Local Roundup: Melrose wins battle of WCC heavyweights

In a game that at times looked more like a track meet with all of its running, both teams were able to control the paint as well. Regan Nelson paced the Dutch with 17 points and a game-high 18 rebounds. His BOLD counterpart, Carter Henry, finished with a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds.

Jordan Sagedahl knocked in 20 points for the Warriors but Melrose added two more double-digit scorers with Damon Van Beck's 18 and Preston Keaveny's 17 to create the deficit.

The Dutchmen now hold a two-game advantage in the West Central Conference standings and appear to be in the driver's seat moving forward.

BOLD will look to snap a two game slide Tuesday when they visit Sauk Centre to take on the Mainstreeters.

Melrose 71, BOLD 60

BOLD (12-4) 32 28 — 60

Melrose (14-1) 40 31 — 71

BOLD - Scoring: Drew Sagedahl 2, Gavin Vosika 8, Jordan Sagedahl 20, Devin Gluesing 9, Carter Henry 21 ... 3-point shots: Vosika 1, J Sagedahl 1, Gluesing 1 ... Rebound leader: Henry 14, Vosika 6, J Sagedahl 6 ... Assist leader: Vosika 8 ... Steal leader: Vosika 2, J Sagedahl 2

MELROSE - Scoring: Tim Arnhalt 6, Traeton Keaveny 8, Regan Nelson 17, Damon Van Beck 18, Preston Keaveny 17, Rowan Nelson 4 ... 3-point shots: Arnhalt 2, T Keaveny 2, Nelson 1, Van Beck 4, P Keaveny 2 ... Rebound leader: Nelson 18 ... Assist leader: P Keaveny 5, T Keaveny 4 ... Steal leader: Van Beck 2, P Keaveny 2

DC 80, NLS 70

New London-Spicer's Brandon Adelman surpassed 1,000 career points with 31 in a loss to Dassel-Cokato on Friday.

Adelman also had eight rebounds and eight assists and NLS' Ander Arnold scored 18 points.

NLS (6-7) 28 52 — 70

DC (10-3) 36 44 — 80

NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Brandon Adelman 31, Ander Arnold 18, Jon Kaelke 5, Jake Schmidt 3, Tristan Thompson 7, Ryan Wyganowski 6 ... 3-point shots: Adelman 1, Schmidt 1, Thompson 1, Wyganowski 2 ... Rebound leader: Adelman 8, Caleb Maxwell 5 ... Assist leader: Adelman 8 ... Steal leader: Kaelke 3

DASSEL-COKATO - Scoring: Sanders Asplin 8, Trever Kaiser 27, Isaac Morris 19, Jake Nelson 4, Alex Terning 20, Grant Thinesen 2 ... 3-point shots: Kaiser 3, Morris 4, Terning 2 ... Rebound leader: Morris 8 ... Assist leader: Five with 1 ... Steal leader: Kaiser 2

Hancock 62, Battle Lake 54

Noah Kannegiesser scored 37 points and Bennett Nienhaus had 13 in Hancock's victory over Battle Lake on Friday.

Connor Reese scored 10 points and he also had three steals. Kannegiesser had four rebounds and four assists.

Hancock (10-1) 29 33 — 62

Battle Lake (8-5) 23 30 — 54

HANCOCK - Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 37, Bennett Nienhaus 13, Connor Reese 10, Peyton Rohloff 2 ... 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 3, Nienhaus 3, Reese 2 ... Rebound leader: Kannegiesser 4 ... Assist leader: Cole Reese 4 ... Steal leader: Kannegiesser 4, Connor Reese 3, Cole Reese 3

BATTLE LAKE - Stats not provided

BBE 59, Paynesville 51

Parker Schwinghammer went for 25 points as BBE edged Paynesville on Friday night.

Levi Bast led the Bulldogs with 12 points.

