Girls basketball roundup: LQPV stays on track against YME

Jan. 20—GRANITE FALLS — Taylor Shelstad fought off her shooting slump, helping the Lac qui Parle Valley Eagles dominate Yellow Medicine East on Friday.

Shelstad, a senior guard, scored 23 points in LQPV's 73-36 victory.

"She has been in a little bit of a shooting slump, so it was nice to see her get back to normal tonight," LQPV head coach Dylan Erickson said. "We go as she goes."

The Eagles caused the Sting to turn the ball over 22 times, notching 13 steals and one block.

Shelstad had six of the 13 steals. LQPV senior center Camryn Lee had the sole block.

"We can score but it's been our defensive pressure all year," Erickson said. "We're doing a really good job of that and it fuels our offense."

LQPV outscored YME 40-14 in the second half after taking a 33-22 lead into halftime.

Erickson said his Eagles' grew more patient throughout the game and that it was the difference-maker. He also likes that he can count on different players nightly.

"It's a luxury that some small schools don't get," Erickson said. "If one girl is off or is being guarded, we can combat it by putting the girls in different situations."

Eagles sophomore guard Jalyn Lee followed Shelstad with 12 points. Camryn Lee had 10, junior guard Isabel Gerdes and senior guard Rylee Lund both had eight, and senior guard Ayanna Gipson had seven.

"You never know who can get it going," Erickson said. "We know when it comes to playoff time, we'll need to have that depth."

YME's top scorers were senior forward Hannah Stark and freshman forward Alana Almich. Stark led with 10 points and Almich had nine. Senior guard Stella Schuler recorded 10 rebounds. The Sting play at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Canby.

LQPV's depth has led it to a 12-2 record and a No. 20 ranking in Class A. The Eagles beat Minneota for the first time in program history Tuesday and play No. 4 Hancock at 2:15 p.m. Saturday in Hancock.

"It should be a really fun one," Erickson said.

LQPV (12-2) 33 40 — 73

YME (5-7) 22 14 — 36

LQPV — Scoring: Rylee Lund 8, Ayanna Gipson 7, Isabel Gerdes 8, Taylor Shelstad 23, Camryn Lee 10, Jayln Lee 12, Kayla Jahn 5 ... 3-point shots: Lund 2, Gerdes 2, Shelstad 1, J. Lee 1, Jahn 1 ... Rebound leader: Lund 6, Gipson 6, Gerdes 6 ... Assist leader: Gipson 4 ... Steal leader: Shelstad 6 ... Block leader: C. Lee 1

YME — Scoring: Hannah Stark 10, Alana Almich 9, Hope Stark 7, Ella Cherveny 5, Gracie Kleven 3, Klaira Shackelford 2 ... 3-point shots: Hannah Stark 2, Almich 1, Kleven 1, Hope Stark 1 ... Rebound leader: Stella Schuler 10 ... Assist leader: Cherveny 2, Hope Stark 2, Schuler 2 ... Steal leader: Cherveny 2 ... Block leader: none

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton used a strong first half to beat Central Minnesota Christian at Tracy.

The Panthers led 30-18 at halftime.

CMCS was led by Sienna Duininck, who had 19 points and four steals.

CMCS takes on MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Clara City.

CMCS (4-11) 18 25 — 43

TMB (8-5) 30 25 — 55

CMCS — Scoring: Sienna Duininck 19, Natasha Erickson 9, Carrie Mulder 7, Lauren Taatjes 6, CC Roiseland 2 ... 3-point shots: Duininck 2 ... Rebound leader: Mulder 8 ... Assist leader: Roiseland 3 ... Steal leader: Duininck 4 ... Block leader: Taatjes 1

TMB — Stats not included

Three Blackjacks scored in double figures in Dawson-Boyd's victory at Cottonwood.

Kate Dahl had 14 points and two steals for Dawson-Boyd. Ayiana Hastad added 12 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks and Alyssa Swedzinski contributed 10 points for the Blackjacks, who have won three games in a row.

Korsya Herrick had 15 points to lead the Lakers.

Dawson-Boyd plays Estelline, South Dakota, at 11 a.m. Saturday in Deubrook (S.D.) as part of the DVC Classic.

