No. 3 Lady Jays knock off No. 1 Anoka-Ramsey in women's hoops

The third-ranked Minnesota West Lady Jays women's basketball team knocked off top-rated Anoka-Ramsey on the Golden Rams' court Saturday, overcoming an early 12-point deficit to win 62-59.

The Lady Jays trailed 27-15 in the second quarter before rallying to get within 32-28 by halftime. They took a 42-41 edge into the fourth quarter and then got some clutch foul shooting down the stretch.

Trailing 59-58, Katrina Schutz sank a pair of free throws with 25 seconds remaining to put Minnesota West up by one. Then, following a missed Anoka-Ramsey layup, Maddie Kamm made two free throws of her own with 14 seconds for a three-point Minnesota West lead. The Golden Rams missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds.

The Lady Jays finished the day shooting 23-of-28 from the foul line compared to 6-of-10 for Anoka-Ramsey. Kamm led the way with 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Minnesota West improved to 13-5 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Sadie Krahling added 16 points, and Schutz chipped in with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Jays were also boosted by a defense that limited the Golden Rams to just 32% shooting from the floor.

In the men's game, the Bluejays managed just 15 points in the first half and trailed by 19 at the break before ultimately losing to Anoka-Ramsey 75-58.

Da'Shaundis Moore had team highs of 22 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota West, now 9-8 and 1-1 this season. Keion Irvin added 18 points. The men, as well as the women, play at Riverland on Wednesday.

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Breeta Johnson recorded a hat trick and six other Trojans scored single goals Friday night as the Worthington Trojans earned a 9-2 girls hockey triumph over visiting South Central.

WHS, now 7-10, jumped out to a 6-0 first-period advantage behind goals — in order — from Johnson, Tayler Nickel, Monroe Sieve, Madilyn Polz and Leah Nelson. Johnson scored again in the second and also added another goal in third, with Alianna Bristow also scoring in that period.

Sydnie Van Briesen and Madelyn Cummings each contributed a pair of assists for the Trojans, and Macie Mahlberg only needed to make six saves for the shutout in net. South Central is 0-13.

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In high school basketball Friday night, the Worthington girls and boys teams both played at Waseca. 

In the girls game, the Trojans were down 32-14 at halftime and wound up losing to the Bluejays 56-39. Savannah Dale led WHS with 12 points; fellow eighth-graders Mia McNab and Claire Schultz had six points each.

In the boys matchup, Worthington was defeated by Waseca 72-34. Now 2-11, WHS will be idle until this coming Friday, when it hosts Tri-City United. The Trojan girls, meanwhile, are also 2-11 and will host Westbrook-Walnut Grove tonight. 

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At the Big South wrestling tournament Saturday in Marshall, placing for Worthington were: Dominic Larson, second at 107 pounds; Jace Riemersa-Feit, fourth at 121; Austin Gruis, sixth at 189; Miguel Moreno, sixth at 149; and Bly Scott, sixth at 114. Also competing at the event was Jackson County Central. Their placers included: Evan Bartholomaus, second at 160 pounds; Braxten Hall, fourth at 139; Carson Kolander, fourth at 189; Matthias Liepold, fourth at 127; Peyten Sorbel, fourth at 107; Cael Entriken, fifth at 215; and Dallas Gossen, sixth at 152.

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In area girls basketball Friday night, it was:

Hills-Beaver Creek 64, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 31

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 58, Yellow Medicine East 48

St. James Area 78, Luverne 53

Pipestone Area 70, Windom 59

Fairmont 64, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 52

Marshall 76, St. Peter 45

Central Lyon 76, Sheldon 34

West Lyon 65, Okoboji 24

Harris-Lake Park 37, Remsen-St. Mary’s 19

Hinton 69, George-Little Rock 22

MMCRU 49, Sibley-Ocheyedan 42

Western Christian 46, Sioux City North 41

In area boys basketball Friday night:

Edgerton 86, Adrian-Ellsworth 75

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 77, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 47

Southwest Minnesota Christian 74, Red Rock Central 49

Murray County Central 84, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 63

Central Minnesota Christian 101, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 39

Madelia 80, Martin County West 60

Hills-Beaver Creek 65, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 40

Pipestone Area 74, Windom 56

Luverne 56, St. James Area 52

Marshall 63, St. Peter 57

Sheldon 65, Central Lyon 54

West Lyon 52, Okoboji 36

Hinton 65, George-Little Rock 43

MMCRU 72, Sibley-Ocheyedan 32

Western Christian 61, Sioux City North 43

In area girls hockey Friday:

Marshall 4, Willmar 0

In area boys hockey Friday:

Willmar 7, Windom Area 4

In area girls basketball Saturday, it was:

Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 74, Red Rock Central 23

Adrian-Ellsworth 76, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 64

Jackson County Central 85, Montevideo 47

Luverne 66, United South Central 50

Edgerton 48, Southwest Minnesota Christian 47

Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 67. Murray County Central 59

Marshall 63, Mankato East 14

In area boys basketball Saturday:

Montevideo 77, Jackson County Central 72

Mankato East 71, Marshall 61

In area girls hockey Saturday:

Prairie Centre 2, Windom 2

Luverne 3, Minnesota River 1

In area boys hockey Saturday:

Luverne 7, Minnesota River 3

Morris/Benson Area 4, Windom Area 0