Girls Basketball (12/29)

Girls Basketball: Incredible Comeback, Fantastic Finish for SG/MC

Spring Grove/Mabel-Canton rallied from a 15-point deficit and won by one point with a 3-point basket by Siri Konkel with two seconds to play. Teammate Kinley Soiney grabbed previously undefeated Southland’s desperation inbounds at the buzzer, and the Lions escaped with a 61-60 home win to stay alive in the SEC race. Earlier in the week, SG/MC won on the road at Kingsland, 51-28. It all created a three-way, one-loss, SEC-leading logjam with SG/MC (5-1 SEC, 7-2), Southland (4-1, 5-1) and Lanesboro (4-1, 5-2). After the Lions rallied from 15 points down versus Southland, there were nine lead changes and six tie scores during the final 14 minutes. SG/M-C had only two turnovers through the first 31 possessions of the second half, but two straight turnovers allowed Southland to go from two points down to two points up with 15 seconds to play. The Lions opted for a two-point play but missed a close-in potential score-tying shot. Kylie Hammel rebounded in the lane and passed out to Konkel, who promptly buried the 3-point game-winner. Outscored by seven points from the field, SG/MC had an eight-point advantage at the foul line, hitting 20 of 29 free throws (69%). Konkel had a game-high 18 points while Hammel had a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double plus 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Soiney was key with 7 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, and 2 blocked shots. Sophomore Lauren Hammel came off the bench to score 9 points and chase down 17 rebounds, the most for a Lion girl in nine years. At Kingsland, the Lions exploded away from a 12-12 tie to lead 33-15 at halftime. The Knights had 28 turnovers and shot only 21% to the Lions’ 35%. Hailee Warren led the Knights with 14 points, 8 rebounds. Only four Lions scored, but each was in double figures. Konkel had a game-high 16 points (3-13 threes) plus 3 assists. Soiney put in 15 points (3-6 threes) along with 6 rebounds, and 3 assists. K-Hammel added 10 points, 7 boards, and 3 assists. Brinley Middendorf put in another 10 points. 

Three Rivers Conference Girls Basketball (12/19) 

Rushford-Peterson 73, Chatfield 58 (R-P: T. Schneider 24 pts, 11 rebs, 7 asts, 8 stls; Kaia Loney 20 pts, 11 rebs; Alannah Skalet 16 pts.  C: Grace Schroeder 12 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts; Amaya Harmening 12 pts; Levi Kivimagi 9 pts; Sedona Thompson 9 pts; Sophia Goldsmith 8 pts.  The game was tied 33-33 at intermission.  R-P won the second half 40-25, starting the second half on a 12-2 run to lead 45-35.  Trojans are 2-1 in the TRC, 4-2 overall.  Chatfield is 1-4 in the TRC, 1-6 overall)

Caledonia 65, Wabasha-Kellogg 29 (C: A. Klug 31 pts (3-13 threes), 7 rebs, 4 asts, 9 stls; Nicole Banse 15 pts, 5 stls; Kensey King 12 pts, 4 stls; Ashlyn Reinhart 0 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 5 stls.)  

Southeast Conference Girls Basketball (12/16 & 12/19)

LeRoy-Ostrander 28, Southland 72 (L-O: Maria Almaraz-Nolt 13 pts, 11 rebs)  

  Kingsland 63, LeRoy-Ostrander 50 (K: H. Warren 23 pts (five threes); Macy Runck 22 pts (five threes); Jaelee Hagstrom 8 pts.  L-O: Maria Almaraz-Nolt 15 pts; Keira Lewison 12 pts; Miranda Nagel 10 pts; Mabel Johnson 9 pts.  Kingsland hit 16 of 24 free throws (66%) to L-Os 6 of 18 (33%), hit 11 threes to L-O’s two.  Cardinals are 0-5 in the SEC, 0-8 overall)  

Grand Meadow 52, Lanesboro 58 (L: J. Storhoff 26 pts (6-11 threes), 6 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls; Hailey Erickson 12 pts, 10 rebs; Elianna Cassmann 9 pts.  GM: Gracie Foster 17 pts; Naomi Warmka 9 pts, 11 rebs. Lanesboro never trailed and led 28-21 at the half though GM briefly tied it in the second stanza at 33-33.  The Burros then spurted 10-2 to lead 43-35. Burros are 4-1 in the SEC, 5-3 overall.  Larks are 0-5 in the SEC, 0-7 overall) 

Non-Conference Girls Basketball (12/15 – 12/20)

Zumbrota-Mazeppa 79, Chatfield 59 (C: A. Harmening 18 pts (8-11 FTs), 8 rebs; G. Schroeder 17 pts (4-12 threes); S. Thompson 7 pts, 7 rebs.  The Cougars led the duration, shooting 53% (30 of 57) to Chatfield’s 34% (20 of 59).  The Gophers did score a season-high in the loss)  

Houston 37, Caledonia 65 (C: A. Klug 20 pts (six threes); N. Banse 16 pts; K. King 10 pts.  H: A. Boldt 14 pts.   Caledonia led 44-15 at halftime in a rare meeting between the two neighboring schools. Caledonia won its sixth in a row)  

Kenyon-Wanamingo 67, Kingsland 49 (K: H. Warren 19 pts; Lydia Redman 9 pts (three threes); M. Runck 8 pts.  Kingsland hit five first half threes but still trailed 42-29 at intermission as K-W hit eight threes in the stanza.  K-W’s Anna Ostertag hit four, scoring 18 points in the half.  The 49 points was the Knights’ second best output of the season) 

Fillmore Central 60, Grand Meadow 32 (FC: Sophia Bronner 18 pts (8-13 FGs), 13 rebs; Hannah Vaalemoen 14 pts; Kyla Hellickson 11 pts, 5 stls.  GM: G. Foster 17 pts, 5 rebs; Naomi Warmka 9 pts, 11 rebs.  GM led 21-19 at the intermission but FC won the second half 41-11.  The Falcons are 1-1 in the TRC, 5-1 overall) 

Lanesboro 61, New Richland/Hartland/Ellendale/Geneva 70 (L: J. Storhoff 22 pts, 8 rebs, 5 asts; Jentrey Schreiber 13 pts, 9 rebs; H. Erickson 9 pts, 5 rebs.  Lanesboro led the defending Section 2AA champions, who are now 1A, 33-28 at the half.  The lead was 38-32 in the second half when the Panthers went on a 25-6 run to lead 57-44.  Lanesboro had 20 turnovers, NRHEG 11.  Included was a 17 to 5 steal discrepancy.  NRHEG (7-2) has won seven in a row)  

Pine Island 52, Houston 48 (H: A. Boldt 21 pts; Jorja Meyer 14 pts, 10 rebs; Rylee Boldt 6 pts, 11 rebs, 9 stls.  Hurricanes are 2-2 in the SEC, 3-6 overall)  

Chatfield 60, Randolph/Cannon Falls 64 (C: A. Harmening 21 pts (10-17 FGs), 15 rebs; G. Schroeder 13 pts, 8 rebs; S. Thompson 10 pts, 7 rebs.  Chatfield led 31-27 at halftime.  Gophers are 1-4 in the TRC, 1-7 overall)

Kingsland 22, Crestwood 64 (K: H. Warren 7 pts.  Knights are 2-2 in the SEC, 2-7 overall)