Willmar falls short against Alex

WILLMAR - The Willmar girls basketball team rebounded from deficits time and again but couldn't get all the way back and lost 44-39 to Alexandria in a Central Lakes Conference game on Monday at Willmar High School.

Heidi Sellmann led Willmar with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

"Heidi stepped up big tonight, scoring and rebounding," said Willmar head coach Dustin Carlson. "Tonight, we grew up as a team. We got down 10 multiple times and responded each time."

Sellmann hit a 3-pointer with less than a minute to play to cut the lead to three but Alexandria held off the rally.

"We just had too many turnovers to get over the hump," Carlson said. "I'm proud of the kids responding to adversity."

Alexandria 44, Willmar 39

Alexandria........................... 23 21 - 44

Willmar............................. 21 18 - 39

ALEXANDRIA - Scoring: Emma Ziegler 4, Kendall Kohler 13, Macy Hatlestad 13, Kelby Olson-Rodel 7, Kiyana Miller 1, Kara Thomson 2, Emma Schmidt 1, Courtney Gould 1, Kayla Feldhake 2 ... 3-point shots: Kohler 2, Hatlestad 3

WILLMAR - Scoring: Grace Sawyer 8, Jordyn Swoboda 3, Hannah Johnson 4, Cayle Hovland 4, Carly Wedel 6, Heidi Sellmann 14 ... 3-point shots: Sawyer 1, Sellmann 1 ... Rebound leader: Sellmann 11, Wedel 4, Johnson 4 ... Assist leader: Swoboda 2 ... Steal leader: Sawyer 2, Sellmann 2

Minnewaska 67, LPGE 37

Abby VerSteeg scored 16 points and Carley Stewart had 15 to lead Minnewaska to a non-conference win over Long Prairie-Grey Eagle on Monday at Minnewaska High School.

Stewart also had fiver rebounds and VerSteeg had four steals.

The Lakers play at Melrose at 7:30 p.m. today.

LPGE........................... 10 27 - 37

Minnewaska............................. 41 26 - 67

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE - Scoring: Hannah Middendorf 6, Claire Liebsch 2, Emma Liebsch 11, Rachel Middendorf 12, Carolyn Dinkel 2, Kalley Dynes Levin 5, Taylor Kingston 3 ... 3-point shots: Kingston 1, Dynes 1, R. Middendorf 1

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Ellie Danielson 8, Kendra Kuczek 3, Bayley Pooler 5, Taylor Amundson 3, Ashley Blom 6, Abby VerSteeg 16, Emma Thorfinnson 3, Carley Stewart 15, Ashlyn Guggisberg 4, Brianna Olson 2, Naomi Leedahl 2 ... 3-point shots: Kuczek 1, Pooler 1, Blom 2, VerSteeg 2, Thorfinnson 1 ... Rebound leader: Stewart 5, Amundson 4, Guggisberg 4 ... Assist leader: Guggisberg 3, Bailey Stewart 3 ... Steal leader: VerSteeg 4, B. Stewart 4

BOLD 82, RCW 42

BOLD exploded for 56 first half points on the way to a convincing 40-point win over Renville County West.

The Warriors outscored the Jaguars 56-29 in the first half and put up an even stronger defensive effort in the second half, holding RCW to only 13 points in the second half.

Carli Krogman led the way for the Jaguars with 12 points.

BOLD........................... 56 26 - 82

RCW............................. 29 13 - 42

BOLD - Stats not provided

RCW - Scoring: Avery Elfering 2, Carli Krogman 12, Britney Marr 3, Aleah Zieske 10, Leslie Gonzalez 2, Lauren Wulf 3, Emily Filzen 8, Reanna Flom 2 ... 3-point shots: Krogman 4, Zieske 2, Wulf 1 ... Rebound leader: Marr 5, Pamela Winzenburg 5, Filzen 5 ... Assist leader: Elfering 4 ... Steal leader: Marr 4

Boys Basketball

Benson 64, KMS 39

Benson's Layton Connelly and Zack Sonnabend each scored 15 points on the way to a win over Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Max Peterson also put up 14 points for the Braves, tacking on six rebounds and four assists before the game was finished.

For the Saints, Tanner Rohner led the way by scoring 11 points. Weston Gjerde led all players with nine rebounds.

KMS........................... 18 21 - 39

Benson............................. 31 33 - 64

KMS - Scoring: Tanner Rohner 11, Weston Gjerde 6, Regan Carlson 8, Brandon Rasmusson 4, Josh Peterson 8, Noah Thorson 2 ... 3-point shots: Rohner 1 ... Rebound leader: Gjerde 9 ... Assist leader: Gjerde 2 ... Steal leader: Peterson 2

BENSON - Scoring: Ty Hedman 4, Sam Lundebrek 6, Layton Connelly 15, Max Peterson 14, Justin Goossen 6, Nathan Habben 4, Zack Sonnabend 15 ... 3-point shots: Connelly 3, Peterson 2 ... Rebound leader: Goossen 7, Peterson 6 ... Assist leader: Peterson 4 ... Steal leader: Connelly 2

CMCS 60, Dawson-Boyd 55

Ethan Brouwer scored 21 points as Central Minnesota Christian staved off a comeback effort from Dawson-Boyd and spoiled a strong night from Eli Weber.

Weber led all scorers with 26 points but the Bluejays were able to supply a more balanced attack to earn the victory.

Seven Bluejays made it onto the scoresheet including Brouwer and Tanner Stoel who scored 12 points.

Alex Swenson also scored 20 points for the Blackjacks.

