A last-second three-pointer by Spring Grove sophomore Elijah Solum sent the key SEC game between the Lions (21-3) and Lyle/Pacelli (20-3) into overtime, tying it for the seventh time at 37-37 after a 20-20 halftime stalemate. Then two Solum free throws, the only points scored in OT, won it for SG, 39-37. The defensive duel was a rare regular-season matchup between two 20-win … [Read more...]
Lion girls fall to Falcons, grab wins against Knights, Cardinals
The Spring Grove girls won two of three games last week, all of which at home and all decided before halftime. Fillmore Central lashed the Lions, 78-36, on Feb. 8 before the Grove girls claimed a 68-38 thrashing of Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons on Feb. 10, one night before completing a season sweep of LeRoy-Ostrander, 60-42. The latter was a conference contest after Spring … [Read more...]
Lion boys sweep Southland, roll past LeRoy-Ostrander
The Spring Grove boys, for a second time this season, used a second-half scoring spurt to subdue Southland. Then they netted a season-most 15 threes on the road while extending their winning streak against LeRoy-Ostrander to 34 games. The 51-38 home win over the Rebels on Feb. 7 was a non-conference decision; the Lions had taken the SEC game in Adams (59-37) back in December. … [Read more...]
SG Boys Claim SEC East Title with Wins over G-E, Lanesboro
The Spring Grove boys completed a successful defense of their SEC East Division championship with a 91-34 home win over Glenville-Emmons and a 54-40 road win at second-place Lanesboro. It was the Lions’ 11th conference crown in the last 12 seasons. SG had only six turnovers in each contest, making it five straight games with single-digit miscues. The Lions overwhelmed the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys secure another conference crown with wins over Wolverines, Burros
The Spring Grove boys successfully defended their Southeast Conference East Division championship with wins over winless Glenville-Emmons, 91-34, and second-place Lanesboro, 54-40. It is the Lions’ 11th conference crown in the last 12 seasons. The Feb. 3 home game was the only matchup of the year with the West Division Wolverines; the Feb. 4 road victory was much more … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls upend league-leading Lanesboro in between Class AA losses
The Spring Grove girls won one game and lost two last week, but the win will be the most remembered. The Lions, on Feb. 4, upset East Division leader Lanesboro, 44-36, the same team that had defeated Spring Grove by 23 points back in December. That home conference clash came between a pair of non-league losses to much larger Class AA clubs. A close game became a runaway in the … [Read more...]
Lion girls drop decisions versus Indians, Knights, Cougars
The Spring Grove girls ended the week with a 35-30 loss at Mabel-Canton on Jan. 27 - the lowest scoring game between the two programs in 24 years, since a 26-25 Cougar win in 1997-98. This latest decision made it a season split, each time with the home team prevailing by five points. While that Lion-Cougar contest was decided late, the first two Spring Grove games of the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove boys fall to state-ranked MCW, dismiss Madelia
The Spring Grove boys battled but could not quite upend one of the state’s top-ranked teams on a Friday night/Saturday afternoon western excursion. Undefeated Martin County West (13-0), ranked No. 1 in the Class A computer poll and No. 4 in the press poll, used a seven-point, second-half run to turn away the Lions, 41-33, as both teams were held to their fewest points of the … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls come close against ‘Canes, conquer Cardinals
First team to 58 points won last week, and so did both visiting teams. The Houston girls edged Spring Grove, 58-55, on Jan. 18, two nights before the Lions won at LeRoy-Ostrander, 58-33. The Hurricanes had also scored 58 in their previous win against Spring Grove, but the Lions scored 23 more points in this conference rematch than they had at Houston in early December. At … [Read more...]
Lion boys hand Class AA Lancers first loss
The Class A Spring Grove boys dealt a first loss to Class AA La Crescent-Hokah, 56-41, on Jan. 18, one night after walloping Houston, 72-24. A strong first half propelled the Lions to both road wins. Oddly enough, the winless Hurricanes had more points at halftime (Lions led 54-20) than the unbeaten Lancers (Lions led, 36-14). But La Crescent-Hokah came out of the halftime … [Read more...]