Spring Grove’s Elijah Solum tossed in 25 points and Tysen Grinde 20. For Kingsland, junior guard Jayden Brink netted 22 points, most his team’s 37. State-ranked No. 12 Spring Grove (11-1, 9-0 SEC) remained unbeaten in league play with the 72-37 win in Spring Valley on Jan. 23. In the first half, the swarming Spring Grove defense limited the Knights to 17 shots while … [Read more...]
Lauren Lawston, rugby player – sports after high school
Lauren Lawston, a 2019 Rushford-Peterson graduate, was a typical girl athlete at R-P – always competitive, she played volleyball, basketball, and ran track. The middle child of Lisa and Gene Lawston, Lauren has an older brother, Blake, who’s 25 and a younger brother, Jack, who’s 15. Once she graduated from R-P, she headed to University of Wisconsin Eau Claire to major in … [Read more...]
Early scoring droughts doom Spring Grove girls versus Kingsland
The Spring Grove girls, one night after almost upsetting East Division leader Lanesboro on the road, was never in contention when West Division leader Kingsland visited the Lions’ den on Jan. 20. The Lions had no solution for the visitors’ quick defense as the Knights prevailed, 52-30. The Grove girls (6-9, 4-7) went over seven minutes before scoring their first points, and … [Read more...]
Upset bid falls just short for Lions girls at Lanesboro
The Spring Grove girls led most of the game, but eventually fell at Lanesboro, 36-31, on Jan. 19. This five-point decision was far different than the Burros’ earlier 27-point (62-35) blowout triumph at Spring Grove. The Lions (6-8, 4-6 SEC) employed a combination zone and man defense that limited the division-leading Lanesboro girls (10-3, 6-2 SEC) to 26 fewer points than they … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls cannot overcome shaky start at Houston
The Houston girls scored the first nine points of the game and went on to win by nine points, 58-49. Spring Grove trailed by as many as 13 points and never got closer than six at Houston on Jan. 17. That critical start saw the Lions open with four missed shots and three turnovers while the Hurricanes hit three of their first four shots, including a pair of 3-pointers, with no … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys turn back Burros again
The Spring Grove boys came in with a seven-game winning streak while Lanesboro had taken its last six games. The Lions used two scoring runs to prevail at home, 60-46, on Jan. 19, handing the Burros (9-4, 6-3 SEC) a critical third conference loss, while Spring Grove (10-1, 8-0 SEC) maintained a firm grip on the East Division race and extended its conference winning streak to 24 … [Read more...]
Lion boys control Hurricanes, 67-21
The Houston boys scored first, but Spring Grove tallied the next 11 points and were off and running to a 67-21 home runaway win on Jan. 17. The Lions’ 16 steals resulted in 22 fast-break points and contributed to 27 Hurricane turnovers. Grove handled the ball with only 7 turnovers and allowed the ‘Canes only one trip to the free throw line. The Lions improved to 9-1 (7-0 SEC), … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys crush Schaeffer title hopes
Tysen Grinde poured in a career-high 28 points along with 8 steals as the first-place Spring Grove boys steamrolled past second-place Schaeffer Academy, 69-37. on Jan. 16 at Rochester. Jaxon Strinmoen added 16 points while Elijah Solum scored 13 points and passed around a career-best 7 assists with no turnovers. That trio also led Grove rebounding with 5 boards each. Jacob … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Caledonia and PEM Again Go Three OT’s
The last time they battled, Caledonia beat PEM 72-61 in three overtimes in the 2022 1AA title game. The teams hooked up in Plainview for their first meeting since. It again took three overtimes. PEM (#7 in AA) used Aeron Stevens (16 points) and Kaiden Peters (15 points) to lead most of the first half. The Bulldogs shot 13 of 21 from the field (62%) and 14 of 18 from the line … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Run Win Streak to Five
Lanesboro boys basketball ran off a three-win week. The Burros jumped out 21-6 on Rushford-Peterson and led the duration. The closest R-P got from there was 24-19. Lanesboro got the 63-43 win. Matt Asleson’s group were led by John Prestemon (24 pts, 4-11 threes, 6 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls) and Logan Wilder (19 pts, 7-12 FGs, 3-3 FTs, 5 rebs, 9 asts). Mason Howard chipped in 9 … [Read more...]