LeRoy-Ostrander continued its excellent season and junior QB Camden Hungerholt again went nuts in a rivalry match-up with Grand Meadow. Hungerholt accounted for 564 yards of total offense in leading the #9 in 9-Man Cardinals to a 54-32 win. He ran for 340 with five TDs while passing for 224 yards with two more TDs. Carter Sweeney (5-116, TD receiving) and brother Reid … [Read more...]
Football: Lions Hang on Late, Edge Hurricanes, 20-18
Visiting Spring Grove scored their first three times with the ball, never trailed, and led 20-6 at halftime, before holding on late to hold off Houston, 20-18, in a game that ultimately came down to extra points. Jaxon Strinmoen ran in the only successful conversion and came up big on two of the Hurricanes’ three failed conversions with an assisted tackle and an interception. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Cayden Tollefsrud ran for 129 yards and 3 TDs while also returning a kick-off 90-yards for a score as Mabel-Canton ended the regular season by beating AC/G-E 46-20. The senior went over 1,000 yards rushing. The Cougars (4-4, 4-4) are Section 1’s 9-Man’s 6-seed, will play at 3-seed Spring Grove (6-2, 6-2). SG volleyball got eight aces from Jordis Neeley in beating L/P 3-0. The … [Read more...]
South-East District Football (10/18)
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 20, Mabel-Canton 46 (M-C: C. Tollefsrud 19-129, 3 TDs rushing, 90-yard KOR TD; Tyler Larson 9-80, 2 TDs rushing, 2-19 receiving; Isaac Underbakke 5-9, 68 yards passing; Darian Hershberger 2-42 receiving. ACGE had four straight first half possessions that ended in a fumble and M-C capitalized, leading 40-12 at halftime. The Cougars were 5 of 5 on … [Read more...]
Volleyball
Three Rivers Conference Volleyball (10/17) Rushford-Peterson 1, PEM 3 > 24-26, 9-25, 25-18, 17-25 (R-P: Tayler Helgemoe 15 kills, 6 total blks (3 ace); T. Schneider 21 digs; Ava Drazkowski 17 assists, 5 digs; Kayla Magin 12 assists, 13 digs; Lindsey Hoiness 11 digs; Josie Brown 7 kills, 6 digs; Kallie Eide 10 digs; Rebecca Magin 4 kills; Ava Helgemoe 4 kills. Five of R-P’s … [Read more...]
Lion Girls Win Five, Drop One to Finish Regular Season at 21-6
Spring Grove closed the 2023 volleyball regular season with a 21-6 record after winning four matches and dropping one for a third-place finish at the Goodhue Tournament and then a 3-0 conference road romp at Austin versus Lyle/Pacelli (25-11, 25-10, 25-6). The lone tournament loss came against Class AA state-ranked No. 3 Chatfield. The Lions, at 12-2 in Southeast … [Read more...]
Spring Grove Girls Coast Past Wolverines, Burros
The Spring Grove volleyball girls celebrated 2023 Homecoming with a 3-0 whipping of Glenville-Emmons (25-17, 25-10, 25-13) before completing an SEC sweep at Lanesboro, 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-13). Both opponents struggled to return serve and initiate an offense. Overall, the Lions outscored the Wolverines, 75-40, and the Burros, 75-36. West Division G-E went home with a 6-18 … [Read more...]
M-C’s Morken was inducted into the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame
On October 14, Mabel-Canton head volleyball coach Lonnie Morken was inducted into the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Morken is only the fifth volleyball coach to receive such distinction. He is pictured alongside some of his current players and coaches. Morken is already a member of the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
Football: #6 Kingsland Clinches Crown in Showdown at #10 Spring Grove
A 75-yard interception touchdown return by Knight Sam Howard broke open a previously close game, and state-ranked #6 in 9-Man Kingsland went on to control the second half and #10 Spring Grove for big a 38-13 win. The Knights are 7-0 for the first time since their state title team in 1995 and at 6-0 in league play, have clinched at least a share of the South-East sub-district … [Read more...]
Volleyball: #3 Gophers Clinch Share of TRC Title, Win Goodhue Tourney
Chatfield volleyball entered its last full week of regular season action sitting in sole possession of first place in the TRC. A 7-0 week has #3 in Class AA Chatfield continuing it excellent campaign. Just a few days after beating R-P at home non-conference 3-1, the Gophers swept the Trojans 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14) in the teams’ league affair. Harper Goldsmith notched … [Read more...]