BBE (5-9) 26 33 — 58

Paynesville (3-9) 23 28 — 51

BBE - Scoring: Parker Schwinghammer 25, Evan Wiener 15, Ashton Dingmann 7, Kyle Felling 4, Jayden Miller 2, James Jackson 2, Dylan Meyer 2, Ryan Illies 2 ... 3-point shots: Schwinghammer 3, Wiener 2, Dingmann 1 ... Rebound leader: Wiener 7, Dingmann 6 ... Assist leader: Illies 2, Wiener 2 ... Steal leader: Schwinghammer 4

PAYNESVILLE - Scoring: Levi Bast 12, Spencer Imholte 10, Caden Spanier 8, Brenden Uhlenkamp 6, Jared Campbell 6, Max Weidner 5, Sam Oehrlein 2, Mitchel Schlangen 2 ... 3-point shots: Imholte 2, Spanier 2, Bast 2 ... Rebound leader: Campbell 7, Bast 6 ... Assist leader: Bast 3 ... Steal leader: Schlangen 3

Minnewaska 82, ACGC 64

Jackson Johnsrud scored 21 points and Matt Gruber scored 19 in Minnewaska's West Central Conference win over ACGC on Friday in Grove City.

The Lakers' Shawn Carsten also scored in double figures, finishing with 12 points.

ACGC's Jaren Kaddatz scored 17 points and had six rebounds, and Dawson Miller, Steven Lawver and Josh Kinzler all scored 10 points.

Minnewaska (10-5) 44 38 — 82

ACGC (6-7) 29 35 — 64

MINNEWASKA - Scoring: Jackson Johnsrud 21, Jack Blevins 4, Grant Jensen 4, Ryan Amundson 6, Luke Barkeim 2, Jaeger Jergenson 8, Matt Gruber 19, Garrett Jensen 6, Shawn Carsten 12 ... 3-point shots: Johnsrud 3, Blevins 1, Gruber 1, Carsten 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

ACGC - Scoring: Josh Kinzler 10, Noah Cunningham 2, Kobe Holtz 8, Jaren Kaddatz 17, Dawson Miller 10, Steven Lawver 10, Michael Lambert 3, Elliot Gratz 4 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 2, Kaddatz 1 ... Rebound leader: Holtz 7, Kaddatz 6, Lawver 5 ... Assist leader: Kinzler 4 ... Steal leader: Kinzler 2

Morris/CA 64, Montevideo 34

Morris/Chokio-Alberta won its sixth straight game with a 30-point victory over Montevideo on Friday night.

The Tigers used a balanced scoring attack to pick up the win, with Tate Nelson leading the way with 14 points. Chandler Vogel and Jaret Johnson both added 12 points.

Jackson Snell of Montevideo led all scorers with 16 points.

Montevideo (1-12) 21 13 — 34

Morris/CA (8-7) 38 26 — 64

MONTEVIDEO - Scoring: Isaac Hoogeveen 5, Christian Riley 5, Adam Root 5, Jackson Snell 16, Josh Tastad 1, Hunter Ward 2 ... 3-point shots: NA ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - Scoring: Camden Arndt 2, Connor Koebernick 6, Jackson Loge 5, Tate Nelson 14, Chandler Vogel 12, Tyler Riemers 9, Kevin Asfeld 2, Eli Grove 2, Jaret Johnson 12 ... 3-point shots: Koebernick 1, Nelson 1, Vogel 2, Reimers 2 ... Rebound leader: Loge 11 ... Assist leader: Koebernick 5 ... Steal leader: Nelson 2, Reimers 2, Johnson 2

Lakeview 52, CMCS 45

Jacob Meyer scored 14 points and Peter Martin had 12 in Central Minnesota Christian School's loss to Lakeview on Friday.

Austin TeBrake had five points and eight rebounds and Micah Vander Beek also had eight rebounds.

