Photo by Lee Epps
The Spring Grove girls opened the 2023-04 basketball season with an impressive 67-34 road win at Lanesboro. With graduation losses after two straight SEC East Division championships, the Burros (1-2) trailed throughout their third game of this season.
Three Lions scored in double figures, led by Kinley Soiney with 21 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Kylie Hammel added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Emerson Ingvalson supplied 12 points, 6 steals and a career-high 7 assists.
Siri Konkel put in 8 points to go with 9 assists and a career-high 8 steals. Kendal VanMinsel led all rebounders with 11. Freshman Brinley Middendorf came in to add 7 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Sophomore point guard Jensyn Storhoff led Lanesboro with 14 points, while Hailey Erickson collected 9 rebounds.
The Lions scored the first five points and never trailed, leading 36-21 at halftime and by as many as 37 points in the second half. In the first game of the year, the Spring Grove starting lineup consisted of two juniors (VanMinsel, Ingvalson) and three sophomores (Konkel, Hammel, Soiney).
It was the season opener for Spring Grove, but Lanesboro had opened against a pair of Class AA opponents, falling to Chatfield by 16 points before defeating St. Charles by 29. The Burros has won five of the most recent seven games versus the Lions, but Spring Grove dominates the all-time series, 50 wins to 23.
Spring Grove also coasted a win in the B-team game, 42-14. Lanesboro took the eighth grade game, 41-18, while the Lions prevailed in the seventh grade game, 21-20 in overtime.
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SG 67, Lanesboro 34
SCORE by HALVES
SG 36+31=67
Lb 21+13=34
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 39% (26-67), Lb 31% (13-42)
2-pt FG: SG 37% (18-49(, Lb 38% (10-26)
3-pt FG: SG 44% (8-18), Lb 19% (3-16)
Free throws: SG 50% (7-14), Lb 56% (5-9)
Rebounds: SG 36, Lb 29
Turnovers: SG 15, Lb 33
2nd Chance pts: SG 12, Lb 6
Fast break pts: SG 20, Lb 12
Pts. in paint: SG 40, Lb 23
Greatest lead: SG 37, Lb 0
Fouls: SG 10, Lb 12
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter
*Siri Konkel 8P, 2R, 9A, 8S
Elle Berns – no stats
Layla Kittleson 1S
Addison Halverson no stats
Jada Strinmoen no stats
*Kendal VanMinsel 4P, 11R, 1S
Katie Klug 1R
Brinley Middendorf 7P, 7R, 3S
Izabel Kaufmann 1R
Carlie Halverson 2P, 1R, 1A, 1S
*Kylie Hammel 13P, 6R, 1A, 5S
Addison Kessler no stats
*Emerson Ingvalson 12P, 2R, 7A, 6S
*Kinley Soiney 21P, 5R, 1A, 3S
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Spring Grove Varsity Girls
W at Lanesboro 67-34
12/01 at Waukon
12/05 Kingsland
12/09 vs. Postville (at Decorah H.S.)
12/12 at Schaeffer Academy 6 pm
12/15 LeRoy-Ostrander
12/19 Wabasha-Kellogg
12/21 at St. Charles
12/27 vs. Kenyon-Wanamingo (at Hayfield 3:30 pm)
12/28 at Hayfield 7 pm
01/04 Lyle/Pacelli
01/08 at Southland
01/09 Grand Meadow
01/15 Houston
01/18 Lanesboro
01/22 at Kingsland
01/25 at Turkey Valley
01/26 Schaeffer Academy 6 pm
01/30 Fillmore Central
02/01 at LeRoy-Ostrander
02/02 Lansing Kee High
02/06 at Lyle/Pacelli (at Lyle)
02/08 Southland
02/09 at Grand Meadow
02/10 at Rushford-Peterson
02/16 at Houston
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B-team Lions
W at Lanesboro 42-14
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8th Grade Girls
L at Lanesboro 18-41
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7th Grade Girls
W at Lanesboro 21-20 OT