Sports

The Montevideo Gold Dusters Varsity Jazz and Kick teams both took first place at the Lakeview Competition last week. This week, the teams take part in sections on Saturday.

Last week, the Montevideo Boys Varsity Basketball team took on Benson in an away game for a 89-75 victory. Leaders in the game included Gannon Reidinger, scoring 25 points with 11 rebounds, three steals and a block, while Devin Ashling added another 17 points to the team total.

Last week, team UNITED hosted the wrestling quad in Montevideo taking a 83-0 victory against BOLD. Scoring from that event follows: Holland Schacherer (120), Kameron Sather (132), Adrian Norman (145), Mason McDougal (160) and Mason Pederson (182) won by fall as Dawson-Boyd/ Lac qui Parle Valley/Montevideo shut out BOLD in Montevideo.

At last week’s Varsity Girls Basketball game in Minnewaska, Senior Avery Koenen hit a career milestone scoring her 2,000th point. Photo by Jessica Stölen-Jacobson .

Last week, the Thunder Hawk girls varsity basketball team took on New London-Spicer for a 29-64 loss. Leaders in the game included Avery Koenen, scoring 17 points, while Tenley Epema added another nine points to the team total.

Last week, the Thunder Hawks Girls Varsity Basketball team hosted the West Central Knights for a 70-62 victory. Leaders in the game included Avery Koenen, scoring 33 points while Hailey Dirksen added another 19 to the team total. Scoring from that game follows: Montevideo (13-2) 36 34 — 70 West Central (7-9) 24 38 — 62 Individual Scoring: Teagan Epema 5, Taylor Viessman 4, Tenley Epema 9, Avery Koenen 33, Hailey Dirksen 19 3-pointers: Teagan Epema 1, Tenley Epema 1, Koenen 4, Dirksen 3 The girls team traveled to Glenwood on Tuesday evening of this week. Stats were not available at print time.

Last Tuesday, the Thunder Hawks boys Varsity Basketball team hosted Yellow Medicine East for a 72-35 victory. Leaders in the game included Carson Boike, scoring 18 points while Mason Jerve added another 11 points to the team total. Complete scoring follows: Montevideo (7-7) 39 33 — 72 YME (4-9) 16 19 — 35 Individual Scoring: Carson Boike 18, Mason Jerve 11, Griffin Epema 9, Cooper Dack 8, Devin Ashling 7, Gannon Reidinger 7, Gavin Marty 6, Brody Dack 3, Gabe Lindeman 3 3-pointers: Boike 2, Ashling 1, Lindeman 1 Rebound leaders: Ashling 7, Reidinger 6 Assist leaders: Dack 5, Epema 4, Ashling 3, Marty 3 Steal leaders: Epema 4, Marty 3 Block leader: Reidinger 2 On Thursday, the team traveled to Barrett to take on West Central for a 46-55 loss. Leaders in that game included Gannon Reidinger, scoring 17 points with seven rebounds while Devin Ashling added another 10 points with two steals and one block to the team total. Complete scoring follows: Montevideo (7-8) 20

Friday evening, the Thunder Hawk girls varsity basketball team hosted Morris/Chokio-Alberta for a 66-40 victory. Leaders in the game included Tenley Epema, scoring 21 points with three steals, while Avery Koenen added 18 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to the team total. Complete scoring from that game follows: Montevideo (11-2) 37 29 — 66 Morris/CA (2-10) 20 20 — 40 Individual Scoring: Teagen Epema 7, Taylor Viessman 4, Tenley Epema 21, Avery Koenen 18, Hailey Dirksen 9, Brooke Lindeman 5 3-pointers: Dirksen 3, Tenley Epema 7, Koenen 1 Rebound leader: Koenen 11, Viessman 6 Assist leaders: Teagan Epema 7, Koenen 6 Steal leaders: Teagan Epema 5, Tenley Epema 3