Area girls basketball
WWG 54, Hills-Beaver Creek 45
Thanks to 20 points by Paige Erickson and a five-point, seven-rebound, eight-assist effort by Anne Woelber, Westbrook-Walnut Grove picked up a 54-45 Red Rock Conference victory over Hills-Beaver Creek Thursday in Hills.
Now 8-7 in the Red Rock, 11-10 overall, the Chargers host Southwest Star Concept on Monday in the regular-season finale.
Leading the Patriots was Katlyn Sandbulte, who finished with 16 points.
WWG (54)
Katie Dusek 1 3-7 5, Karley Deprez 1 1-2 3, Elizabeth Woelber 4 4-4 14, Maddie Frank 3 1-2 7, Paige Erickson 7 3-5 20, Anne Woelber 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 12-20 54. Three-Pointers 6 (Erickson 3) Rebounds 23 (A. Woelber 7, Deprez 6) Assists 14 (A. Woelber 8) Steals 13 (Dusek 3) Blocks 3 (Deprez 2) Turnovers 9 Total Fouls 15.
Hills-Beaver Creek (45)
Paige Leuthold 3-1 4-5 13, Katlyn Sandbulte 5 1-3 16, Haley Van Wyhe 1 1-1 4, Hattie Van Wyhe 1 0-0 2, Meghan Leuthold 4 2-4 10. Totals 15 8-13 45. Three-Pointers 7 Total Fouls 18.
Halftime Score: Hills-Beaver Creek 27, WWG 23.
Dawson-Boyd 63, RCW 32
The Dawson-Boyd girls basketball team capped off its regular season with a convincing 63-32 Camden Conference win over Renville County West Thursday night in Dawson.
Justine Lee had seven points, nine rebounds and 16 assists to lead the Blackjacks, who sport a 13-9 overall record and 10-6 conference record. Katarina Kuhlmann added 14 points, while Mari Lee and Sarah Zaiser each scored 11.
RCW got 14 points from Morgan Zaske and 10 points from Taylor Sharpe.
Dawson-Boyd opens Section 3A tournament play Feb. 25 in Montevideo, with the fourth-seeded Blackjacks taking on No. 5 seed Central Minnesota Christian.
RCW (32)
Sadie Treml 1 0-0 2, Taylor Sharpe 3 2-2 10, Morgan Zeske 4 5-6 14, Grace Robertson 2 0-0 4, Hailey Johnson 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 9-12 32. Three-pointers 3 Rebounds 19 Assists 7 Steals 1 Blocks 1 Turnovers 23 Total Fouls 11.
Dawson-Boyd (63)
Sara Melom 3 1-2 7, Mari Lee 5 0-0 11, Sarah Zaiser 4 1-2 11, Kaitlin Johnshoy 3 0-0 6, Katarina Kuhlmann 5 2-3 14, Kelly Husby 2 0-0 4, Nicole Jurgenson 1 1-2 3, Justine Lee 3 1-1 7. Totals 26 6-10 63. Three-pointers 5 Rebounds 29 (J. Lee 9) Assists 26 (J. Lee 16) Steals 14 Blocks 2 Turnovers 12 Total Fouls 12.
Halftime Score: Dawson-Boyd 36, RCW 21.
Minneota 71, TMB 41
The Minneota girls basketball team won its 22nd straight game on Thursday with a 71-41 Camden?Conference road victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton.
Undefeated in the Camden at 14-0 (24-1 overall), the Vikings will represent the Camden South in the Camden Conference championship game on Tuesday, hosting Camden North champion MACCRAY.
The Panthers (7-7, 11-12) close out the regular season on Tuesday, traveling to Windom for a non-conference game.
No other statistics were available.
Area boys basketball
Minn. Valley Lutheran 80, Wabasso 61
Sparked by a 20-point effort from nate Siemers, Minnesota Valley Lutheran bumped its Tomahawk Conference record to 8-7 (10-13 overall) with an 80-61 victory over Wabasso Thursday in New Ulm.
Cole Wersal and Nate Schoenherr each finished with 14, and Bobby Tisch tallied 11 for the Chargers, who take on Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's on Tuesday.
The Rabbits (3-12, 8-16) got a team-high 18 points and seven rebounds from Aaron Brau. Neil Eichten chipped in with nine points. Wabasso preps for its season finale on Feb. 24, hosting Cedar Mountain/Comfrey.
Wabasso (61)
Seth Guetter 2 1-2 6, Dylan Bock 2 3-4 7, Neil Eichten 2 5-7 9, Tanner Bock 0 2-4 2, Aaron Brau 8 2-7 18, Cole McKeown 3 0-0 8, Taylor Zuehlsdorf 3 0-4 6, Jonathan Nelson 0 1-2 1, Kenric Baune 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 14-30 61. Three-Pointers 3 (McKeown 2) Rebounds 18 (Brau 7, Zuehlsdorf 6) Assists 16 (Guetter 4) Steals 9 Blocks 1 Turnovers 14 Total Fouls 13.
