MACA came on strong for a 52-41 win in girls hoops play before the home crowd. The opponent was Sisseton, South Dakota, on February 12. The Tigers showed their characteristic strong suits. Post player Malory Anderson was important with her 21 points and ten rebounds. Further away from the basket, fans saw Riley Decker and Maddie Carrington show pinpoint shooting. Decker made three 3-pointers while Carrington sank two.
The orange and black shot out to a 25-16 lead at halftime. The triumvirate of Anderson, Decker and Carrington led our scoring. Anderson with her 21 points set the pace. Decker put in 14 points and Carrington finished with 13. Jen Solvie and Carly Wohlers each scored two. Anderson's ten rebounds put her atop that list. Jenna Howden collected seven rebounds and Wohlers had five.
Carrington dished out four assists. The triumvirate leading in steals were Carrington (6), Decker (5) and Anderson (4). The success pushed our won-lost record to 14-9.
The game summary in the Willmar paper was bereft the first names of the Sisseton players. Here Maxpreps can come to the rescue! Using that resource, I can report the following scoring info for Sisseton: Alyssa Magnuson supplied the main punch for the visitor - she had 23 points. Hannah Williams was No. 2 on the list with seven points. Then it was Kiara LaFromboise contributing four. Kellie Karst had three points followed by Libby Medenwald and Taryn Yammarino each with two. Williams and Karst each made one 3-pointer.
Boys: BOLD 62, Tigers 58
BOLD has found the ingredients to defeat Morris Area Chokio Alberta this season. February 13 action in Morris had the BOLD boys getting the upper hand in a 62-58 final. Carter Henry of the Warriors was a key ingredient with 20 points and ten rebounds. Jordan Sagedahl poured in 16 points and Gavin Vosika had eleven.
Gavin Vosika followed Henry on the rebound list with seven. Drew Sagedahl scored six points, Matthew Moorse five and Dawson Vosika two.
The individual totals in the Willmar paper add up to 60 points, while BOLD scored 62.
Drew Sagedahl scored all six of his points with three-pointers. Gavin Vosika and Moorse each made one '3'. Gavin Vosika led the Warriors in assists with six. Jordan Sagedahl had five assists. Gavin stole the ball three times.
Our Tigers carved out a one-point advantage at halftime, 26-25. Jaret Johnson was sharp in scoring though his efforts weren't enough to bring victory in the end. Johnson made three 3-pointers and led our scoring with 17 points. Chandler Vogel made two 3-pointers and Tyler Reimers made one. Johnson was followed on the scoring list by: Jackson Loge (12), Vogel (8), Connor Koebernick (6), Reimers (5), Camden Arndt (4), Tate Nelson (4) and Kyle Staebler (2). Loge with his nine rebounds topped that list, and he was followed by Arndt and Johnson each with six. Nelson led in assists with seven. Johnson was the steals leader with three.
The loss dropped our won-lost to under .500 at 10-11.
Boys: Tigers 69, New London-Spicer 66 (OT)
OK, here was a thriller. It ended with the Tigers on top, having found the tools to succeed in overtime. This was a big Section 3AA-level test for our orange and black. The thrilling ending had Connor Koebernick making a three-pointer from the corner. It came at the buzzer and gave us a 69-66 win! The Saturday action was at New London-Spicer.
Koebernick was not the player we might expect to take the decisive shot. For the night he had a modest five points, but three of those were most unforgettable. Camden Arndt was a clutch performer too. Camden connected on a jumper that helped ensure this game would go into overtime. Then he picked up where he left off in OT, making a 3-pointer. Brandon Adelman of the host Wildcats answered Arndt's '3' with a '3' of his own. Adelman would score a team-best 18 points on the night. It was Arndt who got the ball to Koebernick for Koebernick's dramatic game-winning '3' from the corner.
Halftime saw the Tigers leading by one, 35-34. NL-Spicer outscored us 29-26 in the second half. Then came our 6-3 advantage in overtime.
Jackson Loge led our scoring with 22 points. Arndt with his 20 points was second-high on the list. Jaret Johnson was our third double figures scorer with eleven. Kyle Staebler scored seven points, Koebernick had his five, and Tate Nelson had four. Arndt had two 3-pointers followed by Koebernick and Johnson each with one. Johnson and Loge were rebound leaders with eight and seven respectively. Nelson was tops in assists with five, and Johnson and Tyler Reimers each had one steal.
Adelman with his 18 points was one of four double figures scorers for NL-Spicer. Ryan Wyganowski scored 14, Brandyn Harlow 12 and Ander Arnold ten. Jon Kaelke and Caleb Maxwell each scored four points, and Jake Schmidt and Tristan Thompson each had two. Wyganowski built his point total with four 3-pointers. Arnold made two 3's and Adelman made one.
Harlow and Adelman led in rebounds with eight and seven respectively. Adelman executed five assists. Arnold, Maxwell and Wyganowski each had one steal.
The Tigers came out of the night with a .500 record (10-10) while New London-Spicer stood at 12-8.
The school shooting
At some point we'll get past the inhibitions we feel about putting forward "gun control."
Wonder why police are so jittery so often. how they'll sometimes open fire on people because they suspect a gun somewhere? Maybe the problem is that there are too many guns floating around. Way too many.
Hunters can keep their guns, I guess, though I question the enjoyment of that hobby. It seems primitive and odd. Who wants to go out to some (expletive) slough at dawn when the weather is frigid? I've done it and I now think it's ridiculous. But I guess we need to let hunters have their guns. For personal protection I suppose a simple handgun is OK, but what I don't understand is how we permit military-style assault weapons.
The National Rifle Association has a chest full of campaign money to pour into coffers of Republicans. When I go to church on Sunday, I look around now and ask: Does even one person in this sanctuary vote Republican? If so, I'm not sure I value my time there. Let's bring on the Democrats or let's bring on the socialists.
In closing I'll invite you to listen to the Nanci Griffith song "Hell No (I'm Not All Right)" which I think reflects the mood we ought to feel in the aftermath of the tragedy. Here's the YouTube link:
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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