OLIVIA - Chayanne Sand tacked on 19 points, Makayla Drydahl 16, and Jordan Hinz 14 as Yellow Medicine East cruised past BOLD in their final West Central Conference regular season game 66-36.
The Warriors struggled from the floor shooting at a 29 percent clip. A substantial free throw disparity between the two teams with Yellow Medicine East taking 17 free throws compared to the Warriors six.
Up next for both teams will be the Section 3AA Class AA playoffs on Friday at 7 p.m., as BOLD is the No. 8 seed taking on No. 1 Redwood Valley, with No. 2 Yellow Medicine East hosting No. 7 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop.
YME 66, BOLD 36
YME (9-5, 17-6) 38 28 - 66
BOLD (3-10, 6-19) 21 15 - 36
Yellow Medicine East
26-73 FG; 9-17 FT; 12 fouls … Scoring: Britanna Raddatz 8, Paige Steffen 2, Anna McCosh 3, Jordan Hinz 14, Makayla Drydahl 16, Madison Hagert 4, Chyanne Sand 19 … 3-point shots: Hinz 4, Raddatz 1 … Rebound leader: n/a … Assist leader: n/a … Steal leader: n/a
BOLD
16-54 FG; 3-6 FT; 14 fouls … Scoring: Emily Gass 2, Ashley Schmitz 2, Taylor Sagedahl 7, Allison Krause 1, Amanda Tersteeg 6, Whitney Haney 7, Makenna Steffel 11 … 3-point shots: Haney 1 … Rebound leader: Sagedahl 11 … Assist leader: Sagedahl 3 … Steal leader: Sagedahl 3
LQPV 63,
Minnewaska 45
A big second half propelled Lac qui Parley Valley to a win over the Lakers and prepped the Eagles for their Section 3AA playoff opener on Friday.
Kelsea Lund hit six 3-point shots and scored 28 points to help the Eagles open up on what was a seven-point lead at the half.
Kaitlin Connor scored 11 points and Alaysia Freetly scored nine as LQPV upped its record to 21-4. The Eagles open the playoffs hosting Montevideio on Friday.
Minnewaska’s Bayley Pooler scored 15 points. The Lakers wrap up the regular season against Benson at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Glenwood.
LQPV (21-4) 27 36 - 63
Minnewaska (15-10) 20 25 - 45
Lac qui Parle Valley
22-33 FG; 12-25 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Kelsea Lund 28, Aundrea DuFrane 4, Alaysia Freetly 9, Kaitlin Connor 11, Kelsey Kuechenmeiser 2, Taniah Tosel 9 … 3-point shots: Lund 6, Tosel 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Minnewaska
15-51 FG; 11-17 FT; 21 fouls … Scoring: Bailey Stewart 3, Makenzia Zemke 7, Bayley Pooler 15, Emma Middendorf 4, Abby VerSteeg 4, Ashlyn Guggisberg 4, Taylor Amundson 8 … 3-point shots: Stewart 1, Pooler 1, Guggisberg 1, Amundson 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Sauk Centre 68, Holdingford 19
The Mainstreeters ran their winning streak to 21 games with an easy effort against Holdingford on Monday.
Eleven Sauk Centre players scored, led by Mauren Thiesen with 14 points and Madi Greenwaldt with 13.
The Mainstreeters (24-1) play Yellow Medicine East at 7:30 p.m. today in the West Central Conference championship game in Granite Falls. YME (18-6) also won Monday to stretch its winning streak to 13 games.
Holdingford (2-21) 9 10 - 19
Sauk Centre (24-1) 42 26 - 68
Holdingford
6-30 FG; 6-10 FT; 16 fouls … Scoring: Kailee Heinen 9, Liz Solarz 3, Cassi Schwantz 3, Chelsey Gerads 2, Corrie Ethan 1, Courtney Thielen 1 … 3-point shots: Heinen 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA
Sauk Centre
21-56 FG; 17-25 FT; 9 fouls … Scoring: Madi Greenwaldt 13, Madison Moritz 5, Kelsey Peschel 11, Kelli Lewis 2, Mauren Thiesen 14, Taylor Borgerding 2, Maesyn Thiesen 7, Taylor Ilgen 1, Jill Klaphake 9, Amanda Lahr 2, Jen Gieske 1 … 3-point shots: Greenwaldt 3, Moritz 1, Peschel 1, Mauren Thiesen 2, Borgerding 1, Klaphake 1 … Rebound leader: Peschel 6 … Assist leader: Maesyn Thiesen 4 … Steal leader: Maesyn Thiesen 4
CMCS 63, BLHS 54
Karisa Wubben hit seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points, Lexi Scott had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Abby Zwart finished with 11 points and three steals as Central Minnesota Christian School closed out the regular season with a win on Monday.
The Bluejays, now 14-6, open the Section 3A playoffs against Lakeview at 4 p.m. Saturday in Montevideo.
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart’s Erika Zanoth scored 19 points and Mara Olinger had 13. Breanna Buboltz finished with five points, seven rebounds and five steals.
CMCS (14-6) 34 29 - 63
BLHS (4-20) 25 29 - 54
Central Minnesota Christian School
23-53 FG; 6-15 FT; 11 fouls … Scoring: Karisa Wubben 24, Erin Orred 4, Christine Mikelson 2, Lexi Scott 16, Abby Zwart 11, Kourtney TeBrake 6 … 3-point shots: Wubben 7, Zwart 2, TeBrake 2 … Rebound leaders: Scott 12, Orred 6 … Assist leaders: TeBrake 4, Zwart 4, Scott 4 … Steal leader: Zwart 3
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
22-56 FG; 6-12 FT; 15 fouls … Scoring: Mara Olinger 13, Erika Zanoth 19, Breanna Buboltz 5, Emily Markgraf 3, Kiana Johnson 12, Mariah Paulson 2 … 3-point shots: Olinger 2, Buboltz 1, Markgraf 1 … Rebound leader: Buboltz 7 … Assist leader: Olinger 5 … Steal leader: Buboltz 5
