The Spring of 2022 ushers in Spring Grove High School baseball with much more experience and twice as many seniors – that means two seniors instead of one. Eight of nine letter winners return, all with starting experience. That does not include a pair of outfielders who started the few times when they were not injured. Starters are back at catcher and every infield … [Read more...]
Lions Grinde, Solum are All-SEC, Gerard also honored
Spring Grove guards Tysen Grinde and Elijah Solum were named to the 2022 All-Southeast Conference Basketball Team while Lion forward Carson Gerard received Honorable Mention. Among the 16 All-SEC honorees, Solum and Grinde were among the eight First Team selections. SEC West Division champion Lyle/Pacelli led with three players named All-SEC, including Player of the Year … [Read more...]
Al Lochner named State Assistant Coach of the Year
Alan Lochner of Spring Grove was named a 2022 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. The veteran mentor was one of only 10 statewide to receive the honor and the only one coaching in a smaller Class A school. During his 26 seasons as an assistant at Spring Grove, the Lions have won 16 Southeast Conference Championships, four … [Read more...]
Lions Reach Semifinals, Fall to Vikings
Spring Grove’s boys made the section semifinals, but saw their season end there. Solum Surges Lions Past Kenyon-Wanamingo in Quarters For the second time in two playoff games, Spring Grove (4-seed, 23-4) played a team nicknamed Knights. For a second time, Lions were greater than Knights. Versus Kenyon-Wanamingo (5-seed, 21-6) in a 1A quarterfinal, SG had to navigate one … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys turned away by No. 1 Hayfield in section semi-final
The Spring Grove boys could not catch up after state-ranked No. 1 Hayfield (28-2) separated with an 8-0 first-half scoring spurt and went on to win, 54-40, during a 2022 Section 1A semi-final at Rochester. The Lions (24-5), state-ranked No. 10, with the No. 4 section seed, handled the ball better than they had the previous game, but not as well as they had most of the season. … [Read more...]
Leahy is all-conference Lion, McHugh also honored
Spring Grove senior Jordian Leahy was a First Team selection on the 2022 All-Southeast Conference Basketball Team as determined by the SEC coaches. Lion junior Addyson McHugh received Honorable Mention. It was a second SEC honor season for Leahy who received Honorable Mention in 2021. Both were also Academic All-Conference. Leahy, a 5-fo ot-6 senior guard, led Lion … [Read more...]
Lions Hold Knights to 27 in Posting “W”
Kingsland (13-seed, 11-15) and Spring Grove (4-seed, 22-4) met twice in the regular season. It took until the second half in each game for the Lions to pull away. In the teams’ third meeting of the season, the Lions were more emphatic in posting a win and moving on to the 1A quarters. SG entered having lost its regular-season finale to Fillmore Central, and took out their … [Read more...]
Defense delivers during Lion boys’ 51-35 section win versus Kenyon-Wanamingo
The Spring Grove boys, with the No. 4 section seed, defended their way past No. 5 Kenyon-Wanamingo, 51-35, in a section quarterfinal (final eight) at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester on March 7. The Lions’ characteristic defense and rebounding plus sufficient offense was enough to overcome their uncharacteristic ball-handling miscues. State-ranked No. 10 Spring Grove … [Read more...]
Kiehne Break-Away Leads FC to Upset SG
Spring Grove entered its contest with Fillmore Central having ran the gamut in the SEC. The Lions (14-0, 22-3) are looking at a high seed in the play-offs. The Falcons (8-17) will play a high seed. But things happen, and in the teams’ season finale, an upstart Falcon team happened to the Lions. SG built a 24-17 first half lead. But Lion starters Tysen Grinde, Elijah Solum, … [Read more...]
Section upset bid slips away late for Lion girls, 44-41
It was a heart-breaking final half-minute of the section opener and the season finale for the Spring Grove girls. But it was also validation of progress for the No. 11-seeded Lions (10-17). The 44-41 playoff loss at No. 6 seed Rushford-Peterson (12-15) came two months after the Trojans, on the same court, had mauled the Lions by 42 points. In this playoff rematch, Spring Grove … [Read more...]