Area girls' high school basketball: MCHS girls win 50-21 in home opener

Mitchell Christian outscored Wolsey-Wessington 17-4 in the first quarter and continued to roll to a 50-21 victory in its home opener Tuesday.

“We’re very proud of the girls and how they played,” MCHS head coach Jackie Van Laecken said. “We had an all-around full effort, and the girls had a great game.”

The Golden Eagles had two players in double-digits. Becca Glanzer had 15 points, seven steals and four rebounds and Alexa Van Laecken recorded 14 points, 10 assists, seven steals and four rebounds.

“Alexa and Becca do a great job defensively,” Jackie Van Laecken said. “They apply a lot of pressure and force turnovers.”

MCHS (1-0) plays Iroquois Friday, while Wolsey-Wessington (0-1) plays DeSmet Monday.

MITCHELL CHRISTIAN 50

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON 21

MCHS (1-0)

Becca Glanzer 9 0-1 15; Alexa Van Laecken 5 2-3 14; Brittany Zoss 1 0-0 2; Emily Reynen 4 0-0 8; Khiree Held 2 0-0 4; Ashley Glanzer 1 1-2 3; Abbie Reynen 2 0-0 4. Lindsay Thompson 0 0-0 0; Destiny Reimnitz 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Thompson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 3-6 50.

W-W (0-1)

Bailey Zerfoss 3 0-0 8; Sidney Carey 3 0-0 6; Brittany Bergquist 1 1-2 3; Lexi McGillvrey 0 0-0 0; Meagan Eggleston 1 0-0 2; Cydnee Davis 0 0-2 0; Ashley Eggleston 1 0-0 2; Cortney Wuestewald 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9 1-2 21.

Halftime: MCHS 25-9. 3-pointers: MCHS 7 (Becca Glanzer 3), W-W 2 (Zerfoss 2); Rebounds: MCHS 30 (Reynen 5), W-W 20; Assists: MCHS 16 (Van Laecken 10), W-W 6 (Carey 2); Steals: MCHS 21 (Van Laecken 7, Glanzer 7), W-W 7 (Lexi McGillvrey 2, Carey 2); Turnovers: MCHS 14, W-W 38; Personal fouls: MCHS 9, W-W 6; Technical fouls: None.

Dakota Christian 36, Colome 31

NEW HOLLAND — Sammie DeLange scored 14 points and four steals in Dakota Christian’s 36-31 victory over Colome in high school girls’ basketball action Tuesday.

Amber Baan Hofman had eight points and seven rebounds for the Cadets. Dakota Christian shot 33 percent from the field.

Colome was led by Tiffany Hauf, who had 19 points in the game. Tara Farley led all players with 12 rebounds. Colome outrebounded the Cadets 29-27.

Dakota Christian (1-0) hosts Mount Vernon/Plankinton Thursday, while Colome (0-1) plays Andes Central Thursday.

DC 16 21 28 36

C 4 17 25 31

Gayville-Volin 46, Menno 35

MENNO — The Gayville-Volin girls’ basketball team defeated Menno 46-35 Tuesday in Menno.

Gayville-Volin’s Rachel Haas led all players with 19 points and Kelia Barta had 12 in the win.

Menno’ Kylee Kessler earned a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Christina Herrboldt added eight points in the loss.

Menno (0-1) plays Tripp-Delmont/Armour Saturday, while Gayville-Volin (1-0), which also won the JV game, plays Baltic Friday.

GV 11 26 36 46

M 7 20 26 35

Dakota Christian 36, Colome 31

NEW HOLLAND — Sammie DeLange scored 14 points and four steals in Dakota Christian’s 36-31 victory over Colome in high school girls’ basketball action Tuesday.

Amber Baan Hofman had eight points and seven rebounds for the Cadets. Dakota Christian shot 33 percent from the field.

Colome was led by Tiffany Hauf, who had 19 points in the game. Tara Farley led all players with 12 rebounds. Colome outrebounded the Cadets 29-27.

Dakota Christian (1-0) hosts Mount Vernon/Plankinton Thursday, while Colome (0-1) plays Andes Central Thursday.