CMCS........................... 29 31 - 60

Dawson-Boyd............................. 23 32 - 55

CMCS - Scoring: Matthew Van Eps 5, Ethan Brouwer 21, Tanner Stoel 12, Aaron Zwart 4, Austin Marcus 9, Jaxon Schwitters 7, Carter Henry 2 ... 3-point shots: Brouwer 1, Stoel 2 ... Rebound leader: Brouwer 9, Marcus 9 ... Assist leader: Van Eps 3 ... Steal leader: Marcus 3

Dawson-Boyd - Scoring: Eli Weber 26, Braden Thompson 1, Tyler Fanzly 4, Alex Swenson 20, Bentley Boike 4, Colton Husley 2 ... 3-point shots: NA ... Rebound leader: Weber 8, Boike 8, Husby 8 ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: Horton 2

MACCRAY 74, LQPV 57

MACCRAY took an eight-point first half lead and carried that momentum into the second half to take down Lac qui Parle Valley.

Jackson Grussing had the hot hand Monday night, scoring 27 points for the Wolverines. Teammate Brady Madsen also had a strong night with 19 points.

Isaac Gerdes led the Eagles with 17 points while Braiden Kittelson pulled in eight rebounds.

MACCRAY........................... 29 45 - 74

LQPV............................. 21 36 - 57

MACCRAY - Scoring: Ben Burner 1, Braden Hoekstra 7, Colton Swart 1, Brady Madsen 19, Jackson Grussing 27, Renich Homan 1, Brett Harguth 7, Dylan Dirksen 10 ... 3-point shots: Hoekstra 1, Madsen 1, Harguth 1 ... Rebound leader: Grussing 8 ... Assist leader: Madsen 3 ... Steal leader: Madsen 4

LQPV - Scoring: Corey Roggenbuck 2, Caden Bjornjeld 6, Isaac Gerdes 17, Evan Benson 1, Ross Olson 4, Braiden Kittelson 5, Isaias Flores 15, Thomas Daniels 3, Trevor Sigdahl 4 ... 3-point shots: Gerdes 2, Bjornjeld 2, Flores 2, Kittelson 1 ... Rebound leader: Kittelson 8 ... Assist leader: Gerdes 3 ... Steal leader: Kittelson 3

ACGC 78, BLHS 39

ACGC poured in 47 first-half points to cruise by Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Monday night.

Erik Belgum, Jaren Kaddatz and Adam Johnson each scored double digit points. Belgum led the way with 15 points and eight rebounds.

BLHS' Trent Weispfennig was the scoring leader for the Mustangs with 13 points. He also pulled in nine rebounds.

ACGC........................... 47 31 - 78

BLHS............................. 21 18 - 39

ACGC - Scoring: Rylan Molinaro 2, Erik Belgum 15, Payton Kinzler 7, Michael Dallmann 2, Brendan Hedtke 8, Ryan Amdahl 3, Jaren Kaddatz 14, Adam Johnson 10, Joe Weseman 5, Gabe Eisenbacher 8, Kobe Holtz 4 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 1, Kaddatz 2, Weseman 1 ... Rebound leader: Belgum 8, Eisenbacher 8 ... Assist leader: Amdahl 6 ... Steal leader: Amdahl 3

BLHS - Scoring: Trent Weispfennig 13, Payton Diepold 10, Jake Watkins 6 ... 3-point shots: NA ... Rebound leader: Weispfennig 9 ... Assist leader: NA... Steal leader: NA

Girls Hockey

Alexandria 6, Willmar 1

Alexandria scored a pair of goals in all three periods to turn back Willmar at the Willmar Civic Center on Monday.

Six different Alexandria players scored goals and seven different skaters had assists.

Willmar's Bailey Olson scored an unassisted goal on a second-period power play.

Alexandria............. 2 2 2 - 6

Willmar............... 0 1 0 - 1

FIRST PERIOD - A: McKenna Ellingson (Calley Richardson) 4:06 pp ... A: Josie Minnerath (Allison O'Kane) 5:03

SECOND PERIOD - A: Kristin Trosvig (Ellingson) 0:40 ... W: Bailey Olson 0:54 pp ... A: Mayson Toft (Marki Oberg, Megan Pesta) 1:16

THIRD PERIOD - A: Alexis Heckert (Minnerath) 8:41 ... A: Richardson (Trosvig) 15:59

GOALIE SAVES - Alexandria: Sarah Finley, Madisson Gray 19 ... Willmar: Bryton Carlson 26

Boys Hockey

St. Cloud 4, River Lakes 1

River Lakes took an early lead but four St. Cloud skaters scored four-straight goals in a win over the Stars on Monday in Paynesville.

River Lakes' Gavin Stanger opened the scoring with an unassisted goal in the second period.

Stars' goalie John Perkins made 23 saves.

St. Cloud............... 0 2 2 - 4

River Lakes............. 0 1 0 - 1

FIRST PERIOD - R: Gavin Stanger 2:25

SECOND PERIOD - S: Logan Johnson (Lars Olson, Carter Rieland) 15:41 ... S: Nick Heine (Zane Murphy, Ethan Hopper) 16:08

THIRD PERIOD - S: Nick Portz (Brad Amundson) 6:24 ... S: Noah Bissett 0:26

GOALIE SAVES - St. Cloud: Soren Falloon 30 ... River Lakes: John Perkins 23

College Wrestling

Ridgewater Open

Ridgewater's Nick Stafford won two matches and placed fourth at 174 pounds at the Ridgewater Open on Saturday at Ridgewater College.

Kyler Votova (141) and Hunter Quiring (149) both were 1-3 and placed sixth, Nathan Hellman (285) was 1-3 and was sixth, and Augustus Siaway (157) was 1-2 but did not place.

The Open attracted 90 wrestlers from 13 teams. Ridgewater wrestles St. John's in a dual at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ridgewater, then competes in the Worthington Open at 9 a.m. Saturday.