Girls Basketball Stories for Friday, January 13th, 2023
Carroll at Gilbert
Carroll 44
Gilbert 43
The Carroll Tigers, after being up by two heading into halftime, found themselves in an entertaining battle against Gilbert Friday night where the ending was just as exciting.
Gilbert came into this game with a tough stretch of games, winning only two of their last five, while Carroll had won three of their last five, defeating ADM, Boone, and Bondurant Farrar. Carroll’s streak against Gilbert wasn’t the best, only winning one of the last five matchups, that being back on December 3rd of 2021. That didn’t affect how Carroll played in this game as they started out by giving Gilbert a run for their money, only down two points at 11-9. Just before the first quarter buzzer went off, Shayne Aschinger was able to hit an elbow jumper to get Carroll to that two-point deficit. Madison Tunning led Carroll at that point with four points. Before halftime came around, Gilbert had a rough second quarter and allowed Carroll to get ahead by two points at 19-17 with only six points in the quarter. Tunning continued to play well as she led the team with seven points at halftime.
Gilbert gained some back some lost ground in the third quarter by tying up the game at 31 points. Schable was once again on point for Carroll hitting back-to-back three pointers to give them the five-point lead in the middle of the quarter. That gave Schable 11 points in the game at that point. In the fourth quarter, it was just as close as the entire game had been up until that point. The lead hadn’t been more than five all game long and with the game on the line, it was going to come down to clutch shots. Shay Sinnard hit that clutch shot for Carroll with six seconds left in the game to give the Carroll Tigers the 44-43 lead and the defense did the rest of the work until the buzzer sounded, giving them the win.
Schable ended up leading Carroll with 15 points on the night. Katelyn Aden was a support system for Carroll with seven rebounds and five steals, both leading the team. The Tigers are now 6-6 overall on the season and 4-4 in the Raccoon River Conference. They are off until Tuesday, January 17th when they host North Polk.
Carroll Stats
Katelyn Aden: 4 Points, 7 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 5 Steals, 2 Blocks
Shayne Aschinger: 6 Points, 5 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal, 1 Block
Camryn Schable: 15 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals, 2 Blocks
Madison Tunning: 7 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Shay Sinnard: 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Olivia Rowedder: 3 Points, 3 Rebounds
Kennedy Thein: 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals
Ava Gross: 1 Assist
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
CARR 9 10 12 13 | 44
GILB 11 6 14 12 | 43
Glenwood at Kuemper
Kuemper 53
Glenwood 50
Kuemper picked up a season changing win on Friday evening, knocking off one of the top teams in the Hawkeye 10 Conference Standings. Doing it with a great defensive effort and a confidence on the offensive end they hadn’t shown yet this season. The Knights withstood a couple runs by the Rams, especially in the 1st half and never backed away. They outscored the Rams in the 4th quarter, during crunch time, hit big free throws down the stretch and made enough stops for the win.
Glenwood took an early 3-0 lead,but Catherine Mayhall knocked down a three and Lauren Boell scored to put the Knights up 5-3. The lead grew to 9-3 with baskets by Elsa Tiefenthaler and Frannie Glynn. Glenwood responded with a 11-0 run to lead 14-9 at the end of the 1st quarter Lauren Boell jump started the Knights in the 2nd quarter with a pair of free throws and a basket which came after Catherine Mayahall cut it to 17-13. Elsa Tiefethaler tied the game at 17, Mayhall hit a three and Kuemper went up 20-17. Lauren Boell added a free throw to put the Knights up 21-17 late in the half. finishing a 10-0 run. Glenwood again responded, scoring the final five points of the half to lead 22-21 at half.
The Rams extended the lead to start the 2nd half with a three, but Elsa Tiefenthaler scored to pull the Knights within 25-23 and 27-25. Lauren Boell cut the Rams lead to 30-27 late in the 3rd and Catherine Mayhall hit a three to tie it at 30 going into the 4th. Glenwood went up 33-30 to start the 4th, Lauren Boell kept the Knights within one, then Catherine Mayhall found Kaci Peter, giving Kuemper a 34-33 lead. Glenwood scored on a three, but Mayhall answered with a pair of free throws, giving her 1,000 points for her career. Mayhall heated up at that point, scoring the next nine points for Kuemper before Lauren Boell put them up for good at 47-45. Mayhall extended it to 49-46. Glenwood pulled within 1 but Elsa Tiefenthaler calmly hit a bucket and a pair of free throws to put the Knights up 53-48 in the closing seconds.
