Girls basketball roundup: Willmar comes close at Rocori
Jan. 6—COLD SPRING — The Willmar girls basketball team gave Rocori a good battle on Thursday, falling to the Spartans 51-45 in a Central Lakes Conference game.
Brielle Ogdahl and Telilie Lange had big games offensively for the Cardinals. Ogdahl had 18 points and Lange added 12.
Zoe Schroeder contributed 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals for Willmar.
The Cardinals are host to the Fergus Falls Otters at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Big Red Gym.
Willmar (1-7) 25 20 — 45
Rocori (4-5) 23 28 — 51
WILLMAR — Scoring: Brielle Ogdahl 18, Telilie Lange 12, Allie Rosendahl 5, Zoe Schroeder 4, Madison Norsten 3, Deshawna Hodges 2, Lyza Gustafson 1 ... 3-point shots: Lange 2, Norsten 1, Rosendahl 1 ... Rebound leader: Schroeder 12 ... Assist leader: Schroeder 5 ... Steal leader: Schroeder 4 ... Block leader: none
ROCORI — Stats not available
Abby Berge pumped 23 points with 12 rebounds and Harley Roering added 22 points as Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa earned the Central Minnesota Conference victory at Belgrade.
Olivia Mortenson had 19 points and Kristen Hilbert added 13 points and seven rebounds for Kimball.
Tiyanna Schwinghammer added 12 points, five steals and two assists for BBE, which also got 11 points from Brooklyn Fischer.
Kimball (6-3) 34 29 — 63
BBE (4-2) 42 32 — 74
KIMBALL — Scoring: Olivia Mortenson 19, Kristen Hilbert 13, Ellie Kuechle 10, Hallie Arnold 9, Allison Leither 5, Brookelyn Kuechle 3, Ava Molitor 2, Alexa Myers 2 ... 3-point shots: Arnold 3, Leither 3, B. Kuechle 1, E. Kuechle 1 ... Rebound leader: Hilbert 7 ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: E. Kuechle 3 ... Block leader: none
BBE — Scoring: Abby Berge 23, Harley Roering 22, Tiyana Schwinghammer 12, Brooklyn Fischer 11, Ella Halvorson 3, Allison Dingmann 2, Anna Jaeger 1 ... 3-point shots: Roering 6, Schwinghammer 2, Fischer 1 ... Rebound leader: Berge 12 ... Assist leader: Schwinghammer 2 ... Steal leader: Schwinghammer 5 ... Block leader: none
Minneota built on an 18-11 halftime lead to beat Central Minnesota Christian School in a Camden Conference game at Minneota.
Sienna Duininck led CMCS. She had nine points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists for the Bluejays.
CMCS (1-9) 11 16 — 27
Minneota (5-1) 18 31 — 49
CMCS — Scoring: Sienna Duininck 9, Lauren Taatjes 6, Carrie Mulder 3, Natasha Erickson 3, Lilly Mellema 2, CC Roiseland 2, Avery Duininck 2 ... 3-point shots: Mulder 1 ... Rebound leader: S. Duininck 8 ... Assist leader: S. Duininck 2 ... Steal leader: S. Duininck 3 ... Block leader: Taatjes 1
MINNEOTA — Stats not available
Josie Gjerde made five three's en route to a 22-point performance that helped Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg to a dominating victory at Tracy.
Madelynn Luft had 11 rebounds, 10 points, eight blocks and five steals.
KMS plays host to Ortonville at 7:30 p.m. Friday at KMS High School in Kerkhoven.
