Spring Grove School Board members met in the school’s Learning Resource Center on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 7-7:40 p.m. Board members present included Chairman Aaron Solum, Stephanie Jaster, Rhan Flatin, and Aric Elton. Kelly Rohland attended virtually, and Jenny Stender was absent. Aaron Solum will serve another term as board chair and Stephanie Jaster was elected to … [Read more...]
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GMLOS’ #2-ranked Cohen Wiste won 138-pounds at the Stewartville Invite. SG’s boys (6-0, 9-2) beat Kingsland 50-35 and GM 44-40, as Tysen Grinde scored 20. The Lions have won five in a row. L-O’s boys (4-2, 7-3) beat Schaeffer 59-41 for their fifth straight, but fell 81-56 to West leader L/P (5-0, 9-2). John Prestemon had a triple-double (11 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts), Stephan … [Read more...]
GM Girls Get to 10 Wins
After two weeks off, Grand Meadow girls basketball got back to playing. They won twice to get to 10 wins on the season. Ryan Queensland’s Larks had no problem with Spring Grove in a 66-21 SEC win. Four GM gals hit double figures; McKenna Hendrickson (19 pts, 4 rebs, 6 stls), Kendyl Queensland (17 pts, 4 rebs), Lauren Queensland (14 pts, 9 rebs), and River Landers (10 pts, … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (1/3 – 1/8)
Three Rivers Conference Lewiston-Altura 60, Fillmore Central 42 (FC: Madison Simon 8 pts; Kammry Broadwater 8 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts; Abby Bothun 8 pts, 5 rebs; Courtney Hershberger 7 pts. LA: Layla Tews 24 pts) Rushford-Peterson 37, Lewiston-Altura 49 (R-P: K. Ruberg 23 pts, 8 rebs. Trojans > 2-2, 6-5) Southeast Conference Houston 58, Mabel-Canton 36 (H: S. … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (1/3 – 1/8)
Three Rivers Conference Fillmore Central 45, Lewiston-Altura 95 (FC: Will Parker 11 pts, 5 rebs; L. Hellickson 8 pts. Cardinals Thomas Menk (25), Collin Bonow (23), Kyle Frederickson (23) combined for 71 points. L-A is unbeaten at 9-0) #5 in A Rushford-Peterson 54, Wabasha-Kellogg 18 (R-P: Dawson Bunke 17 pts (5-7 threes); Malachi Bunke 7 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts; Grady … [Read more...]
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Caledonia boys’ basketball, ranked #3 in AA, stayed perfect by beating D-E 92-68 and then AAA Byron 80-64 at the ‘Rochester Hoops Challenge’. Eli King had two 28-point performance while Jackson Koepke went for 21 and 23. La Crescent/Hokah (4-0, 7-0) and the Warriors (3-0, 9-0) are both undefeated atop the TRC East. L-A (4-0, 9-0) and PEM (3-0, 9-0) are atop the TRC West. … [Read more...]
Lion girls drop holiday decisions against Trojans, Eagles
For the young Spring Grove girls, it was a daunting challenge at the snowy 2021 Rushford-Peterson Christmas Invite on Dec. 28-29. After being shelved by the Class A host team, 61-19, the Lions then faced one of the area’s strongest Class AA squads, Dover-Eyota. The Grove girls shot and rebounded better and scored more, but they could not keep up with the Eagles during a 77-37 … [Read more...]
Spring Grove guys fall to R-P, get past D-E
It was the fewest points in a win for the Spring Grove boys in a dozen years. Most of the Lions’ 44 points were the career-high 25 by sophomore Elijah Solum. The 44-33 victory came over Class AA Dover-Eyota on the second day of the Dec. 27-28 Rushford-Peterson Christmas Basketball Invite. A day before, a brief second-half ball-handling collapse had meant defeat versus host … [Read more...]
Spring Grove defense deprives Burro boys
The first few minutes provided no indication that Spring Grove would coast to a convincing 70-34 victory. It was a hot-shooting start for the Lanesboro boys who hit three of their first four shots, while the home team was going 1 for 8. The Burros led 7-2. But then, Spring Grove changed defenses and took complete control. Lanesboro managed only two more field goals before … [Read more...]
Spring Grove girls buried by Burros on the backboard, scoreboard
The Lanesboro girls dominated the game because they dominated the glass with a huge 47-to-18 rebounding bulge over visiting Spring Grove on Dec. 21. Both teams came in with only one league loss. With the 58-35 win, the Burros (6-3, 3-1 SEC) remained atop the SEC East Division standings. While the Lions (3-6, 3-2 SEC) remain numerically alive in the loop race, but they had no … [Read more...]