Final SEC girls standings had Lanesboro (14-4, 22-7) taking the East over Houston (13-5, 14-13), Spring Grove (10-8, 12-15), Mabel-Canton (5-13, 8-20), and Schaeffer Academy (4-14, 7-21). In the West, Grand Meadow (17-1, 27-3) won the division over Kingsland (16-2, 21-7), Southland (4-14, 6-22), LeRoy-Ostrander (4-14, 7-21), and Lyle/Pacelli (3-15, 4-23). Resultantly, Grand … [Read more...]

The 2023 Section 1A girls’ basketball game will be a re-match. Grand Meadow (2-seed, 25-2), ranked #7, easily got through the 1A quarters and then executed down the stretch of the semis to make their second straight title game. Ryan Queensland’s Superlarks had little problem with Faribault B.A. (10-seed, 10-13). Cardinal senior post Lindsay Hanson scored their first 10 points … [Read more...]

Grand Meadow girls basketball had a huge week, knocking off the other three best teams in the SEC. On Monday, #11 in A GM took down Houston (8-2, 8-9). Ryan Queensland’s group used a 14-2 run out of intermission to expand a 32-23 lead into a 46-25 edge. On the road, they prevailed 60-35, ending Houston’s four-game win streak. Lexy Foster (17 pts, 3-8 threes, 12 rebs) and Lauren … [Read more...]

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...]

Four games into the season, Grand Meadow girls basketball has thus far made life difficult for opposing teams offensively. Ryan Queensland’s group posted two wins on the week, yielding a combined 55 points. Versus Spring Grove, the Superlarks defended with only eight fouls, attacked with only nine turnovers, and hit 5 of 13 treys (38%) in posting a 51-34 win.  Lauren Queensland … [Read more...]