DC 16 21 28 36

C 4 17 25 31

Gayville-Volin 46, Menno 35

MENNO — The Gayville-Volin girls’ basketball team defeated Menno 46-35 Tuesday in Menno.

Gayville-Volin’s Rachel Haas led all players with 19 points and Kelia Barta had 12 in the win.

Menno’ Kylee Kessler earned a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Christina Herrboldt added eight points in the loss.

Menno (0-1) plays Tripp-Delmont/Armour Saturday, while Gayville-Volin (1-0), which also won the JV game, plays Baltic Friday.

GV 11 26 36 46

M 7 20 26 35

McCook Central/Montrose 54,

Marion 20

SALEM — McCook Central/Montrose had three players score in double digits as the Fighting Cougars opened the season with a 54-20 win over Marion Tuesday.

Rachel Bartscher scored 13 points for MCM and had seven rebounds, one assist and three steals. Jean Skoglund scored 13 points and added 10 assists and two steals. Stefanie Matthis scored 11 points and had six rebounds.

Marion’s Kylee Hughes scored 10 points and had two steals.

McCook Central/Montrose (1-0) hosts Parker Saturday in Montrose. Marion (0-1) plays at Canistota Thursday.

MCM 13 32 41 54

M 4 11 14 20

Chamberlain 70,

Mount Vernon/Plankinton 43

PLANKINTON — The Chamberlain girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 70-43 win over Mount Vernon/Plankinton Tuesday.

Abbey Handel led the Cubs’ offense with 24 points. Kennedy Wagner scored 22 points and Logan Pickner added 10. Chamberlain recorded 34 total rebounds with Jamie Knippling leading the team with eight. The Cubs had 10 turnovers in the win.

Payleen O’Day led the Titans with 13 points. Megan Bultsma scored 12 points. Mount Vernon totaled 23 team rebounds and 22 turnovers in the loss.

Chamberlain (1-0) hosts Wessington Springs Tuesday. MVP (0-1) plays Dakota Christian Thursday in New Holland.

C 23 38 61 70

MVP 9 23 31 43

Bridgewater-Emery 52, Irene-Wakonda 35

BRIDGEWATER — Justine Dye scored a game-high 18 points to lead Bridgewater-

Emery over Irene-Wakonda 52-35 in a high school girls’ basketball game Tuesday.

Tiana Kayser scored 14 points and recorded eight rebounds and seven steals for Bridgewater-Emery. The Huskies recorded 26 team rebounds and committed 22 turnovers.

Irene-Wakonda’s Makayla Mohr led the team with 12 points. Bailey Hinseth scored nine points and Dana Schenk had nine rebounds. The Eagles, who won the JV game, had 29 team rebounds and 24 turnovers.

Bridgewater-Emery (1-0) plays at Hanson Thursday. Irene-Wakonda (0-1) plays at Freeman Saturday.

BE 6 33 40 52

IW 9 13 27 35

Parkston 52, Freeman 45

PARKSTON — Erica Herrold scored a game-high 28 points to lead Parkston over Freeman 52-45 to open the high school girls’ basketball season.

Krista Radke scored 11 points for the Trojans. Herrold led with 16 rebounds. Parkston had 40 team rebounds and five turnovers.

Nicole Sherry led Freeman’s offense with 12 points. Dina Soulek added 11 points. Sherry had seven of the team’s 36 rebounds. The Flyers had 10 team turnovers.

Parkston (1-0), which also won the JV game, plays Tea Area Friday at Parkston. Freeman (0-1) hosts Irene-Wakonda on Friday.

P 12 24 37 52

F 9 20 36 45

Wagner 60, Winner 50

WAGNER — Wagner opened its season with a 60-50 win over Winner Tuesday.

Jessa Doom had a game-high 23 points for the Red Raiders. Ali Kuca scored 13 points and Nicole Weber added 11. Kuca led the team with 10 rebounds while Weber grabbed nine. Gina Soukup recorded five steals for Wagner, which recorded 34 team rebounds and 19 turnovers.

Tawny Berry led the Warriors with 12 points and seven rebounds. Cassidy Hanson scored 11 points in the loss. Katie Mathis grabbed seven boards. Winner had a team total 27 rebounds and committed 18 turnovers.

