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Kingsland boys fall in only game played last week

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:02am

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team lost a game to winter weather to start last week and then fell to Zumbrota-Mazeppa when the weather cleared.

The Southeast Conference game at LeRoy-Ostrander on Tuesday, Jan 29, was moved to this Saturday, Feb. 9. The team did get to host Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Thursday night, Jan. 31. A slow first half for Kingsland turned out to be the difference in the game, which the Knights lost 75-59.

The team is 9-9 (6-3 Southeast Conference) overall with just eight games left in the regular-season schedule.

Knights score big in only game not postponed

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 12:39pm

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team ran head first into Old Man Winter, who forced a postponement of the Knights’ Tuesday, Jan. 22, game at home against Houston, but the girls did get a big win in their only game they played last week.

Knights split in games marked by slow starts

Published by tlittle@bluffco... on Mon, 02/04/2019 - 11:27am

The first half was not kind to the Kingsland basketball team last week as the Knights split two games.

The Knights overcame a sluggish first half to beat Lanesboro 54-47 on Thursday, Jan. 24, sweeping the two-game regular season series against the Burros. The Knights couldn’t overcome a slow start the next night at Blooming Prairie, falling 61-53 on Friday night. With the split, Kingsland is now 9-8 (6-3 Southeast Conference) overall.

Strong second half vs. Burros

Lions edge Knights in back-and-forth second half

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 10:38am

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team only played one of its two games on the schedule last week as Old Man Winter made an appearance.

Knights win two games after flat start to week

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 10:31am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team started off last week with tired legs after a busy stretch of basketball, coming up short at home against Kenyon-Wanamingo 55-31 on Monday, Jan. 14.

The team found some second wind the next night in a home game against Blooming Prairie, winning the game 69-58. The Knights wrapped up the week with a road game at Schaeffer Academy on Thursday, Jan. 17, with a “grinding it out” type win, 65-51. The Knights are 10-7 overall (5-3 SEC).

Offense stalls vs. K-W

Lauren Buchholtz sets school scoring record in Knights win

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 9:18am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team had a lot of time on the court last week, winning two of the four games they played.

Boys win only conference game last week

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 01/17/2019 - 9:13am

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team went one for three on the court last week, starting on Monday, Jan. 7, with a homecourt loss against Dover-Eyota 73-70, snapping a five-game winning streak for the Kingsland boys’ squad.

The Knights bounced back with a conference road win at Mabel-Canton, 60-55 in overtime. The week ended with a Saturday non-conference road game at Hayfield, with the Knights offense going cold in a 56-46 loss. Kingsland is now 8-7 overall (5-2 Southeast Conference).

Close loss to D-E

Knights score big to go on five-game win streak

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 9:37am

The Kingsland boys’ basketball team is seeing its offensive production trending higher at the end of 2018 and early in 2019. The Knights scored more than 70 points in four of their last five games (all wins).

Kingsland girls win two to end 2018 schedule

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 9:30am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team finished up the 2018 portion of the winter schedule with two non-conference wins before kicking off 2019 with a conference loss to Lyle/Pacelli on Thursday, Jan. 3.

The Knights knocked off Southland 56-48 on Thursday, Dec. 28, and then hit the road to Houston for a non-conference matchup with the Hurricanes, winning 67-62 in overtime. The Knights dropped a 60-47 contest to Lyle/Pacelli last Thursday night, falling to 6-4 overall (2-3 Southeast Conference).

Double-double vs. Southland

Knights’ offense flows, then hits brakes next night

Published by lniemeyer@bluff... on Mon, 12/31/2018 - 9:28am

The Kingsland girls’ basketball team played well at both ends of the floor during a 65-39 win over Lanesboro on Thursday, Dec. 20. The next night, the team had a stiff test at state-ranked Goodhue, where the Knights couldn’t overcome an ice-cold first half of shooting in a 66-38 loss that snapped a three-game winning streak.

The Knights are 4-3 overall (2-2 Southeast Conference).

Offense flows vs. Lanesboro