A blitz of big plays propelled state-ranked #6 in 9-Man Spring Grove well past visiting #9 Mabel-Canton, 56-14. The Lions scored on their first four possessions and needed only 11 plays to do it. On the night, SG scored four times on scrimmage plays that covered 46 yards or more, plus a 60-yard, non-scoring pass to Tysen Grinde, who did score later on a 74-yard kickoff return. … [Read more...]
Volleyball Lions grab win out west over Wolverines
The Spring Grove girls served an extraordinary 99% in a Sept. 15 runaway road win at Glenville-Emmons, 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-13). The Lions put 73 of 74 serves in play with nine aces. Kenadee Gerard served eight times with three aces. Nine different Lions served without error. With a 14th straight win in the series with the Wolverines, Spring Grove improved to 6-0 (6-0 SEC) … [Read more...]
Big-play Lions control state-ranked clash with Cougars
It was a blitz of big plays that propelled state-ranked No. 6 Spring Grove well past visiting No. 9 Mabel-Canton, 56-14, on Friday night, Sept. 16. The Lions scored four times on scrimmage plays that covered 46 yards or more plus a 60-yard Elijah Solum non-scoring pass to Tysen Grinde. And then there was Grinde’s74-yard kickoff return touchdown. Spring Grove improved to 3-0 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls hurry through the Hurricanes
The Spring Grove volleyball girls overwhelmed visiting Houston 3-0 in a home match (25-14, 25-13, 25-8) on Sept. 13. The Lions outscored the Hurricanes at the net 36-15 and 21-0 from the service line. Each team had a similar number of attacks, but Spring Grove was far more successful in converting opportunities into kills. Spring Grove served 92% with five … [Read more...]
Lions lash Lyle/Pacelli, 48-20
SG 48, @ Lyle/Pacelli 20 Spring Grove improved to 2-0 with a convincing 48-20 road win over Lyle/Pacelli on a rainy, storm-interrupted night at Lyle on Sept. 9. It was 48-6 before the Athletics tacked on two late touchdowns. It was the 12th straight loss for L/P over the last three seasons. Spring Grove has won the last 15 games versus the Athletics. However, the … [Read more...]
Lion netters pass big test against Burros
Spring Grove improved to 4-0 while passing its first competitive volleyball test with a 3-0 road win at Lanesboro (25-20, 25-9, 25-22) on Sept. 8. The state-ranked No. 9 Lions racked up 15 more kills and 10 more service aces than did the home team, while the Burros’ only statistical edge came in scoring blocks, 4 to 2. Superior passing led to 108 attacks for the Lions, compared … [Read more...]
Grove girls coast past Schaeffer Academy
SG 3, Schaeffer Academy 0 25-19, 25-10, 25-15 Spring Grove improved to 3-0 while rolling to a third straight lop-sided volleyball win versus an overmatched conference rival. The visiting Lions poured in 18 service aces to only one for the host Schaeffer Academy Lions who had seven service errors. Schaeffer (0-4, 0-4 SEC) was the first Spring Grove foe to record more … [Read more...]
Spring Grove crushes Hurricanes in football opener, 60-30
The highest-scoring football game ever played between Spring Grove and Houston had the Lions leading 47-0 in the third quarter while the teams combined to score 57 points in that period alone. Spring Grove ultimately prevailed 60-30 in the September 2 season opener for both teams and the Lions’ 17th straight win in the series. Starting quarterback Elijah Solum (8 for 13, … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls roll past Lyle/Pacelli
SG 3, Lyle/Pacelli 0 25-10, 25-6, 25-8 The visitors put up little resistance while a large Spring Grove crowd witnessed the 2022 home-opening pounding of Lyle/Pacelli on Aug. 30. Eight different Lion servers contributed to 20 service aces, their most instant winners in two seasons. Kenadee Gerard had match-highs with 11 kills and 5 ace serves. Lydia Solum scored … [Read more...]
Spring Grove gridders emphasize physicality up front
Football hopes are high again at Spring Grove in 2022, based on a trio of All-District skill players plus extraordinary depth in the line. The Lions are exceptionally experienced, returning seven of nine starters on both sides of the ball and almost all of the specialists in the kicking game. However, this experience comes off last year’s 3-5 season, the first losing record in … [Read more...]