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Tighe, Kleinschmidt lead Mayville to third consecutive conference title

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 9:31am

The Mayville State University Comets won their third straight North Star Athletic Association Conference Tournament on Sunday. 

Post-season play saw the number two seeded Comets beat the number seven seed Dakota State 74-59 inside the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse at Mayville State. 

The Comets headed down to Watertown, SD for the NSAA Final Four. 

Cedar Mountain girls’ basketball season wrap up

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 9:30am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain girls’ basketball season came to an end with a second-round playoff loss to Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on Monday, February 24.

The Lady Cougars finished their season with an overall record of 2-21 and a conference record of 1-14.

GFW girls’ basketball season wrap-up

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 9:29am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW girls’ varsity basketball team ended their season with a loss to LeSueur-Henderson in the first round of the section playoffs on Thursday, February 20.

The girls finished their season with an overall record of 6-18 and a conference record of 6-10.

GFW girls drop final regular season game to Tigers

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:27am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW girls’ varsity basketball team traveled to Belle Plaine on Tuesday, February 18 for their final regular season game against the Tigers.

The Tigers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, while the T-Bird struggled with turnovers and cold shooting throughout the game. 

By the end of the first half, the girls were facing a 26-43 deficit.

T-Birds fall to Hounds in second round of playoffs

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:26am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW T-Bird boys traveled to New Ulm on Saturday, February 29 to face the Cathedral Greyhounds in the second round of the section tournament.

Coming off a big win over Sleepy Eye, the T-Birds hit the floor ready to work for the win, but the Hounds had other ideas.

T-Birds advance with win over Indians

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:26am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW T-Birds hosted the Sleepy Eye Indians on Thursday, February 27 in the first round of Section 2A playoffs.

The tipoff went to the Indians to start the game, but the T-Birds were the first to put points on the board with a shot by Damian Hopp for two.

Cougars fall to Crusaders

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:23am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain boys’ basketball season came to an end on Saturday, February 29 with a 44-78 loss to the Mayer Lutheran Crusaders.

The Cougars worked to keep the game within reach, but they struggled with ball control and good passing. The Crusaders quickly built a daunting lead. By the end of the first half, the Cougars were facing a 27-point deficit, with a score of 19-46.

Lady Cougars fall to Knights

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:22am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain girls’ varsity basketball team traveled to Sleepy Eye on Monday, February 24 for a Section 2A matchup against the St. Mary’s Knights.

Despite their efforts, the Cougars weren’t able to keep pace with the Knights, and by the end of the first half, they were facing a 13-34 deficit. 

Lady T-Birds end season with loss to Giants

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:22am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW girls’ basketball season came to an end with a 35-59 loss to the LeSueur-Henderson Giants in the first round of sub-section playoffs on Thursday, February 20.

T-Birds fall to Raiders in final regular-season game

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 02/25/2020 - 10:17am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW T-Bird boys’ basketball team headed to Nicollet on Friday, February 21 for their final regular-section game against the Nicollet Raiders. 

The seventh-seeded T-Birds, having won five of their last six games, came into this game confident that they had what it took to stand with the number four-seeded Raiders. 

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