Area Boys Basketball
TMB 68, Windom 48
The Tracy-Milroy-Balaton boys' basketball team moved back to .500 after defeating Windom 68-48 on Tuesday in Windom.
Now 11-11, the Panthers got a game-high 24 points from Parker Lanoue, who hit three three-pointers in the victory. Taylor Hoffbeck added 12 points as TMB preps for a Camden Conference game with Minneota on Thursday in Tracy.
The Eagles (14-8) were led by Collin Lovell, who had 17 points in the loss.
TMB (68)
Alec Swan 2-1 1-5 8, Parker Lanoue 7-3 1-2 24, Taylor Hoffbeck 1-2 4-6 12, Tommy Nelson 1 0-0 2, Brian Fultz 1-1 3-4 8, Matt LaVoy 2 1-4 5, Michael Nilius 0 1-2 1, Jacob Orren 2 4-5 8. Totals 23 15-31 68. Three-Pointers 7 Total Fouls 20.
Windom (48)
Andy Pfeffer 1 0-0 2, Jacob Johnson 1-1 0-1 5, Trenton Bever 3 0-0 6, Jacob Gotto 1 2-2 4, Collin Lovell 5 7-10 17, Nick Riordan 2 0-1 4, Nathan Remmers 2 1-3 5, Trevor Cuppy 1 2-2 5. Totals 17 12-19 48. Three-Pointers 2 Total Fouls 23.
Halftime Score: TMB 36, Windom 14.
Dawson-Boyd 73, LQPV 28
Leading 36-23 at halftime, Dawson-Boyd held Lac qui Parle Valley to five second-half points, leading the way to a 73-28 non-conference win in Dawson.
Winners of 13 straight, the Blackjacks got 12 points from Nathaniel Huot and Joey Lee. Zach Stelter and Michael Lee each dropped 10 in the victory.
On Friday, Dawson-Boyd travels to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton to play in the Camden Conference championship game. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
LQPV (28)
Jordan Brehmer 2 3-4 7, Blake Hoium 1 1-2 4, Kody Nesvold 1 0-1 2, Colby Siegert 1 0-0 3, Garrett Olson 1 0-2 3, Eric Smith 4 0-1 9. Totals 10 4-10 28. Three-Pointers 4 Rebounds 16 Assists 4 Steals 3 Blocks 0 Turnovers 25 Total Fouls 15.
Dawson-Boyd (73)
Nathaniel Huot 4 1-2 12, Zach Stelter 4 2-2 10, Joey Lee 4 4-5 12, Josh Wager 2 0-0 5, Evan Robertson 3 3-3 10, Michael Lee 4 2-3 10, Jack Hansen 2 0-0 6, Ryan Sumner 1 0-0 2, Jon Tensen 2 2-3 6. Totals 26 14-18 73. Three-Pointers 7 (Huot 3) Rebounds 27 (Stelter 5, Robertson 5) Assists 15 (J. Lee 5) Steals 18 (J. Lee 5) Blocks 0 Turnovers 6 Total Fouls 15.
Halftime Score: Dawson-Boyd 36, LQPV 23.
Ortonville 74, Minneota 39
Ortonville's Trent Kuechenmeister hit seven three-pointers as the Trojans got hot from outside, snatching a 74-39 non-conference win against Minneota Tuesday in Ortonville.
Austin Swanson added 17 points for Ortonville in the win, while Jacob Meyer popped in 12.
For the Vikings, Grant Hennen led the way offensively with 20 points. Austin Buysse finished with eight points. No other Minneota player scored more than five points.
At 5-18 overall, the Vikings travel to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton for a Camden Conference game on Thursday.
Minneota (39)
Grant Hennen 9 2-2 20, Austin Buysse 3 0-1 8, Jacob Bottelberge 2 1-2 5, David Noyes 1 0-1 2, Aaric Christenson 1 0-0 2, Aaron Buysse 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 3-6 39. Three-Pointers 2 (Au. Buysse 2) Total Fouls 10.
Ortonville (74)
Trent Kuechenmeister 8 4-4 27, Austin Swanson 8 1-2 17, Jacob Meyer 4 0-0 12, Jade Hasslen 3 0-2 5, Nick Benck 1 2-2 4, Brandon Nelson 1 2-2 4, James Nitz 1 0-0 3, Tony Schake 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 9-12 74. Three-Pointers 12 (Kuechenmeister 7) Total Fouls 10.
Halftime Score: Ortonville 29, Minneota 18.
