A double-double of 26 points, twelve rebounds by sophomore KJ Veldman helped the Spirit Lake Indians girls basketball team improve to 2-0 in the Lakes Conference Friday night with a 51-38 victory over the LeMars Bulldogs. Veldman connected on two shots from beyond the arc and was 12-of-14 at the free throw line. Spirit Lake actually trailed by eleven in the first quarter, but head coach Rick Reinking says his team’s defense helped turn the tide in the second quarter. Leah Hilpipre finished with eight points for the Indians who are now 2-0 in the league and will travel to Storm Lake on Tuesday.
Okoboji sought another Siouxland Conference win, taking on Sheldon last night, but the Orabs ended up with the W by a 39-32 decision. Paisley Jones reached double-digits with ten points, and Mikkinzie Peschong had eight points, seven rebounds. The Pioneers are 2-4 overall and host Trinity Christian on Monday, which can be heard here on KUOO Campus Radio.
In the Cornbelt Conference, Clay Central-Everly topped Ruthven-Ayrshire 34-27. The Raiders’ Alesha Sikora poured in a game-high 19 points in the losing effort.
Other girls basketball scores:
Estherville Lincoln Central 50, Emmetsburg 20
Spencer 40, Cherokee 37
Western Christian 61, Storm Lake 23
George-Little Rock 45, Rock Valley 23
Sioux Center 49, Boyden-Hull 42
Central Lyon 55, West Lyon 38
MOC-Floyd Valley 69, Sibley-Ocheyedan 43
Armstrong-Ringsted 40, Graettinger-Terril 31
Twin River Valley 57, CWL 39
West Bend-Mallard 52, Ventura 41
North Sentral Kossuth 40, WCLT 33
Sioux Central 49, Ridge View 47
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 61, Storm Lake St. Mary’s 39
Newell-Fonda 65, Laurens-Marathon 21
North of the border:
Jackson County Central 66, Luverne 55
Martin County West 31, Martin Luther 29
Fairmont 46, United South Central 43
