kailey Ingvalson 13 digs; Lydia Vatland 10 digs, 26-26 serving. GM: Lauren Queensland 6 kills, 9 digs, 3 total blks; Rylee Schaufler 15 assists, 6 digs; Cheyenne Bakken 12 digs; … [Read more...]
Non-Conference Volleyball (8/24 & 8/26)
Winona-Senior 0, Caledonia 3 > 25-20, 25-8, 25-13 (C: Braelyn Lange 12 kills, 5 total blks; Logan Koepke 8 kills, 5 digs, 4 total blks; Aubrie Klug 12 digs; Emma Rommes 22 assists, 5 digs) Medford 0, Rushford-Peterson 3 > 25-16, 25-15, 25-23 (R-P: T. Schneider 19 digs, 25-25 serving, 3 aces; Tayler Helgemoe 14 kills; Ava Drazkowski 22 assists, 10 digs; Rebecca Magin 14 … [Read more...]
Soccer (8/26)
(B) Lake City 9, Caledonia 2 (Lake City built an 8-0 first half lead, as “very few substitutions and it being the season opener left us with a sluggish start to the game,” said Coach Jay Marschall. “We ironed out the issues and the team started working really well together, which resulted in us holding possession for most of the second half.” Will Hahn scored both Warriors … [Read more...]
Defense Limits Mountain Lake in Lion Football Opener
The Spring Grove defense limited Mountain Lake Area to only eight first downs in a 28-7 season-opening, Lion road win. Junior Bryce Berns, in his varsity quarterback debut, passed for 187 yards (1 TD) and rushed for 114 (2 TD, 1 PAT). Jacob Olerud, in his varsity running back debut, rushed for 94 yards (1 TD) and defended with a team-best 10 tackles. The Lion linemen dominated … [Read more...]