Lakeview (12-4) 21 31 — 52

CMCS (4-11) 19 26 — 45

LAKEVIEW - Stats not provided

CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Scoring: Simon Van Dyken 5, Jacob Meyer 14, Austin TeBrake 5, Micah Vander Beek 3, Peter Martin 12, Braden Ruschen 6 ... 3-point shots: Meyer 3, TeBrake 1, Martin 1, Ruschen 2 ... Rebound leader: TeBrake 8, Vander Beek 8, Ruschen 7 ... Assist leader: Martin 4 ... Steal leader: NA

Minneota 65, LQPV 52

Thomas Hennen scored 23 points to lead Minneota to a Camden Conference win over Lac qui Parle Valley on Friday.

LQPV's Isaac Gerdes scored 17 points and Ross Olson and Caden Bjornjeld both scored 12 points.

Minneota (13-1) 32 33 — 65

LQPV (9-9) 23 29 — 52

MINNEOTA - Scoring: Nolan Boerboom 6, Isaac Hennen 4, Jacob Hennen 6, Thomas Hennen 23, Jared Josephson 5, Tristan Sorensen 2, Logan Sussner 19 ... 3-point shots: T Hennen 5 ... Rebound leader: Sussner 16, J Hennen 9 ... Assist leader: J Hennen 4 ... Steal leader: J Hennen 3

LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Caden Bjornjeld 12, Austin Bonn 5, Thomas Daniels 1, Isaac Gerdes 17, Braiden Kittelson 5, Ross Olson 12 ... 3-point shots: Bjornjeld 3, Bonn 1, Gerdes 3, Kittelson 1 ... Rebound leader: Olson 7, Evan Benson 6 ... Assist leader: Bonn 6, Gerdes 5 ... Steal leader: Kittelson 3

RCW 55, TMB 43

Nathan Serbus scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds to help Renville County West past Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in a Camden Conference battle.

Riley Ashburn scored 17 as teammate Justin Schrupp embraced a facilitating role and finished with six assists and nine points.

TMB (2-13) 28 15 — 43

RCW (8-9) 22 33 — 55

TRACY-MILROY-BALATON - Scoring: Moses Dolan 15, Trevor Larson 5, Jake Tauer 3, Rylan Fogelson 5, Fritz Landherr 6, Matt Timmerman 2, Jett Davis 5, Lucas Gervais 2 ... 3-point shots: Dolan 1, Larson 1, Tauer 1, Landherr 2 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Tony Froland 6, Justin Schrupp 9, Riley Ashburn 17, Jaden Kolker 5, Nathan Serbus 18 ... 3-point shots: Ashburn 2 ... Rebound leader: Serbus 9, Froland 8, Schrupp 6 ... Assist leader: Schrupp 6, Froland 3 ... Steal leader: Schrupp 3, Ashburn 3

RTR 72, MACCRAY 32

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton remained perfect with an overpowering victory against MACCRAY.

The Wolverines' Brady Kienitz scored seven points and Blake Wadsworth had six points and six rebounds.

MACCRAY (5-11) 32

RTR (15-0) 72

MACCRAY - Scoring: Blake Wadsworth 6, Brady Kienitz 7, Kelby Jaenisch 5, Brett Harguth 2, Ole Sandry 2, Braden Hoekstra 5, Thomas Kirking 5 ... 3-point shots: Jaenisch 1, Hoekstra 1, Kirking 1 ... Rebound leader: Wadsworth 6, Kirking 5 ... Assist leader: Harguth 3 ... Steal leader: Kienitz 2, Kirking 2

RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON - Stats not provided

Sauk Centre 52, Benson 47

Sauk Centre held a five point lead at halftime and that proved to be the difference against Benson Friday night.

Will Enderson nailed six 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 25 points but it was the Mainstreeters who wrapped things up with Casey Schirmers' 20 point effort.

