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Girls Basketball (2/7 – 2/12) Three Rivers Conference

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Grand Meadow’s Kendyl Queensland
Grand Meadow’s Kendyl Queensland
Grand Meadow’s Kendyl Queensland lets fly a three over the out-stretched defense of Lanesboro’s Jessie Schreiber in the teams’ non-conference matchup. The Larks (17-6) prevailed 56-44. Lanesboro (16-7) beat L-O though a game later to clinch a share of the SEC East title. Photo by Kristi Ruen

La Crescent/Hokah 47, Chatfield 51 (C: Peyton Berg 17 pts (3-5 threes, 4-6 FTs); Kara Goetzinger 13 pts, 9 rebs; Zayda Priebe 6 pts (3-4 FGs), 14 rebs.  Gophers pick up nice win for 1AA seeding as the teams sat 8th and 9th in 1AA QRF rank)

Chatfield 58, Dover-Eyota 73 (C: K. Goetzinger 14 pts, 14 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 14 pts (3-10 threes), 4 asts; Z. Priebe 10 pts, 17 rebs.  Gophers led by double digits in first half, only for Eagles to lead at intermission 30-28.  The Eagles led by single digits until the final minute)

Southeast Conference

LeRoy-Ostrander 54, Lyle/Pacelli 67 (L-O: Gracie O’Byrne 15 pts; J. Runde 11 pts; Jenna Olson 9 pts)

Grand Meadow 51, Mabel-Canton 39 (GM: M. Hendrickson 14 pts, 4 stls; L. Foster 11 pts (3-7 threes); Sydney Cotton 8 pts, 4 asts; Lauren Queensland 7 pts, 6 rebs; Kendyl Queensland 7 pts, 5 asts.  M-C: K. Soiney 12 pts, 5 rebs; MaKenzie Kelly 9 pts.  FGs: GM 21 of 43 (49%), M-C 15 of 39 (38%).  Threes: GM 8 of 21 (38%) M-C 4 of 10 (40%))

LeRoy-Ostrander 42, Spring Grove 60 (SG: Jordian Leahy 15 pts (6-6 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 stls; Lydia Solum 13 pts, 9 rebs, 8 asts; K. Kraus 10 pts, 13 rebs; Emerson Ingvalson 8 pts; A. McHugh 8 pts.  L-O: J. Runde 14 pts, 4 stls; B. Nolt 10 pts, 11 rebs; Sam Volkart 8 pts, 14 rebs, 5 asts; G. O’Byrne 7 pts, 5 asts.  The Lions separated with a 20-5 first-half run on the way to a season sweep of the Cardinals. SG won despite going 1 of 15 from deep (7%).  SG > 6-6, 8-16)

Spring Grove’s Lydia Solum
Spring Grove’s Lydia Solum (at left) reaches for a rebound along with Fillmore Central guard Courtney Hershberger (#4). Also ready for a ricochet is Jersey Ristau (#11). The Falcons took the non-conference contest, 78-36. FC went 3-0 on the week, all wins over 1A foes. Photo by Lee Epps

Kingsland 52, Mabel-Canton 20 (K: Anika Reiland 16 pts (4-7 threes), 7 rebs, 5 asts, 4 stls; Katelyn Hauser 8 pts.  M-C: M. Kelly 6 pts.  Nine Knights scored.  Cougars had just seven field goals, were held to season-low point-total. Knights clinch SEC-West title, their third West in a row and fourth title overall consecutively)

Lyle/Pacelli 38, Houston 55 (H: S. Torgerson 26 pts (8-10 FGs, 9-10 FTs), 14 rebs, 4 asts, 6 stls; Lilly Carr 15 pts (6-11 FGs), 10 rebs.  Houston won its fourth straight)

Chatfield’s Kara Goetzinger
Chatfield’s Kara Goetzinger looks to knock the ball away from Kingsland’s Katelyn Hauser in the teams’ non-conference matchup, won 63-53 by the Gophers. Chatfield (17-8) went 3-1 on the week. Kingsland (16-8) rebounded by beating M-C 52-20 (securing the SEC-West division title)
Photo by Christine Vreeman

Mabel-Canton 39, Schaeffer Academy 32 (M-C: K. Soiney 18 pts, 11 rebs, 5 stls.  Cougars (4-7, 7-17) end a six-game skid)

Non-Conference

LeRoy-Ostrander 45, Houston 64 (H: S. Torgerson 16 pts (6-11 FGs, 4-4 FTs), 8 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls; Olivia Beckman 11 pts, 5 asts; Ashtyn Meyer 8 pts, 8 rebs; Nicole Beckman 8 pts; Avery Kingsley 7 pts, 7 stls.  L-O: G. O’Byrne 14 pts (6-8 FTs); J. Runde 11 pts, 5 rebs; B. Nolt 11 pts (5-8 FGs), 8 rebs.  Threes: H 5, L-O 0.  Hurricanes led just 30-26 at halftime)

Grand Meadow 51, Lewiston-Altura 60 (GM: K. Queensland 16 pts (7-8 FTs); L. Queensland 12 pts, 11 rebs; M. Hendrickson 12 pts; L. Foster 11 pts, 9 rebs.  Cardinals led 34-19 at intermission.  TOs: GM 17, LA 11)

Chatfield 63, Kingsland 53 (C: K. Goetzinger 17 pts (7-12 FGs); P. Berg 16 pts (7-10 FGs), 7 rebs; Z. Priebe 9 pts; Anna Kivimagi 6 pts, 9 rebs, 6 asts, 4 stls.  K: Audrey Webster 14 pts (4-9 threes); Anika Reiland 12 pts, 8 rebs; Katelyn Hauser 9 pts (3-4 threes); Shelby Beck 7 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts.  Chatfield led most of the first half, including by as many as eight (15-7).  Knights led at halftime (29-28).  Kingsland led 44-40 when Chatfield went on a 14-3 run, going ahead 54-47.   FGs: C 26 of 51 (51%), K 20 of 57 (35%).  Threes: K 8 of 27 (30%), C 4 of 16 (25%))

Caledonia 79, Triton 51 (C: A. Schroeder 22 pts (four threes); Paige Klug 19 pts (five threes); A. Privet 8 pts.  Ten Warriors scored, as Caledonia hit 11 threes)

Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 38, Spring Grove 68 (SG: A. McHugh 27 pts (3-10 threes), 4 stls; J. Leahy 18 pts, 4 stls; E. Ingvalson 9 pts; K. Kraus 2 pts, 12 rebs, 4 asts, 4 blks.  Defensive pressure helped the Lions score the game’s first 14 points.  Lions’ attempted (77) and made (28) field goals were season highs)

Waseca 46, Chatfield 57 (C: Z. Priebe 13 pts, 6 rebs, 5 blks; K. Goetzinger 13 pts (6-11 FGs), 8 rebs; Sydney Allen 11 pts (3-7 threes))

Caledonia 90, Jackson County Central 54 (C: A. Privet 22 pts (five threes); S. Treptow 21 pts; P. Klug 14 pts (four threes); Josie Foster 12 pts.  Warriors put 49 points up in first half, scored a season high point-total)