LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield girls basketball team opened the 2021 season with a 54-25 victory over Dassel-Cokato on Saturday.

Litchfield led 28-18 at halftime, then opened up a wide lead in the second half.

Sydney McCann led the Dragons with 14 points, four assists and four steals. She also had seven rebounds. Lily Osterberg had 11 points and Janessa Olson added 10 for Litch.

Maggie Boerema contributed 10 rebounds and six points.

Litchfield 54, D-C 25

D-C (0-2) 18 7 — 25

Litchfield (1-0) 28 26 — 54

DASSEL-COKATO - Scoring: Kezia Lee 3, Bailey Quern 2, Lily Kraemer 7, Laura Mayfield 6, Jessica Schmidt 2, Addison Quern 3, Amelia Travis 2 … 3-point shots: Mayfield 1, Kraemer 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Janessa Olson 10, Sydney McCann 14, Greta Hansen 1, Lily Osterberg 11, Maggie Boerema 6, Kylie Michels 6, Kaitlyn Palmer 2, Izzy Pennertz 4 … 3-point shots: Olson 2, McCann 1, Osterberg 1, Michels 2 … Rebound leaders: Boerema 10, McCann 7, Michels 6 … Assist leaders: McCann 4, Ryanna Steinhaus 3 … Steal leader: McCann 4 ... Block leader: N/A

West Central
BOLD 65,
Minnewaska 64

BOLD trailed by five with about two minutes left, but was able to cut it to two with 30 seconds to go. Mari Ryberg then hit a 3-pointer to put the Warriors up. Ryberg then got the ball back and Ryberg made two free throws to put BOLD up by three with 12 seconds left.

Minnewaska then scored to make it 65-64, where it stayed.

BOLD (1-0) 37 28 — 65

Minnewaska (0-1) 37 27 — 64

BOLD - Scoring: Lainey Braulick 18, Mari Ryberg 15, Lidia Plass 4, Lily Dean 5, Leslie Snow 18, Abby Meyers 5 … 3-point shots: Braulick 1, Ryberg 1, Plass 1 … Rebound leaders: Snow 11, Ryberg 8 … Assist leaders: Ryberg 3, Dean 3 … Steal leaders: Ryberg 4, Braulick 4 ... Block leader: Caylee Weber 1, Jaylen Mortenson 1.

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Makenna Panitzke 11, Maddie Thorfinnson 20, Olivia Richards 4, Addy Randt 5, Isabelle Ortendahl 9, Annika Randt 7, Avery Hoeper 6 … 3-point shots: Panitzke 3, Thorfinnson 2, An. Randt 1, Ad. Randt 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

Camden
RTR 52, KMS 39

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg fell in its home opener against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Kerkhoven.

Josie Gjerde paced the Fighting Saints with 11 points. Lauren Krieger added seven points and 18 rebounds.

RTR (1-0) 22 30 — 52

KMS (0-1) 16 23 — 39

RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON - Scoring: Alexis Schreurs 11. Kalleigh Carr 9, Haley Muenchow 4, Faith Thomsen 8, Ella Hesse 4, Allie Christianson 8, Rylie Serreyn 2, Maddison Wendland 6 … 3-point shots: Schreurs 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A ... Block leader: N/A

KERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG - Scoring: Grace Collins 4, Maret Gjerde 7, Julia Carlson 3, Josie Gjerde 11, Shakira Olson 3, Lauren Krieger 7, Hayley Demuth 4 … 3-point shots: M. Gjerde 2, J. Gjerde 1 … Rebound leader: Krieger 18 … Assist leader: M. Gjerde 3 … Steal leader: Collins 4 ... Block leader: Demuth 1

Lakeview 69, D-B 19

Dawson-Boyd dropped its season opener against Lakeview at Cottonwood.

Chelsie Husby had eight points for the Blackjacks.

D-B (0-1) 9 10 — 19

Lakeview (1-0) 36 33 — 69

DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Chelsie Husby 8, Paige Conover 1, Kate Dahl 2, Ella Wolner 2, Allison Estling 4, Laney Bartunek 2 … 3-point shots: Husby 2 … Rebound leader: Bartunek 3 … Assist leader: Rachael Lund 2 … Steal leader: Lund 3 ... Block leader: Dahl 2

LAKEVIEW - Stats not available

YME 67, CMCS 58

Junior center Shelby Mortenson had 20 points and five blocked shots to help Yellow Medicine East knock off Central Minnesota Christian at Prinsburg.

Coco Duininck had 30 points, seven rebounds, four assists and seven steals for CMCS.

YME (1-0) 25 42 — 67

CMCS (0-1) 32 26 — 58

YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - Scoring: Yansi Bones 12, Stella Schuler 4, Gracie Kleven 3, Madelynn Luft 4, Hannah Stark 12, Brylea Ruff 12, Shelby Mortenson 20 … 3-point shots: Kleven 1, Ruff 4 … Rebound leader: Bones 8, Ruff 6, Mortenson 5 … Assist leader: Stark 6, Ruff 4, Mortenson 3 … Steal leader: Schuler 1, Ruff 1, Mortenson 1... Block leader: Mortenson 5

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - Scoring: Maaike Duininck 4, Emma Roiseland 2, Molly Mulder 8, Lauren Taatjes 2, Coco Cuininck 30, Nyssa Vogel 12 … 3-point shots: C. Duininck 1, Vogel 2 … Rebound leader: C. Duininck 7, Mulder 5, Roiseland 4 … Assist leader: C. Duininck 4, M. Duininck 2 … Steal leader: C. Duininck 7, Vogel 2 ... Block leader: Mulder 1

Minneota 70,
MACCRAY 38

The host Vikings cruised past MACCRAY at Minneota

MACCRAY (0-1) 19 19 — 38

Minneota (1-0) 36 34 — 70

MACCRAY - Scoring: Ella Bourne 19, Sydney Thein 6, Kylee Kimpling 2, Elsie Sumner 7, Alison Koenen 2, Gabby Randt 2 … 3-point shots: Bourne 4-9, Sumner 1-2 … Rebound leaders: Rand 6, Bourne 4, Kimpling 3 … Assist leaders: Koenen 4, Kaisa Jaenisch 3, Kimpling 2 … Steal leader: Bourne 5, Koenen 2 ... Block leader:Kimpling 2

MINNEOTA - Stats not available