Lady Jays are no. 1 again; Krahling is MCAC South Athlete of Week

Minnesota West is once again the No. 1-ranked women's basketball in NJCAA Division 3, and a pair of rivals remain at No. 2 and No. 3 in the latest poll released Monday.

The Lady Jays, now 17-5 overall after a pair of victories in the past week, got all eight first-place votes once more to repeat as No. 1. Holding still at No. 2 is Northland Community College, which has a record of 15-4 on the year — with one of those wins against Minnesota West — and staying put at No. 3 is Anoka-Ramsey, which is 17-4. The Golden Rams will look to avenge a January loss to the Lady Jays that knocked them out of the rankings top spot when they play at Minnesota West in a 5:30 p.m. Wednesday game. Minnesota West won the initial meeting, 62-59.

In other Lady Jays news, Minnesota West guard Sadie Krahling was named the MCAC South Division Women's Basketball Athlete-of-the-Week. Playing 64 minutes over two games, Krahling shot 50% from the field and 43% from the three-point arc, scoring 41 points for the week. She had 10 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and four blocks to go along with her 41 points. Krahling also shot 88% from the free-throw line in the Lady Jays' two MCAC South wins.

In men's basketball, Riverland Community College — a MCAC South rival to Minnesota West — moved from No. 3 to No. 2 nationally and is 22-1 overall. Riverland will play the Bluejays Saturday afternoon. Dallas College Richland went from No. 2 to No. 1, and Salem Community College dropped from No. 1 to No. 3.

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The Worthington Trojans girls hockey team has been awarded the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Section 3A Tournament. 

The Trojans, who completed their regular season with a record of 9-14, play at No. 4 seed New Ulm at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Eagles are just 5-18-2 this winter, but won those wins was a 5-0 shutout of the Trojans on Jan. 8 in New Ulm.

Marshall, with a season record of 21-4, earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.

Other section tourney games scheduled for Thursday are No. 3 Fairmont, which is 13-9-2, hosting No. 6 Windom, which is 6-16-1, and No. 2 Luverne, which is 16-9, entertaining Morris-Benson Area, which is 3-13.

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Worthington's Raylen Teerink wrestled Saturday in the Minnesota Ninth Grade and Under Wrestling League Individual State Tournament at Champlin Park High School. 

Competing in the 189-pound category, Teerink was defeated by fall in his Championship Round of 16 match. He then won by fall in one minute, seven seconds in his consolation sub-quarterfinals match, and was then beaten by fall in the consolation quarterfinals.

The WHS Trojan wrestling squad will next be in action Thursday in a triangular meet at St. James.