Basketball roundup: Willmar Cardinals nearly nail down a road win

NEW ULM — The Willmar girls basketball team nearly pulled off an upset Saturday, falling to the New Ulm Eagles 69-67.

Willmar rallied from a 38-27 halftime deficit in the non-conference game. New Ulm (12-6) has been ranked in state, though not in the latest poll released Jan. 25. The Eagles were 19th in the Class AAA poll of Jan. 18.

Three players scored in double figures for the Cardinals, led by Kenedee Salonek’s 13 points. Brielle Ogdahl had 12 points and eight rebounds and Telilie Lange scored 11 points and contributed four assists and three steals.

Willmar plays marshall at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at Willmar’s Big Red Gym.

Willmar (4-13)         27   40 — 67
New Ulm (12-6)       38   31 — 69

WILLMAR - Scoring: Kenedee Salonek 13, Brielle Ogdahl 12, Telilie Lange 11, Allie Rosendahl 9, Zoe Schroeder 9, Lyza Gustafson 8, Maycee Gustafson 5 … 3-point shots: Schroeder 2, M. Gustafson 1, Lange 1, Rosendahl 1, Salonek 1 … Rebound leader: Ogdahl 8 … Assist leader: Lange 4, Schroeder 4 … Steal leader: Lange 3 ... Block leader: Schroeder 1

NEW ULM - Stats not available

Sophomore guard Lainey Braulick had 27 points and 10 steals in BOLD’s non-conference victory over Renville County West at Olivia.

Kenzie Visser, a 5-foot-11 junior forward, added 13 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots for the Warriors, who also got eight points, 12 rebounds and five assists from senior guard Mari Ryberg.

Emily Lippert led RCW with seven points and 10 rebounds.

BOLD’s next scheduled game is 7:15 p.m. Friday at Montevideo. RCW plays MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Renville.

RCW (6-12)        18   10 — 28
BOLD (14-3)       38   25 — 63

RCW - Scoring: Emily Lippert 7, Shelby Allex 5, Holly Hinderks 4, Laila Ridler 5, Avery Roxberg 3, Rachel Jakel 2, Johanna Braun 2 … 3-point shots: Allex 1 … Rebound leader: Lippert 10 … Assist leader: Roxberg 3 … Steal leader: Hinderks 2 ... Block leader: none

BOLD - Scoring: Lainey Braulick 27, Kenzie Visser 13, Mari Ryberg 8, Layla Pfarr 5, Rylee Boen 2, Lily Dean 2, Kenna Henriksen 2, Anna Moorse 2, Peyton Sander 2… 3-point shots: Braulick 2, Pfarr 1 … Rebound leader: Visser 12, Ryberg 12 … Assist leader: Ryberg 5 … Steal leader: Braulick 10 ... Block leader: Visser 3

Central Minnesota Christian pulled off a surprising victory against Southwest Christian in Edgerton.

The Bluejays rallied from a 33-21 halftime deficit, out-scoring the Flying Dutchmen 40-25 in the second half.

Sienna Duininck led the way for CMCS, scoring 21 points. Carrie Mulder added 12 points for the Bluejays, who play at 6 p.m. Monday at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

CMCS (6-11)     21   40 — 61
SWC (14-5)       33   25 — 58

CMCS - Scoring: Sienna Duininck 21, Carrie Mulder 12, Natasha Erickson 8, Emmi Braem 7, Lauren Taatjes 6, Peighton Mulder 5 … 3-point shots: Duininck 3, C. Mulder 2 … Rebound leader: Braem 8 … Assist leader: CC Roiseland 4 … Steal leader: three players with 2 ... Block leader: P. Mulder 1

SWC - Stats not available

Southwest Minnesota Christian improved its record to 12-3 in beating Central Minnesota Christian at Edgerton.

The Flying Dutchmen led 42-27 at halftime.

Ethan Bulthuis had 19 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots for CMCS. Micah Asake added 11 points and Ryan Harrington had 10 for the Bluejays.

CMCS plays MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Prinsburg.

CMCS (10-7)      27   31 — 58
SWC (12-3)        42   38 — 80

CMCS - Scoring: Ethan Bulthuis 19, Micah Asake 11, Ryan Harrington 10, Drew Duininck 7, Logan Roelofs 4, Baryden Marcus 3, Kadin Dehmlow 2, Braelin Rime 2 … 3-point shots: Bulthuis 2, Asake 2, Marcus 1 … Rebound leader: Bulthuis 8, Marcus 8 … Assist leader: Duininck 7 … Steal leader: Marcus 2 ... Block leader: Bulthuis 3

SWC - Stats not available

Jack McCann’s 24 points and eight rebounds helped lead Litchfield to the home victory over Minnewaska.

Creighton Huhner contributed 13 points and Blake Aller added 12 points and four assists for the Dragons.

Hunter Kloos’ 11 points led Minnewaska.

The Lakers next play on Tuesday at Montevideo in a West Central Conference game. Litchfield is host to Rockford at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a Wright County Conference West Division contest.

Minnewaska (1-16)       19   28 — 47
Litchfield (5-11)            29   38 — 67

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Hunter Kloos 11, Dylan Alexander 9, PJ Johnson 8, Tenzin Dahl 6, Marc Gruber 5, Alex Panitzke 5, Ryland Martin 3 … 3-point shots: PJ Johnson 2, Kloos 3, Martin 1, Gruber 1 … Rebound leader: Dahl 5 … Assist leader: Alexander 3 … Steal leader: Kloos 1 ... Block leader: none

LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Jack McCann 24, Creighton Huhner 13, Blake Aller 12, Alex Draeger 5, Garrison Jackman 4, Alex Medina 4, Tyler Pennertz 3, Jacob Dietel 2 … 3-point shots: McCann 6, Aller 3, Draeger 1 … Rebound leader: McCann 8 … Assist leaders: Aller 4, Pennertz 4 … Steal leader: Pennertz 1 ... Block leader: none