MCC 60, Fulda 52 (OT)
Murray County Central rallied to defeat rival Fulda in a Red Rock Conference high school boys' basketball game Tuesday night, claiming a 60-52 victory in overtime in Slayton.
Sam Nysetvold (14 points) collected a steal and scored a basket with 24 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game at 52 and force overtime. MCC then outscored Fulda 8-0 in the extra period.
Nate Wieneke led MCC with 22 points, while Chris Halbur netted 11 points.
Aaron Tiesler and Todd Peterson scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, to lead Fulda (12-3 Red Rock, 18-6 overall).
MCC (10-5, 14-7) hosts Southwest Christian Friday night.
Fulda (52)
Scoring: Aaron Tiesler 14 points, Todd Peterson 13 points.
MCC (60)
Scoring: Nate Wieneke 22 points, Sam Nysetvold 14 points, Chris Halbur 11 points.
Halftime Score: MCC 27, Fulda 24.
MLBO 73, RRC 47
With four players scoring in double digits, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin pulled away for a 73-47 Red Rock Conference win over Red Rock Central Tuesday in Lamberton.
Carter Kirk led the way with 17 points, while Beau Herrig (16), Cody Penner (15) and Kaleb Grev (10) also finished in double figures for the Wolverines (11-4 Red Rock, 18-5 overall).
For the Falcons (7-8, 9-13), Henry Rogotzke nearly had a double-double with 18 points and eight boards. Jeff DeCock added 16 points and seven assists in the loss.
RRC stays in conference action Friday, traveling to Fulda.
MLBO (73)
Tony Donkhong 0 1-2 1, Andrew Hempeck 3 0-0 8, Kyle Thiessen 1 2-2 4, Cody Penner 7 0-2 15, Kaleb Grev 3 3-6 10, Beau Herrig 5 4-6 16, Carter Kirk 8 1-2 17, Dylan Oeltjenbruns 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 11-20 73. Three-Pointers 6 Rebounds 36 Assists 23 Steals 14 Blocks 1 Turnovers 23 Total Fouls 18.
RRC (47)
Jeff DeCock 6 4-8 16, Sam Halter 1 0-0 3, Daniel Maras 0 1-2 1, Dylan Bunting 0 3-3 3, Logan Willhite 2 0-0 6, Henry Rogotzke 7 1-6 18. Totals 16 9-23 47. Three-Pointers 6 (Rogotzke 3) Rebounds 19 (Rogotzke 8) Assists 11 (DeCock 7) Steals 6 (Willhite 3) Blocks 0 Turnovers 21 Total Fouls 18.
Halftime Score: MLBO 40, RRC 18.
Mountain Lake Christian 67, E.C.H.O. Charter 46
Down two to Mountain Lake Christian at halftime, the E.C.H.O. Charter boys basketball team went cold in the second half Tuesday and lost 67-46.
Kyle Lecy scored 17 points for the Rockets in the losing effort, and Shawn Peterson added 10 points.
The Rockets (3-12 overall) return to the court Monday to face Lincoln HI.
E.C.H.O. Charter (46)
Jimmy Cunningham 1 1-3 3, Colten Hunter 2 3-3 9, DJ Ose 0 0-2 0, Nick Pingel 2 1-1 6, Abe Faugstad 0 1-2 1, Shawn Peterson 4 2-5 10, Kyle Lecy 5 6-8 17. Totals 14 16-25 46. Three-pointers 2 Rebounds 17 (Pingel 4) Steals 9 (Hunter 3) Turnovers 17 Total Fouls 17.
Mountain Lake Christian (67)
Halftime Score: Mountain Lake Christian 26, E.C.H.O. Charter 24.
Area girls basketball
Lincoln HI 48, RTR 47
In its last chance of the season to pick up a Camden Conference win, the Lincoln HI girls basketball team came through. Senior forward Alicia Moen scored a game-high 17 points with 13 rebounds to lead the Rebels to a 48-47 victory over Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Tuesday night in Ivanhoe.
Emily Christensen hit three three-pointers for the Rebels to finish with nine points, and Malorie Midtaune had eight points and seven rebounds.
Destine Strand hit four three-pointers and led RTR with 14 points. Kaylie Nielsen added 11 points.
Neither team shot well from the foul line, as RTR was 11-for-21 and Lincoln HI was 11-for-20. The Rebels won despite turning the ball over 31 times.
Lincoln HI (3-18 overall, 1-13 Camden) opens the Section 3A playoffs Thursday at Ortonville. RTR (6-17, 3-11) has its first-round game Thursday against Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Westbrook.
