GRANITE FALLS -- Behind 18 points from Megan Groen and 13 rebounds from Kortney Mulder, Renville County West posted a 44-35 non-conference win over Yellow Medicine East Thursday to improve its winning streak to four.
The Jaguars (13-7) struggled from the field (17-for-66) and free-throw line (6-for-25), but they owned a 44-33 advantage in rebounds.
Livi Jeseritz netted nine points and hooked five rebounds to pace YME (2-16).
RCW 44, YME 35
RCW (13-7) 19 25 -- 44
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YME (2-16) 17 18 -- 35
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 17-66 FG (4-8 3-pt); 6-25 FT; 44 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Ashley Negen 1, Sally Smith 6, Megan Groen 18, Liz Ellingson 6, Kortney Mulder 5, Brooke Freiborg 5, Kelsey Prahl 3 ... 3-point shots: Smith 1, Groen 3 ... Rebound leaders: Mulder 13, Freiborg 9, Groen 7 ... Assist leaders: Smith 4, Groen 3 ... Steal leaders: Groen 5, Mulder 3
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 10-47 FG (3-12 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 33 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Darcy Listul 3, Emily Balfany 7, Abbey Olson 2, Macy McKay 1, Haley Bennett 2, Livi Jeseritz 9, Anne Jepson 8, Jamie Baker 3 ... 3-point shots: Listul 1, Balfany 1, Jeseritz 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jepson 6, Jeseritz 5, Emma Volstad 5, Olson 5 ... Assist leaders: Balfany 2, Olson 2 ... Steal leaders: Balfany 3, Volstad 2, Jeseritz 2
Tomahawk
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 64, Buffalo Lake-Hector 43
Alyssa Kubesh netted 24 points and Rabea Thuesing grabbed 10 rebounds for Buffalo Lake-Hector, which fell behind 39-22 at halftime.
BL-Hector (2-14, 2-20) 22 21 -- 43
Sleepy Eye SM (10-6, 15-7) 39 25 -- 64
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BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 13-60 FG (0-4 3-pt); 17-27 FT; 36 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Alyssa Kubesh 24, Valerie Melich 5, Bobbi Uecker 4, Emily Kubesh 4, Rhonda Rasmussen 3, Emma Koeberl 2, Sam Broderius 1 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Rabae Thuesing 10, E. Kubesh 6, Broderius 5, Melich 5, Nicole Horstman 5 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Kubesh 3
SLEEPY EYE ST. MARY'S - 25-70 FG (0-2 3-pt); 14-27 FT; 28 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Individual statistics not available
KMS 69, Clinton-GB 64
Esther Peterson had 18 of her game-high 28 points in the second half as KMS rallied from a 38-29 halftime deficit. Peterson also had seven rebounds and six steals.
Steph Stassen had 12 of her 18 points in the first half for the Fighting Saints (10-9).
KMS (10-9) 29 40 -- 69
Clinton-GB (7-12) 38 26 -- 64
KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - 27-61 FG (2-12 3-pt); 13-22 FT; 30 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Bailey Carlson 2, Sarah Laughlin 4, Esther Peterson 28, Sarah Carlson 2, Demi Young 6, Patina Queenan 9, Steph Stassen 18 ... 3-point shots: Laughlin 1, Queenan 1 ... Rebound leaders: Peterson 7, Carlson 5, Stassen 5 ... Assist leaders: Laughlin 4, Carlson 4 ... Steal leaders: Peterson 6, Laughlin 4
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CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY - 26-54 FG (0-1 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 25 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Marissa Strobel 4, Cassandra Stuebe 4, Mallory McNally 22, Brittany Skykora 18, Stacy Hiedeman 2, Denise Witte 14 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: McNally 9 ... Assist leaders: Stacy Hiedeman 7 ... Steal leaders: Hiedeman 3
Wright County
Litchfield 58, Annandale 54
Litchfield (7-6, 13-8) broke a 54-54 tie with a two-point shot just over a minute remaining to move above .500 in the conference. The game featured 13 ties and 13 lead changes.
Emily Davis had 20 points and 16 rebounds to ignite Litchfield, which also got 15 points from Jamie Wollin and 10 rebounds from Brittany Euerle.
Annandale (4-8, 8-12) 29 25 -- 54
Litchfield (7-6, 13-8) 29 29 -- 58
ANNANDALE - 20-48 FG (3-11 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 29 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Heather Schultz 12, Samantha Imholte 9, Lindsay Barrett 9, Kelly Berge 5, Amanda Hoefer 5, Candice Trusty 7, Melissa Opatz 7 ... 3-point shots: Berge 1, Imholte 1, Trusty 1 ... Rebound leader: Berge 9 ... Assist leaders: Barrett 2, Opatz 2, Berge 2 ... Steal leaders: Opatz 2, Trusty 2, Hoefer 2
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LITCHFIELD - 20-68 FG (6-19 3-pt); 12-20 FT; 43 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Emily Davis 20, Jamie Wollin 15, Brittany Euerle 9, Courtney Euerle 6, Anna Bruesewitz 2, Steph Vinar 3, Emily Veto 3 ... 3-point shots: Wollin 3, C. Euerle 1, Vinar 1, Veto 1 ... Rebound leaders: Davis 16, B. Euerle 10, Wollin 7 ... Assist leaders: B. Euerle 5, Wollin 4 ... Steal leaders: C. Euerle 2, B. Euerle 2, Davis 2, Kristen Rosenow 2
