basketball

Alyssa Peterson hit seven 3-pointers and scored 28 points in leading the Menahga girls basketball team to a 62-15 Park Region Conference victory at Pillager on Jan. 15. Tara Hendrickson (11) and Cierra Ahlf (9) combined for 20 points with Ahlf leading the Braves with 10 rebounds and...

Kylie Owen's 24 points and 12 rebounds sparked Kelliher-Northome to a 61-50 Northwoods Conference win over the Nevis girls basketball team Jan. 15 at the Tiger Arena. Owen's performance offset double-doubles by Nevis' Makenna Frazier and Emily Funk. Frazier had 20 points and 11 rebounds...

Luke DeWulf's double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds led the Nevis boys basketball team to a 57-32 win at Verndale on Jan. 15.

A 13-0 run to start the second half sparked the Nevis boys basketball team to a 69-67 victory over Lakeview Christian Academy at the Tiger Arena on Jan. 11.

Taryn Frazer and Michelle Jourdain combined to hit eight of the team's 15 3-pointers in Cass Lake-Bena's 88-48 Northwoods Conference win over the Nevis girls basketball team Jan. 10 at Cass Lake. Frazer finished with 18 points and Jourdain scored 15 points for the Panthers, who led...

Spencer Schaefer scored 26 points and Ty Swenson added 18 points in leading Pillager to a 72-52 Park Region Conference win over the Menahga boys basketball team Jan. 11 at Pillager. Charlie Hodge made five 3-pointers and led the Braves with 16 points while Gavin Hillukka added 10...

A second-half comeback kept the Menahga girls basketball team undefeated on the season following a 58-51 victory over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Belgrade on Jan. 12. B-B-E carried a 28-25 lead into the intermission before the Braves rallied to prevail in this battle of the top teams...

Joseph Stokman led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points in leading Crosby-Ironton to a 49-38 Mid-State Conference win over the Park Rapids boys basketball team Jan. 8 at Crosby. Johnathan Jacobson (12) and Kyle Skeim (11) also hit double figures for the Rangers, who jumped out...

Cooper Folkestad's 25 points and 10 rebounds sparked Wadena-Deer Creek's 67-60 Park Region Conference win over the Menahga boys basketball team at Menahga on Jan. 8. Dawson Lupkes added 11 points as the Wolverines improved to 2-2 in the conference and 3-7 overall.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley swept a pair of conference basketball games from Nevis Jan. 8 at Walker. The Wolves made 10 3-pointers to spark a 73-68 Northland Conference win over the Nevis boys. W-H-A trailed 29-27 at the half.

A fast start and a balanced scoring attack sparked the Menahga girls basketball team to a 70-31 Park Region Conference victory over Sebeka at Menahga on Jan. 4. The Braves jumped out to a 27-2 lead and led 44-10 at the half in coasting to the win.

Ben Soldwisch tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Nevis boys basketball team to a 63-54 victory at Northland on Jan. 3. Soldwisch also had six steals and two assists for the Tigers, who led 29-20 at the half. Luke DeWulf scored 19 points and grabbed...