Girls Basketball: Warriors Improve Win Streak to Five
Caledonia girls basketball posted two inter-division TRC wins to improve its win streak to five. At Fillmore Central (1-0, 3-0), the Warriors (2-0, 3-1) got a battle from the Falcons for the first half. Despite starting the game up 10-2 and then leading 31-21 later, the Warriors advantage was cut to 31-28 late in the stanza. FC lived at the free throw line, hitting 12 of 14 first half freebies. But a five-point possession late was a key sequence. Nicole Banse scored and was fouled, missing the and-one free throw. But she got her own rebound on the errant shot and found back-court senior teammate Aubrie Klug for a three. The sequence doubled Caledonia’s lead from 34-29 to 39-29. They went to half up 41-29 and led by double digits the entire second half in posting a 68-49 win. Klug scored a game-high 28 points (4-9 threes). She scored everything in a span of 40 total Warrior points from mid-first-half to mid-second-half. Banse (12 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls) and Kensey King (7 pts, 10 rebs) were also busy. Jessica Stendel added 8 points, Ashlyn Reinhart 5 asts and 5 steals. FC was led by Sophia Bronner (12 pts, 11 rebs), Kyla Hellickson (11 pts, 9-10 FTs, 5 asts), and Hannah Vaalemoen (10 pts). The Falcons hit 18 of 22 free throws (82%) to Caledonia’s 3 of 6 (50%), but FC had 31 turnovers to Caledonia’s 21. Scott Sorenson’s Warriors then easily dispatched with La Crescent/Hokah 77-27. They led 52-7 at halftime. Klug continued her tear with 28 more points (five made threes), out-scoring the Lancers by herself. Over her last three games (Byron, FC, LC/H), she has scored 90 points! Reinhart (9 pts) and King (8 pts) helped, though 12 Warriors scored and the team hit 11 threes. Winners of five in a row, the Warriors (4-0, 5-1) have an early lead in the TRC-East over Cotter/HL (2-1, 4-2) and FC (1-1, 4-1).
Girls Basketball: Burros Hand Lions First SEC Loss
Sophomore Emma Ruen scored the game’s final eight points during the final 41 seconds, extending Lanesboro’s one-point lead into a nine-point win, 61-52, at Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton. Both the Lions (5-2) and the Burros (3-1) left the floor with 3-1 SEC records, trailing 4-0 league-leading Southland. Each team hit 6 of 17 shots beyond the 3-point arc, a good 35%. But only the Burros shot reasonably well from 2-point land, 38% to the Lions’ 28%. Lanesboro, with an 11-point run, led for much of the first half before the Lions scored 17 of the last 20 points before the break to lead 34-24. That 10-point halftime margin gradually dissipated during the second half into a seven-point Burro lead. But SG/MC was back within one point with 1:07 to play. But then, Ruen cashed in 6 of 6 free throws plus a driving basket during the final 41 seconds. Meanwhile, the Lions suffered with three late turnovers. SG/M-C came in averaging 14.5 turnovers per game before losing possession 24 times versus Lanesboro. Ruen finished with 14 points (7-8 FTs) and 7 steals. Three-time All-SEC point guard Jensyn Storhoff had a game-high 15 points plus 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Sophomore Cora Mayer had a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double. No Lions scored in double figures, but six players scored between nine and seven points. Brinley Middendorf had 9 points (4-5 FGs) and a game-most 11 rebounds. Siri Konkel had 9 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kylie Hammel added 9 points (3-6 threes) and 5 boards. Lanesboro’s Jentrey Schreiber and SG/M-C’s Kinley Soiney each added 8 points. The Burros out scored SG 37-18 in the second half, as each team led for extended periods in each stanza. Lanesboro also beat South Winn 43-36 on the week while losing to Decorah 68-58 (See “Girls Basketball” for more). It was the Lions’ only contest of the week. Lanesboro’s win avenged a season-ending play off quarterfinal 65-57 loss in Rochester last year.
Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (12/11 & 12/13)
Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton 56, LeRoy-Ostrander 39 (SG/M-C: Kinley Soiney 17 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 6 stls; Kylie Hammel 14 pts, 7 rebs, 4 stls, 3 blks; Siri Konkel 10 pts, 8 asts; Izabel Kaufmann 8 pts. L-O: Maria Almaraz-Nolt 15 pts, 12 rebs; Mabel Johnson 11 pts; Miranda Nagel 6 pts, 10 rebs; Kendall Olson 5 pts, 7 rebs, 7 asts.)
Southland 70, Houston 45 (H: Aubry Boldt 18 pts, 5 rebs; Jorja Meyer 10 pts, 7 rebs)
Non-Conference Girls Basketball (12/11 – 12/13)
#10 in A Hayfield/Schaeffer Academy 65, Grand Meadow 27 (GM: Gracie Foster 12 pts, 6 rebs; Naomi Warmka 7 pts, 8 rebs. GM is 0-4 in the SEC, 0-5 overall)
Decorah 68, Lanesboro 58 (L: Jensyn Storhoff 16 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls; Emma Root 13 pts; Hailey Erickson 10 pts; Emma Ruen 9 pts. The Burros never led, shot 38% (21 of 55) to the Vikings’ 54% (28 of 52))
Fillmore Central 55, Blooming Prairie 49 (FC: K. Hellickson 18 pts (4-8 threes, 4-5 FTs), 5 rebs; H. Vaalemoen 14 pts, 5 rebs, 4 stls; Norah Nagel 9 pts. Down 25-24 at the half, FC won the second half 31-24. Falcons are 1-1 in the TRC, 4-1 overall)
Lanesboro 43, South Winn 36 (L: J. Storhoff 15 pts, 13 rebs, 9 asts, 8 stls; Jentrey Schreiber 12 pts, 5 rebs; E. Ruen 7 pts, 6 rebs. Lanesboro took the lead at 4-3 and led mostly by high single digits all game. South Winn was held to 22% shooting (15 of 67) while Lanesboro shot 39% (18 of 46). Decorah Border Battle. Burros are 3-1 in the SEC, 4-2 overall)
Houston 29, Osage 56 (H: Rylee Boldt 9 pts; A. Boldt 7 pts (7-11 FTs). Decorah Border Battle. Hurricanes are 2-2 in the SEC, 3-4 overall)
LeRoy-Ostrander 39, Central (Elkader) 49 (LO: M. Nagel 9 pts, 11 rebs; M. Johnson 9 pts, 5 rebs; M. Almaraz-Nolt 9 pts, 5 rebs; Keira Lewison 6 pts, 6 rebs, 4 stls. Decorah Border Battle. Cardinals are 0-3 in the SEC, 0-6 overall)
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