M-P-B tangles with district foes

The M-P-B Thunder girls basketball team took on two District 2 opponents for a pair of games January 19 and 23, traveling to Strasburg to take on the S-Z Clippers, and coming home to Medina for a game with Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter.

In the first game, the Thunder had their chances, but couldn't overcome Addison Wagner's 22-point night for the Clippers in a three-point defeat, 43-40.

Wagner, a senior, put pressure on the Thunder all game long with her aggresiveness inside, and cashed in from the foul line by going 12-for-17 in the game.

M-P-B also had difficulties defending eighth-grader Bobbie Janczewski, as she finished with 11 points. In a crucial third-quarter run for S-Z, Sophia Haak also had two three-pointers.

Sophomore Brynn Sorenson led M-P-B with 13 points, and Kalen Kinzell also hit in double figures with 10.

Last Tuesday, the Thunder's swoon continued with a 54-42 loss to Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter.

Allison Thomas scored 11 points to lead M-P-B in the loss, trailed closely by 10 tallies from Alaina Bosche.

Co-leaders in the boxscore for the Imperials, with 15 points apiece, were Teagan Erbele and Tayton McDowell. Jada Schwartzenberger was also in doubles, scoring 13 for N-G-S.

M-P-B (2-5, 4-12 overall) begins their home stretch tonight (January 29) with the final district game of the season against Kidder County in Medina, and hosts non-district NR-S next Monday, February 5, in Pingree.

The District 2 Tournament begins at the Jamestown Civic Center Friday, February 9, and continues to Saturday and Monday. The top four teams advance to the Region 1 tourney February 19-22, also at the JCC.

District 2 Girls Basketball

Strasburg-Zeeland 43, M-P-B 40

at Strasburg

M-P-B 10 12 4 14 40

S-Z 9 9 14 11 43

M-P-B: Brynn Sorenson 13, Kalen Kinzell 10, Allison Thomas 8, Alaina Bosche 4, Cale Redlin 2, Abby Ryun 2, Maddie Gefroh 1. Totals: 15 FG, 6-12 FT, 23 fouls. Three-pointers: Thomas 2, Sorenson, Bosche. Fouled out: Bosche, Gefroh.

S-Z: Addison Wagner 22, Bobbie Janczewski 11, Sophia Haak 6, Jordyn Heidrich 4. Totals: 13 FG, 14-22 FT, 15 fouls. Three-pointers: Haak 2, Heidrich. Fouled out: Mary Baumgartner.

Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 54,

M-P-B 42

at Medina

N-G-S 13 18 8 15 54

M-P-B 14 7 10 11 42

M-P-B: Thomas 11, Bosche 10, Gefroh 8, Kinzell 4, Sorenson 4, Samantha Reister 2, Ryun 2, Cierra Mack 1. Totals: 16 FG, 6-14 FT, 24 fouls. Three-pointers: Thomas 3, Bosche.

N-G-S: Teagan Erbele 15, Tayton McDowell 15, Jada Schwartzenberger 13, Aliyah Schwartzenberger 6, Ali Gross 5. Totals: 16 FG, 19-28 FT, 13 fouls. Three-pointers: McDowell 2, J. Schwartzenberger.