Catherine Mayhall went over 1,000 points in her career, needing 13, she scored a team high 24 points to with 4 assists and 5 steals. Lauren Boell had a nifty double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Elsa Tiefenthaler added 12 points and 5 rebounds. Frannie Glynn had 8 rebounds while Kaci Peter, Aubrey Heuton and Karsyn Overmohle did an outstanding job on defense.
The win moves Kuemper to 7-6 overall as they head to Heelan on Saturday.
Kuemper Stats
Catherine Mayhall 24 Points, 3 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 5 Steals
Elsa Tiefenthaler 12 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Kaci Peter 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, Steal, Block
Aubrey Heuton 1 Rebound
Lauren Boell 13 Points, 11 Rebounds, Assist, 2 Steals
Frannie Glynn 2 Points, 8 Rebounds
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
Glenwood 14 8 8 20 | 50
Kuemper 9 12 9 23 | 53
South Central Calhoun at Alta Aurelia
#12 South Central Calhoun 70
Alta Aurelia 57
South Central Calhoun, who enters this week’s IGHSAU rankings at #12 in Class 2A, showed why they belong as one of the top teams as they cruised past Alta Aurelia Friday night.
The Titans are on a roll this season, winning nine of their last 10 games and even getting past a ranked South Hamilton team on January 7th. Alta Aurelia was on a three-game winning streak before Storm Lake played spoiler to them on Thursday night. South Central Calhoun showed early on against the Warriors why they are 12-0 against them by draining shot after shot and getting up 23-17 in the first quarter. Titans Head Coach Curt Batta said his team struggled on the defensive end to stop the Warriors’ motion offense but completed that with a great offense of their own. In the second quarter, South Central Calhoun kept the offensive pressure on with 21 points and held the 14-point lead at 44-30 at halftime. The Titans in this game were led by the dynamic duo of Riley Batta and Kylee Schliesman once again where Batta had one of her most productive nights of the season, putting up 39 points with Schliesman getting 10 assists.
In the second half, the Titans were just trying to stay ahead of the Warriors and not allow them to gain much ground back. Coach Batta says they made some adjustments entering the second half and did a much better job containing the Warriors offense. While only winning the third quarter by three points, the Titans stayed ahead of Alta-Aurelia 63-46. The final eight minutes were just a waiting game for South Central Calhoun as they came away with their 10th victory of the season at 70-57.
Batta and Schleisman both ended up with double-doubles, Batta getting 39 points and 10 rebounds and Schleisman with 20 points and 10 assists. Schliesman also had six rebounds and seven steals. The Titans are now 10-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in the Twin Lakes Conference. They are off until Tuesday, January 17th when they take on #8 Pocahontas Area.
South Central Calhoun Stats
Riley Batta: 39 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals
Brenna McAlister: 4 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Kylee Schleisman: 20 Points, 6 Rebounds, 10 Assists, 7 Steals
Breanna Patterson: 5 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
OIivia Toms: 1 Rebound, 1 Steal
Claire Riat: 4 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Steal
Mia Babcock: 2 Points, 4 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
SCC 23 21 19 7 | 70
AA 17 13 16 11 | 57
Paton Churdan at Coon Rapids Bayard
Coon Rapids Bayard 47
Paton Churdan 26
The Coon Rapids Bayard Crusaders not only celebrated their victory over Paton Churdan Friday night, but also a big career milestone for Junior Breeley Clayburg.
The Crusaders were able to get ahead of the Rockets early in the game at 10-5, but Paton Churdan rebounded with a solid second quarter performance. They were able to cut down the Crusaders’ lead to three at 19-16 going into the second half. Paton Churdan’s Bailey Anderson had another solid performance with 12 points. Breeley Clayburg had herself a great night with 20 points and 20 rebounds, while also surpassing the 500-career rebound mark with her performance.
The second half solely belonged to Coon Rapids Bayard as they put up 28 points compared to Paton Churdan’s 10 points to win it 47-26 over the Rockets. The Crusaders improve to 6-5 overall on the season and 3-4 in the Rolling Valley Conference while Paton Churdan falls to 0-12 and 0-7 in the conference.
