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Cougars close out regular season with loss to Wolverines

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain Cougars hosted the Wolverines of MACCRAY on Thursday, March 2 in their final game of the regular season.

The Cougars had some trouble with their shots beyond the arc and they struggled against the Wolverine defense under the hoop. 

The Wolverines created a gap during the first half, and carried a 22-37 advantage into the break.

Lady Cougars’ season ends with loss to Crusaders

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cedar Mountain girls’ varsity basketball team headed for Mayer on Tuesday, February 28 for a Section 2A playoff game against the Crusaders of Mayer Lutheran.

The Crusaders were the number one seeded team in the Sub-Section, while the Cougars were the eighth seed. 

Lady T-Birds fly past Chargers

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

GFW’s girls’ basketball teams traveled to New Ulm on Friday, February 3 to face the Chargers of Minnesota Valley Lutheran on their home court.

The T-Birds jumped out in front early and carried a 25-21 advantage into the halftime break. 

While the Chargers worked to turn the game around in the second half, they fell just short in the time they had.

Lady T-Birds defeat Hounds

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW girls varsity team hosted the Greyhounds of New Ulm Cathedral in a Tomahawk Conference matchup on Thursday, February 16 in Winthrop. 

The T-Birds didn’t waste any time setting the tone of this contest. They jumped out in front early and never looked back.

PLS concludes successful basketball seasons

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Randy Ristow, Coach

The Patriots from PLS were able to put together three teams for the 2022 – 2023 basketball season. PLS had an A girls’ (7th – 8th) team, a B girls’ (5th – 6th) team, and a B boys’ (5th – 7th) team. 

Lady T- Birds outlast Tigers

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW girls’ varsity basketball team headed for Springfield on Thursday, February 9 to face the Tigers in a Conference matchup.

The T-Birds worked hard and kept the score close throughout the first half, but as the teams headed into the break, the Tigers held a three-point advantage, with a score of 26-29.

T-Birds toppled by Knights

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW boys’ varsity basketball team hosted the Knights of Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s on Friday, February 17 in Winthrop.

The T-Birds came out on top in the first meeting of these two teams this season, but the Knights had a different idea of how this contest would go.

T-Birds get bit by Hounds

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW boys’ basketball teams headed for New Ulm on Tuesday, February 14 to face the Greyhounds of New Ulm Cathedral in a Tomahawk Conference matchup. 

The game started off well for the T-Birds as they scored the first several points and maintained the lead for the several minutes of the first half.

T-Bird boys struggle against Mustangs

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The GFW boys’ varsity basketball team went head-to-head with the Mustangs of Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart in Winthrop on Tuesday, February 7 in a Tomahawk Conference matchup.

The Mustangs scored first and took the lead early on, but the T-Birds fought their way back to knot the score up at about the 12-minute mark. 

Cougars can’t get past Lancers

Published by fxstandardnews on Tue, 03/07/2023 - 8:00am

By Denise Bonsack, Publisher

The Cougars were without one of their top scorers for the fourth game in a row on Monday, February 27 when they faced off against the Canby Lancers in Morgan.

Junior guard Branndon Pendleton typically contributed points well into the double-digits for the Cougars complimenting several of his teammates who also regularly put 10 or more points on the board during a game.

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