Area girls' basketball: Osakis, Parkers Prairie, WCA win

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Osakis had a hard time breaking away from a feisty Royalton team Friday night, edging the Royals 44-35 in Prairie Conference girls’ basketball.

“We really struggled scoring against Royalton,” said head coach Pat Kalpin. “You have to give them [Royalton] credit, they were hustling defensively and forcing a lot of turnovers because of our indecisiveness on the offensive end.

“The girls put themselves in great positions to score; they just didn’t recognize them quick enough.

“We need to get the girls to play more instinctive offensively and play loose,” he added. “We played well defensively. That’s how we won this game tonight.”

Annalise Savageau led all scorers as she knocked down 26 points and was the only Silverstreak player in double figures.

The Silverstreaks were 11-6 after the win, 9-1 in Prairie Conference action, just one-half game behind unbeaten Upsala. They played at home against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Monday and will be at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle tomorrow, Thursday. They then host Benson next Monday night.

GAME STATISTICS

ROYALTON 13 22 —35

OSAKIS 20 24 — 44

ROYALTON – A. Vannurden 3, B. Tschida 10, M. Wiener 1, Zimmerman 5, K. Meyer 4, A. Popp 4, E. Fussy 6. Field goals 13, 3-pt 2, Free throws 7-13.

OSAKIS – Taylor Waldvogel 4, Rachelle Rajdl 3, Annalise Savageau 26, Brooke Sorenson 4, Calista Sadlemyer 2, Becka Sadlemyer 1, Madi Forsell 4. Field goals 14, 3-pt 4 (Savageau 4), Free throws 12-17.

PANTHERS 92,

COMETS 32

Another day, another easy win for the Parkers Prairie girls’ basketball team.

The Panthers moved to 18-0 with a 93-32 win over Hillcrest Lutheran Academy last Thursday. Madison Dorn led four players in double figures with 23 points. Micaela Noga added 18, while Tamara Schmidt and Ally Taylor each had 14.

The Parkers Prairie defense dominated the Comets all night. The Panthers had 20 steals on the night and 45 tipped passes.

GAME STATISTICS

HILLCREST 16 16 – 32

PARKERS PRAIRIE 45 48 – 93

PARKERS PRAIRIE – M. Dorn – 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Jessica McDaniels – 1 rebound; Noga – 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 steals, 2 blocks; Schmidt – 14 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals; Kaylee Dorn – 8 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Taylor – 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Brenna Warren – 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 steals; LaDeanna Swanson – 2 points; Amber Guenther – 8 points, 5 rebounds; Kassidi Peterson – 2 points, 1 rebound

HILLCREST – Brittany Christenson – 4; Kelsey Nersten – 13; Abigale Monacelli – 7; Megan Aasness – 2; Gracia Larson – 2; Julia Christenson – 6

WCA 74, LPGE 62

The West Central Area girls’ basketball team outlasted Long Prairie-Grey Eagle in a 74-62 Prairie Conference match-up last Thursday night.

Jen Froemming had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead the Knights to the win. Kylee Fernholz added 17 points, while Christina Kruize added 16 points and 14 rebounds.

GAME STATISTICS

WCA 74, LPGE 62

WCA – Froemming – 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Fernholz – 17 points, 2 steals, 2 assists; Kruize – 16 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; Shawna Jenson – 8 points; Tiana Christenson – 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Holly VanKempen – 2 points; Kelsey Hammer – 2 points; Abby Peterson – 1 point

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