RTR (47)
Kristin Knudsen 0 5-9 5, Destinee Strand 5 0-0 14, Leslie Willert 1 1-2 3, Maria Dunblazier 1 0-0 2, Jenae Minett 2 1-2 5, Allison Pochardt 1 1-3 3, Courtney Mensen 2 0-0 4, Kaylie Nielsen 4 3-5 11. Totals 16 11-21 47. Three-pointers 4 (Strand 4) Rebounds 40 (Pochardt 8, Knudsen 8) Assists 14 (Knudsen 6) Steals 10 Blocks 2 Turnovers 8 Total Fouls 21.
Lincoln HI (48)
Heidi Pavek 1 0-2 2, Bridgette Bloch 1 0-0 3, Alicia Moen 4 6-11 17, Kalea DeSmet 1 0-0 2, Malorie Midtaune 2 4-4 8, Emily Christensen 3 0-1 9, Maranda Jerzak 1 0-0 2, Morgan Citterman 2 1-2 5. Totals 15 11-20 48. Three-pointers 7 (Moen 3, Christensen 3) Rebounds 35 (Moen 1, Midtaune 7) Assists 10 Steals 6 Blocks 1 Turnovers 31 Total Fouls 21.
Halftime Score: RTR 22, Lincoln HI 22.
TMB 53, Windom Area 32
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 53-32 non-conference road victory over Windom Area.
Cassie Hook hit four three-pointers and led TMB with 16 points. Jenna Stoneberg added 10 points and six rebounds.
The Eagels were led by Abby Hayenga, who had 12 points and six rebounds.
TMB ends the regular season with a 12-12 record. The Panthers will take on Yellow Medicine East in the Section 3AA tournament on Saturday in Granite Falls.
TMB (53)
Cassie Hook 5 2-3 16, Kelli Soupir 2 0-0 5, Morgan Hoffbeck 1 0-0 2, Nichy Iverson 1 0-0 2, Tiffani Karbo 1 3-6 5, Sammie Gervais 4 0-0 9, Kate Johnston 1 2-4 4, Jenna Stoneberg 5 0-0 10. Totals 26 7-14 53. Three-pointers 6 (Hook 4) Rebounds 32 (Karbo 7, Stoneberg 6, Johnston 6) Assists 14 (Gervais 3, Johnston 3) Steals 12 (Soupir 4) Blocks 1 Turnovers 23 Total Fouls 24.
Windom Area (32)
Kelcey Olson 2 1-4 5, Abby Hayenga 5 2-7 12, Sami Peterson 2 1-3 6, Rachel Sorensen 0 0-2 0, Holly Larson 1 0-0 2, Gina Hauge 1 5-11 7. Totals 11 9-27 32. Three-pointers 1 Rebounds 25 (Hayenga 6) Assists 4 Steals 8 (Peterson 4) Blocks 3 Turnovers 23 Total Fouls 13.
Halftime Score: TMB 31, Windom Area 13.
WWG 55, SSC 43
Before heading into Section 3A-North play, Westbrook-Walnut Grove ended the regular season in a high note, defeating Southwest Star Concept 55-43 in Red Rock Conference play Tuesday in Westbrook.
Leading the way for the Chargers was Paige Erickson, who had a game-high 22 points, and also had three assists, six steals and two blocks. Anne Woelber was 9 of 10 from the free-throw line, finishing with 14 points.
The Quasars got a team-high 11 points from Courtney Place.
At 9-7 in the Red Rock, 12-10 overall, WWG hosts Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in the first round on Thursday.
SSC (43)
Gabi Stenzel 2 0-0 4, Autumn Hinkeldey 1 0-0 2, Arianna Hesemann 3 0-1 6, Connor DeWall 1 3-4 5, Sonja Peters 1 0-0 2, Kailey Wendland 3 0-0 6, Courtney Place 4 0-0 11, Sarah Baumgard 3 1-4 7. Totals 18 4-11 43. Three-Pointers 3 (Place 3).
WWG (55)
Katie Dusek 1 2-2 4, Karley Deprez 3 0-0 6, Elizabeth Woelber 1 1-2 4, Maddie Frank 2 0-0 5, Paige Erickson 7 6-7 22, Anne Woelber 2 9-10 14. Totals 16 18-21 55. Three-Pointers 5 (Erickson 2) Rebounds 33 (A. Woelber 10) Assists 7 (Erickson 3) Steals 12 (Erickson 6, Deprez 3) Blocks 3 (Erickson 2) Turnovers 9 Total Fouls 15.
