Friday,  Feb. 21, 2014 • Vol. 16--No. 220 • 5 of 34

Britton-Hecla girls upset Groton

• It was a battle to the end, but Groton's 17 percent field goal shooting was the demise of the Lady Tigers as Britton-Hecla edged Groton, 39-36. Clark-Willow Lake defeated Roncalli to win the Northeast Conference Title this year.
• Courtney Kurtz led the Tigers with 20 points followed by Carly Wheeting with nine, Camille Sippel had three and Kylie Hawkins and Ashley Gibbs each had two points.
• Emily Bremmon and Ashley Fosness led the Braves with 10 points each followed by Emma Bennett with seven, Toni Symens and Mallori Rabenberg each had six.
• Groton made 17 percent of its field goals, making 10 of 56 shots while the Braves made 40 percent, making 14 of 35.
• Groton had more rebounds, 28-25, with Ashley Gibbs having seven, Sippel six and Hawkins and Kurtz each having five for Groton and Bremmon and Symens each had seven for Britton-Hecla.
• Groton had nine turnovers, 10 steals with Gibbs having three, six assists with Hawkins having two and 17 team fouls.
• Britton-Hecla had 15 turnovers, 10 steals, 13 assists and 14 team fouls.
• Groton made 12 of 14 free throws while Britton-Hecla made seven of 11.
• Groton won the junior varsity game, 36-14. Audrey Wanner led Groton with 12 points followed by Katie Koehler and Maryn Howard with nine each, Marlee Jones had four and Rachel Blackmun added two points.
• More details and photos to come.

Important Upcoming DI Dates

Sunday, Mar. 2-Dessert Theater 2-4 (approx.) at Groton Elementary Gym  -  All Groton DI teams present their performance, giving them a "trial run" in front of an audience before regional tournament.  Each team provides 2-3 desserts and desserts are served with a free will offering taken.  This is a great way for the kids to have a practice before regions and an opportunity for the community to see what DI is all about and watch all the teams!
Regional DI tournament - Saturday, March 8 in Aberdeen @NSU
State DI tournament - (for those teams placing 1st or 2nd at Regional Tournament) Saturday, March 29 in Pierre at Riggs High School  --Rising Stars team does not have to worry about this date

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