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Mabel-Canton boys succumb to late Lion surge

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:12am

A very effective Mabel-Canton zone defense took the Spring Grove boys to the wire in a home-court matchup with the Lions on Tuesday night, Dec. 18. The Cougars put a 64-game SG conference win streak in jeopardy but lost a one-point lead late in the second half, falling 51-38 in a game that was so much closer for most of the night than the final score indicated. The Cougars fell to 2-4 overall (1-2 SEC) after their only game of last week.

Strong start dissipates quickly for Lanesboro girls at Kingsland

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:09am

The Lanesboro girls slipped from contention during a sudden shooting slump and a flurry of Kingsland fast breaks before halftime in 65-39 road setback against the conference's newest member on Dec. 20 at Spring Valley.

It was familiar territory for both teams with the Knights (4-2, 2-2 SEC) coming off another home triumph (over Rushford-Peterson) by a very similar score (64-42). The previous five LHS opponents had averaged 66 points versus the Burros.

Burro boys fall big at Houston, come close against Goodhue

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:08am

The Lanesboro boys were blown away on the road by hot-shooting Houston 93-62 on Dec. 18 before falling victim at home to Goodhue free throws two nights later, 52-46. The Burros slipped to 2-6 (0-4 SEC) heading into a brief holiday break.

Houston 93, LHS 62

Mikkel Schutte poured in 41 points for the Hurricanes (2-4 (1-4 SEC), who shot an amazing 60 percent from field while surpassing the 92 points the Burros surrendered against Postville (Iowa) 16 years ago.

Wrestlers get to the mat, but lose two triangulars

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:02am

The Fillmore Central/Lanesboro/Mabel-Canton wrestling squad had two triangular meets (double-duals) last week, one in Waukon, Iowa, and the other in Dover-Eyota.

In Waukon the Wolves lost to Waukon 39-33 and to South Winneshiek 47-30.  In both matches FCLMC put 12 wrestlers on the mat, which is a vast improvement over some of the matches the Wolves competed in last year.

Going 2-0 in Iowa were Michael Barrett, Orion Sass, Cale Anderson, and Caden Anderson.  Going 1-1 were Bradon Knutson, Pablo Ruen and Nick Distead.  Below are the results from the matches.

Two double-doubles for FC gals in big win

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 10:01am

It was a monstrous night on the boards for the Fillmore Central girls in their 66-55 win over Wabasha-Kellogg. They pulled down a season-high 62 rebounds, led by Kandace Sikkink and Kassidy Broadwater, with 18 and 17, respectively. 

In addition, they both were in double-digit scoring, recording double-doubles for the evening.  Sikkink scored 11 points and Broadwater had 15.  And, not only did Broadwater record her first double-double of the season, she also led the team in assists (6) and steals (5).

Falcon boys lose two

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 9:58am

For the most part the shooting woes continue for the Fillmore Central boys as they lost two more games to Grand Meadow (76-57) and Wabasha-Kellogg (58-51).  The guys are now 0-4 in Three Rivers Conference play and 0-7 overall.

Over the holiday break, the team has games with Houston (Thursday, Dec. 27, home) and Mabel-Canton (Friday, Dec. 28, away).  The team will travel to Southland (Thursday, Jan. 3) after the students return to school in the new year.

Two runaways, one close loss for Mabel-Canton girls

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 1:49pm

The Mabel-Canton girls basketball team took two of the three games they played last week, finishing just three points shy of taking all three. The Cougars beat Lanesboro at home 62-22 on Tuesday, Dec. 11. M-C gave up a double-digit lead while dropping a big game at Spring Grove 55-52 on Friday night. They finished the week at the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle, where they beat Riceville 61-29, pitching a shutout defensively in the first quarter (outscored Riceville 17-0).

Beat Lanesboro, 62-22

M-C boys fall at GM, hold on for win over South Winn

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 1:44pm

The Mabel-Canton boys basketball team split a pair of games last week. The Cougar offense couldn’t keep up with the three-point pace of Grand Meadow in an 81-45 SEC road loss to the Superlarks on Tuesday, Dec. 11. M-C took on South Winneshiek in the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle on Saturday, coming away with a hard-fought 52-49 win. The Cougars are 2-3 overall (1-3 SEC).

Lost at GM, 81-45

Lanesboro girls fall to both Cougars, Hurricanes

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 1:42pm

Points as well as wins were elusive for the Lanesboro girls during a pair of conference losses last week. The Burros (0-5, 0-4 SEC) fell 66-22 at Mabel-Canton on Dec. 11 and then dropped a 69-34 home decision to Houston on Dec. 14.

M-C 62, LHS 22

With Mabel-Canton defending full court, it was an early battle between Cougar fouls and Lanesboro turnovers. The Burros were shooting bonus free throws about halfway into the first half. But The Cougars (3-2, 3-1 SEC) would adjust and allow Lanesboro only 10 free throws all game (three for 10).

Burro boys rally, but fall short of Kingsland, 66-57

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Fri, 12/21/2018 - 1:40pm

The Lanesboro boys (2-4, 0-3 SEC) battled back but could not overcome an early barrage of Kingsland three-point baskets in a 66-57 home loss on Dec. 13.

The Knights (2-1, 2-1 SEC), playing their first season of basketball in the SEC, broke away from an 8-8 tie score with 23 unanswered points, 21 of which came from three-point land. KHS buried nine of 10 beyond the arc in the first half.