Morris Area Chokio Alberta girls basketball won by a margin of ten Tuesday night (1/17) at home.
Winning was a good feeling for the MACA crew which has been under .500 for much of the season. The Tuesday story was a 57-47 triumph over the Braves of Benson. The Tigers were on top the whole way.
Coach Dale Henrich surely beamed when the final horn sounded. His Tigers owned a 5-8 mark coming out of the night, 3-4 in conference. Benson has languished below .500 too.
Katie Holzheimer was a cog for MACA as she put in 22 points and was spectacular from long range, making five 3-point shots. The team numbers in 3's were five of nine. In total field goals: 25 of 66.
MaKenzie Smith was proficient on the boards, collecting 12 rebounds. Holly Amundson and Beth Holland each grabbed eight rebounds.
Holland picked up six assists. Holzheimer stole the ball four times and Smith three. Smith had three shot blocks.
Holzheimer with her team-high 22 points was one of seven Tigers who scored. Here's the rest of the list: Smith (12), Holland (10), Amundson (5), Nicole Strobel (4), Tracy Meischner (2) and Brooke Wente (2).
Smith with her ten points and 12 rebounds was credited with a double-double. The struggling Braves, losers of six straight, had Emma Peterson as a bright spot with her 27 points.
The Tigers led 29-22 at halftime.
Boys basketball: Alexandria 46, Tigers 39
The MACA boys went on the road to face larger school Alexandria on Tuesday and played a close game.
This matchup brings together the Tigers and "one of their own," Forrest Witt, who coaches Alexandria. Forrest feels proud today wearing the red of Alex but he was once orange and black. He's the "middle son" of MACA coaching stalwart Jerry Witt and his wife Holly. Zachary is the eldest and Taylor is the "little one" (well, the youngest anyway).
Yours truly wrote about all three in an earlier time.
Alexandria built a six-point lead at halftime and basically held on in the second half. The game ended as a 46-39 loss for the orange and black.
The MACA record coming out of the game was 9-3. Alexandria's: 4-6.
Coach Mark Torgerson of the Tigers shares game review material on the Maxpreps website. I'm assuming most fans don't avail themselves of the MACA boys' Maxpreps page. I'd love to be wrong about that. We're all making a transition to online that can have its fits and starts.
You needn't look for a magnifying glass to read the game stats as might be required with the Willmar newspaper. Wrestling match details are awful this way. Online, nothing has to be "squeezed in."
Many fans might like to consume prep sports info without purchasing a newspaper if there's no big other reason to purchase one. Steadily all the stuff we used to consume "on paper" has trickled onto the web. Actually it has become a flood.
If you seek MACA boys hoops info on Maxpreps, and if you're using their search, be sure to click on "Morris Area Chokio Alberta" and not "Morris." Maxpreps has been a little confused because of the pairing.
Coach Torgerson's Maxpreps report:
The MACA Tigers saw their 5 game win streak come to an end as they lost to the Alexandria Cardinals by a final score of 46-39. Cold shooting and good defense by the Cardinals were the story in this game as the Class AAA Cards had just enough offense to upend the Tigers. The Tigers shot only 32% for the night, far off their season average of 46%.
A tight man to man defense by former Tiger Forrest Witt's Cards gave the Tigers some problems most of the evening. The Cards weren't exactly connecting from the perimeter either, but with the inside presence of 6'7" post Logan Doyle, they had enough to hold off the Tigers. Doyle scored 8 points in each half to lead all scorers.
The score at halftime was only 20-14 in favor of the Cardinals as neither team got off to a good start. The Tiger zone defense helped hold off the Alex attack and they were able to keep themselves fairly close. Austin Dierks scored 8 of the Tigers' 14 first half points.
The second half started strong for the Cards as they built their lead to 10 points on several occasions. Sophomore forward John Vogeler was the main spark in the Alex offense including a pair of 3 pointers. He scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half to help the Cardinal offense.
The Tigers, however, got some spark midway through the half and closed the gap to 3 points on 2 separate occasions. Jacob Torgerson provided a trio of 3 pointers to close the gap.
The Tigers had the ball twice with a chance to tie, but failed on both attempts and the Cards iced it down the stretch.
Alexandria finished the night shooting only 37% and were just 4 for 21 from 3-point land. Rebounding was virtually even with Doyle leading the Cards with 12 rebounds, and Dierks finishing off another double-double with 11 rebounds to go with his 10 points.
Torgerson finished with 9 points. Nine different Tigers scored, but they could muster only a season low 39 points.
(End of coach Torgerson's report)
Some of the recent game photos taken by yours truly appear on the Maxpreps page. Look for the heading "Fan photo uploaded." It really should be plural. I consider myself a "journalist" and not a "fan" but that's a nitpick.
Here's the complete scoring list: Austin Dierks (10), Jake Torgerson (9), Riley Arndt (4), Tom Holland (4), Chandler Erickson (3), Logan Manska (3), Brody Bahr (2), Nick Vipond (2) and Tyler Henrichs (2). Jake Torgerson made three 3-pointers while Erickson had one. Dierks led in rebounds with eleven.
Erickson had two assists. He and Manska each stole the ball twice.
You'll notice if you go to the Maxpreps page that coach Torgerson works with a template that has quarters rather than halves. He uses the first and third quarter headings, and he makes clear with his terminology that he's talking about a particular half.
Again, these systems are progressing in fits and starts. Maxpreps may prove to be a transitional or experimental phase in the adjustment of prep sports to online. Personally I think these reporting systems could find their home on sites directly supervised by the programs. We're getting into futurism here.
Here's the link for the MACA boys basketball Maxpreps page:
Girls hockey: 3-2 win on road
The destination was Windom for Saturday, Jan. 14, girls hockey action involving the MBA Storm. It was a winning trip. Goals by Abby Daly, Hannah Lindblad and Morgan DeHaan gave the winning push.
The final score in this Southwest Conference contest was 3-2, the Storm celebrating.
The Storm outshot the host 43-28.
There were no goals in the first period.
The teams traded goals in period No. 2. Daly put the puck in goal for the MBA cause. Kayla Benson supplied an assist on this power play goal.
Kylie Willard scored the Windom goal.
The third period made the difference. Hannah Lindblad scored a power play goal with an assist from Morgan DeHaan. Then it was DeHaan scoring what proved to be the winning goal. Holli Christians assisted.
Windom's Lizzie Schoenenberger scored in the third too, assisted by Kaylee Rosenkranz.
Shianne Vold worked in goal for the Storm. Her save total: 26. Amber Svoboden was the Windom goalkeeper (40 saves).
The win was the Storm's second in this rebuilding and learning year.
- Brian Williams - morris mn Minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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