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EV-W girls’ basketball can’t hold off Annandale


The EV-W Lady Eagles basketball team fell short in the Annandale Holiday Invitational opener last week. The Annandale Cardinals scored 59 points and held the visiting Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles to 52 in the Cardinals non-league victory last Friday. Senior center Courtney Dilley topped the EV-W Lady Eagles scorers in the road trip loss, tossing in 26 points. Sophomore forward Greta Stommes tallied 7; Brook Stang, sophomore guard, and Missy Kummet, senior guard, each ended with 4, while junior forward Dani Nelson added 10 of her own. The Eagles (4-3) will now prepare for their contest against the Crookston Pirates, who enter the non-league contest with a 5-2 record.


EV-W lady hoopsters ambushed by Crookston Pirates

Round two of the Annandale tourney culminated in a K.O. for the Crookston Pirates girls’ basketball team, as they flattened the Eden Valley-Watkins Lady Eagles Saturday night. The EV-W girls’ basketball team was overwhelmed, 63-41, in Saturday’s non-conference battle with the host Crookston Pirates. Numerous Eagles appeared in the final box score. Sophomore guard Mikayla Kummet, senior guard Holly Schumacher and sophomore guard Brook Stang posted 2 points each. Sophomore center Maria Holdvogt tossed in 5 points, while senior center Courtney Dilley scored 6. Sophomore forward Greta Stommes, junior forward Dani Nelson, and senior guard Missy Kummet, completed the scoring with 8 each. The Eagles next scheduled game is against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (BBE) on Friday, Jan. 4. The Jaguars come into the Central Minnesota battle with a 1-6 record, while the Eagles slate evens out at 4-4.


EV-W girls’ basketball team hits the road, crushes Pierz

Eden Valley-Watkins Lady Eagles backers were thrilled as they saw their basketball squad bounce the host Pierz Pioneers Thursday, Dec. 20; (65-38) in a conference battle. Everyone contributed in the impressive, team effort victory: Missy Kummet, 3; Jamie Scherer, 2; Mikayla Kummet, 2; Maria Holdvogt, 4; Holly Schumacher, 8; Courtney Dilley, 16; Bella Perlberg-Cromwell, 7; Dani Nelson, 11; Greta Stommes, 8. Eden Valley-Watkins upgrades its record to 4-2 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Annandale to play the Cardinals in a non-league bout on Friday, Dec. 28, in a holiday tournament. The Cardinals come into the bout with a record of 5-3.


EV-W Athlete of the Week - Jared Streit

W-IMG 2240EV-W boys’ basketball player Jared Streit was recently named Central Minnesota Conference male athlete of the week.

Streit scored 58 points, had 45 rebounds and 8 block shots in four recent games. The sophomore post also was named to the All-Tournament Team at the St. John’s Prep Christmas Tournament, and helped the Eagles to a first-place finish.

EV-W wrestlers dominated on B-B-E mats

The Eagles wrestlers journeyed to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa last Friday night, Dec. 21, and were not exactly given a warm welcome.

The Jaguars dominated the match in a decisive 46-27 victory, handing EV-W its second straight defeat. EV-W matches won by fall (pin): Senior Zach Blonigen, 120-pound; junior Cain Renner, 138-pound; senior Austin Peterson, 160-pound; and junior Luke Kuechle, 170-pound. Junior Lyle Miller earned 3 points for his victorious decision in the heavyweight division.

Next up for the Eagles is the Norwood-Young America Invitational, Jan. 5.



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