A few base hits, many walks and several enemy errors resulted in Spring Grove’s 15-4 season-opening baseball win against Grand Meadow/LeRoy-Ostrander/Kingsland in a run-rule, five-inning affair at Spring Valley on April 13. Spring Grove scored 15 runs on only six hits, but there were not all that many good pitches to hit. So, the Lions took advantage of a dozen free … [Read more...]
Cal/SG sprinters, jumpers enjoy strong start
Some veteran performers and a newcomer to track and field competition had stellar starts for Caledonia/Spring Grove at the first meets of 2023. Junior Josh Beardmore won the 100-meter dash at both Stewartville on April 11 (11.48 seconds) and at the Winged Foot Invite at Plainview-Elgin-Millville on April 14 (11.07). The Warriors dominated the 100M event with sophomores Fischer … [Read more...]
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Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Brian Baum. Where We Left Off in 2022: The Gophers went 13-1 in the TRC, winning the West division title. They then went 3-2 in the playoffs, claiming the 1AA East runner-up trophy, but falling to Pine Island 9-7 in the Section 1AA play-offs. Chatfield finished a great year 20-3. Seniors: Luke Carrier (P/OF), Carter Daniels (P/OF), … [Read more...]
Record-breaking Spring Grove season merits state tournament trophy
It was a record-setting basketball season for the Spring Grove boys, but the records will likely not be the most lingering memory for these Lions who experienced the never-to-be-forgotten thrill of winning the Section 1A Tournament in Rochester before playing in the 2023 Class A State tournament at such venues as venerable Williams Arena at the University of Minnesota and then … [Read more...]
Veteran Lion lineup takes on challenging baseball schedule
Spring Grove is a highly experienced 2023 baseball team, which brings back almost all of the pitching staff and six of eight position starters. That includes all three all-conference selections and another receiving honorable mention from last year’s team which went 11-8, the third-most wins in program history. The Lions went 10-4 in Southeast Conference contests, a third-place … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia baseball opened the spring sports by getting a five-inning 12-strikeout one-hitter from Tristan Augedahl in beating Viroqua 2-1. Hunter Goetzinger had the game-winning 2-run double in the fifth inning. GMLOKS and LFCMC’s track teams took on the multi-class MSU-Mankato Indoor Showcase. Kingsland’s Anika Reiland took third in the 60-meters, fifth in the 200-meters, and … [Read more...]
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Chatfield Gophers Head Coach: Jerry Chase Where We Left Off in 2022: The Gophers went 13-1 in TRC play, sharing the West division crown with St. Charles. Chatfield then won the 1AA-East title, fell to Cannon Falls in section play, but then won three straight including downing the Bombers 9-1 and 11-0 to claim the 1AA title. They then beat Mounds Park Academy, … [Read more...]
All-SEC Boys Basketball
State third-place Spring Grove (20-0, 31-2) won the SEC-East over Schaeffer Academy (14-6, 16-11), Lanesboro (13-7, 17-10), Mabel-Canton (8-12, 12-16), and Houston (4-16, 5-22) while Lyle/Pacelli (18-2, 23-5) won the SEC-West over Southland (13-7, 15-11), Kingsland (11-9, 13-14), Glenville-Emmons (5-15, 8-20), LeRoy-Ostrander (2-18, 3-24), and Grand Meadow (2-18, 2-25). The … [Read more...]
Lions’ Grinde, Solum, Strinmoen named All-SEC; Griffin received honorable mention
Three guards from Spring Grove, the league’s dominant boys basketball team in 2023, were honored by the Southeast Conference coaches on the All-SEC Team. Senior Tysen Grinde and junior Elijah Solum are two-time honorees, joined this season by junior Jaxon Strinmoen - all First Team selections while senior Caleb Griffin received Honorable Mention. The Lions (31-2) extended their … [Read more...]
Spring Grove embarks on new era of softball
After 38 years of a shared softball program, Spring Grove and Caledonia will both field a team in this spring of 2023. It is almost starting from scratch for the Lions, none of whom played softball a year ago. Only junior infielder Katelyn Kraus has any school-team experience, two seasons ago as a freshman. There are some quality athletes who have proven themselves on the … [Read more...]