Halftime Score: WWG 26, SSC 17.
YME 60, Benson 33
Dani Aus and Angie Scheffler both netted 14 points, sparking the Yellow Medicine East Sting to a 60-33 victory over the Benson Braves in a West Central Conference South high school girls' basketball game Tuesday night in Benson.
Courtney Hinz, Kylie Jans and Emily Baker (11 rebounds) each scored eight points for the well-balanced Sting, which led 28-13 at halftime and held a 39-20 rebounding advantage.
YME (8-4, 14-9) hosts Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in the opening round of the Section 3AA-North tournament Saturday at 7 p.m.
Benson (33)
Emma Peterson 5 3-4 14, Kenzie Jensen 1 0-0 3, Alexa Nissen 1 0-0 2, Cassie Hoffman 2 0-0 6, Cyra Carlson 1 0-0 2, Ellen Reuss 1 0-0 2, Hannah Ricard 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 3-4 33. Three-Pointers 4 (Hoffman 2) Rebounds 20 (Peterson 6) Assists 4 Steals 11 (Peterson 6, Jensen 4) Blocks 0 Turnovers 23 Total Fouls 14.
YME (60)
Chyanne Sand 2 0-0 4, Dani Aus 4 3-4 14, Kylie Jans 4 0-2 8, Courtney Hinz 4 0-0 8, BeaAnn Hagert 1 0-0 2, Emily Baker 3 2-4 8, Angie Scheffler 6 2-5 14, Cassie Struffert 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 7-15 60. Three-Pointers 3 (Aus 3) Rebounds 39 (Baker 11) Assists 15 (Sand 3, Hinz 3, Baker 3) Steals 14 (Baker 4) Blocks 1 Turnovers 17 Total Fouls 9.
Halftime Score: YME 28, Benson 13.
Mountain Lake Christian 38, E.C.H.O. Charter 33
The E.C.H.O. Charter girls basketball team couldn't hold on to a three-point halftime lead and fell to Mountain Lake Christian 38-33 on Tuesday.
Patience Harris scored a game-high 19 points for the Rockets in the loss, and Morgan Schmidt added seven points and 12 boards.
E.C.H.O. Charter (3-11 overall) plays in the first round of the Section 3A tournament Thursday night against Lakeview in Cottonwood.
E.C.H.O. Charter (33)
Tiana Harris 2 0-0 4, Patience Harris 7 4-8 19, Morgan Schmidt 2 2-2 7, Maddie Gluth 1 0-2 3. Totals 12 6-12 33. Three-pointers 3 Rebonds 26 (Schmidt 12) Assists 18 Steals 8 (Heather Boyum 4) Blocks 1 Turnovers 18 Total Fouls 13.
Mountain Lake Christian (38)
Halftime Score: E.C.H.O. Charter 21, Mountain Lake Christian 18.
Elkton-Lake Benton 74,
Madison 54
In the first round of South Dakota District 5A playoff basketball, the Elkton-Lake Benton girls' basketball team advanced out of the first round with a 74-54 victory over Madison in Elkton, S.D.
Leading the Lady Elks on offense was Megan Krogman, who finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Cassidy Gebhart added 18 points, and Steph Johnson finished with eight points, seven steals and five assists.
On Thursday, Elkton-Lake Benton travels to Tea, S.D. to play Flandreau.
Madison (54)
Madison Nipe 1 2-5 4, Chloe Nordling 8 1-4 18, Jenna Selgestad 1 1-2 3, Bailey Milne 2 8-9 13, Holly Fiegen 1 2-2 4, Abby Andresen 2 2-2 6, Ashley Currey 3 0-1 6. Totals 18 16-25 54. Three-Pointers 2 Rebounds 33 (Milne 9) Assists 12 (Milne 6).
Elkton-Lake Benton (74)
Cassidy Gebhart 6 6-10 18, Gabby Kampmann 0 2-4 2, Molly Koch 4 3-4 11, Becca Jurgens 1 2-2 5, Hayley Denison 1 0-1 2, Kelsey Kinner 1 0-0 2, Megan Krogman 7 5-7 19, Mindee VanDyke 3 1-2 7, Steph Johnson 3 2-2 8. Totals 26 21-32 74. Three-Pointers 1 Rebounds 31 (Krogman 11) Assists 14 (Johnson 5) Steals 21 (Johnson 7) Blocks 5 (Jurgens 3) Turnovers 11 Total Fouls 22.
Halftime Score: Elkton-Lake Benton 35, Madison 24.