Sauk Centre (9-5) 25 27 — 52

Benson (0-14) 20 27 — 47

SAUK CENTRE - Scoring: Steven Namvar 1, Matt Traeger 16, Casey Schirmers 20, Jacob Jennissen 11, Alex Kowski 2, Cade Neubert 2 ... 3-point shots: Traeger 2, Schirmers 3, Jennissen 1 ... Rebound leader: Jennissen 8, Neubert 6 ... Assist leader: Neubert 1 ... Steal leader: Traeger 3

BENSON - Scoring: Austin Ose 10, Will Enderson 25, Sam Lundebrek 10, Hunter Gonnerman 4, Devon Liles 1 ... 3-point shots:Ose 1, Enderson 6 ... Rebound leader: Ose 6 ... Assist leader: Lundebrek 1, Ose 1 ... Steal leader: Lundebrek 2

Girls Basketball

W-M 60, Litchfield 57

Litchfield recovered after a slow start but couldn't catch up to Watertown-Mayer in a Wright County Conference game on Friday.

Maggie Czinano led W-M with 18 points. Litchfield's Laney Huhner and Sydney McCann both scored 12 points and Tessa Goerish had seven points.

Litchfield plays host to New London-Spicer at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Litchfield (10-6) 19 38 — 57

W-M (12-4) 37 23 — 60

LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Janessa Olson 4, Laney Huhner 12, Kamri Driver 14, Maddy Shoultz 5, Sydney McCann 12, Tessa Goerish 7, Neriah Lara 3 ... 3-point shots: Huhner 2, Driver 4, Shoultz 1, Goerish 1 ... Rebound leader: Shoultz 6 ... Assist leader: McCann 4 ... Steal leader: Huhner 2, McCann 2, Shoultz 2

WATERTOWN-MAYER - Scoring: Shelby Mueller 2, Maggie Czinano 18, Grace Knutson 6, Emma Ragner 5, Jena Barden 3, Emma Maas 9, Monica Czinano 17 ... 3-point shots: Maggie Czinano 1, Ragner 1, Barden 1, Maas 3 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

ACGC 49, Hancock 47

ACGC roared back to take a two-point win over Hancock Friday night. The Owls led 24-21 at halftime but 28 second half points led the Falcons to end the week on a positive note.

Lindsey Minnick and Addison Bernstein each logged 15 points for the Falcons and Minnick added a team-high 12 rebounds to the cause.

ACGC (6-10) 21 28 — 49

Hancock (6-5) 24 23 — 47

ACGC - Scoring: Jeana Denton 9, Lindsey Minnick 15, Addison Bernstein 15, Pailey Wilner 2, Gabby Lawver 4, Rachel Wilner 2, Molly Youngbloom 2 ... 3-point shots: Denton 1, Minnick 1, Bernstein 1 ... Rebound leader: Minnick 12 ... Assist leader: Denton 4 ... Steal leader: Minnick 4

HANCOCK - Scoring: Ashlyn Mattson 9, Haley Mattson 2, Taylor Wilson 4, Tess Steiner 12, Alexis Staples 11, Rylee Hanson 2, Morgan Kisgen 7 ... 3-point shots: Staples 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

Lakeview 42, Benson 29

Lakeview pulled away in the second half for a win over Benson on Friday night.

Claire Ricard has a game-high 15 points for the Braves, who trailed by just five points at halftime.

Aubrey Kaczmarek had a double-double for the Lakers with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Kaitlyn Berreau added eight points for Benson.

Benson (2-13) 13 16 — 29

Lakeview (6-12) 18 24 — 42

BENSON - Scoring: Kaitlyn Berreau 8, Abbie Mitteness 3, Claire Ricard 15, Katelyn Young 2, Jenna Smith 1 ... 3-point shots: None ... Rebound leader: Courtney McNeill 8 ... Assist leader: McNeill 5 ... Steal leader: McNeill 2, Ricard 2, Lundebrek 2

LAKEVIEW - Scoring: Haley Unke 9, Kiana Imes 3, Alexis Lienemann 1, Sierra Plotz 2, Aubrey Kaczmarek 10, Lizzie Grube 2, Kaitlynn Bot 2, Savannah Rausch 3 ... 3-point shots: Lienemann 1 ... Rebound leader: Kaczmarek 11 ... Assist leader: Plotz 2 ... Steal leader: Imes 5

BOLD 96, BLHS 48

Makenna Steffel posted her third triple-double in the last five games and BOLD cruised to another win on Friday against Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart.