MVL (80)
Ryan Grunke 3 0-0 7, Cole Wersal 7 0-1 14, Nate Schoenherr 5 4-5 14, Ben Balge 2 0-0 6, Bobby Tisch 5 1-1 11, Kris Goetzke 2 0-0 4, Nate Siemers 9 0-2 20, Michael Martens 1 0-0 2, Justin Bruns 0 2-2 2. Totals 29-5 7-11 80. Three-Pointers 5 Total Fouls 24.
Halftime Score: MVL 42, Wabasso 32.
Area wrestling
Canby 34, Pipestone Area 26
Trailing 26-19 with three matches to go, No. 5-seeded Canby won its last three matches over No. 4 seed Pipestone Area to pull away with a 34-26 victory Thursday, moving onto the Section 3A final four.
At 195 pounds, Chris Kaddatz got the momentum going for the Lancers with a 1-0 decision over the Arrows' Jared Hillard. At 220, Cole Regnier secured a third-period pinfall, and at heavyweight, David Bursack clinched the dual with a pinfall over Garret Thomssen.
Also collecting wins for Canby were Jack Citrowske (113 pounds), Austin Campbell (126), John Deslauriers (138), Christian Full (152) and Cedric Citrowske (160).
On Saturday at Granite Falls, the Lancers will take on the section's No. 1 seed, Minneota.
Canby 34, Pipestone Area 26
106-Jordan Whipple (P) pinned Connor King, 3:23
113-Jack Citrowske (C) pinned Jacoby Hunt, 3:09
120-Elijah Everson (P) maj. dec. Luke Jelen, 12-4
126-Austin Campbell (C) dec. Cole Nordmeyer, 6-4
132-Walker Kor (P) dec. Levi Citrowske, 5-2
138-John Deslauriers (C) dec. Alex Ossefort, 9-3
145-Brady Bos (P) pinned Travis Dinius, 3:40
152-Christian Full (C) dec. Allan Hachman, 9-4
160-Cedric Citrowske (C) maj. dec. Will Smith, 16-4
170-Nathan Dubbelde (P) dec. Matt Jelen, 6-5
182-Matt Haroldson (P) maj. dec. Tim Ronan, 11-3
195-Chris Kaddatz (C) dec. Jared Hillard, 1-0
220-Cole Regnier (C) pinned Blake Walters, 5:25
HWT-David Bursack (C) pinned Garrett Thomssen, 4:29
Wabasso/RRC 64,
RCW/MACCRAY 6
After dropping the first match, the Wabasso/Red Rock Central wrestling team won its next 12 matches for a 64-6 victory over Renville County West/MACCRAY Thursday, clinching a spot in the Section 3A final four.
Eight Bobcats - Caleb Kemp, Brandon Goblirsch, Derek Christians, Tanner Rohlik, Mitchell Schroepfer, Mitchell Rohlik, Blake Altermatt and Cody Welch - had pinfalls in the victory over RCW/MACCRAY.
The No. 2 seed in the 3A tournament, Wabasso/RRC faces No. 3 seed Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the section semifinals Saturday in Granite Falls. On Thursday, the Fighting Saints defeated BOLD 55-7.
Wabasso/RRC 64, RCW/MACCRAY 6
106-Ethan Thein (RCW/M) dec. Cole Werner, 4-2
113-Spencer Jenniges (W/RRC) maj. dec. Aaron Quilantan, 12-2
120-Caleb Kemp (W/RRC) pinned Alex Wolf, 2:57
126-Brandon Goblirsch (W/RRC) pinned Evan Suter, 0:58
132-Derek Christians (W/RRC) pinned Quinton Burns, 4:27
138-Tanner Rohlik (W/RRC) pinned Hayden Johnson, 1:11
145-Mitchell Schroepfer (W/RRC) pinned Hunter Hansen, 0:21
152-Ben Matter (W/RRC) dec. Brett Feldman, 10-3
160-Mitchell Rohlik (W/RRC) pinned Ryan Countryman, 3:51
170-Blake Altermatt (W/RRC) pinned Chris Feldman, 0:33
182-Nathan Mattison (W/RRC) dec. Brent Jaenisch, 4-3
195-Shane Irlbeck (W/RRC) won by forfeit
220-Cody Welch (W/RRC) pinned Tanner Bedel, 1:30
HWT-Jason Mertens (RCW/M) dec. Alex Schroepfer, 2-0