Caledonia/Houston wrestling took to the mats on back-to-back-to-back days for seven dual meets in less than 72 hours. Shay Mahoney’s #7 in Class A Warriors showed their toughness going 7-0. At Waukon’s “tri,” Cal/Hou beat New Hampton/Turkey Valley 55-9 and the host Indians 56-16. Versus NH/TV, Braxton Lange (120), Max Schmitz (132), Owen Denstad (138), Tucker Ginther (145), and … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Kingsland Winners of ‘Section 1A’ Week
The week of Monday January 9 featured five key 1A girls games; FC at Houston, Lanesboro at FC, Kingsland at Houston, Kingsland at GM, and Lanes-boro at Kings-land. The Knights had a great week. Falcons Push Past ‘Canes in Second Half A battle of Fillmore Central and Houston was that of recent state qualifiers (2020, 2021). FC (0-5, 3-6) had the largest first half lead, … [Read more...]
Lion girls rally for win over Cougars
The Spring Grove girls won by 12 points after trailing by 11 points in the second half in the 57-45 home decision against Mabel-Canton on Jan. 12. Lion sophomore Kendal VanMinsel had an 11-point, 13-rebound double-double while Addyson McHugh scored a season-high 18 points. Emerson Ingvalson and Kylie Hammel were close to double digits with 9 and 8 points, respectively. Freshman … [Read more...]
State-ranked Lion boys coast past Cougars
It was awesome efficiency on both ends of the floor as the visiting and state-ranked No. 14 Spring Grove boys overwhelmed Mabel-Canton, 85-39, on Friday the 13th in January of 2023. The Cougars (5-5, 4-4 SEC), who came in with a winning 5-4 record, were the latest rival to be engulfed by the Lions’ long-armed, trapping defense which finished with 22 steals and only 8 fouls. … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys grill Grand Meadow
Jaxon Strinmoen put in a career-high 26 points, and Elijah Solum netted another 20 along with 9 rebounds to spur the Spring Grove boys past Grand Meadow, 64-27, on Jan. 10. The Lions (6-1, 4-0 SEC) relied on defense (17 steals) and ball-handling (17 assists, 8 turnovers) and turned in their most dominant rebounding performance of the season (33 boards to 16). The winless … [Read more...]
Cold-shooting Spring Grove girls fall to Grand Meadow again
The Grand Meadow girls remained tied atop the West Division standings after completing a season sweep of visiting Spring Grove, 45-20, on Jan. 11. The Superlarks (9-1, 6-0 SEC) led only 8-7 after 12 minutes of action when their offense kicked in on the way to an 18-9 halftime lead. The Lion attack never kicked in and finished with only 20 points and frosty 15% shooting, both … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/2 – 1/7)
Three Rivers Conference #7 in AA PEM 56, Rushford-Peterson 30 (R-P: Dawson Bunke 14 pts (4-9 threes). Grand Hengel DNP. Trojans > 1-2, 4-4) Dover-Eyota 57, Fillmore Central 72 (FC: J. Kiehne 25 pts (10-19 FGs), 8 rebs, 4 asts; Bryce Corson 13 pts (5-9 FGs), 7 rebs; Gunner Benson 10 pts, 11 rebs; Will Parker 9 pts, 7 rebs; Dillon O’Connor 8 pts (4-4 FTs), 7 rebs. FC … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Caledonia/Houston (1-0, 12-4) wrestling took on the The Clash XX in La Crosse, a huge and high-end wrestling dual meet tourney with 32 teams from across eight states. The Warriors went 4-2 overall, going 1-2 on Day 1, finishing sixth in their qualifying bracket. They then went 3-0 to win the sixth-place bracket. Braxton Lange (two falls, two majors, tech fall, decision), Tucker … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball: Burros Top M-C, Houston
Lanesboro boys basketball mini-trekked, schedule-wise, through a pair of SEC-East foes, posting two wins. A week opening game versus Mabel-Canton saw the Burros (2-2, 3-3) scoring power exceed the Cougars (3-1, 4-2). Mason Howard hit four first half threes to help stoke a 33-16 Burro halftime edge. M-C then never got to within single digits, as Lanesboro prevailed 68-46. The … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball: Hurricanes Whirl Through Burros
The last five SEC-East girls basketball titles have been won by either Houston or Lanesboro. The Burros ended the Hurricanes’ four-year run last year, as the teams finished first and second in the division. The teams met up for their first meeting, and despite Lanesboro (3-0, 6-1) sporting a much better record than Houston (2-0, 2-6), the latter notched a good victory. Dale … [Read more...]