Winner won the junior varsity and “C” games.

Wagner (1-0) plays at Avon Saturday. Winner (0-1) plays at Harrisburg Saturday.

Hanson 63, Ethan 60

ETHAN — Hanson opened its season with an overtime win over Ethan 63-60 Tuesday.

Cassidy Graham scored 18 points for the Beavers, who also won the JV game. Leah Marsh added 11 points. Erica Nelson recorded six of the team’s 21 rebounds. Graham had four steals. Hanson committed 12 turnovers.

Darbi Gustafson was Ethan’s high scorer with 18 points. Rachel Hawkins scored 14 points and Whitney Endres scored 11 points. Gustafson led the Rustlers with 13 rebounds. Endres had four assists. Ethan recorded 26 team rebounds and 22 turnovers.

Hanson (1-0) hosts Bridgewater-Emery Thursday. Ethan (0-1) plays Mount Vernon/Plankinton Monday in Mount Vernon.

H 12 30 50 54 63

E 10 30 41 54 60

South Central 30, Lyman 26

PRESHO — Ashley Green scored 12 points to lead South Central over Lyman 30-26 in the season opening girls’ basketball game Tuesday.

Whitney Hutchinson scored 10 points in the win. South Central was 8-of-22 from the free-throw line.

Anna Flitner led Lyman in scoring with seven points while Bailey Almond added six. Flitner also led the Raiders in rebounds with eight and in assists with four. Cedar Jandreau added five rebounds and three steals. Lyman shot 4-of-4 from the free-throw line.

South Central (1-0) hosts North Central (Neb.) Tuesday. Lyman (0-1) plays Potter County Saturday in Gettysburg.

SC 8 16 25 30

L 4 8 21 26

Viborg-Hurley 59, Scotland 47

SCOTLAND — Abby Hora scored a team-high 23 points to lead Viborg-Hurley over Scotland 59-47 in the first game of the season Tuesday.

Hannah Jorgensen scored 11 points in the win. Danielle Voss grabbed seven boards while Angie Lee and Katelynn Graber recorded six rebounds apiece.

Kennidy Asche scored 26 points for Scotland and recorded eight rebounds, four assists and six steals. Aisha Abbink and Sam German each scored 10 points. Abbink added five rebounds, three assists and four steals. Lacey Bietz recorded three assists.

Viborg-Hurley (1-0) plays at Canistota Saturday. Scotland (0-1) hosts Menno Tuesday.

Scotland won the junior varsity game 25-19.

VH 15 27 42 59

S 12 27 33 47

Bon Homme 62, Tripp-Delmont/Armour 53

TYNDALL— Bon Homme opened its season with a 63-53 overtime victory over Tripp-Delmont/Armour Tuesday.

The Cavaliers were led by Jody Kriz, who finished with 13 points, six steals and four assists. Bon Homme’s Karlee Kozak led all players with 21 points.

TDA’s Hannah Just led the Night Hawks with eight points and four steals. Kelley Potterman finished with seven rebounds and four assists, while Laura Fuerst had six rebounds and three assist.

Bon Homme (1-0) plays Beresford Friday. TDA (0-1) plays Kimball/White Lake Thursday in White Lake.

BH 16 29 41 48 62

TDA 12 28 39 48 53

Andes Central 49, Gregory 39

GREGORY — Andes Central opened its season with a 49-39 win over Gregory Tuesday.

No stats were reported for this game.

Andes Central (1-0) hosts Colome Thursday. Gregory (0-1) hosts Avon Friday.

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 58, Canistota 53

RAMONA — Canistota fell to Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 58-53 in its season opening game Tuesday.

No stats were reported for this game.

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland (1-0) plays at Arlington Thursday. Canistota (0-1) hosts Marion Thursday.

James Valley Christian 37,

Kimball/White Lake 29

HURON — James Valley Christian defeated Kimball/White Lake 37-29 to open its girls’ basketball season.

No stats were reported for this game.

James Valley Christian (1-0) plays at Wessington Springs Thursday. Kimball/White Lake (0-1) hosts Tripp-Delmont/Armour Thursday in White Lake.

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