Up next for both teams, the Crusaders will travel to take on West Harrison on Tuesday, January 17th while Paton Churdan will take on Ar-We-Va in Westside on Monday, January 16th.
Breeley Clayburg, 500 rebounds in career crossed tonight, came into tonight with 499 rebounds
Paton Churdan Stats
Emma Stream: 10 Points
Bailey Anderson: 4 Points
Becca Anderson: 12 Points
Coon Rapids Bayard Stats
Breeley Clayburg: 20 Points, 20 REbounds, 1 Assist, 6 Steals
Malia Clayburg: 11 Points, 15 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Lydia Hofbauer: 7 Points, 6 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals
Anna Hart: 6 Points, 6 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 5 Steal
Megan Gray: 3 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 5 Steals
Aubrey Hofbauer: 5 Rebounds
Ella Heithoff: 1 Steal
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
PC 5 11 6 4 | 26
CRB 10 9 15 13 | 47
IKM-Manning at Riverside
IKM-Manning 38
Riverside 25
The IKM-Manning Wolves didn’t get the start they wanted against Riverside Friday night, but after a solid second and third quarter, they were able to pull away with the win.
The Wolves lost a heartbreaker on Thursday night when they lost by four points to LoMa while Riverside was able to get past Essex 44-38 in their last game. The Wolves had a bit of a tough time getting started in the first quarter, as did the Bulldogs. Riverside was able to get ahead 8-5 before the Wolves started to come alive. Mabel Langel and the Wolves’ offense was able to grab a one point lead in the second quarter at 16-15 heading into halftime. Langel has been an anchor of sorts for this IKM-Manning team and she was again Friday when they had a team high 11 points and five steals.
The second half was a much better start for the Wolves than the first half. They were able to take advantage of poor scoring from Riverside to go on a 13-4 scoring run and get up 29-19 with the final eight minutes left in the game. Both teams had another low scoring quarter to end the game with IKM-Manning staying out ahead by three points at 9-6 in the fourth quarter. With their double digit performances in the second and third quarter, the Wolves were able to come away with the 38-25 win.
Other notable performances for the Wolves includes Abby Neilheisel with seven points, seven rebounds, and four steals, Morgan Hanson with six points, six rebounds, and three assists, and Anna Stangl with five points, seven rebounds, and three steals. As a team, the Wolves had 16 steals. They will improve to 5-7 overall on the season and 5-4 in the Western Iowa Conference.
They are off until Tuesday, January 17th when they host the 5-9 AHSTW Vikings.
IKM-Manning Stats
Morgan Hanson: 6 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists
Abby Neilheisel: 7 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Assist, 4 Steals
Emmie Ring: 7 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Taylor Beckendorf: 2 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Steals
Anna Stangl: 5 Points, 7 Rebounds, 3 Steals
Mabel Langel: 11 Points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 5 Steals
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
IKMM 5 11 13 9 | 38
RIV 8 7 4 6 | 25
Glidden Ralston at Exira-EHK
Exira-EHK 54
Glidden Ralston 38
The Glidden Ralston Wildcats were unable to match a strong start from the Exira-EHK Spartans Friday night as their winning streak was snapped.
The Wildcats were winners of three straight up until this game, getting past CAM, Coon Rapids Bayard, and Ar-We-Va, while the Spartans were at the same mark of a three-game win streak, but have a better conference record than the Wildcats at 7-1. The Spartans showed off their scoring potential with a 21-9 first quarter while the Wildcats got off to a slow start. Glidden Ralston started to come back a bit in the second quarter, only being outscored by four points, but still had a large 35-19 deficit to overcome at halftime. Paige Klocke continued to have stellar scoring performances, leading the Wildcats once again with 17 points.
In the second half, the momentum stayed with the Spartans as they went 15-9 in the third quarter to lead 50-28. The fourth quarter was Exira-EHK putting on cruise control for the final eight minutes as they were able to come away with a 54-38 win.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 7-5 overall on the season and 6-4 in the Rolling Valley Conference. They have another tough game coming up on Saturday, January 14th when they take on #5 Westwood.
