All the wins were single digits. The Cougars, who almost play iron-girl basketball at times (five players), weren’t overpowering. But three wins in a week is three wins in a week. M-C’s girls had their best week of the season. They first downed R-P 40-35 in non-conference action. Payton Danielson (11 pts, 8 rebs, 6 stls) and Camryn Cox (10 pts) hit double-figures for M-C. … [Read more...]
Hot Shots
Mikkel Schutte had 26 points, but R-P got double-doubles from Luke O’Hare (19 pts, 11 rebs) and Justin Ruberg (19 pts, 10 rebs) in a 56-48 Trojan win over Houston. The Hurricanes then got 21 points each from Alex Van Gundy and Caiden Danielson in an 84-65 win over Kingsland. Houston hit 16 threes and got five guys to double figures. Brady Musel had 22 in defeat for the … [Read more...]
Boys Basketball (2/3 – 2/8)
R-P 56, Houston 48 (R-P: L. O’Hare 19 pts (9-18 FGs), 11 rebs; J. Ruberg 19 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts; Malachi Bunke 10 pts. H: M. Schutte 26 pts (9-18 FGs, 5-6 FTs), 13 rebs, 5 blks; Alex Van Gundy 12 pts) FC 41, Spring Grove 68 (FC: H. Gunderson 17 pts (3-4 threes, 7-11 FGs), 10 rebs, 4 stls; Zach Haugerud 11 pts (6-7 FTs). FC trailed by 10 (46-36) with 7:51 left) #11 … [Read more...]
Girls Basketball (2/3 – 2/8)
Chatfield 58, Pine Island 66 (C: Jaiden Zimmerman 14 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts; Peyton Berg 12 pts (3-8 threes); Tessa McMahon 9 pts, 5 rebs, 6 asts) FC 72, Lanesboro 36 (FC: Kassidy Broadwater 16 pts (4-5 threes); Kandace Sikkink 14 pts, 8 rebs; Emma Breitsprecher 10 pts, 7 rebs. L: Payton Benson 13 pts) Kingsland 49, #7 in A BP 64 (K: E. Buchholtz 18 pts (7-9 FTs), 10 … [Read more...]
Wrestling (2/6 & 2/7)
Winona Tri > LARP 51, Winona 27 (LARP built a 51-6 lead after 170. Screaming Eagles took 106 (Quintin Betthauser), 126 (Ross Herber), 145 (Caleb Mueller), 152 (Kolton Riser), and 170 (Colin Klug) by forfeit, forfeited 120, 182, and 220. Tyler Kreidemacher (113), Gable Speltz (138), and Brennan Corcoran (160) had pins, Carter Jonsgaard (132) a 5-3 decision win); LARP 54, … [Read more...]
‘Cane Girls Win East, Houston Season Sweeps M-C
Completing the season series sweep of M-C were Houston teams. The gals game in Mabel was low scoring. Dale Moga’s group expanded a 16-12 halftime into a 38-21 win. Emma Geiwitz (15 pts) had seven of Houston’s 11 field goals. Sydney Torgerson (9 pts, 9 rebs) helped. It was the frosh’s first single-digit scoring effort of the year. Lauren Wyffels (8 pts) and Payton … [Read more...]
Falcons Girls Get Big Win in FC/Houston Split
The FC/Houston boy/girl series was highlighted by the key Section 1A match-up between the gals teams. The Hurricanes (14-4) led FC (13-5) most of the first half. But the game’s key was ‘Cane leading scorer Emma Geiwitz’s foul trouble. She had three in the first half, picked up her fourth early in the second, then fouled out. Houston’s ability to “point-up” against FC’s … [Read more...]
Gophers Sweep Knights
The Chatfield/Kingsland non-conference series was all Gophers. Brian Baum’s girls (7-12) were the record underdog versus Steve Hauser’s Knights (12-7). For the second straight season, record didn’t matter and Chatfield prevailed. Silja Erickson’s offensive rebound of a missed free throw (0:30) gave the Gophers more free throw chances. They hit just one, but it made it a … [Read more...]
Trojans and Knights Split
Kingsland and R-P also dueled in non-con action. The Trojan boys (7-10) handled the Knights (5-13) by a 63-41 final. Chris Drinkall’s group was led by Luke O’Hare (season-high 22 pts, 9-16 FGs, 5 rebs) and Justin Ruberg (19 pts, 8-15 FGs, 3-6 threes, 11 rebs). Grady Hengel (9 pts, 4-5 FGs) and Malachi Bunke (8 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts) helped. Brady Musel (13 pts, 6-12 FGs) was … [Read more...]
Trojans and Falcons Split
R-P and FC’s squads went at it. The FC boys (3-13) had a woeful night from deep (1-22). R-P (8-10) got a great night from Luke O’Hare. The Trojans led 21-16 in the first half before going on an 11-2 run to take command 32-18. Paced by O’Hare’s 18 points (7-10 shooting, seven straight made FGs), R-P led 40-20 at intermission and cruised to a 64-43 win. O’Hare matched his … [Read more...]