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Kingsland’s Shelby Beck looks to pass amidst the defense of Lanesboro’s Kaci Ruen (#43) and Jessie Schreiber (#11). The Knights (5-0, 7-1) and the Burros (3-1, 5-3) battled, but Kingsland came away three points better (50-47) in a key cross-divisional game.
Photo by Kristi Ruen

(12/6 -12/11)

Three Rivers Conference

Fillmore Central 45, La Crescent/Hokah 66 (FC: Courtney Hershberger 9 pts (3-8 threes); Kammry Broadwater 9 pts; Alyssa Britton 8 pts, 6 rebs; Abby Bothun 7 pts, 5 rebs. LC/H: Molly Bills 21 pts)

Cotter 76, Caledonia 71 in OT (Cal: S. Treptow 25 pts; A. Privet 20 pts (six threes); Paige Klug 9 pts (three threes); Jovial King 8 pts. Cot: Olivia Gardner 18 pts. Caledonia led 39-25 at halftime, but Ramblers tied it 63-63 at end of regulation. Ramblers won OT 13 to 8. Cotter hit 11 threes, Cal 10. Cotter won at free throw line 17 of 24 to 11 of 15. Ramblers are 5-2)

La Crescent/Hokah 52, Rushford-Peterson 60 (R-P: K. Ruberg 27 pts (12-20 FGs), 8 rebs; Tayler Helgemoe 8 pts; Emarie Jacobson 7 pts, 14 rebs, 4 asts. Trojans knock off Lancers, who beat Caledonia 53-49, who beat R-P 68-30)

Caledonia 89, Fillmore Central 56 (C: Alexis Schroeder 19 pts; Josie Foster 17 pts; Isabelle Schultz 15 pts; Jovial King 12 pts; Ava Privet 11 pts. FC: C. Hershberger 13 pts (3-7 threes); K. Broadwater 8 pts, 5 rebs, 5 asts; A. Britton 8 pts, 5 rebs)

Caledonia’s Ava Privet offloads a pass as Fillmore Central’s Madison Simon defends in the teams TRC contest. The Warriors handled FC to post an 89-56 win. Caledonia went 2-1 on the week, only dropping an OT game to Cotter. The Warriors are 4-3.
Photo by Eric Weist

PEM 65, Chatfield 60 in 2 OT (C: Kara Goetzinger 12 pts, 13 rebs; Jaiden Zimmerman 11 pts (4-6 FTs); Tessa McMahon 10 pts, 6 asts; Anna Kivimagi 10 pts, 6 stls; Peyton Berg 6 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts. PEM: Abigail O’Reilly 21 pts. PEM’s Pressley Newcomb hit a three with 0:30 left in regulation to tie the game. The teams each scored just two points in OT. PEM out-scored Chatfield 13-8 in double OT for the win. The Bulldogs out-rebounding the Gophers was a key to the loss. Chatfield > 2-2, 6-2)

Southeast Conference

Mabel-Canton 38, Spring Grove 45 (SG: A. McHugh 21 pts (3-7 threes), 7 rebs. M-C: Kinley Soiney 12 pts, 9 rebs, 3 asts; Hope Erickson 11 pts, 14 rebs; Camryn Cox 9 pts, 8 rebs. The Lions were not caught after opening the second half with a 9-3 run. SG shot 17 of 44 (39%) to M-C’s 15 of 50 (30%). Threes: SG 4-15, MC 3-12. FTs: SG 5-20, MC 5-15)

Mabel-Canton’s Emma Tollefsrud looks for a passing outlet as LeRoy-Ostrander defender Gracie O’Byrne looks to knock the ball away. Cardinal Miranda Nagel (#31) is also shown. The Cougars toughed out a 42-22 win over L-O.
Photo by Heather Kleiboer

LeRoy-Ostrander 40, Southland 61 (L-O: Gracie O’Byrne 19 pts (6-9 FTs), 7 rebs, 4 asts, 5 stls; Benita Nolt 11 pts, 11 rebs; Sam Volkart 7 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls. S: Bailey Johnson 26 pts, 10 rebs)

Southland 45, Spring Grove 54 (SG: J. Leahy 23 pts, 8 rebs; A. McHugh 12 pts; Lydia Solum 6 pts, 6 rebs, 7 asts; Katelyn Kraus 6 pts, 5 rebs, 8 stls. The Lions lost a 21-point second-half lead, but closed with a 12-3 run)

LeRoy-Ostrander 22, Mabel-Canton 42 (MC: H. Erickson 15 pts (7-13 FGs), 4 stls; K. Soiney 13 pts, 6 rebs; MaKenzie Kelly 7 pts, 6 rebs. L-O: B. Nolt 11 pts, 11 rebs; G. O’Byrne 7 pts, 9 stls. Cardinals were held to 8 of 41 shooting (20%), as M-C shot 17 of 57 (30%). Cardinals > 1-3, 1-6)

Non-Conference

#6 in A Hayfield 61, Fillmore Central 35 (FC: C. Hershberger 9 pts. H: Kristen Watson 26 pts)

Rushford-Peterson 65, Lyle/Pacelli 47 (R-P: K. Ruberg 38 pts (15-22 FGs, 4-5 FTs), 7 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; Ellie Ekern 10 pts, 6 asts. Ruberg’s 38 points in second most in a game in R-P girls’ history behind Brianna Koop’s 39)

Lewiston-Altura 58, Mabel-Canton 33 (M-C: K. Soiney 8 pts; C. Cox 7 pts. Cougars > 2-3, 2-6)

LeRoy-Ostrander 45, Lanesboro 64 (L: B. Ruen 17 pts (6-11 FTs), 7 rebs, 4 stls; K. Ruen 15 pts; J. Storhoff 11 pts, 5 asts, 6 stls; J. Schreiber 8 pts, 8 rebs. L-O: S. Volkart 16 pts (6-8 FGS), 4 rebs, 3 asts, 4 stls; G. O’Byrne 13 pts, 5 stls; B. Nolt 8 pts, 9 rebs. FTs: L 15-22, LO 7-11. Burros notch fourth straight win)

Houston 28, #6 in A Hayfield 57 (Hou: S. Torgerson 7 pts, 6 rebs. Hay: Natalie Beaver 22 pts. Vikings are 8-0, all wins by double digits. They own big wins over both of last year’s 1A finalists – Houston and Kingsland)

Grand Meadow’s McKenna Hendrickson and Kingslands Katelyn Hauser aggressively go after a loose ball in the teams’ key SEC-West affair. The Knights handed the Larks their first loss by a final of 42-29 to claim sole possession of first place in their division.
Photo by Paul Trende

Fillmore Central 56, North Fayette 57 (FC: C. Hershberger 13 pts (3-11 threes); K. Broadwater 12 pts (6-9 FGs), 9 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls; Abby Bothun 9 pts, 5 rebs. Border Battle Game. Falcons > 0-4, 0-7)

Rushford-Peterson 34, Applington-Parkersburg 48 (R-P: K. Ruberg 13 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls; E. Ekern 8 pts; T. Helgemoe 8 pts. Trojans > 2-2, 3-4)

St. Charles 48, Spring Grove 39 (SG: K. Kraus 12 pts (5-9 FGs), 8 rebs; L Solum 9 pts, 5 rebs; A. McHugh 6 pts, 5 rebs. SG led early 20-10, but the Saints won the second half 29-15)

Caledonia 37, Decorah 31 (Border Battle Game. Warriors > 2-2, 4-3)