Glidden Ralston Stats
Vanessa Koehler: 4 Points
Tiela Janssen: 7 Points
Paige Klocke: 17 Points
Brileigh Bock: 2 Points
Ashtyn Klocke: 6 Points
Kassidy Wenck: 2 Points
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
GR 9 10 9 10 | 38
E-EHK 21 14 15 4 | 54
East Sac at Storm Lake St. Mary’s
Storm Lake St. Mary’s 41
East Sac 27
After playing four games in five days, the East Sac Raiders had a bit left in the tank as they took on Storm Lake St. Mary’s Friday night.
In that four-game stretch, the Raiders had a two-game winning streak defeating GTRA and Denison Schleswig but ended up with back-to-back losses. Storm Lake St. Mary’s saw similar struggles, losing three in a row. The Raiders started off with a nice lead in a low scoring first quarter at 7-4. The Panthers gained some momentum in the second quarter as they’d get ahead by two points at 16-14. Mary Bontrager continued to be a leader on the floor for the Raiders as she posted seven points in the first half.
Storm Lake St. Mary’s kept riding their momentum wave into the second half with a big third quarter push. They’d outscore the Raiders 11-3 and extend their lead to 10 points at 27-17. The Panthers capped up their second half scoring with a 14-point fourth quarter to end up with the 41-27 win over East Sac. Bontrager ended the game leading the team with 11 points and three steals. Kendall Quirk led the team with nine rebounds.
The Raiders fell to 2-10 overall on the season and 1-4 in the Twin Lakes Conference. They are back on the road on Tuesday, January 17th when they take on West Bend Mallard.
East Sac Stats
Makenna Steiger: 6 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal
Jen Aschinger: 2 Rebounds, 1 Steal
Mary Bontrager: 11 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 3 Steals
Addisen Ehler: 5 Steals
Kendall Quirk: 4 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Steals
Chloe Bieret: 6 Points, 1 Rebound, 2 Steals
Sarah Bontrager: 1 Rebound
Costanza Rosati: 1 Rebound
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
ESC 7 7 3 10 | 27
SLSM 4 12 11 14 | 41
Ar-We-Va at CAM Anita
CAM-Anita 69
Ar-We-Va 25
The hot streak for Ar-We-Va has seemed to cool off for a moment as they faced a tough CAM Anita team Friday night.
The Rockets were winners of four straight before they fell to Glidden Ralston while the Cougars had won three of their last five games and were looking to climb up in the Rolling Valley Conference. The Rockets started off the contest with a solid start, only trailing three points at 10-7 by the end of the first quarter. CAM had a monster second quarter scoring run as they’d put up 31 points while Ar-We-Va couldn’t find ways around their defense. They were down 41-12 at halftime.
The second half was all cruise control for the Cougars, they put up a combined 28 points in the half while Ar-We-Va had 13 to give CAM Anita the 69-25 win. Ar-We-Va Head Coach Jeremy Smith says Jamie Hausman didn’t see the floor much in the second half but expects her to be back in action soon. Maggie Ragaller led the Rockets with nine points.
The Rockets will fall to 4-6 overall on the season and 3-6 in the Rolling Valley Conference. They are off until Monday, January 16th when they host Paton Churdan.
Ar-We-Va Stats
Kallie Bromert: 1 Point
Kora Obrecht: 4 Points
Emma Leiting: 1 Point
Amber Ragaller: 5 Points
Delaney Schurke: 3 Points
Maggie Ragaller: 9 Points
Sammy Hinner: 2 Points
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
AWV 7 5 4 9 | 25
CAM 10 31 11 17 | 69
Tri-Center at Audubon
Tri-Center 44
Audubon 18
The Audubon Wheelers were unable to pull away from Tri-Center Friday night as they hosted the Trojans.
Tri-Center got out of the gate and used a slow start from Audubon to get up 11-1 in the first quarter and later 22-6 at halftime. Audrey Jensen was able to lead the Wheelers with 14 points in this game. The Trojans kept the pressure on in the second half where the Wheelers continued to see struggles. With 22 points in the second half, Tri-Center was able to outpace Audubon for a 44-18 win. The Wheelers are back in action when they travel to take on Exira-EHK. Tyler Brunner will have the broadcast on 93.7 KKRL beginning around 2:45.
Audubon Stats
Audrey Jensen: 14 Points
Madison Steckler: 2 Points
Kade Sporrer: 1 Point
Rylee Brittain: 1 Point
Teams 1 2 3 4 FINAL
TRI-C 11 11 13 9 | 44
AUD 1 5 2 10 | 18