KMS (8-2) 36 30 — 66
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (4-2) 14 9 — 23
KMS — Scoring: Josie Gjerde 22, Acelynn Hacker 13, Madelynn Luft 10, Elsa Gjerde 5, Anissa Demuth 5, Mamie Luft 5, Julia Carlson 4, Avery Davis 2 ... 3-point shots: J. Gjerde 5, E. Gjerde 1, Hacker 1, Mamie Luft 1 ... Rebound leader: Madelynn Luft 11 ... Assist leader: Mamie Luft 4 ... Steal leader: Madelynn Luft 5 ... Block leader: Madelynn Luft 8
TRACY-MILROY-BALATON — Scoring: Kyli Carter 6, Jaelynn Carter 5, Jordan Munson 5, Brianna Swanson 4, Aurri Johnson 2, Emma Edwards 1 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
MACCRAY defeated Canby behind Brielle Janssen's 20-point effort at Canby.
Janssen, a freshman, also had six steals and two blocks.
Freshman Emma Thein recorded a team-high 15 rebounds.
The Wolverines play host to Lac qui Parle Valley at 6 p.m. Saturday at MACCRAY High School.
MACCRAY (7-2) 18 16 — 34
Canby (3-5) 18 13 — 31
MACCRAY — Scoring: Brielle Janssen 20, Annie Bourne 8, Sydney Thein 4, Ella Kienitz 2 ... 3-point shots: Bourne 1, Janssen 1 ... Rebound leader: Emma Thein 15 ... Assist leader: E. Thein 5 ... Steal leader: Janssen 6 ... Block leader: Bourne 2, Janssen 2
CANBY — Stats not available
Minnewaska picked up its first win this season against West Central Area at Glenwood.
Megan Thorfinnson scored a team-high 17 points for the Lakers. Brooke Kolstoe had 14.
Kolstoe led Minnewaska with 15 rebounds.
The Lakers play host to Eden Valley-Watkins at 7:15 p.m. Monday at Minnewaska High School.
West Central Area (3-6) 27 27 — 54
Minnewaska (1-7) 30 30 — 60
WEST CENTRAL AREA — Stats not available
MINNEWASKA- Scoring: Megan Thorfinnson 17, Brooke Kolstoe 14, Avery Fier 8, Sydney Dahl 7, Jayda Kolstoe 6, Lauryn Ankeny 5, Leslie Murken 3 ... 3-point shots: Thorfinnson 3, Fier 2, Murken 1 ... Rebound leader: B. Kolstoe 15 ... Assist leader: Thorfinnson 4 ... Steal leader: B. Kolstoe 3 ... Block leader: B. Kolstoe 1
Montevideo cranked up the defense, holding Melrose to 18% shooting (7 of 38), in the West Central Conference win at Melrose.
Avery Koenen had 22 points and Tenley Epema and Kiera Foley each had 12 for the Thunder Hawks.
Kaydence Bertram had seven points and three assists for the Dutchmen.
Montevideo (7-1) 34 23 — 57
Melrose (3-7) 10 9 — 19
MONTEVIDEO — Scoring: Teagan Epema 3, Amie Marquardt 2, Tenley Epema 12, Avery Koenen 22, Kiera Foley 12, Hailey Dirksen 4 ... 3-point shots: Tea. Epema 1, Ten. Epema 2, Foley 1 ... Rebound leader: n/a ... Assist leader: n/a ... Steal leader: n/a ... Block leader: n/a
MELROSE — Scoring: Eleanor Schwieters 2, Isabelle Jaenicke 2, Kaydence Bertram 7, Jazmin Finken 5, Paige Gruber 2 ... 3-point shots: Finken 1 ... Rebound leaders: Gruber 7, Jaenicke 5 ... Assist leader: Bertram 3 ... Steal leader: Eleanor Heller 1 ... Block leader: none
Lac qui Parle Valley limited Lakeview to nine second-half points to pull away with a Camden Conference victory at Cottonwood.
LQPV (7-2) 37 27 — 64
Lakeview (3-6) 23 9 — 32
Dawson-Boyd snapped a 52-game conference losing streak with a road win over Camden Conference foe Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in Tyler.
It is the Blackjacks' first conference win since beating MACCRAY 56-39 on Feb. 15, 2019.
Dawson-Boyd (2-5) 23 19 — 42
RTR (6-2) 18 18 — 36
