'Waska certainly played the role of a highly-ranked team at the outset of post-season duals. I hope the fans enjoyed it while it lasted. 'Waska's exhilaration would be short-lived, as on the heels of the big 67-7 win over BOLD on Tuesday, the Lakers got stopped in their tracks by BBE.
Let's focus first on the Tuesday success, most savory, affirming the team's high state status. They've been as high as third. Minnewaska won 12 of the 14 bouts against the BOLD Warriors. So they climbed to the Section 5A finals. Fans at the home gym, Glenwood-Starbuck, enjoyed the 67-7 rout. The Lakers were seeded third in Section 5A while BOLD was No. 6.
At 106 pounds, Nick Ankeny of the Lakers won by a 13-2 major decision over Brady Kiecker. 113-pounder Mason Schiffler pinned Gavin Hammerschmit of the Warriors in :31. The Laker 120-pounder was Jacob Blair and he edged Austin Kiecker in a 7-6 outcome. Easton McCrory at 126 was awarded a forfeit.
David Lilienthal at 132 handled Rylan Gass with a fall in 1:18. Chase Boelke got his arm raised via forfeit at 138. Momentum kept rolling as Keygan Cruz pinned Neil Young in 3:55. Mason Blair was the Laker 152-pounder and he won by fall in 1:41 over Jesse Manderscheid. BOLD got a win at 160 where Anthony Maher major-decisioned Ryan VanLuik 9-0.
Laker Tyson Meyer at 170 pinned Jordan Amberg in 3:39. Nathan Rankin of the Lakers worked to a fall in 1:15 over Blake Flann. Tyler VanLuik at the 195-pound slot won by fall over Gavin Moudry in :19.
Bring on the big guys! First it was Dylan Jergenson getting his arm raised at 220 with his pin of Sheldon Enriquez, time of 1:02. The 285-pound battle was between Jakob Swalla of 'Waska and Brady Ridler of BOLD, and the BOLD guy won an 11-4 decision.
BBE 38, Lakers 23
I guess you could say the vaunted Lakers ran into a buzz saw as the mat action continued. Their assignment Friday was to wrestle third-ranked and second-seeded Brooten-Belgrade-Elrosa, the Jaguars. Action was again at 'Waska.
BBE came on strong between 126 and 160 pounds to frustrate and deny the Lakers.
BBE had a skein of six wins in the dual. So the Jaguars were on a path to the finals. They turned back the Lakers in the 38-23 score. The Lakers were fourth-ranked and had the No. 3 seed. It was a meeting of mat juggernauts. A rousing ovation was called for at the end.
The following review will report the Lakers' names first, so at 106 pounds it was Nick Ankeny losing by fall to Wyatt Engen in 1:09. Mason Schiffler at 113 pounds was dealt a loss by fall in 4:36 at the hands of Walker Bents. Jacob Blair won by a 3-2 decision over Ryan Jensen. Easton McCrory at 126 lost by a 12-3 major decision to Tyler Jensen.
Caden Koziol was dealt a major decision loss by Maximum Hanson, 15-4. At 138 pounds, Chase Boelke lost by a 10-0 major decision to Blaine Fischer. Then at 145, Keygan Cruz was pinned by Taiton Linder in 3:22. Mason Blair was on the short end of a 12-3 major decision at the hands of Canon Swanson.
160-pounder Ryan VanLuik lost by major decision to Dylan Kampsen, 11-2. You can see that major decisions really helped the Jaguars build up their point total. At 170 pounds it was Tyson Meyer winning by a 20-4 technical fall over Evan Young. Nathan Rankin was the 182-pounder and he decisioned Cooper Wold 4-3.
Tyler VanLuik prevailed at 195 pounds over Michael Doubek, 11-5. Dylan Jergenson came on strong for 'Waska at 220 as he pinned Austin Klaphake in :47. Big guy Jakob Swalla decisioned Bryce Fauerhake 6-1.
Boys basketball: Lakers 62, Sauk Centre 58
The Laker boys of the hoops world continued giving their fans excitement Thursday, as they worked to a 62-58 win over Sauk Centre. The Lakers improved to 9-4 in conference. They have a hiatus now before embarking on a three-game road stretch that will mark the end of the regular season. Action resumes Thursday against BBE.
The success vs. the Streeters upped the Lakers' overall mark to 15-6. It was a tale of two halves, the first belonging to 'Waska, the second to Sauk Centre, but the first half ruled the day. 'Waska was up by 15 at halftime, 35-20, and when the two halves were done, the scoreboard story was a nice 62-58 win. Sauk showed quality with a 38-27 advantage in the second half. Sauk's record: 7-15.
'Waska had two players with 14 points and another two with 13. Scoring 14 were Grant Jensen and Sam Hested. Scoring 13 were Peyton Johnsrud and Aaron VerSteeg. Drew Nelson and Luke Barkeim each added four points to the mix. Johnsrud, Hested and VerSteeg each made a '3'. VerSteeg's seven rebounds put him on top of that list. Brady Hoffman had two steals, and Barkeim and Hoffman each blocked a shot.
Let's look at the Streeters where we see Logan Suelflow with the game-high 18 points. Jay Neubert scored 15 and Macoy Thiesen eleven. Completing the list are Isaiah Hornick (8), Mathew Warring (2) and Riley Gritz (2). The individual totals here add up to 56 points, not 58 - info is from the Willmar paper. Sauk had a decent three-point attack as we see Suelflow and Neubert each with three makes, Hornick with two and Thiesen with one.
Girls: Lakers 47, MACA 45
The 'Waska Lakers played a mighty exciting game in girls hoops Thursday. Rival MACA, the Tigers, were on the other side. The Tigers gave the Lakers all they could handle. Truly this was a game of two halves. 'Waska dominated in the first with a 33-15 advantage. Alas, the wind went out of the Lakers' sails in the second but not enough to deny victory.
The Lakers were outscored by the Tigers in the second half, 30-14, but that difference wasn't enough to deny 'Waska victory. Fans at Glenwood-Starbuck could cheer robustly at the end. Their team had hung on for a 47-45 victory. It was 'Waska's eleventh triumph. MACA came into the game with pretty good credentials.
The Thorfinnson girls were important. Maddie T. was atop the scoring list with 13 points and Emma T. connected for eight. In between was Avery Hoeper whose contribution was ten points. The rest of the list has Isabella Ortendahl with six points, Michele Stai with four and Hannah Hoffmann and Alexis Piekarski each with three.
The Thorfinnson girls had long-range successes as Emma made two 3's and Maddie made one. Hoffmann made the other 'Waska '3'. Maddie exceled in other stat categories as she led in rebounds with seven, steals with three and blocked shots with one.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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