GIRLS BASKETBALL
CENTRAL MN CONFERENCE
HLWW 59, Paynesville 39
PAYNESVILLE:10;29;–39
HLWW:31;28;–59
PAYNESVILLE (0-13, 0-8): Mari Shumaker 2, Kylee Everson 2, Katelyn Spanier 9, Abbie Wuertz 12, Shantell Van Vleet 2, Cora Hentges 8.
HLWW (2-13, 2-3): Jana Hatrick 12, CJ Dekcer 2, Ivy Fesenmaier 19, Jenna Benson 4, Lily DeBoer 8, Macee Streich 5, Erin Luchsinger 2, Alexa Schuman 7.
HOWARD LAKE – It’s been a long and tough season thus far for the Lakers. Coming in to the matchup, the Lakers were losers of eight-straight games, but this one was different. The Lakers used a dominating defensive performance to snap their losing streak and pick up a 59-39 win over the visiting Bulldogs Thursday night.
HLWW’s CJ Decker
The Lakers held the Bulldogs to just 10 first-half points, and only allowed two made field goals in the first as well. Patience was key for the Lakers in the win as they took their time to get good looks as they shot over 50 percent from the field.
Senior Ivy Fesenmaier finished with a game-high 19 points, while Jana Hatrick added 12 points.
The Lakers are back in action Tuesday, Jan. 24 at Kimball.
MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 63, West Lutheran 50
LP/HT:39;24;–63
WL:25;25;–50
LESTER PRAIRIE/HOLY TRINITY (10-3, 4-0): Jenna Dolezal 14, Steph Lohse 10, Madi Radtke 12, Hope Feltmann 13, Kayla Weinzierl 14.
WEST LUTHERAN (9-6, 2-3): Roni Johnson 2, Kari Preus 8, Lisa Hoffer 20, Ellie Fritze 2, Afton Zemke 4, Sam Hamilton 2, Alyssa Walberg 6, Karley Bursch 6.
PLYMOUTH – The Bulldogs picked up a true team win Thursday night. The Bulldogs had five players in double figures in their 63-50 win over West Lutheran.
Kayla Weinzierl led the way with 14 points, while Hope Feltmann added 13, and Madi Radtke had 12. Jenna Dolezal also was in double figures with 14, and Steph Lohse added 10 points.
The Bulldogs have won six-straight games as they head into a tough matchup with NYA Saturday, Jan. 21.
BOYS BASKETBALL
MN RIVER CONFERENCE
Mayer Lutheran 72, NYA 69
NYA:33;36;–69
MAYER LUTERAN:45;27;–72
MAYER LUTHERAN (6-7, 2-3): Kobey Woolhouse 23, Matt Menth 2, Cole Hagen 16, Garrett Tjernagel 10, Baden Noennig 19, McHayl Diedrick 2.
MAYER – The Crusaders finally got into the win column for the first time since Dec. 28 with a 72-69 win over NYA in a Minnesota River Conference matchup. The Crusaders had a 12-point lead at the half, but the Raiders rallied back to make the Crusaders sweat out a win. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for the Crusaders.
Mayer Lutheran’s Cole Hagen
Kobey Woolhouse got the Crusaders rolling early, knocking down six 3-pointers and finishing with 20 points in the first half. Woolhouse finished the game with xx points.
The Crusaders are back in action Saturday, Jan. 21 when they travel to Madelia.
Other Local Scores:
BOYS BASKETBALL
CENTRAL MN CONFERENCE:
St. John’s Prep 67, Kimball 53
MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Heritage Christian 79, Bethany Academy 41
MN RIVER CONFERENCE
Belle Plaine 62, LeSueur-Henderson 59
W-E-M 72, Jordan 70 (OT)
Sibley East 67, Tri-City United 56
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CENTRAL MN CONFERENCE
Pillager 55, Pierz 46
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, B-B-E 46
Holdingford 64, Upsala 46
MN CHRISTIAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
St. Croix Prep 39, Trinity 37
Legacy Christian 48, PACT Charter 17
New Life Academy 50, Spectrum 46
Maranatha Christian 73, SW Christian 56
WRIGHT COUNTY CONFERENCE
Rockford 41, Mound Westonka 15
Watertown-Mayer 64, New London-Spicer 47
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