Dawson-Boyd (5-8) 25 24 — 49

Lakeview (3-12) 26 21 — 47

DAWSON-BOYD — Scoring: Kate Dahl 14, Ayiana Hastad 12, Alyssa Swedzinski 10, Hayley Anderson 6, Chelsie Husby 3, Rachel Jorgens 2, Allison Estling 2 ... 3-point shots: Swedzinski 2, Hastad 1, Husby 1, Dahl 1 ... Rebound leader: Hastad 11 ... Assist leader: Hastad 2 ... Steal leader: Husby 2, Dahl 2 ... Block leader: Dahl 2

LAKEVIEW — Scoring: Korsya Herrick 15, Aubreigh Rausch 9, Shelby Justsen 6, Megan Schwartz 5, Aleiah Rosenau 5, Carmen Varpness 4, Brynn Stensrud 3 ... 3-point shots: Herrick 3, Stensrud 1 ... Rebound leader: Rausch 7, Herrick 7, Rosenau 7 ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: three players with 1 ... Block leader: Rausch 1, Varpness 1

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg won its third straight game in beating host Canby, getting 18 points and four steals from Acelynn Hacker.

Julia Carlson added 11 points and Madelynn Luft added five points, six rebounds, three assists and five blocked shots for the Fighting Saints.

Paige Nelson led the Lancers with nine points.

KMS plays host to Dawson-Boyd at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Kerkhoven.

KMS (13-3) 30 30 — 60

Canby (5-9) 21 12 — 33

KMS — Scoring: Acelynn Hacker 18, Julia Carlson 11, Sophia Oerter 8, Mamie Luft 7, Elsa Gjerde 6, Madelynn Luft 5, Josie Gjerde 5 ... 3-point shots: E. Gjerde 2, Hacker 1, J. Gjered 1, Madelynn Luft 1 ... Rebound leader: Madelynn Luft 6 ... Assist leaders: J. Gjerde 3, Madelynn Luft 3 ... Steal leader: Hacker 4 ... Block leader: Madelynn Luft 5

CANBY — Scoring: Paige Nelson 9, Kortney Leppke 5, Ashlee Ann Frazeur 4, Aliyah Rangaard 4, Lacie DeVos 4, Braelyn Merritt 3, Kalee Verhelst 2, Brynn Kockelman 2 ... 3-point shots: Nelson 2 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

Brielle Janssen scored 18 points and had nine rebounds in MACCRAY's loss at Minneota.

MACCRAY plays host to Central Minnesota Christian at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Clara City.

MACCRAY (10-5) 24 13 — 37

Minneota (9-4) 24 31 — 55

MACCRAY — Scoring: Brielle Janssen 18, Sydney Thein 7, Ella Kienitz 5, Alexis Noble 4, Emma Thein 3 ... 3-point shots: Kienitz 1, S. Thein 1, E. Thein 1, Janssen 1 ... Rebound leader: Janssen 9, E. Thein 9 ... Assist leaders: Kienitz 5, Janssen 4 ... Steal leader: Janssen 4 ... Block leader: Janssen 1

MINNEOTA — Stats not available

Renville County West lost its 10th game of the season against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Tyler.

The Jaguars play host to Lac qui Parle Valley at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Renville.

With Kiera Foley out resting a sore knee, Montevideo switched its lineup and its rotations and still came away with a home victory over Morris/Chokio-Alberta.

"I thought it was a good challenge tonight," Montevideo head coach Anthony Jackson said. "We were playing without Kiera and our rRotation was a little different, and I thought our girls reacted well."

Tenley Epema had 21 points on seven 3-pointers to lead Thunder Hawks, who got 18 points and 11 rebounds from Avery Koenen. Teagen Epema contributed seven points, seven assists and five steals.

Maddy Grove, a 6-foot senior guard, had 12 points to lead the Tigers.

Montevideo plays at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in New Ulm.

Morris/CA (2-10) 20 20 — 40

Montevideo (11-2) 37 29 — 66

MORRIS/CA — Scoring: Maddy Grove 12, Brianna Marty 7, Hana Schutz 3, Ashley Koehl 2, Isabel Guerra 2, Addison Cihak 2, Maddie Fehr 7, Kaylee Harstad 6 ... 3-point shots: Grove 1, Marty 1, Schutz 1... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

MONTEVIDEO — Scoring: Teagen Epema 7, Taylor Viessman 4, Tenley Epema 21, Avery Koenen 18, Hailey Dirksen 9, Brooke Lindeman 5 ... 3-point shots: Dirksen 3, Ten. Epema 7, Koenen 1 ... Rebound leader: Koenen 11, Viessman 6 ... Assist leaders: Tea. Epema 7, Koenen 6 ... Steal leaders: Tea. Epema 5, Ten. Epema 3 ... Block leader: none

BOLD cruised to a 31-20 halftime lead, then held on to beat West Central and win its sixth straight game, this time at Olivia.

Lainey Braulick had 20 points, six steals and four points for the Warriors. Rylee Boen added 10 points, as did Mari Ryberg, who also added 10 rebounds and eight steals to her totals.

