Vance Carlson
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Three players scored in double figures and eight players scored overall as the Nevis girls basketball team remained undefeated in Northwoods Conference play with a 69-54 win over Cass Lake last Thursday night.
Nine pins led the Park Rapids wrestling team to a pair of victories at Saturday’s Park Rapids Invitational at the Century School gym. Five pins sparked the Panthers’ 49-12 win over Deer River in the first match while four pins led the Panthers to a 45-30 win over Wadena-Deer Creek in the second dual. The Panthers followed with six pins, but forfeited two matches in a 41-36 loss to Bemidji in the final match.
Rebecca Penning wanted the Park Rapids-Nevis gymnastics team to improve throughout the season. The Panthers showed improvement in their second dual meet of the season. Detroit Lakes, the defending state Class A champs, claimed the top-five spots in all four events in a 149.60-102.375 win over the Panthers Friday night at Detroit Lakes. However, the Panthers surpassed 100 points after scoring 97.10 in their season debut against Bemidji.
Two of the state’s top-rated Class AA teams defeated the Park Rapids girls basketball team in back-to-back games. Three players scored in double figures in leading Pequot Lakes to a 67-54 win over the Panthers Friday night at the Area High School gym while Roseau had three players hit double digits in an 82-44 win at Roseau Saturday afternoon.
Despite holding a 99-28 advantage in shots on goal, the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys hockey team only held a 5-3 advantage in goals in a pair of one-goal victories at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena. The Panthers outshot Wadena-Deer Creek 37-17 in a 4-3 Mid-State Conference victory Thursday night and held a dominating 62-11 advantage in shots in escaping with a 1-0 overtime victory over Lake of the Woods in a Northwest Conference battle Saturday afternoon.
Tiffany Hanson scored a pair of power-play goals and recorded a hat trick as East Grand Forks skated to a 7-0 Section 8A win over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley girls hockey team Saturday afternoon at East Grand Forks. Goals by Ashley Ayotte and Livia Pesch and a power-play goal by Hanson gave the Green Wave a 3-0 lead after the first period.
Gavin Smith scored 20 points and Andrew Israelson added 13 points in leading Staples-Motley to a 65-49 win over the Menahga boys basketball team Friday night at Staples. Aaron Hrdlicka had 13 points and six rebounds, Damon Howard scored 12 points, and Aaron Rudquist had 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Braves, who trailed 32-19 at the half. Kirby Hrdlicka added six rebounds and Luke Wurdock had three steals as Menahga fell to 2-3 on the season. The Cardinals improved to 4-3.
Aimee Lake scored 20 points and Cierra Ahlf had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Menahga girls basketball team defeated Pine River-Backus 71-42 Friday night at Menahga. Jen Stifter added 10 points, Lindsay Hendrickson had nine rebounds and three steals, and Megan Hendrickson had four assists for the Braves, who led 38-10 at the half and improved to 2-1. Bailey Wynn scored 12 points for the Tigers, who fell to 0-4 on the season.
Griffin Chase scored 23 of his career-high 39 points in the second half as the Nevis boys basketball team took control in a 73-57 win over Northland Remer Friday night. Michael Landquist added 15 points and nine rebounds while Chase had eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. Jack Landquist added five assists and two steals and Tom Wormley had 7 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Tigers, who led 38-31 at the half. Nevis defeated Remer 74-34 in the season opener.
Jon Richards’ hat trick sparked Detroit Lakes to a 6-2 win over the Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley boys hockey team Tuesday night at the Ted O. Johnson Ice Arena. Richards scored twice in a span of 3:03 and Andrew Dahl added a goal as the Lakers used a 12-7 advantage in shots on goal to claim a 3-0 lead after the first period. Chase Brand and Matt DeLaHunt assisted on a power-play goal by Jarrett Johnson at the 15:41 mark of the second period as the Panthers cut the gap to 3-1.