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Spring Grove Lions

Spring Grove High School
113 2nd Ave NW
Spring Grove, MN. 55974
507-498-3221

Superintendent: Rachel Udstuen
Principal: Luke Kjelland
Activities Director: Michelle Anderson
LION SPORTS & NEWS
The girls basketball season got started including Grand Meadow playing at Houston. Above, Hurricane senior Jorja Meyer tries to score past Larks Cloey Breitbarth (#25) and Naomi Warmka (#23) in a Houston’s 68-42 win. Photo by Craig Johnson

Girls Basketball (12/01)

Paul Trende Dec 1, 2025
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All-TRC Girls Soccer 

Paul Trende Nov 24, 2025
Mabel-Canton seniors (left to right) Mason Yoder, Michael Kime, Darian Hershberger, Milton Hutchinson, Isaac Underbakke, Kale Tollefsrud, and Nate Nordsving (plus an occluded Kenny Hutchinson) are all smiles after beating Spring Grove 16-0 in the 9-Man section 1 title game and earning M-C its first football state berth since 1981. Photo by Heather Kleiboer

Football (11/10)

Paul Trende Nov 10, 2025
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Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025
Mabel-Canton libero Lauren Burke pops up an attack in the Cougars’ Round of 16 volleyball match with Houston. Via 3-0 sweep, #6 in Class A M-C moved on to the 1A quarterfinals in Rochester. Photo Heather Kleiboer

Section 1A and 1AA Volleyball Playoffs (Play-ins, Round of 16) 

Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025
Fillmore Central defender William Boettcher has United South Central’s Kolt Bullerman in his grasp while Falcons Joseph Otto (#77) and Jeramiah Bushman (#55) look to help on the tackle. FC topped the Rebels 34-7 to move on to their fifth straight 1A title game. Photo by Paul Trende

Football (11/3)

Paul Trende Nov 3, 2025
Grand Meadow’s Gracie Foster flicks the ball just past Mabel-Canton’s Ella Halverson in the teams’ SEC finale. Both teams entered the match undefeated in league play, but the Cougars (28-3) won both the above meeting 3-0, and the SEC East-West Showcase game, between the teams a night later. Photo by Paul Trende

Volleyball (10/27)

Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025
The 2025 Three Rivers Conference Meet boys (repeating) team champion squad from Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson/Houston (left to right): Brennan Kunst, Will Jewison, Aaron Ploetz, Isaac Rasmussen, Trey Hegland, Grayson Speltz and Hunter Rislov. LARPH topped Cotter/Hope Lutheran 30 to 35 with all the above runners finishing top 13 (of 117 total competitors). Photo by Paul Trende

Cross Country (10/27)

Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025
Mabel-Canton’s Breyvn Tollefsrud is in the open with a bit of a convoy from blockers Isaac Underbakke (left) and Darian Hershberger (right). The Cougars topped Wabasha-Kellogg 37-14 to clinch an 8-0 regular season. Photo by Heather Kleiboer:

Football (10/27)

Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025
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Paul Trende Oct 27, 2025
In a renewal of a bitter Class AA rivalry, Caledonia got redemption on a loss in last year’s 1AA title game by knocking #2 Chatfield from the ranks of the undefeated. Jack Schmitz (#23) and Cooper Allen (#52) curtail Gopher running back D’Andre Williams as a part of the Warriors’ 14-0 win. Photo by Paul Trende

Football (10/20)

Paul Trende Oct 20, 2025
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