GLENWOOD -- Minnewaska's strong first half pushed the Lakers to a 52-38 win over Sauk Centre in Section 6AA-West girls basketball action Tuesday.
Minnewaska (14-10) held a 25-13 lead at halftime and outrebounded the Mainstreeters (9-17) 27-19.
Lindsay Solmonson led three Lakers in double figures with 15. Shiona Beecher added 13 and Ashley Chan had 12.
Minnewaska 52, Sauk Centre 38
Sauk Centre (9-17) 13 25 -- 38
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Minnewaska (14-10) 25 27 -- 52
SAUK CENTRE - 13-37 FG (2-7 3 pt); 10-16 FT; 19 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Kelly Olmscheid 12, Megan Quistorff 2, Jessica Wiener 5, Mariah Kuhlman 4, Anne Borgmann 9, Shanna Schmiesing 6 ... 3-point shots: Wiener 1, Borgmann 1 ... Rebound leader: Schmiesing 6 ... Assist leader: Liuja Christianson 8 ... Steal leader: none
MINNEWASKA - 19-46 FG (5-9 3 pt); 9-10 FT; 27 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Lindsay Solmonson 15, Emily Roering 2, Kaitlin Olson 3, Ashley Chan 12, Shiona Beecher 13, Sara Gregerson 7 ... 3-point shots: Solmonson 2, Olson 1, Beecher 1, Gregerson 1 ... Rebound leader: Gregerson 5, Chan 4 ... Assist leader: Solmonson 3, Gregerson 3 ... Steal leader: Gregerson 3
Section 2A-North
Cedar Mountain 96, BL-Hector 50
The Mustangs' Leah Ashburn pulled down her 1,000th-career rebound in the first half. She finished with 17 and ended her career with 1,012. She also led the team with 27 points. Alyssa Kubesh added 12 points.
BL-Hector (5-20) 23 27 -- 50
Cedar Mountain (22-2) 59 37 -- 96
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BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 19-67 FG (1-8 3 pt); 11-19 FT; 47 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Leah Ashburn 27, Alison Benson 7, Karissa Scharmer 4, Alyssa Kubesh 12 ... 3-point shots: Kubesh 1 ... Rebound leader: Ashburn 17 ... Assist leader: Ashburn 2, Benson 2 ... Steal leader: Ashburn 2, Nicole Horstman 2
CEDAR MOUNTAIN - 37-76 FG (7-11 3 pt); 15-18 FT; 32 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Brittany Kokesh 25, Shana Grejtak 16, Megan Madsen 12 ... 3-point shots, rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
Section 2AAA
Litchfield 80, New Ulm 49
Becky Smith came up with eight of Litchfield's 33 steals. Brittany Euerle had seven steals and Jamie Wollin five.
Eleven players scored for the Dragons, who will face No. 2 Worthington in the semifinals Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
Euerle netted a game-high 16 points with Wollin following with 13. Emily Davis added 12 points while Euerle also handed out eight assists.
New Ulm (4-17) 28 21 -- 49
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Litchfield (20-7) 53 27 -- 80
NEW ULM - 18-61 FG (0-6 3 pt); 13-20 FT; 39 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Cayley Collum 11, Kayla Altmann 9, Courtney Steinhauser 8, Emily Schneider 7, Jamie Dalluge 4, Tiffany Thompson 2, Jessica Woodbury 2, Lis Wieneke 2, Sam Bergmann 2, Maddi Ahlness 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leader: Steinhauser 14 ... Assist leader: Altmann 3 ... Steal leader: none
LITCHFIELD - 30-67 FG (0-4 3 pt); 20-31 FT; 29 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Brittany Euerle 16, Jamie Wollin 13, Emily Davis 12, Jill Warren 7, Becky Smith 7, Sara Kalenberg 7, Natalie Devine 6, Emalee Smith 4, Anna Bruesewitz 4, Betsy Ludvigson 2, Stephanie Vinar 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Euerle 5, Davis 4, Smith 4 ... Assist leaders: Euerle 8, Smith 4 ... Steal leaders: Smith 8, Euerle 7, Wollin 5
Section 3A-North
Lincoln HI 51, Dawson-Boyd 49
After splitting the regular-season series, No. 2 seed Lincoln HI (15-11) got the best of No. 3 Dawson-Boyd (18-7) to move into the sub-section final.
No details were available at press time.
Top seed Lakeview, the Camden North Conference champion, fell to No. 5 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 53-47 on Tuesday as well. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton had to play a pigtail game in order to get into the quarterfinals.
