Win over Southland makes three straight for Lion girls

The Spring Grove girls extended their winning streak to three games with a third straight win in the series against Southland, 47-36, on Jan. 6 at Spring Grove. With a young playing rotation that includes an eighth grader, three freshmen, two sophomores and two seniors, the Lions evened their record at 5-5 (3-3 SEC) while the Rebels returned home at 3-6 (2-2 SEC).

Each team shot with very similar success – SG 34% and the Rebels 33%. But for the second straight game, the Lions prevailed by shooting more often – this time due to nine more offensive rebounds and nine fewer turnovers.

Grove shot a better percentage from 3-point range, a season-best 36% (4 for 11), than they did from the free throw line, 1 for 4, 25%. But the Rebels matched that 36% with one more trey (5 for14)

Freshman Kylie Hammel led Lion scoring with 16 points while Addyson McHugh tossed in 8 points along with 5 rebounds and spearheaded the defense with 7 steals. Freshman point guard Siri Konkel directed the attack with 5 assists plus 6 points. Eighth grader Brinley Middendorf seized 7 rebounds.

Southland senior Bria Nelsen shared game scoring honors with 16 points along with 6 rebounds while freshman Juliette Matheis had 8 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

There were three scoring surges. The Lions took the lead with an early 9-point run and led 24-16 at halftime. A 10-point run early in the second half created a 34-19 cushion. A late 10-point scoring streak by Southland would not be enough. With this third straight win against the Rebels, Spring Grove edges ahead in the series, 10 wins to nine.

The Lion B-team (4-5), which had won at Lyle/Pacelli in overtime, 41-33, fell to Southland, 28-11, as did the seventh graders (1-7) by almost the same score, 28-10.

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SG 47, Southland 36
SCORE by HALVES
SG 24+23=47
Sou 16+20=36    
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 34% (21-62), Sou 33% (14-42)
2-pt FG: SG 33% (17-51), Sou 32% (9-28)
3-pt FG: SG 36% (4-11), Sou 36% (5-14);
Free throws: SG 25% (1-4), Sou 43% (3-7); Rebounds: SG 32, Sou 26; Turnovers: SG 13, Sou 22; 2nd Chance pts: SG 6, Sou 3; Fast break pts: SG 4, Sou 8; Pts. in paint: SG 31, Sou 17; Greatest lead: SG 19, Sou 1; Fouls: SG 14, Sou 12

SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter. *Siri Konkel 6P, 2R, 5A, 2S; Lydia Solum absent; Brinley Middendorf 4P, 7R; *Kendal VanMinsel 2P, 5R, 2A, 1S; *Addyson McHugh 8P, 5R, 1A, 7S; Carlie Halverson 2P, 3R, 1A, 2S; *Kylie Hammel 16P, 4R, 2A, 2S; Layla Kittleson no stats; *Emerson Ingvalson 9P, 6R, 2A

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>>>SEC EAST Girls Basketball
Houston                 3-0          3-6
Lanesboro^           3-1          6-2
Spring Grove         3-3          5-5
Schaeffer Aca.     1-3          2-7
Mabel-Canton     1-3          1-6
>>>SEC WEST
Grand Meadow    4-0          7-1
Kingsland^            4-0          7-4
Southland             2-2          3-6
Lyle/Pacelli           1-7          1-9
LeRoy Ostrander 0-3          1-6
^defending champion

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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
5-5, (3-3 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game

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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
Fri. 12-16 at LeRoy-Ostrander* ppd
L vs. Waukon 33-57
L vs. Annandale 34-60
W vs. West Lutheran 58-43
W at Lyle/Pacelli* 58-45
W vs. Southland*47-36
Tues. 01-10           at Grand Meadow*
Thur., 01-12         Mabel-Canton*
Tues., 01-17          at Houston*
Thur., 01-19          at Lanesboro*
Fri., 01-20            Kingsland*
Tues., 01-24          at St. Charles
Thur., 01-26          at Schaeffer Academy*
Fri., 01-27              at Fillmore Central
Mon., 01-30          LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur., 02-02          at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Tues. 02-07          Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur., 02-09          at Southland*
Sat. 02-11             Rushford-Peterson 4 p.m.
Tues., 02-14          at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17            Houston*

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Spring Grove Girls B-team
4 wins, 5 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47
L vs. Annandale 25-57
W vs. West Lutheran 44-23
W at Lyle/Pacelli 41-33 OT
L vs. Southland 11-28

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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
1 win, 7 losses
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
L at Kee 19-51
L vs. South Winneshiek 6-24
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14
L vs. Southland 10-28