Girls Basketball: Warriors Top Trojans, #8 in AAA Byron Behind Klug’s Big Game
Caledonia girls basketball notched two good wins on the week. In TRC action, Scott Sorenson’s group built a 32-21 halftime lead on east foe Rushford-Peterson and prevailed 62-41. Aubrie Klug led the way with 19 points (4-4 FTs). Nicole Banse added 18 points (4-5 FTs). R-P was led by Torryn Schneider’s 20 points (9-9 FTs). She was the only Trojan with more than eight points. Kaia Loney added 7 (pts) and 9 (rebs). Caledonia shot 41% (24 of 59), R-P 26% (12 of 47). R-P is 0-2 in the TRC, 2-2 overall. The Warriors then battled #9 in AAA Byron at home. Caledonia both led by eight (39-31) and trailed by eight (55-47) in the second half. They trailed 60-56 with just over 3-minutes left, but scored on their final eight possessions. Klug and Byron’s Madison Ohm went back-forth, and back-forth again, hitting threes late. The last of the four-trifecta sequence, by Klug, tied the game 66-66 with 1:19 left. But Byron then scored just one point. Caledonia was 10 of 10 free throws in the last 3 minutes including 6 of 6 in the final 60 seconds. Two by Ashlyn Reinhart made it 68-66. A full-court TD-pass from Klug to Banse against the press moments later made it 70-66. Klug then hit two sets of free throws with 18.6 and 4.8 seconds left to ice the game, a big 74-67 Warrior win. Klug finished with 34 points (four threes). Banse added 15 points, Kensey King 8. Ohm had 29 including five threes to lead the Bears. Caledonia hit 23 of 28 free throws (82%) to the Bears 14 of 22 (64%). The Warriors (2-0, 3-1), after dropping the first game of the year, have won three in a row.
Girls Basketball: SG/M-C Enjoy Three-Win Week
In a span of three days, Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton won a key conference contest at Houston sandwiched between a pair of non-league wins over Iowa schools – (Lansing) Kee and North Fayette Valley – with blowout margins of 21, 27 and again 27 points. Siri Konkel scored her 1,000th career point versus Kee, and Kylie Hammel tallied her 1,000th point against NFV. It was a 66-45 decision at home versus Kee (1-2), but the Lions did not pull away until an 18-5 run early in the second half. The Hawks’ zone defense clogged up the inside, so the Lions poured in 42 perimeter points, drilling 12 of 37 shots from 3-point land (32%). Konkel nailed seven treys during a 25-point performance along with 5 assists. Kinley Soiney added 17 points along with 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 assists with no turnovers. Hammel helped with 10 points, 6 boards. Addison Winters led the Hawks with 21 points, 9 rebounds. There were 12 Lion steals among 24 Kee turnovers. In the key 56-29 SEC win at Houston (2-1 SEC, 3-2), the Lions again lit it up from downtown with 10 triples (38%, 34 perimeter points) and the defense again delivered with 17 steals among 27 Hurricane turnovers. Soiney put in 14 points, Hammel 13 and Konkel 13 as well. All 11 Lions rebounded with six each from Soiney and Izabel Kaufmann, but Houston won the backboard battle, 37 rebounds to 34. Jorja Meyer led the ‘Canes with 12 points and 11 boards. Olivia Yohe added 9 points, 6 rebounds. In the 46-19 waltz over NFV (0-4) at the annual Border Battles in Decorah, the Lions’ three-point proficiency waned considerably at 22% (6 for 27), but the defense dominated again with 20 steals contributing to a whopping 36 NFV turnovers. Konkel had a game-high 13 points and 4 steals. Both Hammel (7 points) and Kaufmann (6 points) had 4 thefts as well with 3 steals each from Layla Kittleson and Soiney (8 points). SG/MC improved to 2-0 SEC and 4-1 overall. The Lions now have three 1,000-point senior scorers on the team, as Kinley Soiney also has done so.
