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Worthington gymnasts, girls hockey team pick up wins

The Worthington gymnastics team hosted Windom-Mountain Lake on Friday night and came away with a 135.775-110.050 victory.


The Trojans' Brooklyn Dykstra took first place in the all-around competition with an overall score of 34.225, and teammate Jada Milbrath placed second. Milbrath was first on the vault at 8.925 and followed by Trojans Isabella Lazzu in second, Lucy Thier in third and Marley Phomsatry in fifth.


On the bars, Dykstra had the top score at 8.275 as WHS swept the top five spots. Milbrath was second, Kenadie Thiner third, Phomsatry fourth and Jordis Weber fifth. Trojan gymnasts also captured the first five places on the beam, with Weber leading the way at 8.6 and followed in order by Thiner, Dykstra, Thier and Milbrath.


Thiner was the winner on the floor with a score of 9.1. Again, Worthington swept the top five, as Dykstra was second, Thier third, Milbrath fourth and Lazzu fifth.


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Wrestlers from more than 35 area high schools competed at the Redwood River Riot wrestling tournament Friday and Saturday in Redwood Falls. 


Among the wrestlers placing were: Adrian Area -- Travis Weiss, third at 133 pounds; Roberto Hernandez, sixth at 215; Jackson Jenniges, seventh at 152; Charger Erlandson, eighth at 145; and Caleb Wolf, eighth at 180. For Fulda-Murray County Central — Kaston Clarke, third at 114; Carson Klein, fifth at 189; Quentin Lewis, sixth at 160; and Colby Kesterloot, seventh at 215. For Worthington — Chase Byrne, third at 189 and Sam Dagel, fifth at 107.


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The Worthington Trojans girls hockey team won its third game of the season Saturday afternoon as they beat Morris-Benson on the road 4-1.


Sydney Van Briesen scored a goal on an assist from Sadie Nickel, Peyton Nickel scored on an assist from Maddi Cummings, Breeta Johnson added an unassisted goal and Cummings tallied an empty-netter. Worthington, which outshot Morris-Benson 38-22, is now 3-8 on the season.


In boys hockey over the weekend, WHS dropped a pair of close games away from home.


The Trojans were defeated Friday night by Prairie Centre, 6-4. Spenser Nickel had a pair of goals for Worthington, and Mason Ommen and Dominic Pavelko also scored. Pavelko also chipped in with a pair of assists in the game. Anthony Jimenez, Nickel, Ommen and Kain Thepmontry had one assist apiece. The Trojans were outshot 43-22.


On Saturday, the Trojans rallied from a 5-2 deficit to tie the game, but Morris-Benson scored with less than 2:30 to go in regulation to beat Worthington 6-5. Nickel had a pair of goals and an assist. Jimenez, Pavelko and Ryker Thier each had one goal. WHS, which now has a record of 2-6, was outshot 34-24.


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In girls basketball Friday night, the Trojans rallied late on their home court but wound up getting edged by Waseca 46-43.


Worthington trailed 29-23 at the half and the Bluejays — who had been winless on the year — extended their lead to 45-32. WHS, though, went on an 11-0 run to trim the deficit to two, but ran out of time in the end.


Jayden Spartz led the Trojans with 17 points on the night, Saige Scheepstra had 11 and Grace Barber nine. 


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In boys basketball, the Trojans were beaten Friday night at Waseca, 85-42.


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In area boys basketball Friday night, it was:


Nicollet 66, Martin County West 63

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 83, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 50

Red Rock Central 69, Yellow Medicine East 53

Redwood Valley 106, Windom 89

Jackson County Central 52, Fairmont 49

Luverne 82, St. James Area 71

Marshall 68, Pipestone Area 47

Okoboji 53, Sheldon 46

Unity Christian 70, Central Lyon 47

West Lyon 78, Sibley-Ocheyedan 34

Gehlen Catholic 66, George-Little Rock 24

Remsen-St. Mary’s 59, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 29

Hinton 79, Harris-Lake Park 20

Western Christian 62, Lincoln Lutheran 56

Spirit Lake 65, Cherokee 44

 

In area girls basketball Friday night:


Renville County West 55, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 48

Martin County West 71, Nicollet 47

Southwest Minnesota Christian 62, Adrian-Ellsworth 49

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 42, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 36

Edgerton 56, Red Rock Central 21

Hills-Beaver Creek 68, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 37

Murray County Central 48, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 42

Marshall 76, Pipestone Area 50

Windom 63, Redwood Valley 59

St. James Area 77, Luverne 40

Fairmont 68, Jackson County Central 48

Okoboji 52, Sheldon 51

Central Lyon 60, Unity Christian 29

George-Little Rock 61, Gehlen Catholic 32

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 50, Remsen-St. Mary’s 35

Spirit Lake 61, Cherokee 55

Sioux City West 59, Western Christian 45


In area girls hockey Friday night:


Luverne 4, Willmar 2

Windom Area 7, Prairie Centre 2


In area boys basketball Saturday, it was:


Murray County Central 99, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 91

Hills-Beaver Creek 70, Central Lyon 56


In area girls basketball Saturday, it was:


Southwest Minnesota Christian 54, Minneota 48

Central Lyon 71, Hills-Beaver Creek 35


In area boys hockey Saturday:

Luverne 4, Dodge County 3

Winona 9, Fairmont 0

Minnesota River 7, Marshall 0


In area girls hockey Saturday:

Marshall 1, Minnesota River 1

Winona 2, Fairmont 0


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