GIRLS
Looking to snap a three game losing streak, the Okoboji Lady Pioneers headed to Rock Valley for a Siouxland Conference matchup with the Rockets on Saturday. Senior Keely Bracelin knocked down four 3-pointers, scoring 23 points to lead the Pioneers to a 55-38 win. Taylor Poppema notched 16 points, scoring 13 or more for the fifth straight game while Brandi DeMuth put in nine of her 10 in the second half. The Pioneers have won five straight over Rock Valley by an average of 18 points. Okoboji (2-6, Siouxland Conference) continues league play on Tuesday against Boyden-Hull.
BOYS
Saturday kicked off the second half of the high school basketball season and the Okoboji Pioneers, looking for their first victory of the conference year, would have a tall task having to do it against a pair of 6’9″ towers. Jordan Dykstra and Marcus Heemstra are both headed to South Dakota State next season and both came in averaging more than 20 points per game for the defending state champion and #1 ranked Rock Valley Rockets. But despite all of that, the outsized, outmatched Pioneers played a well-executed ballgame, eventually falling 67-38 to the top team in 1A. The Pioneers (0-7, Siouxland Conference) host Boyden-Hull on Tuesday.
