Clippers get back-to-back wins at tourney

The Strasburg-Zeeland boys basketball team kicked off its new season with back-to-back wins at the Dakota Shootout in Linton over the weekend.

After taking down Flasher 62-42 on Friday, the Clippers answered the call again on Saturday with a 59-35 victory over Wilton-Wing. Brody Nieuwsma had a huge game on Saturday, drilling five 3-pointers and scoring a game-high 29 points to help the Clippers improve to 2-0.

Strasburg-Zeeland led 29-17 at the half, but really broke the game open in the third by outscoring Wilton-Wing 14-3 in the frame. Nieuwsma dropped in 10 of his 29 points in the third.

The host team Linton-HMB Lions also got their season on track during the Dakota Shootout, picking up the team’s first two victories of the season to improve to 2-2 overall.

The Lions defeated Wilton-Wing 81-38 on Friday, and on Saturday they took down Beach by the final of 67-43.

Center Mason Ryckman scored a game-high 17 points off the bench to help the Lions defeat the Buccaneers. Tyler Humann also connected on three 3-points and scored 16 points for the Lions, while Ryan Schneider added 14 more points.

Dakota Shootout

At Linton

Saturday

Strasburg-Zeeland 59, Wilton-Wing 35

S-Z 15 29 43 59

W-W 10 17 20 35

S-Z — Brody Nieuwsma 29, Cole Nieuwsma 8, Kyle Nieuwsma 4, Mason Kramer 4, Scotti Scherr 4, Nic Kramer 4, Jon Stabler 2, Kendall Scherr 2. Totals: 25 FG, 4-8 FT, 11 fouls. Three-pointers: B. Nieuwsma 5.

W-W — Christian Thompson 14, Devin Weltz 10, Travis Dickson 6, Ryan Mlekoday 3, Ty Berquist 2. Totals: 16 FG, 1-4 FT, 13 fouls. Three-pointers: Thompson 2.

Linton-Hazelton-Moffit-Braddock 67, Beach 43

Beach 10 23 31 43

Linton-HMB 17 32 55 67

Beach — Kirby Maus 14, Danny Skoglund 9, Chris Novotny 6, Nathan Fischer 5, Carl Muckle 3, Brandon Stockwell 2, Robert Kalberg 2, Ty Farstveet 1, Anthony Weinreis 1. Totals: 16 FG, 6-13 FT, 14 fouls (Skoglund). Three-pointers: Maus 2, Skoglund 1, Novotny 1, Muckle 1.

Linton-HMB — Mason Ryckman 17, Tyler Humann 16, Ryan Schneider 14, Austin Bernhardt 6, Brooks Flyberg 4, Jonathon Purinutn 4, Erik Holzer 3, Andrew Small 2, Travis Baumiller 1. Totals: 25 FG, 14-19 FT, 13 fouls. Three-pointers: Humann 3.

Maple Valley 72, Oakes 43

The Raiders’ James Richman dropped in 16 of his game-high 28 points in the third period, which helped Maple Valley lead the Tornadoes 43-21 at the half, and the Raiders cruised from there in Oakes.

Jordan Haselau also had a nice night for the Raiders, scoring 17 points. The Tornadoes were led in scoring with 11 points from Ethan Zetocha.

Maple Valley 20 43 61 72

Oakes 8 21 30 43

Maple Valley — James Richman 28, Jordan Haselau 17, Brady Behm 7, Dacotah McGough 6, Jake Sours 6, Eliot Preston 2, Corby Richman 2, Caid Combs 2, Eric Gille 2. Totals: 32 FG, 7-12 FT, 9 fouls. Three-pointers: Haseleu 1.

Oakes — Ethan Zetocha 11, Bryce Meehl 7, Carter Zetocha 5, Tristan Meier 5, Jon Tyre 5, Preston Andersen 4, Stephen Quandt 4, Brody Bartholomew 2. Totals: 13 FG, 12-12 FT, 13 fouls. Three-pointers: C. Zetocha 1, Meier 1, E. Zetocha 1, Meehl 1, Tyre 1.

May-Port-CG 66, Midkota 50

A 21-7 Patriot advantage after one period was all the cushion May-Port-CG would need on the road against the Midkota Mustangs.

The Patriots had four players reach double figures in scoring, led with 16 points each from Drew Harpestad and Bennie Bradner. The Mustangs were led by Austin Monson’s 19-point effort.

Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg 66, Midkota 50

May-Port-CG 21 34 56 66

Midkota 7 20 40 50

May-Port-CG — Drew Harpestad 16, Bennie Bradner 16, Hamilton Enger 12, John Baldwin 11, Ryan Ust 6, Brady Nygaard 5. Totals: 27 FG, 8-10 FT, 18 fouls. Three-pointers: Harpestad 2, Nygaard 1, Enger 1.

Midkota — Austin Monson 19, Dalton Ehlers 11, Dakota Hoyt 9, Brandt Ronningen 5, Joseph Vollmer 4, Christian Leininger 2. Totals: 21 FG, 5-16 FT, 11 fouls. Three-pointers: Ronningen 1, Ehlers 1, Hoyt 1.

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