HL-O/F sweeps girls-boys hoops twinbill; WHS boys hockey wins

The Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Coyotes swept a girls-boys basketball doubleheader Tuesday night in Adrian, first winning the girls matchup 59-55 and then capturing the boys game 57-45.

In the girls game, it was Adrian-Ellsworth starting slowly but then going on a 15-0 run in the first half to build a 25-15 advantage at intermission. The Dragons forced multiple turnovers in the backcourt during the surge, but the Coyotes would do the same to their hosts in the second half.

A-E added to its 10-point lead early in the second half, but HL-O/F exploded for a run of its own. A Renae Salentiny layup with 11:15 to go in the half tied the score at 32, and a 3-pointer by Ashton Reierson put the Coyotes ahead to stay, 35-32, a few seconds later.

Both Salentiny and Reierson had big second halves, as Salentiny ended the game with 23 points and Reierson had 22. Shandra Cuperus poured in 30 points for Adrian. The Coyotes are now 5-3; the Dragons 1-6.

In the boys matchup, HL-O/F went on 10-0 run late in the first half and wound up leading 32-27 at halftime. Bryce Nielsen led all scorers with 23 points as the Coyotes improved their record to 2-4. Matthew Geister had 12 points and Darwin Demarrias-Jansma 11 for A-E, which is 0-4. 

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The Worthington Trojans boys hockey team won its first game of the season Tuesday night, earning a 5-2 triumph on the road at Faribault.

Dominic Pavelko scored a pair of power-play goals and contributed an assist while notching his 50th career point in the game. Also netting goals for the Trojans were Colby Darling, Hunter Heitkamp and Trey Milbrath. Goalkeeper Tyson  Peterson made 21 saves.

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In girls hockey, WHS traveled to Austin and was edged by the Packers 2-1. Breeta Johnson had the lone Trojan goal on an assist from Leah Nelson. Worthington is now 5-7 this season.

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In boys basketball, visiting St. Peter led 45-14 at halftime and went on to defeat Worthington 76-33.

Isaiah Schroeder paced the Trojans in scoring with 12 points and Kason Spartz was next with nine. WHS now has a mark of 1-4.

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In girls basketball, the Trojans played at St. Peter and lost 89-20. They're now 2-5 on the year.

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In area girls basketball Tuesday, it was:

Jackson County Central 90, Redwood Valley 24

Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 61, Edgerton 37

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 52, Southwest Minnesota Christian 34

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 75, Red Rock Central 36

Hills-Beaver Creek 71, Murray County Central 45

Central Minnesota Christian 67, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 19

Fairmont 78, Windom 53

Pipestone Area 63, Luverne 49

Delano 81, Marshall 77

Rock Valley 88, Sheldon 39

Okoboji 61, Boyden-Hull 34

Sioux Center 58, West Lyon 48

MOC-Floyd Valley 70, Unity Christian 43

George-Little Rock 42, MMC-RU 41

Harris-Lake Park 61, Trinity Christian 20

South O’Brien 56, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 26

Gehlen Catholic 48, Sibley-Ocheyedan 39

Spirit Lake 67, Western Christian 41

In area boys basketball Tuesday:

Jackson County Central 88, Redwood Valley 58

Martin County West 52, Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons 43

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 78, Canby 44

Pipestone Area 67, Luverne 59

Fairmont 51, Windom 42

Delano 53, Marshall 52

Rock Valley 63, Sheldon 53

Boyden-Hull 58, Okoboji 47

West Lyon 71, Sioux Center 49

Unity Christian 68, MOC-Floyd Valley 49

MMCRU 67, George-Little Rock 19

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 55, South O’Brien 49

Gehlen Catholic 52, Sibley-Ocheyedan 28

Western Christian 67, Spirit Lake 51

In area girls hockey Tuesday:

Luverne 8, Windom 0

In area boys hockey Tuesday:

Willmar 3, Marshall 0

Fairmont 8, Redwood Valley 6

Luverne 9, Windom 1