I could quote "Yukon Cornelius" from the Christmas "Rudolph" TV special: "The weather isn't fit for man or beast." I do see some hardy rabbits in the back yard.
It's great to see high school sports proceeding, provided of course we can all heed safety precautions. How's it going with the vaccine(s)? Well, Tuesday night saw our MACA girls hoops squad win. The Tigers bounced back from their recent losses to Minnewaska Area and West Central Area. The 'Waska loss was especially humbling, score of 53-23. We had beaten the Lakers prior to that (51-45 in OT).
Coach Dale Henrich and his Tigers started turning things around Tuesday. More of that to come? The orange and black prevailed over the Benson Braves 61-47.
The West Central Tribune reported the game was played in Benson, and I confirmed that through the excellent "Minnesota Scores" site. The Willmar paper can be rather spotty and unreliable at times. Be sure you're familiar with the "Incognito" system for getting past the barriers they sometimes put up. I wonder if people complain after they've paid to "subscribe" and then find deficiencies in the paper's performance: games missing or sketchy/unreliable information.
Personally I'd like to suggest that the school sports programs themselves take the lead with the outreach, just like small colleges have done for a long time. Sorry, I'm a broken record on this.
The orange and black came on strong in the second half Tuesday. We outscored Benson 27-17 in the half to improve on the four-point lead we had at halftime. Our won-lost record is now 3-5. Benson languishes at 1-6.
Emma Bowman made two 3-pointers and topped our scoring with 21 points. Maddy Grove made one 3-point shot. Bowman was joined in double figures scoring by Cate Kehoe (13) and Sydney Dietz (11). Grove's output was eight points, then we see Kaylie Raths (6) and Shannon Dougherty (2). Kehoe topped rebounds with eight. LaRae Kram had two assists. Bowman had four steals. Dietz blocked a shot.
Beth Cain with her 12 points was Benson's only player in double figures. Cain was complemented by: Marissa Connelly (9), Marley Rush (8), Adysen Himley (7), Susan Knutson (5), Kimmy Pagel (4) and Madi Wrobleski (2). Himley and Connelly each made two 3's. Rush grabbed 13 rebounds. Himley had five steals.
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Thanks to the KMRS-KKOK site for providing Kehoe's first name. The West Central Tribune did not. I was momentarily thrown off by the paper's lapse. I knew last year's Tigers had MacKenna Kehoe. I confirmed online that MacKenna was a 2020 graduate. So it's a case of a sibling coming on up. Yes, that's the deal.
Well, I'm pleased to continue typing the Kehoe name, to be sure. Looks like Janet can continue getting fun entertainment from MACA hoops, and yours truly will too. As for MacKenna, I think I have her name spelled right but there are inconsistencies out there like "McKenna" or "Mackenna" (with a small "k"). It appears the smart money is on "MacKenna." I'm open to being corrected.
Let's celebrate the MBA Storm's success on the ice: a 7-0 win. The Storm improved to 4-3 with the Tuesday success over Breckenridge/Wahpeton.
Our skaters showed a pretty steady onslaught. We scored three goals in the first period and two each in the second and third.
Tim Blume began the scoring with a goal at 2:03 of the first. Ryan Tolifson assisted. Then it was Brady DeHaan getting the puck in the net, assisted by Zach Bruns and Brady Loge (at 9:15). Bruns put MBA up 3-0 with his goal at 14:52, assists by Hunter Blume and DeHaan.
Our lead swelled. Tolifson scored unassisted at 2:13 of the second. Ian Rajewsky scored at 3:49 with an assist from Will Breuer.
Blake Bruns scored the first of our two third period goals. Rajewsky assisted. Bruns applied a final flourish with his unassisted job at 9;38. Our goalie was Peyton LeClair: five saves on five shots. The B/W goalie was Jared Aamold (55-62).
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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