GRANITE FALLS -- Darcie Listul picked up the scoring slack for Yellow Medicine East with 15 points as the Sting beat Lac qui Parle Valley, 56-43, in West Central South girls basketball action Friday.
Listul hit four 3-pointers, which helped when fellow starter Emily Balfany got into foul trouble early and was held to two points.
Livi Jeseritz added 10 points and six rebounds. Jamie Baker had six points and seven boards.
Andrea Rheingans led the Eagles with 17 points, including the team's lone three-pointer. Micaela Erickson added 11 points and seven rebounds.
YME 56, LQPV 43
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LQPV (1-3, 1-5) 22 21 -- 43
YME (4-0, 5-1) 27 29 -- 56
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 17 FG (1 3-pt); 8-21 FT; 25 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Micaela Erickson 11, Tiffany Volk 2, Lauren Struxness 3, Whitley Strei 6, Andrea Rheingans 17, Megan Pillatzki 2, Kacey Struxness 2 ... 3-point shots: Rheingans 1 ... Rebound leaders: Erickson 7 ... Assist leaders: L.Struxness 3, Strei 3 ... Steal leaders: Rheingans 5, Erickson 3
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 20 FG (4 3-pt); 11-21 FT; 43 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Darcie Listul 15, Emily Balfany 2, Aimee Johnson 4, Lauren Trudell 7, Livi Jeseritz 10, Jamie Baker 6, Anne Jepson 7, Macy McKay 2, Whitney Swenson 3 ... 3-point shots: Listul 4 ... Rebound leaders: Baker 7, Jeseritz 6 ... Assist leaders: Stina Leiseth 2, Balfany 2, Jeseritz 2, Listul 2 ... Steal leaders: Listul 2, Trudell 2
Minnewaska 56, Morris/CA 43
Amie Chan cast in 15 points to lead the Lakers, who are off to a 6-0 start.
Morris/CA made 8-2 run to start second half and get within two-points of lead but the Lakers pulled away again.
Waska's Emily Roering scored 12 of her 14 points in first half.
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The Tigers' Megan Dierks got all 12 of her points in second half.
Minnewaska (3-0, 6-0) 27 29 -- 56
Morris/CA (0-4, 2-4) 19 24 -- 43
MINNEWASKA - 22-54 FG (1-7 3-pt); 11-18 FT; 32 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Amie Chan 15, Emily Roering 14, Allison Blair 5, Brittany Mensing 5, Erika Olson 12, Cassie Jacobs 5, ... 3-point shots: Mensing 5 ... Rebound leaders: Jacobs 8 ... Assist leaders: Roering 4 ... Steal leaders: Olson 4
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 16-31 FG (5-9 3-pt); 6-11 FT; 14 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Stef Strobel 3, Kelsey Amundson 2, Kelly Ritter 7, Megan Dierks 12, Heather Gagner 3, Alisha Melberg 2, Brittany Greenwaldt 3, Sara Beyer 6, Nicole Gillespie 1, Kelsey Draper 4, ... 3-point shots: Dierks 2, Ritter 1, S. Strobel 1 ... Rebound leaders: Beyer 3 ... Assist leaders: Gagner 5 ... Steal leaders: Beyer 3
Benson 67, BOLD 35
Abby Fragodt scored 19 points and Courtney Frank added 17 to lead the Braves.
Carrie Hebrink's 12 points paced the Warriors and Brittany Dalk added eight points and eight boards.
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Benson (3-1, 4-3) 30 37 -- 67
BOLD (0-3, 0-5) 18 17 -- 35
BENSON - 24 FG (1 3-pt); 16-29 FT; rebounds not available; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Emily Ness 3, Bre Lohn 2, Courtney Frank 17, Keri Mikkelson 9, Jenny Bouta 7, Sarah Ahrndt 2, Abby Fragodt 19, Mallory Jensen 4, Megan Sonnabend 2, Emily Auch 2 ... 3-point shots: Ness 1 ... Rebound, assist, steal leaders not available
BOLD - 15-52 FG (0-1 3-pt); 5-9 FT; rebounds not available; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Carrie Hebrink 12, Tara Hilgert 3, Jackie Wertish 6, Amber Hosie 1, Ali Marcus 5, Brittany Dahlk 8 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Dalk 8 ... Assist leaders: Siw Bjorndalen 4 ... Steal leaders: none
