GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kenadi Arndt and Grace Hennen each posted a double-double as Minneota routed Yellow Medicine East 60-34 on Thursday night in Granite Falls.
The win was the third straight to start the season for Minneota, which has defeated its three opponents by 19, 51 and 26 points.
Arndt scored 10 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, while Grace Hennen amassed 14 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and six steals. Kiersyn Hulzebos just missed being the third Viking to record a double-double, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Minneota, which came out strong and built a 9-2 lead, led by as many as 19 points in the first half before YME closed with a 9-4 run to cut the halftime margin to 33-22.
The Vikings started the second half on a 12-0 run and never looked back. They outrebounded the Sting by a 57-28 margin, 30 of those 57 were offensive rebounds.
Sarah Gruenes added nine points for Minneota, while Nevaeh Hennen and Faith Myhre had six points apiece. Myhre also hooked nine rebounds.
Almich paced YME (0-5) with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. No one else scored more than five points. The young Sting squad played just six players and have one junior and no seniors on the team.

Minneota 60, YME 34
Yellow Medicine East................................22 12 - 34
Minneota...................................................33 27 - 60

Team Statistics
FG shooting: YME 13-for-52, 25 percent; Minneota 24-for-81, 29.6 percent ... 3-point shooting: YME 3-for-15, 20 percent; Minneota 4-for-29, 13.8 percent ... FT shooting: YME 5-for-12, 41.7 percent; Minneota 8-for-13, 61.5 percent ... Rebounds: YME 28, Minneota 57 ... Turnovers: YME 28, Minneota 18 ... Fouls: YME 10, Minneota 13

YME Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Alana Almich 7-16 2-2 18, Abbey Bones 0-1 1-2 1, Ella Cherveny 1-7 0-2 2, Ashley Luepke 2-3 1-4 5, Klaira Shackleford 2-11 0-0 4, Bayli Sneller 1-12 1-4 4 ... 3-pointers: Almich 3, Sneller 1 ... Rebound leader: Almich 12 ... Assist leader: not available ... Steal leaders: Almich 2, Cherveny 2

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Kenadi Arndt 4-12 2-2 10, Emma Bottelberghe 0-2 1-2 1, Sarah Gruenes 4-6 1-2 9, Dakoda Hennen 1-10 0-0 2, Grace Hennen 5-17 1-2 14, Nevaeh Hennen 3-10 0-2 6, Kiersyn Hulzebos 4-9 3-3 12, Faith Myhre 3-15 0-0 6 ... 3-pointers: G.Hennen 3, Hulzebos 1 ... Rebounds: Arndt 19, G.Hennen 10, Hulzebos 9, Myhre 9, Bottelberghe 4, Gruenes 3, N.Hennen 2, D.Hennen 1 ... Assists: G.Hennen 4, Arndt 3, D.Hennen 2, Gruenes 1, Hulzebos 1 ... Steals: G.Hennen 6, D.Hennen 4, N.Hennen 3, Hulzebos 2, Myhre 2, Arndt 1
(Result Tuesday, Dec. 5)
Minneota 79, TMB 28
Faith Myhre poured in 20 points and Kenadi Arndt had a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds as Minneota cruised past Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 79-28 in Minneota.
Dakoda Hennen also reached double figures with 11 points to go along with five steals. Eleven players scored in all for the Vikings (2-0).
Minneota shot a robust 47 percent from the field and outrebounded the Panthers 40-26.
Myhre connected on 8 of 15 shots, including 4 of 6 from three-point range.
Sarah Gruenes finished with nine points, Grace Hennen had eight points and five steals, and Kiersyn Hulzebos had seven points and four assists.
The Vikings scored the first nine points of the game before TMB went on an 8-4 run to close within 13-8, but would get no closer. Minneota led 41-24 at halftime and then limited the Panthers to only four points in the second half.
Hailey Gernentz led TMB with 11 points, including a trio of triples.

MINNEOTA 79, TMB 28
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton..................................24 4 - 28
Minneota....................................................41 38 - 79

Team Statistics
FG shooting: TMB 8-for-38, 21.1 percent; Minneota 31-for-66, 47 percent ... 3-point shooting: TMB 5-for-21, 23.8 percent; Minneota 5-for-14, 35.7 percent ... FT shooting: TMB 7-for-14, 50 percent; Minneota 12-for-24, 50 percent ... Rebounds: TMB 26, Minneota 40 ... Turnovers: TMB 33, Minneota 15 ... Fouls: TMB 18, Minneota 17

TMB Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Melaina Ankrum 0-4 0-0 0, Kyli Carter 2-3 2-4 6, Brianna Duscher 0-9 0-0 0, Allison Edwards 1-2 2-4 4, Brooke Elsen 0-1 0-2 0, Hailey Gernentz 3-7 2-2 11, Aurri Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Marin Knott 1-6 1-2 4, Katelyn Ruppert 0-5 0-0 0, Ella Voss 1-1 0-0 3 ... 3-pointers: Gernentz 3, Knott 1, Voss 1 ... Rebound leader: Ruppert 6 ... Assist leader: not available ... Steal leader: Carter 5

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Kenadi Arndt 4-10 3-5 11, Emma Bottelberghe 1-1 0-0 2, Jalyn Coequyt 1-1 0-0 2, Brooke DeSmet 1-2 2-2 4, Sarah Gruenes 4-6 1-1 9, Dakoda Hennen 5-6 1-3 11, Grace Hennen 3-7 1-4 8, Nevaeh Hennen 1-6 1-2 3, Kiersyn Hulzebos 2-8 3-3 7, Hadli Krog 0-1 0-0 0, Faith Myhre 8-15 0-2 20, Dakota Pesch 1-1 0-0 2, Natalie Ratajczak 0-0 0-2 0, Abby Rolbiecki 0-1 0-0 0, Claire Rost 0-1 0-0 0 ... 3-pointers: Myhre 4, G.Hennen 1 ... Rebounds: Arndt 15, Bottelberghe 4, G.Hennen 3, N.Hennen 3, Myhre 3, Krog 2, Gruenes 2, Hulzebos2, Coequyt 1, Desmet1, D.Hennen 1, Pesch 1, Rolbiecki 1, Rost 1 ... Assists: Hulzebos 4, Arndt 2, D.Hennen 2, G.Hennen 2, N.Hennen 1 ... Steals: D.Hennen 5, G.Hennen 5, Bottelberghe 3, Arndt 1, Desmet 1, Gruenes 1, Hulzebos 1, Myhre 1, Rolbiecki 1