Sauk Centre was a prime rival of the Tigers when I was in high school. So it's always nice to see the orange and black get the upper hand vs. those Streeters. The Friday story at Sauk Centre was a 64-47 win over the Streeters. We can smile.
Smile is certainly what coach Mark Torgerson did as his charges worked to a 31-26 halftime lead. We outdid the Streeters in the second half 33-21. The success lifted us to over .500 at 8-7. Sauk Centre fell to 6-9.
We enjoyed good success from beyond the 3-point line. Here it was Camden Arndt, Riley Decker and Jaret Johnson each succeeding three times. Zach Hughes and Cameron Koebernick each made one long-ranger. Arndt used his long-rangers to build his team-best point total of 20. Jackson Loge came through with 15 points and Hughes posted ten. Then we have Johnson with eight, Decker with six, Koebernick with three and Joseph Kleinwolterink with two.
Arndt topped the rebound list with 12 followed by Loge with ten. Arndt's well-rounded game included four assists. Oh, and it also included two steals, a stat he shared with Johnson.
The Tigers overcame the 3-point shooting of Sauk's Casey Schirmers who made four from that range. But he was the only Streeter with 3-pointer success. He was only second-high in scoring for his team (14 points) as Jacob Jennissen led with 17. Only four Streeters appear in the scoring summary. Logan Suelflow scored ten points and Steven Namvar six. Jennissen had the team-best 14 rebounds while Schirmers collected nine. Steal leaders were Namvar and Suelflow with five and four respectively.
The Tigers are striving to stay on the right side of .500! Basketball is nice entertainment to have when the weather is so lousy.
Hancock boys 69, Lac qui Parle 57
Bennett Nienhaus was the prime story of the game as this Owl made six 3-pointers in Hancock's 69-57 win over Lac qui Parle Valley. The Friday contest saw the Owls pull away in second half play, as they outscored the Eagles 34-23. This was after a stalemated first half. Nienhaus and his mates upped their season record to 11-3.
Daniel Milander made three 3-pointers for the Owls. Nienhaus was one of three Owls scoring in double figures, as he led the charge with 25 points. Then it was Peyton Rohloff with 15 and Connor Reese with 12. Milander's scoring was entirely with his 3's so he finished with nine points. Maximum mileage from his shots to be sure! Cole Reese scored eight points and Preston Rohloff two.
It was Peyton Rohloff leading the rebounding charge with his ten. Connor Reese accounted for seven boards. The Reese boys led in assists as Cole delivered nine and Connor five. Milander came through with four assists and he led in steals with four.
Lac qui Parle's Mason Clark and Austin Bonn each made two 3-pointers. Caden Bjornjeld - love the Norsky name - made one '3'. Maverick Conn was the top Eagle rebounder with 17. Conn also led in assists with six followed by Thomas Daniels with three. Conn also surfaces as No. 1 in steals with two. LQPV just didn't have the weapons to stay with Hancock on this night.
Here's the LQPV scoring list: Conn (15), Bjornjeld (9), Bonn (10), Clark (8), Daniels (8), Evan Hegland (3), Eean Allpress (2) and Tucker Droogsma (2). LQPV like Hancock has a winning season thus far, with LQPV's record standing at 9-7 coming out of this game.
Girls: Underwood 56, Owls 44
The Rockets of Underwood are blasting off the launching pad this winter. On Friday they worked to a 56-44 win over the Owls of Hancock. It was Underwood's 14th win against two losses, while Hancock came out of the game with 6-8 W/L numbers. Underwood led 29-22 at halftime.
Jenna Kannegiesser made two 3-pointers for the visiting Owls. Carlee Hanson connected for one '3'. It was Rylee Hanson leading the Owls in scoring with 15 points. Alexis Staples put in ten for the losing cause. Carlee popped in seven points and Kannegiesser six. Then we see three Owls each with two points: Lindsey Mattson, Taylor Wilson and Morgan Kisgen.
Tori Pahl and Staples were rebound leaders with nine and six, respectively, and Staples dished out four assists. Carlee's two steals put her on top there.
Two of the Rockets each made two 3-pointers: Kayla Rocholl and Brooke Hovland. Hovland was tops in scoring with her 18 points while Rocholl scored 16. Just five total Rockets scored. Ceri Meech scored five points, Brianna Evavold eleven and Ally Johnson six. You know you're covering Underwood when you type the "Evavold" name! Just like "Berens" or "Staton" for Benson.
Girls hockey: Crookston 2, Storm 1
MBA got down 1-0 in the first period and could not recover, as the girls were dealt defeat at the hands of Crookston Friday in Crookston. Dillynn Wallace got the host Crookston skaters on their way to victory with the first period goal. Wallace scored at 6:41 with assists from Grace Fischer and Maddi Salentine.
Crookston got up 2-0 in the second period as Catherine Tiedemann got the puck in the net with an assist from Taylor Garrett. This was a power play goal that came at 11:19.
Our Taryn Picht scored a goal at 11:33 unassisted. There was no scoring in the final period. Leah Thompson was the MBA goaltender and she dueled Grace Koshney. Leah had seven saves.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
Ignore Super Bowl
Most likely I'll wake up Sunday morning with not a thought about the Super Bowl, American's grand tribute to excess. The game of football at its big-time level, Division I college and the pros, exacts a terrible toll on the players. We learn more about this all the time.
Anyone who merely shrugs about this and figures it's fun to watch anyway, has a personal ethical dilemma. It is highly questionable to even encourage high school-age boys to play the violent and painful sport.
Too many of us still have unserious thoughts about this. They will read my thoughts and figure I'm just an annoying stick in the mud. Eventually there will be more and more people like me. I will have no problem getting through my Sunday with paying no attention to the Super Bowl. It really is liberating to reach this juncture in one's life, whereupon we can genuinely dismiss the sport with no reservations. I am there.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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