WASECA — In the latest edition of a rivalry between two talented programs to determine the champions of the Big South Conference, it was the Waseca Bluejays that came away with a 57-55 win and the boys basketball conference title on Friday night, not the Marshall Tigers.

Bryce Lance led the way for Marshall with 18 points.

Noah Puetz added 13 points in the loss, while Matt Hmielewski scored nine points.

Marshall returns to action on Monday as it will host Pipestone Area.

Marshall 29 26 — 55

Waseca 24 33 — 57

MARSHALL: Baker 2-3 2-4 6, Black 2-6 0-0 4, Douglas 1-4 0-0 2, Hmielewski 4-10 0-0 9, Lance 9-14 0-1 18, Puetz 6-13 0-0 13, Pochardt 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS: 25-56 2-5 55.

REBOUNDS: Marshall 24. ASSISTS: Marshall 6. STEALS: Marshall 0. BLOCKS: Marshall 0. FOULS: Marshall 15. TURNOVERS: Marshall 10.

TMB 75, RTR 54

TRACY — Tracy-Milroy-Balaton defeated Russell Tyler-Ruthton 75-54 on Friday.

Trevor Larson led the way for TMB with 25 points and six rebounds.

Tony Nelson added 24 points and seven rebounds in the win while Lucas Gervais finished with nine points and eight rebounds.

Hayden Gravley scored 20 points to lead the Knights.

TMB and RTR will open postseason action on Feb. 29.

RTR 27 27 — 54

TMB 39 36 — 75

RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON: 4-8 0-0 11, Wichmann 4-13 2-3 13, Christensen 2-9 0-0 4, Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Gravley 7-13 2-2 20, Lamote 2-4 0-0 4. TOTALS: 20-55 4-5 10.

TRACY-MILROY-BALATON: Tauer 3-4 0-0 7, Larson 8-17 2-2 25, Wendland 1-1 0-0 3, Zick 2-5 0-2 4, Swenhaugen 1-3 0-0 3, Nelson 10-10 4-9 24, Gervais 4-7 1-2 9. TOTALS: 29-51 7-15 75.

REBOUNDS: TMB 34 (Gervais 8). ASSISTS: TMB 17 (Tauer 10). STEALS: TMB 5. BLOCKS: TMB 3. FOULS: TMB 12. TURNOVERS: TMB 9.

WWG 60, MLA/C 56

WESTBROOK — Westbrook-Walnut Grove defeated Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 60-56 on Friday.

Ethan Mischke led the way for WWG with 24 points and four assists.

Cole VanDeWiele added 11 points in the win, while Nathan Ross finished with nine points, four assists and three steals.

WWG (17-8) will host Adrian/Ellsworth on Monday.

MLA/C 33 23 — 56

WWG 32 28 — 60

WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE: Mischke 7 8-10 24, Kuehl 1 0-0 2, Lien 2 0-0 5, Parker 1 0-0 3, N. Ross 4 0-0 9, VanDeWiele 5 0-0 11, Pilaczynski 3 0-2 6.

REBOUNDS: WWG 27 (Pilaczynski 7). ASSISTS: WWG 14 (N. Ross 4, Mischke 4). STEALS: WWG 7 (N. Ross 3). BLOCKS: WWG 2 (Parker 1, Lien 1). FOULS: WWG 16. TURNOVERS: WWG 9.

BOLD 88, YME 36

GRANITE FALLS — BOLD defeated Yellow Medicine East 88-36 on Friday.

Carter Sneller led YME with 13 points and eight rebounds. Tyler Syring added eight points in the loss.

YME will host Montevideo on Monday.

BOLD 54 34 — 88

YME 17 19 — 36

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST: Korstad 0-1 1-2 1, Chase 2-7 0-0 5, Sneller 6-16 1-2 13, Syring 4-8 0-0 8, Jimenez 1-4 0-0 2, Dahlager 2-9 0-0 4, Knapper 1-3 0-0 3. TOTALS: 16-53 2-4 36.

REBOUNDS: YME 20 (Sneller 8). ASSISTS: YME 8 (Dahlager 4). STEALS: YME 3. BLOCKS: YME 1 (Sneller 1). FOULS: YME 14 (Sneller). TURNOVERS: YME 14.

SWC 84, MCC 59

SLAYTON — Southwest Minnesota Christian defeated Murray County Central 84-59 on Friday.

Chant Mitchell led the way for MCC with 14 points and six rebounds.

Tyler Winter added 12 points and five rebounds for the Rebels while Blake Schmitz scored 10 points.

MCC will open Section 3A Tournament action on Feb. 29.

SWC 38 46 — 84

MCC 33 26 — 59

MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL: Co. Mitchell 1-4 1-2 3, Clarke 1-1 0-0 2, Ackerman 1-2 0-0 2, Tutt 1-3 2-3 4, T. Winter 5-8 2-2 12, Kleven 0-2 1-2 1, Schmitz 4-12 0-0 10, D. Johnson 4-6 0-0 9, Ch. Mitchell 6-12 2-4 14, ThunderHawk 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 24-53 8-13 59.

REBOUNDS:MCC 23 (C. Mitchell 6). ASSISTS: MCC 10 (Schmitz 3). STEALS: MCC 11 (Schmitz 6). BLOCKS: MCC 0. FOULS: MCC 14. TURNOVERS: MCC 26.

Wrestling

Section 3A Individual tournament

CANBY — Area wrestling individuals began their quest toward a state tournament berth Friday at the Section 3A Individual Tournament. Over 50 individuals will begin action today in the semifinals, including 27 semifinalists from teams in the Independent’s coverage area. This total includes nine from Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, seven from Minneota, seven from Canby and four from Wabasso/Red Rock Central.

All Section 3A semifinal matchups are listed below. Individuals who lost on Friday night can still earn a state berth via wrestlebacks.

Today’s action is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in Canby.

106: Anaya (AA) vs. Carter (TMB/WWG); La. Fink (Can.) vs. Burnett (Pipe.).

113: Carrasco (Minn.) vs. Li. Fink (Can.); Martens (Pipe.) vs. Butzon (JCC).

120: Horner (TMB/WWG) vs. Swoboda (W/ML); T. Freking (JCC) vs. Bertram (Spr.).

126: Ellingson (TMB/WWG) vs. Withers (JCC); Westcott (SJA) vs. Fier (Minn.).

132: Sammons (W/ML) vs. C. Irlbeck (W/RRC); Haley (JCC) vs. Lozinski (Minn.).

138: Gruenes (Minn.) vs. Petersen (TMB/WWG); Sherer (AA) vs. Willaby (W/ML).

145: Handevidt (JCC) vs. Budden (Pipe.); Taylor (AA) vs. Reiss (Minn.).

152: Johnson (SJA) vs. Hesse (W/RRC); Johnson (TMB/WWG) vs. Hendrickson (JCC).

160: Lange (Pipe.) vs. Vancura (JCC); Greenman (Can.) vs. Schwartz (TMB/WWG).

170: Paplow (TMB/WWG) vs. W. Freking (JCC); Johnson (Spr.) vs. Nelson (AA).

182: Eisfeld (TMB/WWG) vs. Wieneke (AA); Verhelst (Can.) vs. Wagner (W/RRC).

195: Werner (W/RRC) vs. Altmann (W/ML); Martinez (TMB/WWG) vs. Steffen (Can.).

220: S. Noyes (Can.) vs. Esping (Minn.); Dunker (JCC) vs. Rummel (Spr.).

285: D. Noyes (Can.) vs. Gamrak (Minn.); Mutz (W/ML) vs. Edwards (AA).