Lion girls give way to Waukon in second half

Waukon sped away early in the second half, and what was a close 22-20 game at halftime became a 57-33 runaway at Spring Grove on Dec. 19. The Lions went 13 possessions without scoring while the Indians added 19 unanswered points. Ball-handling also went south for Spring Grove in the second half when there were nearly twice as many Lion turnovers (13) as in the first half (7). Kendal VanMinsel came down with 10 rebounds and Emerson Ingvalson 7, but Waukon won that battle as well, 50 boards to 39.

With neither team successful from 3-point range (SG 2 for 13, Waukon 2 for 14), the outcome was decided in the paint (free throw lane) where the Indians outscored Spring Grove, 45-24. The Indians took good advantage pf their size and long arms near the basket with Emma Palmer scoring 13 points along with 12 rebounds. Keira McCormick also double-doubled with 11 points and 13 boards. Speed at the guard position also paid dividends for the visitors, who achieved an 18-to-2 point margin with fast breaks.

It was a tough assignment for Spring Grove against a school with nearly four times as many students. Depth was a factor with reserves scoring nearly half (28) of Waukon’s 57 points. Nine Lions scored but no one with more than Kylie Hammel’s 6 points.

Spring Grove never led but kept things close during the first half. A driving basket from Lion freshman Carlie Halverson closed the gap to 22-20 at halftime. Grove then answered the first Waukon field goal of the second half with a Hammel bucket assisted by Addyson McHugh. But then came the telltale scoring drought.

Overall, the Grove girls shot a season-worst 20% from the field and missed most of their free throws (7 for 18, 39%). The Indians, despite cold 14% shooting from beyond the arc, still shot 35% from the field overall.

Waukon improved to 6-3 while the Lions enter the holidays at 2-4 (1-3 SEC). The Indians have now taken the last five games in this series, which they lead, 17 wins to 10. Waukon also won the B-team game by a similar margin, 47-24. Meanwhile at Caledonia, the seventh grade Lions dropped a 14-6 decision.

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SG 33, Waukon 57
SCORE by HALVES
SG          20+13=33
Wau       22+35=57
TEAM TOTALS:
all FG: SG 20% (12-60), Wau 35% (22-62)
2-pt FG: SG 21% (10-47), Wau 42% (20-48)
3-pt FG: SG15% (2-13), Wau 14% (2-14)
Free throws: SG 39% (7-18), Wau 50% (11-22)
Rebounds: SG 39, Wau 50; Turnovers: SG 20, Wau 16; 2nd Chance pts: SG  5, Wau 12; Fast break pts: SG 2, Wau 18; Pts. in paint: SG 24, Wau 45; Greatest lead: SG 0, Wau 28; Fouls: SG 18, Wau 18
SG INDIVIDUALS: P-points, R rebounds, A-assists, S-steals, B-blocked shots. Listed in order of jersey number. * starter *Siri Konkel 5P, 1R, 2S; *Lydia Solum 2P, 3R, 2S; Brinley Middendorf 2P, 1R; *Kendal VanMinsel 1P, 10R, 2S; Katie Klug 1A, 1S; *Addyson McHugh 5P, 3R, 1A, 1S, 3B; Izabel Kaufmann 5P, 5R, 2A, 1S; Carlie Halverson 2P, 3R, 1A; *Kylie Hammel 6P, 6R, 2A; Layla Kittleson no stats; Emerson Ingvalson 5P, 7R, 2A, 1S, 1B

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Spring Grove Girls Varsity Basketball
2-4, (1-3 SEC) varsity approximately 7:15 p.m. unless noted
Home games in bold; * denotes SEC game

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L vs. Lanesboro* 35-62
L at Kingsland*51-70
W vs. Schaeffer Academy* 60-45
W vs. Kee High 50-21
L vs. Grand Meadow* 34-51
Fri. 12-16               at LeRoy-Ostrander*ppd
L vs. Waukon 33-57
Tues., 12-27          Annandale at R-P Tourney
Wed., 12-28          West Lutheran at R-P Tourney
Tues., 01-03          at Lyle/Pacelli* (at Austin)
Fri. 01-06             Southland*
Tues. 01-10           at Grand Meadow*
Thur., 01-12         Mabel-Canton*
Tues., 01-17          at Houston*
Thur., 01-19          at Lanesboro*
Fri., 01-20            Kingsland*
Tues., 01-24          at St. Charles
Thur., 01-26          at Schaeffer Academy*
Fri., 01-27              at Fillmore Central
Mon., 01-30          LeRoy-Ostrander*
Thur., 02-02          at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons
Tues. 02-07          Lyle/Pacelli*
Thur., 02-09          at Southland*
Sat. 02-11             Rushford-Peterson 4 p.m.
Tues., 02-14          at Mabel-Canton*
Fri., 02-17            Houston*

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Spring Grove Girls B-team
2-3
L vs. Lanesboro 26-29
W at Kingsland 35-22
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 50-23
L vs. Grand Meadow 26-31
L vs. Waukon 24-47

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Spring Grove Girls 7th Grade
1-4
L vs. Lanesboro 2-22
L at Kingsland 14-17
W vs. Schaeffer Academy 36-14
at Kee
South Winneshiek
L vs. Grand Meadow 6-24
L at Caledonia 6-14

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>>>SEC EAST Girls Basketball
Lanesboro             2-0          5-1
Houston                 2-0          2-4
Schaeffer Aca.     1-1          2-5
Mabel-Canton     1-2          1-4
Spring Grove         1-3          2-4
>>>SEC WEST
Grand Meadow    3-0          5-0
Kingsland              3-0          6-2
Southland             1-1          2-5
LeRoy Ostrander 0-2          1-4
Lyle/Pacelli           0-5          0-5