Spring Grove junior Elijah Solum was tabbed as the top basketball junior, “The Junior of the Year” in Section 1A by Ryan James, the leading resource for basketball recruiting in Minnesota. James also named a “Junior All-State Team,” honoring 25 Minnesota juniors from all classes (including three from southeast Minnesota). Solum was a Fifth Team selection. For the fifth … [Read more...]
Track and Field (4/10 – 4/14)
Rushford-Peterson/Houston Invite (LFCMC’s girls (117) topped La Crescent/Hokah (49), RPH (45), and St. Charles (43) while the Saint boys (109) topped RPH (74), LFCMC (65), and LC/H (12). Burro girls’ firsts: Lillyan Kiehne (3,200* > 12.58.13), Ava Jacobsen (High Jump > 4’8”), Addie Miner (Pole Vault > 9’0”), Ava Rein (Long Jump > 14’10 ½”), K. Broadwater (Triple … [Read more...]
Baseball (4/10 – 4/15)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 2, Caledonia 4 (C: T. Augedahl 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 12 K, Win (2-0), 1-2, R; Ayden Goetzinger 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Garrett Konz 1-3, RBI, R; Reid Klug 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, Save; Kyle Bechtel 3-4; Ben Stemper 2-3, 2B, RBI, two SB. Warriors led 4-0 after two. L-A made it 4-2 after five, but went 1-2-3 the last two … [Read more...]
Records Fall at Glen Amundsen Invite
Three “Journal 11” track and field programs competed at Stewartville’s “Glen Amundsen” Invite and all three had kids break long-standing records. The GMLOKS girls 4x200, Caledonia/Spring Grove boys 4x100 and 4x200, and Chatfield boys 4x200 all broke records (albeit C/SG stayed better than the Gophers in the 4x200). The GMLOKS girls 4x200 is the defending state champion with … [Read more...]
FC/L Baseball Posts Three-Win Week, Downs Hayfield
Fillmore Central football and boys basketball each had high-water seasons. After three baseball games, with help from some Lanesboro kids, baseball is off to a strong start. Josh Jones’ group went 3-0 to start the season, including notching a notable non-conference win. They began by sneaking by TRC rival Rushford-Peterson. FC/L led 3-1 after three but R-P had a four-run fourth … [Read more...]
Gophers Baseball Notches Wins Over “Runners Up”
Chatfield baseball had a good week, posting two wins over teams that were section runners-up last season. In a rematch of last year’s 1AA-East title game, the Gophers trailed PEM 4-0 after the Bulldogs’ second inning only for Chatfield to have a seven-run sixth to lead 10-4. The inning saw the Gophers with just three hits, but they benefitted from two PEM walks, two errors, a … [Read more...]
Lion boys coast past Hurricanes in home opener, 10-2
Caleb Griffin pitched a four-hitter while striking out 10 Houston batters and walking only one as Spring Grove won its baseball home opener, 10-2, in front of a large crowd on April 14. Ty Cleven fanned three in one inning of relief. Elijah Solum (double, 2 steals) and Brandon Jahnke each drove in two runs while batting 2 for 3. Ezra Griffin went 2 for 4 with a triple, … [Read more...]
Lion girls cannot maintain lead against FC/L
Spring Grove led twice but managed only one base hit in a 17-7 loss to Fillmore Central/Lanesboro on April 13 at Preston. Katelyn Kraus singled into right field to drive in two runs during the Lions’ big six-run second inning, which took advantage of two walks, two hit batters and two FC/L errors. Kraus would score on a wild pitch for a 7-4 Spring Grove lead. But FC/L plated … [Read more...]
New era of Spring Grove softball begins with road loss at P-E-M
A new era of softball in Spring Grove began with a 2-0 lead before home team Plainview-Elgin-Millville replied with four runs in the bottom of the inning. The Bulldogs would prevail by the run rule, 18-3, during the fourth inning. It was the first game for a stand-alone Spring Grove team in 39 years (1984). The shared program with Caledonia began in 1985. Senior Maggie … [Read more...]
Lion boys stunned by last-inning loss at Southland
It was a gut-wrenching baseball loss for Spring Grove, which never trailed until the final play. Southland used three unearned runs in the final half inning to rally past the Lions, 5-4, on April 18 at Adams. Spring Grove, after only one previous error, committed back-to-back errors to spark the last-inning Rebel rally. The Lions still led 4-2, and needed only one out to secure … [Read more...]