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Girls Basketball (12/27 -12/30) Non-Conference (Holiday Games)

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Spring Grove’s Kendal Van Minsel tries to shoot over Rushford-Peterson’s Tayler Helgemoe, who seemingly comes up with the block. R-P, wearing throwback Peterson Tiger uniforms, blocked the Lions chances of victory. They beat SG 61-19. Photo by Lee Epps

Maple River 47, Caledonia 46 (C: Paige Klug 11 pts; Jovial King 10 pts; Alexis Schroeder 8 pts.  MR: Claire McGregor 22 pts.  McGregor hit two free throws in the final 0:20 which proved the game winners.  Warriors led 23-17 at halftime.  Cal hit 7 threes, Maple River 9.  FTs: MR 8-12, C 3-11.   WSU Tourney) 

Waseca 38, Caledonia 47 (C: Ava Privet 10 pts; P. Klug 10 pts; Josie Foster/J. King 7 pts.  WSU Tourney.  Warriors > 2-3, 5-5) 

#3 in AA Goodhue 67, Chatfield 28 (C: Zayda Priebe 6 pts, 8 rebs; Kara Goetzinger 5 pts, 5 rebs.  Wildcats were one game removed from losing from Cotter 69-48, Goodhue’s first loss (8-1).  Chatfield entered this game 8-2.  Gophers lost starting PG Tessa McMahon to season-ending injury.  WSU Tourney)

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 40, Grand Meadow 47 (GM: Kendyl Queensland 15 pts (7-8 FTs); River Landers 14 pts (6-6 FGs), 6 rebs; Lauren Queensland 13 pts (3-6 threes), 9 rebs; Sydney Cotton 0 pts (0-2 FTs), 5 rebs, 6 asts.  Larks out-shot Z-M 46% (16 of 35) to 28 % (17 of 51).  GM was also plus-seven at the free throw line (10 of 14 to 3 of 5).  Hayfield Tourney) 

Rushford-Peterson’s Hannah Ronnenberg secures the steal and passes an out-let amidst the Trojans win over Randolph. Ronnenberg’s 10 assists helped Kaylee Ruberg score 33 points in a 62-45 Trojan win. R-P is 6-4. Trojans Ellie Ekern (#30) and Emarie Jacobson (#3) are also shown, with Ruberg (#33). Photo by Paul Trende

Onalaska-Luther 57, Chatfield 52 (C: P. Berg 20 pts (10-14 FTs), 9 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 10 pts, 5 stls; Anna Kivimagi 8 pts, 7 rebs; K. Goetzinger 6 pts, 9 rebs.  WSU Tourney)

Dover-Eyota 77, Spring Grove 37 (SG: Addyson McHugh 13 pts, 5 rebs; J. Leahy 10 pts, 5 rebs. DE: Malia Nelson 26 pts. D-E thrived with a full-court press; 33 steals and 39 fast-break points.  R-P Tourney.   Lions > 3-2, 3-8) 

Kenyon-Wanamingo 45, Grand Meadow 30 (GM: K. Queensland 10 pts; L. Queensland 9 pts, 9 rebs.  GM led 22-20 at intermission but scored just eight second half points.  Larks went 3 of 23 from deep (13%).  Hayfield Tourney.   GM > 4-1, 8-2)

Fillmore Central’s Courtney Hershberger fires a pass over Kingsland’s Kennedy Fenske in the teams’ holiday contest. It wasn’t Hershberger’s passing that was key, but a couple late threes by the junior the led the Falcons (1-7) to their first win, 45-31, over a solid Knights team (8-4).
Photo by Paul Trende