Spring Grove Herald

Class of 2018 takes memories with them as they graduate

Published by Herald on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 10:17am

The 113th annual commencement exercises went off without a hitch on Sunday, June 3, and there were many tears, laughter and final high school memories to be made.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Valedictorian Claire Bratland quoted Charles Dickens’s “A Tale of Two Cities.”

“Junior high was a little rough, but we’ve come a long way, and we respect each other and our differences.”

Bratland said each of her classmates’ passions will take them far, and that the class is united in reaching their goals.

Don't miss Dad's Waffle Breakfast on Saturday the 19th!

Published by Herald on Wed, 05/16/2018 - 10:46am

The Spring Grove Lions will be serving up waffles on Saturday, May 19th at the Spring Grove Fest Building. All-you-can-eat Belgian waffles and toppings will be served from 7:30-10:30 am. Price is $8 for adults and free for kids 5 and under. Don't miss this delicious event!

Science, despite its limitations, is pretty amazing

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 2:37pm

The discipline of science often gets disparaged when it becomes intertwined with politics, such as the case with climate change or even the number of deaths from a hurricane, as well as when theories change, such as the newest advice that taking aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks isn’t really helpful.

New initiative for conservation planning in Root River watershed

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 2:22pm

A new conservation planning initiative of the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District covers the entire Root River watershed with two priority areas — Torkelson Creek watershed in Fillmore County and Money Creek watershed in Houston and Winona counties. 

The initiative is a mutual effort between local, state and federal government.

The purpose of this initiative is to get more conservation planning done with landowners and producers, according to Dan Wermager, a water planner/technician with the Root River Soil and Water Conservation District in Caledonia.

Virginia McConnell, 82, of Spring Grove

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 2:13pm

Virginia Faye (Stroud) McConnell, 82, of Spring Grove, died on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Minneapolis.

She was born in Spring Grove on April 23, 1936.

Her interment service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Mabel Public Cemetery in Mabel. Refreshments will be served at the St. Olaf Catholic Church following the interment. Services in Minneapolis were previously held on Aug. 2.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. 

Girls top Burros, cannot conquer M-C again

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 1:49pm

After winning the Mabel-Canton Tournament, the Spring Grove girls split a pair of conference volleyball matches, including a loss to Mabel-Canton, which avenged a loss against the Lions in the tourney title match.

Spring Grove defeated Lanesboro for the second time in four days on Sept. 4 before a third meeting in six days with Mabel-Canton on Sept. 6 in front a packed house at Mabel.

The Cougars (11-1, 5-0 SEC) remained atop the SEC East while the Lions slipped to 9-2 overall and 3-1 in league play.

>>>SG 3, Lanesboro 0 (25-7, 25-17, 25-20)

Girls win the Mabel-Canton Tourney!

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 1:48pm

Spring Grove ended a 59-match and 22-year losing streak to Mabel-Canton in the championship match of the Sept. 1 Mabel-Canton Volleyball Tournament. 

The 59th setback had come in the last match of round-robin play as the Cougars won the total-points tiebreaker after the teams had split two sets. 

Overall, Spring Grove (8-1) won three of the four sets versus Mabel-Canton (9-1), during which both suffered their first setback of the season.

It was the 11th annual M-C Tournament but the first that the Cougars did not win.

Top-ranked Spring Grove lacerates Lyle/Pacelli

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 1:44pm

Despite the convincing 62-16 Spring Grove victory in the home opener at Blayne Onsgard Memorial Field, the Lions (2-0, 1-0 district) trailed Lyle/Pacelli for the first time in 11 years before storming back to look like the state's No.1-ranked 9-man football team. The first state poll was released after week one.

Dating back to 2015, it was the 21st straight setback for the Athletics (0-2, 0-1 district) who have also dropped their last 11 games against Spring Grove.

THE DEFENSE

Folz breaks record as Lions rip Clippers

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 1:43pm

Alex Folz passed for a record six touchdowns and ran for two more. After having a hand in all eight scores, the triple threat senior successfully kicked all eight extra points in a 56-12 season-opening pounding at Cleveland/Immanuel Lutheran on Aug. 31. On his fifth carry, he also broke his brother's career rushing record.

The third time was not the charm for the Clippers after two last-seconds, one-point, heart breaking losses to the Lions last fall. The section championship setback likely cost Cleveland/IL the 2017 state championship.

Girls split two soccer matches

Published by Herald on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 1:39pm

The Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer girls (2-1) won one and dropped one on the road last week after being postponed once. The Warriors were edged out 1-0 at St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura on Sept. 6 before shutting out Schaeffer Academy on Sept. 8.

No information on either match was received at the Herald before press time.

The home game with Plainview-Elgin-Millville will be made up on Monday, Oct.6.

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