Girls Basketball: Falcons Down ‘Canes and Lancers to Start 3-0
Fillmore Central girls basketball won two games on the week to start the year 3-0. In a good section matchup, Levi Olstad’s group took down Houston 59-48. FC used a 9-2 run to end the first half to lead 27-22 at intermission. Houston got within four (49-45) with about 3:00 left but Falcon Cora Britton then hit two three throws (1:52) and Hannah Vaalemoen followed with a quick steal and score to make it 53-45. Aubrey Daniels hit 6 of 6 free throws late to seal it, as FC hit its last eight freebies. They were 18 of 29 at the line (62%) to Houston’s 15 of 22 (68%). The sophomore Vaalemoen (17 pts, 7 rebs) and Kyla Hellickson (16 pts, 5 stls) led FC. Daniels (9 pts, 7-8 FTs, 6 rebs, 6 asts), Britton (6 pts, 8 rebs), and Norah Nagel (8 pts) helped. Houston’s Aubry Boldt had a game-high 25 pts (8-12 FTs). Jorja Meyer chipped in 13 (pts) and 9 (rebs). FC then got ahead on La Crescent/Hokah 30-24 at the half and never trailed thereafter in a 54-44 win. They hit 18 of 30 free throws (60%) to LCH’s 14 of 22 (64%). Vaalemoen (13 pts), Sophia Bronner (11 pts, 17 rebs), and Daniels 11 pts (6-6 FTs, 5 rebs) made double figures. Nagel added 9 points. The Falcons are 1-0 in the TRC, 3-0 overall.
Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball (12/2 – 12/5)
Chatfield 56, St. Charles 64 (C: Sedona Thompson 15 pts (3-8 threes); Lexi Kivimagi 14 pts, 8 rebs; Amaya Harmening 11 pts, 19 rebs, 5 asts; Grace Schroeder 6 pts, 6 rebs, 6 stls. Chatfield caused 31 turnovers, but shot 22% (17 of 76))
Rushford-Peterson 65, Cotter/Hope Lutheran 69 (RP: Alannah Skalet 14 pts (3-6 threes, 5-6 FTs); Kaia Loney 13 pts, 6 rebs; Torryn Schneider 11 pts, 5 asts; Emily Helgemoe 9 pts; Nadia Happel 8 pts. R-P jumped out 15-3 but trailed 34-32 at halftime. The Ramblers then led by seven or less the entire second half. Macy Donenworth, who scored 26 points, hit a free throw with 8.6 left to make it a four-point game (the final score))
Wabasha-Kellogg 51, Chatfield 58 (C: A. Harmening 17 pts, 14 rebs; L. Kivimagi 13 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 5 stls; S. Thompson 8 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts. Getting off to a 42-19 halftime lead, Chatfield (1-2, 1-3) picked up its first win)
Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (12/2 – 12/5)
Lanesboro 50, Kingsland 32 (L: J. Storhoff 17 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts; 4 stls; Cora Mayer 8 pts; Hailey Erickson 6 pts, 6 stls. K: Hailee Warren 12 pts. The Burros built a 26-12 halftime lead. TOs: L 15, K 31)
Houston 61, LeRoy-Ostrander 35 (H: A. Boldt 23 pts; Olivia Yohe 13 pts (three threes); Julia Swenson 10 pts. LO: Maria Almaraz-Nolt 12 pts (8-12 FTs), 12 rebs; Mabel Johnson 8 pts, 8 rebs. Boldt score her 1,000th career point)
Grand Meadow 33, Southland 61 (GM: Gracie Foster 13 pts; N. Warmka 12 pts (8-11 FTs), 15 rebs))
Southland 69, Lanesboro 40 (L: J. Storhoff 22 pts (3-5 threes), 8 rebs; 8 stls. Southland hit nine threes, Lanes three)
Kingsland 53, Grand Meadow 47 (K: H. Warren 24 pts, 13 rebs; Macy Runck 10 pts; Reese Guy 9 pts. GM: N. Warmka 20 pts (7-12 FGs), 10 rebs; G. Foster 11 pts, 6 asts. Kingsland led 48-47 before scoring the final five points in the last 1:08 of the contest. Knight Warren had a field goal and made two free throws in the finals 0:35 seconds. Larks > 0-4, 0-4)
Non-Conference Girls Basketball (12/1 – 12/6)
Lake City 71, Chatfield 43 (C: A. Harmening 19 pts (8-14 FGs))
LeRoy-Ostrander 42, Kenyon-Wanamingo 61 (L-O: Miranda Nagel 13 pts, 9 rebs; Keira Lewison 12 pts (4-10 threes), 9 rebs; Mabel Johnson 11 pts, 4 stls.)
Kingsland 33, Wabasha-Kellogg 58 (K: H. Warren 11 pts; M. Runck 8 pts. Kingsland got outscored 32-14 in the second half, having trailed 26-19 at intermission. Knights > 1-1, 1-4)
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