Grand Meadow’s girls entered the Hayfield holiday tourney as the sole “Journal 11” unbeaten team. Ryan Queensland’s group first took on Kenyon-Wanamingo. The Larks led 22-19 at halftime, pushing the lead as high as 41-26 after halftime. K-W ended the game on a 13-3 run, getting as close as 42-38. Lark Lexy Foster hit a late shot to make it a six-point game, which helped … [Read more...]
Wrestling: Area Grapplers Shine at Bi-State Invite
The Bi-State holiday wrestling tournament in La Crosse is a large-scale invite that brings in a lot of good teams and a lot of good wrestlers. Just placing, making the top 12, is a major accomplishment. Each weight features 50 of 60 kids. The 2022 Bi-State invite notably saw Caledonia/Houston win its team weight class. Chatfield also brought home a team trophy, taking third … [Read more...]
Late surge lifts Lions past West Lutheran
The Spring Grove girls scored the last dozen points of the game to win by 15 against West Lutheran, 58-43, on Dec. 28, the second day of holiday double headers at Rushford-Peterson. West Lutheran is located in Plymouth, just west of the Twin Cities and plays in Class A, Section 4. Lion freshman Kylie Hammel had an outstanding stat line with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls fall to Annandale in holiday runaway
For the Spring Grove girls, it was the second straight challenge against a larger school, when the Lions fell to Class AA Annandale, 60-34, at the Dec. 27 holiday double headers at Rushford-Peterson. The Cardinals (3-2) opened the second half by scoring on 10 of 11 possessions to extend its seven-point halftime lead into a commanding 22-point advantage (48-26). Annandale is … [Read more...]
Lion boys hammer Higher Ground, 83-39
The Spring Grove boys (3-1) matched a program-record 65 points before halftime on the way to an 83-39 rout of Higher Ground Academy (1-4) on Dec. 28, the second day of holiday double headers at Rushford-Peterson. It is the first season of basketball for the players from the St. Paul school, which had lost to R-P, 86-47, the day before. Jaxon Strinmoen, hitting 11 of … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys fall to Dawson-Boyd in holiday matchup
Dawson-Boyd overcame 19 turnovers with sizzling shooting. The Spring Grove boys shot well at 44%, but D-B shot better - 58% overall, including an astounding 81% from 2-point range. The Blackjacks (with jackrabbit logo) handed the Lions their first loss, 66-57, at the annual holiday double headers at Rushford-Peterson on Dec. 27. The next afternoon, the Section 3, Class A … [Read more...]
Defense, dribble drives provide victory over L/P for Grove girls
The Spring Grove girls overcame a sluggish start and frosty free throw shooting with defense and productive dribble drives on offense to get past Lyle/Pacelli, 58-45. The Lions (4-5, 2-3 SEC) boarded the bus for Austin on Jan. 2 - a day and half early to avoid an impending winter storm. Lyle/Pacelli scored the first 10 points of the game, and then the Lions tallied the … [Read more...]
Lion girls give way to Waukon in second half
Waukon sped away early in the second half, and what was a close 22-20 game at halftime became a 57-33 runaway at Spring Grove on Dec. 19. The Lions went 13 possessions without scoring while the Indians added 19 unanswered points. Ball-handling also went south for Spring Grove in the second half when there were nearly twice as many Lion turnovers (13) as in the first half (7). … [Read more...]
All-State Solum, Grinde among 10 Spring Grove gridiron honorees
Following a state runner-up football season, Spring Grove gridders received numerous postseason honors from both coaches and the media. Senior Tysen Grinde and junior Elijah Solum were named by coaches to the 9-man All-Stateteam and were joined by senior Caleb Griffin on the Post Bulletin All-Area Second Team. Solum was the sub-district Offensive Player of the Year and along … [Read more...]
The will, the work, the Lions back where they belong
Spring Grove, according to head football coach Kody Moore, “kept the state tournament tradition alive.” The 13-1, state runner-up season was surprising to some casual observers, considering the 2022 Lions were coming off a 3-5 record in 2021. But those close to the program, especially the coaching staff with state tournament experience, realized that potential was present. And … [Read more...]