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HUTCHINSON -- Junior Pat LeVasseur, a three-time Class AA individual state tournament participant from BOLD/Buffalo Lake-Hector, has transferred to Hutchinson to close out his high school career. LeVasseur enrolled in classes at Hutchinson on March 14, 1½ weeks after the state tournament in which he finished sixth in the 125-pound weight class. LeVasseur was at BOLD at the beginning of the school year after attending Buffalo Lake-Hector from grades 7-10. Since BOLD and Buffalo Lake-Hector are a co-op, LeVasseur wasn't penalized for switching school districts.
COACH Brad Dean ASSISTANT COACHES Chad Akerson, Dale Becker, Brad Haugen LAST SEASON Central Lakes Conference: 10-5 Overall: 15-9 OPENERS Season/Central Lakes Conference: Tuesday at Rocori Home: April 13 vs.
MINNEAPOLIS - Hancock bolted to a 7-0 lead and never looked back en route to whipping Chisholm Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Class A State Tournament at the Sports Pavilion on the University of Minnesota campus. As advertised, both squads ran a fast-paced offense, but it was the Owls' defense that stymied Chisholm in the end. As Hancock (25-3) padded its lead throughout the game, the Bluestreaks were getting frustrated with the Owls in their face whenever it had the ball. Hancock, which will face top-ranked Ada-Borup (29-1) in Friday's semifinals at 2 p.m.
WILLMAR -- For the last three years the Milroy amateur baseball team didn't have a league to call home. Suddenly, two leagues were willing to house the Yankees. After the dust settled, Milroy chose the Cornbelt League over the Land O'Ducks League. The Yankees were first admitted to the Land O'Ducks League on Feb. 10, but they patiently waited to see if the Cornbelt League would finally welcome them in. After being turned down in 2006, the Yankees were voted in the Cornbelt League on Feb.
GLENWOOD -- The high-scoring Hancock trio of senior guard Tara Thielke, junior guard Jenny Noordmans and freshman guard Bree Holleman haven't disappointed fans in the Owls' postseason run. Thielke, Noordmans and Holleman have accounted for 80 percent of Hancock's offensive output in the playoffs as the Owls have outscored their three opponents 187-147. The seventh-ranked Owls (23-3) will look for that trend to continue today as they take on Battle Lake (20-6) at 7 p.m.
MARSHALL -- By winning seven straight games the Lac qui Parle Valley girls basketball team is in unknown territory. The Eagles will play in their first-ever section championship game today as they take on Pipestone Area at 8 p.m. in the Section 3AA final at Southwest Minnesota State University. The Eagles (20-7) have outscored their three postseason opponents by an average of almost 14 points en route to winning the Section 3AA-North title as the No.
Scoring Player, team G Pts Avg 1. Esther Peterson, KMS 26 545 21.0 2. Renae Henjum, NL-Spicer 28 554 19.9 3. Megan Groen, RCW 24 452 18.8 4. Emily Davis, Litchfield 26 480 18.5 5. Tara Thielke, Hancock 26 465 17.9 6. Alyssa Kubesh, BL-Hector 27 470 17.4 7. Bree Holleman, Hancock 26 421 16.2 8. Brittany Holm, Benson 24 383 16.0 9. Lisa Nielsen, Willmar 25 370 14.8 10. Brittany Smith, ACGC 26 373 14.3 11. April Hansen, BBE 24 338 14.1 12. Sara Gregersen, Waska 25 346 13.8 13. Mindy Clark, LQPV 27 366 13.6 14. Carolyn Smith, Red. Valley 25 331 13.2 15.
Scoring Player, team G Pts Avg 1. Esther Peterson, KMS 23 484 21.0 2. Renae Henjum, NL-Spicer 26 515 19.8 3. Megan Groen, RCW 23 433 18.8 4. Emily Davis, Litchfield 24 446 18.6 5. Tara Thielke, Hancock 22 407 18.5 6. Bree Holleman, Hancock 22 348 15.8 Brittany Holm, Benson 23 363 15.8 8. Alyssa Kubesh, BL-Hector 25 437 17.5 9. Lisa Nielsen, Willmar 23 335 14.6 10. Brittany Smith, ACGC 24 343 14.3 11. Sara Gregersen, Waska 23 320 13.9 12. Carolyn Smith, Red. Valley 24 327 13.6 13. April Hansen, BBE 20 267 13.4 14. Mindy Clark, LQPV 24 309 12.9 15.
WILLMAR -- After being held to just 10 points in their last game, Lisa Nielsen (23) and Kelsey Evans (20) combined for 43 Thursday to help Willmar rally past St. Cloud Apollo 61-49 in the Central Lakes Conference. The win capped a season sweep of Apollo. Willmar also won 59-49 on Jan. 4 in St. Cloud. It took a while for the Cardinals (9-7, 12-10) to warm up as St.
Player, team G Pts Avg 1. Esther Peterson, KMS 18 375 20.8 2. Renae Henjum, NL-Spicer 22 435 19.8 3. Megan Groen, RCW 19 357 18.8 4. Emily Davis, Litchfield 20 370 18.5 5. Tara Thielke, Hancock 20 368 18.4 6. Alyssa Kubesh, BL-Hector 21 363 17.3 7. Bree Holleman, Hancock 20 321 16.1 8. Brittany Holm, Benson 19 292 15.4 9. Lisa Nielsen, Willmar 20 294 14.7 10. Brittany Smith, ACGC 20 287 14.4 11. Carolyn Smith, Red. Valley 20 274 13.7 12. April Hansen, BBE 15 198 13.2 13.