CLARA CITY - Trailing by six at halftime, MACCRAY turned things around late for a 43-37 win over Yellow Medicine East on Tuesday night.
Anna McCosh of the Sting led all scorers with 11 points, but Ellie Thein and Olivia Ruiter scored 10 points each for MACCRAY.
The Wolverines' Sage Mecker and Piper Asche both scored eight points.
MACCRAY 43, YME 37
YME 23 14 - 37
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MACCRAY 17 26 - 43
YME - Scoring: Anna McCosh 11, Kaitlyn Mortensen 8, Meeghan Dahlager 8, Hannah Gullickson 4, SAM Anderson 4, Makayla Drydahl 2 ... 3-point shots: None
MACCRAY - Scoring: Ellie Thein 10, Olivia Ruiter 10, Sage Mecker 8, Piper Asche 8, Sidney Schwitters 4, Dannielle Burns 3 ... 3-point shots: Mecker 2, Burns 1
EVW 70, Paynesville 17
Paynesville fell behind early and couldn't get things going in the second half as Eden Valley-Watkins won its 14th game of the year.
Olivia Schleper led all scorers with 13 points for the Eagles.
EVW (14-2) 46 24 - 70
Paynesville (1-13) 14 3 - 17
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EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS - Scoring: Miranda Scherer 3, Mandy Molitor 6, Olivia Kuechle 8, Olivia Schleper 13, Breanna Stang 3, Halle Jansen 12, Elaina Stommes 10, Madelein Geislinger 4, Emma Schultz 6 ... 3-point shots: Scherer 1, Schleper 1, Stang 1, Jansen 1, Geislinger 1
PAYNESVILLE - Scoring: Katelyn Spanier 5, Cora Hentges 2, Abbie Wuertz 2, Sophie Strand 2, Molly Stang 3, Brynn Johnson 3 ... 3-point shots: none
Minneota 68, RCW 31
Renville County West fell behind early and couldn't recover in a Camden Conference game on Tuesday in Renville.
Aleah Zieske led the Jaguars with 12 points and Britney Marr finished with seven points and 10 rebounds.
Minneota (12-4) 38 30 - 68
RCW (0-15) 13 18 - 31
MINNEOTA - Stats not provided
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RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Avery Elfering 1, Carli Krogman 2, Britney Marr 7, Aleah Zieske 12, Lauren Wulf 1, Pamela Winzenburg 6, Emily Filzen 2 ... 3-point shots: Marr 1 ... Rebound leader: Marr 10 ... Assist leader: Elfering 3 ... Steal leader: Zieske 3
BBE 40, Holdingford 36
BBE carried an eight-point lead into the half and held on for a four-point win over Holdingford Tuesday.
Hailey Braegelman led the way with 16 points for the Jaguars in a defensive battle. Macie Kirckof was especially impressive defensively, pulling in five rebounds with five steals.
Holdingford (6-9) 16 20 - 36
BBE (9-6) 24 16 - 40
HOLDINGFORD - Stats not provided
BBE - Scoring: Grace Illies 2, Cassandra Tensen 2, Jenna Dingmann 1, Morgan Gronli 3, Macie Kirckof 4, Nicole Wesbur 8, Jenna Fischer 2, Hailey Braegelman 16, Jaden Gossen 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leader: Kirckof 5 ... Assist leader: Fischer 5 ... Steal leader: Kirckof 5
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Canby 57, LQPV 54 OT
Lac qui Parle Valley's Grace Hegland made a buzzer-beating layup to force overtime but the Eagles fell short against Canby in the extra session of a Camden Conference matchup between division leaders.
Natalie Dinius, who led all scorers with 19 points, hit a three-pointer with 1:57 remaining in overtime and that proved to be the game-winner as LQPV was eventually forced to foul.
Good news for the Eagles was the return of star guard Kelsea Lund who missed the past five games with a turned ankle. She led LQPV with 13 points.
The Eagles will play Thursday at Montevideo.
Canby (15-1) 22 26 9 - 57
LQPV (10-6) 20 28 6 - 54
CANBY - Scoring: Sarah Hansen 2, Morgan Viessman 10, Natalie Dinius 19, Sydney Sisk 9, Alyssa Beckius 5, Haley Varcoe 6, Norah King 6 ... 3-point shots: Viessman 2, Dinius 2, Sisk 1 ... Rebound leader: Varcoe 7 ... Assist leader: Dinius 3, Sisk 3 ... Steal leader: Beckius 5
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LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Haley Wollschlager 9, Kelsea Lund 13, Isabel Schirm 5, Grace Hegland 8, Lindsay Kranz 7, Sidney Gerdes 5, Katlyn Gades 1, Taniah Tosel 6 ... 3-point shots: Wollschlager 1, Lund 1, Schirm 1 ... Rebound leader: Hegland 10, Kranz 9 ... Assist leader: Wollschlager 5... Steal leader: Wollschlager 2, Hegland 2, Tosel 2, Gerdes 2
Lakeview 73, KMS 68
KMS played Lakeview close throughout the second half but couldn't get past the Lakers in a Camden Conference game on Tuesday in Kerkhoven.
Sam Gjerde hit six 3-point shots and led the Saints with 36 points.
KMS' Katie Krieger finished with 14 points and she ahd Molly Jeppesen both had nine rebounds. Gjerde also had six steals and three assists.
The Saints play at MACCRAY at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Lakeview (9-6) 40 33 - 73
KMS (4-11) 39 29 - 68
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LAKEVIEW - Scoring: Brooklin Peltier 4, Sadie Stelter 28, Haley Unke 1, Elizabeth Grube 2, Erin Stevens 15, Maddie Fenske 23 ... 3-point shots: Peltier 1, Stelter 4
KMS - Scoring: Katie Krieger 14, Alexis Lamecker 5, Mallory Rudningen 2, Morgan Lesteberg 3, Sam Gjerde 36, Molly Jeppesen 8 ... 3-point shots: Krieger 1, Lamecker 1, Gjerde 6 ... Rebound leader: Krieger 9, Jeppesen 9 ... Assist leader: Gjerde 3 ... Steal leader: Gjerde 6
Melrose 64, BOLD 59
Makiya Luetner dropped 29 points to power Melrose to a narrow win over BOLD Tuesday night.
Luetner did a lot of her work in the paint and her counterpart, Makenna Steffel, also had a strong night with 21 points, six rebounds and five steals.
Emily Gass was strong from distance, hitting four three-pointers as part of her 18-point night.
Melrose (7-8) 32 32 - 64
BOLD (8-8) 25 34 - 59
MELROSE - Scoring: Cassie Klaphake 14, Ashley Rademacher 2, Maci Blommel 13, Madeline Straka 4, Whitney Austing 2, Makiya Luetner 29 ... 3-point shots: Klaphake 4, Luetner 1 ...
BOLD - Scoring: Emily Gass 18, Abby Sigurdson 2, Morgan Schmitz 4, Taylor Sagedahl 2, Makenna Steffel 21, Makayla Snow 4, Brenna Weis 6, Megan Nolting 2 ... 3-point shots: Gass 4 ... Rebound leader: Steffel 6 ... Assist leader: Gass 6 ... Steal leader: Steffel 5