Claire Stark led West Central with 24 points.

BOLD is 5-0 in the West Central. West Central is 3-3.

BOLD plays host to Springfield at 8 p.m. Monday in Olivia.

West Central (7-8) 20 37 — 57

BOLD (11-2) 31 30 — 61

WEST CENTRAL — Scoring: Mary Gross 14, Mya Foslier 8, Addison Staydes 11, Claire Stark 24 ... 3-point shots: Gross 3, Foslier 2, Staydes 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

BOLD — Scoring: Lainey Braulick 20, Rylee Boen 10, Mari Ryberg 10, Anne Moorse 5, Kenzie Visser 6, Lily Dean 7, Layla Pfarr 3 ... 3-point shots: Braulick 2, Boen 2, Morse 1, Pfarr 1 ... Rebound leaders: Ryberg 10, Moorse 5 ... Assist leader: Braulick 4 ... Steal leaders: Ryberg 8, Braulick 6 ... Block leaders: Visser 1, Ryberg 1

Abby Berge scored 20 points to help Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa to its nine consecutive win at Kimball.

The Jaguars are 6-1 in the Central Minnesota conference this season.BBE plays host to Eden Valley-Watkins at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Belgrade.

BBE (11-2) 30 26 — 56

Kimball (9-5) 17 22 — 39

BBE — Scoring: Abby Berge 20, Tiyana Schwinghammer 13, Harley Roering 11, Brooklyn Fischer 6, Allison Dingmann 6 ... 3-point shots: Schwinghammer 1, Berge 1, Roering 1 ... Rebound leaders: Fischer 5, Berge 5 ... Assist leaders: Schwinghammer 1, Berge 1, Roering 1 ... Steal leader: Schwinghammer 5 ... Block leader: Schwinghammer 1

KIMBALL — Stats not available

Grace Kaehler scored all eight of her points late in the second half to help make a difference for the Falcons in Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City's victory at Grove City.

Maple Lake is 0-8 in the Central Minnesota. ACGC is 2-5.

Elli Roemeling also scored eight points for ACGC. She also contributed 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Gwen Geyen had 11 points for the Irish.

ACGC faces Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hector.

Maple Lake (3-9) 17 16 — 33

ACGC (4-9) 29 19 — 48

MAPLE LAKE — Scoring: Gwen Geyen 11, Audrey Beffel 4, Kayla Bauman 9, Cassandra Fynboh 7, Aleigha Jensen 2 ... 3-point shots: Bauman 3, Fynboh 1, Geyen 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a

ACGC — Scoring: Elli Roemeling 8, Mikaili Johnson 7, Brooke Schultz 5, Ruby Klinger 9, Brooke Brekke 6, Mackenzie Powers 5, Grace Kaehler 8 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, Brekke 2, Powers 1 ... Rebound leaders: Roemeling 11, Klinger 7 ... Assist leader: Roemeling 5, ... Steal leaders: Roemeling 3, Johnson 3, Schultz 3 ... Block leader: Klinger 2

Holdingford remains unbeaten in the Central Minnesota Conference after holding off Paynesville in Holdingford.

The Huskers are now 6-0 in the CMC while the Bulldogs drop to 3-4.

Dropping its third straight game, Paynesville heads to New London-Spicer on Monday.

Sophomore Ryleh Monahan pumped in 18 points to lead Glencoe-Silver Lake to the home victory over Litchfield.

The Panthers used a full-court press to force turnovers on the Dragons, out-scoring Litchfield 34-19 in the second half.

GSL is 4-0 in the Wright County West Division. Litchfield is 2-2.

Litchfield plays host to Minnewaska at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Litchfield. The Lakers are in the Dragons' section.

Litchfield (7-6) 22 19 — 41

GSL (11-3) 29 34 — 63

LITCHFIELD — Scoring: Ryanna Steinhaus 4, Kylie Michels 5, Shelby Dengerud 4, Greta Hansen 6, Addie Lundeen 2, Izzy Pennertz 14, Olivia Olson 1, Ellie Brown 4, Morgan Falling 1 ... 3-point shots: Michels 1 ... Rebound leaders: Hansen 9, Steinhaus 8 ... Assist leaders: Michels 5, Steinhaus 4... Steal leader: Hansen 3 ... Block leader: Hansen 1

GSL — Scoring: Myleh Monahan 18, Hannah Graf 11, Brooke Christianson 5, Lydia Simons 11, Alyssa Radke 2, Audrey Petersen 14, Reece Magnuson 2... 3-point shots: Monahan 4, Simons 1, Petersen 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a