Steffel scored 38 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to go along with 10 steals as the Warriors improved to 14-3.

Ashley Trongard added 14 points for BOLD while Abby Sigurdson and Taylor Sagedahl had 10 points each.

Sara Kottke had 14 points to lead the Mustangs.

BOLD (14-3) 56 40 — 96

BLHS (2-13) 28 20 — 48

BOLD - Scoring: Abby Sigurdson 10, Morgan Schmitz 8, Taylor Sagedahl 10, Makenna Steffel 38, Ashley Trongard 14, Makayla Snow 8, Brenna Weis 4, Shania Senkyr 4 ... 3-point shots: Sigurdson 1, Schmitz 1, Trongard 1, Snow 1 ... Rebound leader: Steffel 10, Trongard 7, Weis 7 ... Assist leader: Sigurdson 6, Snow 6, Sagedahl 4 ... Steal leader: Steffel 10, Schmitz 5, Schmitz 5

BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR-STEWART - Scoring: Keegan Hanson 11, Chloe Ufkes 12, Jessica Novotny 1, Katy Hacker 2, Sara Kottke 14, Rachel Dean 4 ... 3-point shots: Hanson 2, Ufkes 2, Kottke 3 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

MACCRAY 50, RTR 28

Piper Asche scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as MACCRAY defeated Russell-Tyler-Ruthton on Friday.

Ellie Thein scored 11 points and had seven rebounds and Sydney Schwitters had 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

MACCRAY (8-9) 23 27 — 50

RTR (9-9) 13 15 — 28

MACCRAY - Scoring: Piper Asche 20, Ellie Thein 11, Kate Hultgren 6, Gabby Randt 6, Sage Mecker 4, Kylee Kimpling 2, Kaisa Jaenisch 1 ... 3-point shots: Asche 1, Mecker 1 ... Rebound leader: Asche 11, Sydney Schwitters 10, Thein 7, Randt 8, Danni Burn 3 ... Assist leader: Schwitters 7, Thein 3, Kate Hultgren 2 ... Steal leader: Schwitters 2

RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON - Scoring: Jonni Biren 7, Brooke Thomsen 7, Chloe Hess 4, Shawna Thomsen 4, Mya Christensen 2, McKinley Schreurs 2, Makenzie Buchert 1, Catherine Vogt 1 ... 3-point shots: None ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA

NA3HL Hockey

Breezy Point 6, Willmar 5

The Willmar WarHawks Tanner Dahle, Jacob Berkowitz and Peyton Bolstad scored second period goals but the team's three-goal lead crumbled in the third as Breezy Point scored four goals for an NA3HL victory on Friday at Breezy Point.

Bolstad scored two goals for the WarHawks and Dahle, Jordan Cooper and Jacob Berkowitz had Willmar's other goals. Riley Dixon had two assists.

The team's play again in Willmar at 7:30 p.m. today at the Willmar Civic Center.

Willmar 2 3 0 — 5

Breezy Point 2 0 4 — 6

FIRST PERIOD — B: Erik Gadbois (AJ Hoyt, Reid Morin) 5:53 ... W: Jordan Cooper (Brandon Holt, Braden Shea) 9:12 ... B: Jakob Perisien (Jared Fladebo, Kieran Brosnan) 15:49 ... W: Peyton Bolstad (Riley Dixon, Eli Slagter) 16:10

SECOND PERIOD — W: Tanner Dahle (Keegan Bauman) 1:09 ... W: Jacob Berkowitz (Kevin Swope) 10:36 ... W: Bolstad (Dixon) 13:19

THIRD PERIOD — B: Danny Wieber (Josh Maucieri, Alex Flicek) 0:21 ... B: Fladebo (Andrew Heckaman, Wieber) 8:09 pp ... B: Jack Petroske 8:20 ... B: Fladebo (Brosnan, Morin) 18:43

GOALIE SAVES/SHOTS — Willmar: Luke Fry 30/36 ... Breezy Point: Lucas Ehrlich 33/38