Lion ladies third among seven at holiday tournament

Spring Grove won five volleyball matches and dropped two at the Mabel-Canton Labor Day Volleyball Classic on Sept. 4. Thursday, September 09, 2010

Defense, last-minute drive delivers victory

The clincher was a 66-yard drive for Spring Grove's winning touchdown with just under 15 seconds to play. But it would have mattered little had the Lion defense not turned back Houston time after time during the breezy Sept. 3 season football opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field. Thursday, September 09, 2010

B-team wallop Wolverines, freshmen tie

The visiting Spring Grove B-team stormed past Glenville-Emmons while the freshmen tied the Wolverines on Aug. 31. Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Lions finally put away up-and-down Wolverines

Home team Glenville-Emmons was outscored overall 98-70 and faced three match points but then came within one point of taking the match to five sets. The roof caved in on the Wolverines as the night ended with three straight G-E hitting errors. Spring Grove coasted through half of the Aug. 31 SEC match but had to claw and scratch to survive the other half. Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Lions impressive in volleyball opener

True, the level of competition was lower than expected, but Spring Grove took care of volleyball business with some flair. The Lions drubbed visiting Grand Meadow in one-sided straight sets in the Aug. 26 season opener for both teams. Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Rough road as Leichtnam, Larks seek repeat

There should be a crowd in the middle of the pack, and there might be a battle for the top rung of the league ladder as Southeast Conference football teams open the 2010 season on the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Wednesday, September 01, 2010

SEC volleyball: to catch a Cougar

SEC East Division champion Mabel-Canton fell twice to West champ LeRoy-Ostrander during the 2009 regular season. But the Cougars captured their 12th straight Southeast Conference crown by clipping the Cardinals in the SEC championship playoff match. Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Lions scrimmage 'Canes, Cards

Spring Grove scrimmaged at LeRoy on Aug. 28 against host LeRoy-Ostrander and Houston. Each offense began at the opponent's 40 yard-line with a 20 minute running clock. A touchdown or turnover sent the ball back to the 40. Wednesday, September 01, 2010

JV, freshmen netters grill Grand Meadow

The B-team and freshmen Lions received little resistance while rolling over Grand Meadow in the season openers. B-Team: SG 2, GM 0 Lions 25-12, 25-8 Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Netters open this week with great anticipation

There is cautious optimism, but it could be a productive mixture as Spring Grove volleyball brings back an All-SEC selection and another who received Honorable Mention while an athletic group of younger netters moves up after a very successful 13-1 B-team season. Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Lions depend on speed and defense

Spring Grove intends to continue the climb in 2010 after snapping a four-year losing slide with last year's 5-5 football season. The defense has made monumental progress during the past two years and should be a strength this fall. Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Quarterback, a quandary and a quest

It is an unusual quandary for the coaches and a competitive quest for the candidates. Not in recent memory, certainly not in the current century, has Spring Grove gone into preseason football workouts not knowing who would be the starting quarterback. Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Canton Pub pummels Chiggy's, takes title outright

After sweltering the previous Tuesday, it was a chilly Aug. 17 season finale for the Canton Men's Softball League. There was little suspense as Canton Pub exploded with back-to-back 10-run innings while wrapping up the title with a 23-6 romp. This was a make-up night for a previous rainout. Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Dynamic dozen sports stories

It could be a season, a game, a series of games, a record, a championship or a championship that got away. It is always satisfying to retrieve a triumphant memory, but many big games and great efforts end with scoreboard disappointments. Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Going out in Greece, National title game

Five Lion alumni compete, one coaches in college Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Lions play at Target Center

On Aug. 8 the Spring Grove Boys sixth grade basketball team qualified to play in the Great Four-State Boys Basketball Championship at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lion squad consisted of four sixth graders, four fifth grade boys and one fourth grade guy. Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Last-inning rallies derail upsets

All three games were decided in the final inning as the two top teams both rallied late to avoid upsets. When the dust cleared on a steamy Aug. 10 night, Canton Pub had clinched at least a tie for the championship, one game ahead of Canton bank with one game to play. Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Citizen, athlete loved Spring Grove

Athletic fields named for Blayne Onsgard in 1964 Wednesday, August 11, 2010

State ranking, trip to state highlight '09-'10

The basketball girls earned another state ranking while gymnast Kaley Cross won a trip to state as Spring Grove athletes earned a place in the spotlight during school year 2009 - 2010. Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Pub pounds Bank, closes in on title

Canton Pub avenged its only loss and assumed a firm grip on the league lead with a 10-2 clubbing of Canton Bank in the battle for first place. Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sports eligibility meeting Aug. 10 Fall sports begin this month

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

"If the scoreboard showed fun, we'd be undefeated"

After winning their first eight baseball games, the Little League boys (9-6) found non-league games more challenging, dropping six of their final seven. Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Girls finish second and third at summer-ending tourneys

The varsity girls (23-3) completed their summer basketball season with a second place finish in the summer league tournament at Viterbo in La Crosse on July 27 and a third place in a strong July 31 Cotter Tournament at Winona. Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Boys bury Brookwood in summer finale

The varsity boys (11-2) closed the summer basketball season with a July 26 league lashing of Brookwood (Wisc.). The B-Team boys (1-6) were blown away quickly against Westby Team Four. Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Three games, four losses

Canton Bank and Canton Pub maintained their stranglehold on the league lead after three lop-sided softball games at Canton on July 27. Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Rostad receives Twins Community Fund scholarship

The Minnesota Twins Community Fund announced that the Diamonds and Dreams Scholarship Program granted $2,000 scholarships to 20 Upper Midwest youth in pursuit of post-secondary education. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Girls escape, advance

It was not the customary coast through the first round for a no. 1 seed against no. 8 when the league tournament opened for the Spring Grove girls (20-1) at Viterbo in La Crosse on July 20. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Little League winning streak ends

After an 8-0 undefeated month, the Little League boys (9-3) dropped two of three games at the Hokah Tournament on July 20 and then fell in an extra inning at Caledonia on July 23. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

First win, first league loss

The B-Team boys (1-5) earned their first win of the summer shortly before the varsity (10-2) encountered their first league loss at La Crosse on July 20. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Leaders leave league behind

The two league leaders moved two games ahead of the field with four games remaining in men's softball at Canton on July 20. Canton Pub and Canton Bank both 10-0 leads on the way to blowout wins. Tuesday, July 27, 2010

First win, first loss at Canton

Canton Bank suffered its first loss. In another game, Steuart's Labs claimed its first victory in men's softball at Canton on July 13. Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Girls add 11 wins, take tourney title

The Spring Grove girls (19-1), after sweeping two summer basketball league games at La Crosse on July 13, went to Waverly, Iowa on July 16 and 17 for the Wartburg College Shootout where they won the overall tournament championship among approximately 36 varsity teams, all from Iowa except for SG and Albert Lea. Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Burros are back on top

Lanesboro returns to the top of the hill, winning the most Southeast Conference championships in school year 2009-'10. Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Boys handle Holmen

The varsity boys downed a young Holmen Team Two on July 13 to remain undefeated after five summer league games in La Crosse and run their overall summer record to 10-1. Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Rostad is Athlete of the Year

Dakotah Rostad capped an outstanding athletic career at Spring Grove High School by being named 2010 Male Athlete of the Year. Wednesday, July 14, 2010