Area Sports Roundup: Jan. 31, 2022
- Radio Works
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min read
Olivia Hayenga scored 33 points and Tarren Spartz and Ellie Weg added 11 points apiece Monday night as the Worthington Trojans girls basketball team outlasted visiting St. Peter, 71-67, in overtime.
The Trojans led 50-38 with 6:45 left in regulation, but St. Peter came roaring back and tied the game at 59-59 in the waning seconds when Rhyan Holmgren drained a 3-pointer. The Saints then scored the first four points of overtime, but Pam Gora – seeing playing time after a pair of WHS players had fouled out – hit a 3 of her own to put the Trojans ahead to stay.
Worthington improved to 11-6 with the victory, while St. Peter fell to 17-4. Holmgren led the Saints with 22 points, and Annika Southworth had 21.
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In boys basketball Monday, the Trojans dropped a 74-55 decision on the road at Kasson-Mantorville. Kaleb Knothe and Jacari Swinea each had 14 points for Worthington, and Jake Brandner had 12. Knothe also had a team-best 12 rebounds and four assists for the Trojans, now 3-12 overall.
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In boys hockey, New Ulm’s Braxton Hoffman scored with just 35 seconds left in the third period, and the visiting Eagles edged the Trojans 5-4. Worthington led four different times in the game, but New Ulm tied it up each time before netting the game-winner.
Blake Ahrenstorff scored just 1:44 into the game on an assist from Konner Honius, and Spenser Nickel had the second Trojans goal at 5:04 of the first period on passes from Ahrenstorff and Honius. Ian Bumgardner scored on a pass from Alec Langerud at 6:21 of the second period, and Blake Luinenburg added a goal just 16 seconds into the third on assists from Langerud and Andrew Benson.
New Ulm outshot Worthington, now 8-9 on the season, 52-28 in the game. Trojans goalie Steven Adams made 47 saves.
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In the girls game earlier Monday, New Ulm blanked the Trojans, 9-0. Worthington was outshot 56-8 by the Eagles.
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In other Monday action, it was:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 72, Dawson-Boyd 50
Jackson County Central 72, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 53
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 54, Canby 30
St. James Area 67, Windom 59
MMCRU 68, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Southwest Minnesota Christian 72, Edgerton 28
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 76, Adrian-Ellsworth 74
Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 74, Jackson County Central 72
Windom 95, St. James Area 82 (OT)

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