Lady Jays set team record for point total in home rout of Riverland

The Minnesota West Lady Jays set a team record for points in a game Saturday as they overwhelmed Riverland 128-26 in a women's basketball game at the Center for Health & Wellness.

The Lady Jays are the No. 1 ranked team in NJCAA Division 3, and Riverland is winless through 17 games. Minnesota West put up multiple impressive numbers, with perhaps the most notable being that each of the nine players on its roster finished with double-digit point totals. Jayda Hellewell led the way with 17 points, Sadie Krahling and Katrina Schutz added 16 each, Izzy Klumper and Ayla Texley 15 apiece, Payton Reimers and Katelyn Frodermann 14 each, Maddie Kamm 11 and Anistasia Smith 10. 

The Lady Jays, up 32-11 after the first quarter, outscored Riverland 33-2 in the second, and followed that up with a 35-3 advantage in the third. Minnesota West set another team mark by passing for 37 assists. Reimers had six of them, Kamm five, and five other players had four apiece.

The Lady Jays made 66% of their shots from the floor, while Riverland sank just 20% of theirs while turning the ball over 33 times. Minnesota West is now 19-5 overall and 8-0 in the MCAC South.

In the men's game, Riverland — ranked No. 2 nationally -- led 42-32 at intermission and began the second half with a 15-2 spurt on their way to a 92-68 win over the Bluejays, who dropped to 11-12 overall and 3-5 in the MCAC South.

The Blue Devils made 53% of their shots compared to the Bluejays' 39 percent. Keion Irvin paced Minnesota West with 14 points, Owen Bielke contributed 13 and Da'Shaundis Moore and Kewone Jones each had 10.

The Bluejay men will be back in action Monday night as they'll host Rochester at 6:30 p.m.

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Worthington's gymnastics team narrowly captured the Big South title by edging event host Blue Earth 140.7-139.225.

Trojan gymnasts earned second through fourth places in the all-around competition Saturday. Jada Milbrath finished at 35.15, and was followed by Lucy

Thier at 35.05 and Isabella Lazzu at 34.625. Blue Earth's Mariah Anderson was first in every event and had a 38.3 total for the all-around.

WHS also took second through fourth places on the vault as Lazzu was at 9.075, Marley Phomsatry at 8.9 and Olivia Bullerman at 8.875. On the bars, Milbrath was second at 8.825 and Thier fourth at 8.4.

On the beam, Worthington had the second-, third- and fifth-place finishers in Milbrath (9.2), Brooklyn Dykstra (8.925) and Thier (8.75). Dykstra was second on the floor with a score of 9.425, Thier third at 9.3, Lazzu fourth at 9.15 and Milbrath fifth at 9.125.

The Trojans will try to capture their 12^th sectional title in a row to earn another state tournament berth next Saturday. The section meet will take place in Redwood Valley. 

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In a Friday night girls/boys basketball doubleheader in the Worthington High gym, the Waseca girls topped the Trojans 49-42, and the visiting Bluejays won the boys game 66-52. The Worthington girls played once again Saturday at Tri-City United and were beaten 55-44. The Trojan boys entertain Fairmont on Monday; the girls host Pipestone Area on Tuesday.

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In boys hockey Friday, host WHS was defeated by Morris-Benson Area 9-2. Dominic Pavelko scored both Trojan goals and now has 19 on the season. Worthington is 2-21; it next plays Thursday at Redwood Valley.

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In area girls basketball Friday night, it was:

Adrian-Ellsworth 69, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 48

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 76, Red Rock Central 30

Edgerton 49, Southwest Minnesota Christian 48

Hills-Beaver Creek 54, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 41

Murray County Central 69, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 48

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's 78, Martin County West 27

St, James Area 65, Luverne 58

Pipestone Area 79, Windom 69

Fairmont 67, GHEC-T-ML 30

Marshall 84, St. Peter 41

Sheldon 47, Boyden-Hull 30

MOC-Floyd Valley 65, Okoboji 37

Rock Valley 58, Central Lyon 39

West Lyon 53, Unity Christian 49

George-Little Rock 48, Remsen-St. Mary’s 29

Spirit Lake 63, ELC 34

In area boys basketball Friday night:

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 68, Adrian-Ellsworth 44

Cleveland 67, Martin County West 48

Minneota 68, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 67

Windom 71, Pipestone Area 63

Luverne 63, St. James Area 54

Fairmont 59, New Ulm 49

Marshall 62, St. Peter 56 

Boyden-Hull 63, Sheldon 44

MOC-Floyd Valley 67, Okoboji 38

Rock Valley 63, Central Lyon 42

Unity Christian 72, West Lyon 50

George-Little Rock 38, Remsen-St. Mary’s 35

Storm Lake 69, Spirit Lake 61

E-LC 66, Spirit Lake 58

In area girls basketball Saturday, it was:

Central Minnesota Christian 70, Southwest Minnesota Christian 36

Hills-Beaver Creek 67, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 49

Martin County West 45, GHEC-T-ML 43

In area boys basketball Saturday:

Central Minnesota Christian 72, Southwest Minnesota Christian 41

ML-GHEC-T 62, Martin County West 47

Murray County Central 62, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 42

Pipestone Area 65, Irene-Wakonda, S.D. 54

In area girls hockey Saturday:

Luverne 5, Fairmont 2

Marshall 7, New Ulm 1

In area boys hockey Saturday:

Waseca 10, Marshall 1

Luverne 2, Minnesota River 2