The Osakis boys basketball team had already clinched a share of the Prairie Conference title going into Tuesday night. The Silverstreaks wrapped it up all their own with a dominant 85-54 win over Swanville.
It’s the fifth straight season Osakis has won the conference championship.
“Great first half as the guys started slow but picked it up defensively, which got us out in transition for easy baskets,” head coach Matt Hoelscher said. “Bauer (Klimek) hit shots, which opened up a lot of driving lanes and post touches.”
Klimek, a junior guard, finished with 30 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He knocked down six threes, while freshman guard Kyle Mages had 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 night. Kellen Anderson, Stewart Jones, Carter Watnaas and Brady Mages all added eight points.
The Silverstreaks (11-3, 9-0 Prairie) never gave the Bulldogs (5-10, 2-8 Prairie) a chance as they shot 56% overall and scored 65 first-half points.
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“We did a great job sharing the basketball the first half and played as a team,” Hoelscher said. “We got a little sloppy in the second half as we tried to slow things down and run offense, causing us to play a little flat. It was good to get the win and take the Prairie Conference outright.”
OSAKIS 65 20 - 85
SWANVILLE 22 32 - 54
OSAKIS TOTALS - FG - 37-65; Three-point FG - 6-14; FT - 5-8; Assists - 21; Blocks - 3; Rebounds - 28; Steals - 11; Turnovers - 10
OSAKIS - Mekai Hoelscher - 7 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals; Kellen Anderson - 8 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Stewart Jones - 8 points, 2 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal; Kyle Mages - 12 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Bauer Klimek - 30 points, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 rebounds, 3 steals; Drew Imdieke - 4 points, 3 assists, 1 steal; Chayce Meyer - 1 rebound; Carter Watnaas - 8 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; Brady Mages - 8 points, 2 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 steal
