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Heidi Olson scored 22 points Friday as the Sebeka Trojans handed the Verndale Pirates a 51-45 setback in a Park Region Conference game. The Trojans made seven of their 15 three-point shots for 45 percent. The PRC tilt saw the two teams tied at 22-all after one half of play. Verndale's Sarah Moenkedick led all scorers with 24 points. The Pirates were 16 of 71 from the field for a weak 23 percent average. The Trojans won for the seventh straight time to improve to 10-1 overall and 6-0 in the PRC.
C.J. Borleis chalked up 19 points and Connor Davich added 14 as Pequot Lakes bombed Wadena-Deer Creek 66-30 Friday in a Mid-State Conference game. "Pequot Lakes dominated the game from start to finish," WDC head coach Jason Mielke said.
Four Wadena-Deer Creek wrestlers posted 2-0 records Thursday night as the Wolverines gained a split in the Otter Tail Central Triangular. Chase and Tristin Godel, Tyler Wheeler and Steve Erckenbrack were all double winners for the Wolverines who beat Prairie Valley 40-27 before losing to Otter Tail Central 54-18. Chase Godel pinned Prairie Valley's Carter Rokes at the 1:52 mark of their 120-pound match and decisioned Mark Hendricks of Otter Tail Central 4-2.
Four players hit double figures as the New York Mills Eagles topped Wadena-Deer Creek 71-45 Friday night on the WDC court. The victory stopped a two-game slide by the Eagles and gave them a 7-4 season record. The Wolverines are still looking for their first win. Lydia Rutten poured in 18 points for the Eagles while Ellie Rutten canned 17, Rhiana Roberts netted 16 and Lydia Irons scored 11. The Eagles shot 58 percent from the field. The Wolverines had 10 players contribute to the scoring. Jennifer Craig led the offense with 11 points.
A first period hat trick by Zach Tarczon set the tone as the Fergus Falls Otters whipped Wadena-Deer Creek 8-0 Saturday afternoon at the Wadena Hockey Arena. Rylie Sheridan and Ryan Smith both came up with two goals and one assist. Jack Angus stopped 11 shots in the victory. Toby Wood kicked out 42 shots. "This was the best team we have faced this year," WDC head coach Chris Holman said. "We were no match for their size and speed." The Otters, who are ranked 14th in the Class A state poll, improved to 11-4-3. The Wolverines, who have lost four straight, dropped to 5-12.
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Wadena-Deer Creek goalie Angela Hanson was pelted with 52 shots Thursday night as Detroit Lakes notched a 5-2 win over the Blue Devils in a Mid-State Conference match. The Mid-State leaders out-shot the Blue Devils 18-3, 20-4 and 14-8 en route to the fifth straight conference win. Gretchen Norby's Lakers improved to 12-5-1 overall. Kenzie Christianson gave the Blue Devils an early 1-0 lead by scoring a goal 2:29 into the first period.
Zack Waln was Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale's only triple winner Friday as the Raiders ran into a trio of tough opponents in the Little Falls Quadrangular The Raiders fell to Aitkin 52-18, Little Falls 57-21 and quadrangular champion Pierz 62-15. "We wrestled well at times and poorly at times.
Jan. 1 • An officer making a traffic stop had a vehicle pull in behind his squad car. The occupants of the vehicle were advised not to stop behind an officer when he is on a traffic stop for safety reasons. • An ATV was taken from a Menahga resident's yard, leaving tracks behind. After taking photos, a deputy followed the four-wheeler tracks to the northwest side of a nursing home on Stocking Lake Road where they turned west.
Lydia Irons and Lydia Rutten were too much for Art Schluttner's Pirates Thursday night as they propelled New York Mills to a 66-56 Park Region Conference win at Verndale. The loss was the first this year for the Pirates who went to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the PRC. Irons pumped in 17 points and Rutten canned 16 as the Eagles won the scoring battle in both halves of the PRC duel. Sidney Imsande and Ellie Rutten combined for 19 points in the victory.