Carrington, Oakes book spots in Region 3 girls hoops tourney

JAMESTOWN — The Oakes Tornadoes and Ellendale Cardinals met with a trip to the Region 3 tournament on the line and for the seventh year in a row, the Tornadoes booked their spot in the Region tournament with a 60-34 win on Monday, Feb. 13, at the Jamestown Civic Center.

The Tornadoes (18-3) opened the game on a 23-6 run before the Cardinals (4-17) fought back to cut the deficit to 37-19 heading into the half. In the second half, the Tornadoes were able to stretch the lead out to the final of 60-34.

The Tornadoes were led by Laikyn Roney’s 21 points. The Cardinals were led by Christena Walker’s 10 points.

The Tornadoes are back in action at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, when they take on Kidder County.

EHS 34, OHS 60

EHS: 6 13 12 3–34

OHS: 23 14 15 8–60

Points leaders:

EHS: Christena Walker 10, Riley Goehring 7, Kali Norton 7, Ariel Hagen 6

OHS: Laikyn Roney 21, Emma Muggli 10, Lily Thorpe 9

Assists leaders:

EHS: Macy Norton 2, Olivia Hagen 1, Kaisa Lematta 1

OHS: Brynn Defthlesen 2, Roney 2, Kassidy Jackson 2, Thorpe 2, E. Muggli 2, Tyler Thompson 1, Molly Sitzler 1

Leading rebounders:

EHS: O. Hagen 9, A. Hagen 6, Walker 3

OHS: Thorpe 7, Roney 5, Defthlesen 3, E. Muggli 3, Ann Muggli 2

John M. Steiner / The Jamestown Sun

The Carrington Cardinals were the next team to book their spot in the region tournament thanks to a 49-23 win over Griggs-Midkota.

The Cardinals (16-5) outscored the Titans 20-2 in the first quarter and were able to stretch it out from there giving up less than 10 points in every quarter. The Cardinals were led by Haley Wolsky’s 18 points. The Titans (3-18) were led by Kaylee Johnson and Vanessa Vollmer with four points each.

The Cardinals return to the floor at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20, when they take on Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter.

G-M 23, CHS 49

G-M: 2 6 8 7–23

CHS: 20 7 16 6–49

Points leaders:

G-M: Kaylee Johnson 4, Vanessa Vollmer 4, Lauryn Halvorson 3, Kylie Johnson 2, Ryan Johnson 2, Kennedy Reidmann 2, Jessica Spickler 2, Brienna Ehlers 2, Olivia Larsen 2

CHS: Haley Wolsky 18, Isabel Wendel 13, Madison Johnson 6

Assists leaders:

G-M: Spickler 2, Jersey Gronneberg 1, Ky. Johnson 1, Ka. Johnson 1

CHS: Johnson 3, Kacie Rexin 2, Wendel 2, Wolsky 2

Leading rebounders:

G-M: Spickler 5, R. Johnson 4, Ka. Johnson 4, Ky. Johnson 3, Reidman 3, Vollmer 2, Ehlers 2, Larsen 2, Ruth Haugen 1, Halvorson 1

CHS: Emma Hone 5, Kaydence VanRay 4, Olivia Threadgold 4, Wendel 3, Johnson 3, Rexin 2, Wolsky 2, Lauren Hendrickson 1