The Indians girls basketball team played in an invitational tournament at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 27 and 28. The lost to Lac Qui Parle Valley on Tuesday but were victorious over Minneota on Wednesday.
KOFFEE KUP, Dec. 29—HIGH GAME: Gloria Engholm 170, Jan Seidl 158, Brenda Walden 148. HIGH SERIES: Jan Seidl 442, Gloria Engholm 425, Diana Sellner 368. HIGH TEAM GAME: Yuban 416. SERIES: Hill 1,111. STANDINGS: Yuban 7523; Hills 60-38; Butternut 53-45.
The Indians’ boys basketball team was the only team in town that was actually scheduled to play on Monday, Jan. 2, the night before school would have resumed if not for the heavy snow storm forecast for Tuesday—which moved the Tuesday games of the Indians’ girls and Knights’ boys to Monday also.
•Boys Hockey: The Eagles boys hockey team played in the Fergus Falls Holiday Classic on Dec. 27, 28 and 29, coming out with a tie, a loss, and a win. On Dec. 27 they played host Fergus Falls to a 3-3 tie, with all scoring in the game coming in the 1st period. On Dec. 28, the Eagles lost to Detroit Lakes, 2-3. Austin Uecker scored the first goal and got an assist on the second. On Dec. 29 the Eagles defeated Fort Frances, Ontario, 4-2. Uecker scored a short-handed goal to start the scoring in the game.
The only day that high school sports could play in the last week was Tuesday, Dec. 20.
With weather conditions conspiring to keep high school athletes off the courts as Christmas vacation approached, the Knights boys basketball team managed to get in one game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, at home against Wabasso. The game was a re-scheduled event when the original date of Dec. 15 was snowed out.
With snow days ruling, the Indian girls basketball team had no games the week of Dec. 13 and got in just one last week, a home girls/ boys doubleheader with Nicollet on Tuesday, Dec.
•Gymnastics: The Redwood Area Cardinals hosted Jackson County Central on Dec. 20 and won the very close meet,125.25 to 125.20. Chloe Walter finished 5th in All-Around with 23.300 points. Her top event was Floor, which she finished in 2nd place for 8.300 points. Coach Dean Wilson said, “Chloe’s floor was awesome.”
FARMERS LEAGUE, Dec. 21—HIGH GAME: Gary Kuelbs 210, Jim Schroepfer 209, 189, Larry Helget & Dan Steffl 184. HIGH SERIES: Gary Kuelbs 532, Jim Schroepfer 520, Dan Steffl 514. HIGH TEAM GAME: Millenials 809. HIGH TEAM SERIES: M&R 2,246. STANDINGS: M&R 3422, Blind Mice 33-16, Compeer 23-26, Millenials 15-41.