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FAIRMONT - Windom Area will play a 5:15 p.m. game with Fairmont Saturday in nonconference girls hockey at Martin County Arena.

It will be the third meeting of the season between the teams, with the Cardinals winning each of the first three, 7-0, 8-1 and 11-2.

Fairmont is 7-13 overall on the season, while Windom Area is 0-17.

The Eagles will close out their regular-season schedule by hosting Waseca Monday.

Saturday, Feb. 4 schedule Subject to change

Minnesota wrestling
Fasnacht Invitational, Janesville, 10 a.m.: Jackson County Central, Chatfield, Saint Charles, Saint Clair/Mankato Loyola, Totino-Grace, Triton, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Red Bull/Subway Invitational, Sherburn, 10 a.m.: Fairmont/Martin County West, Blue Earth Area, Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther, Saint James, Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster

Iowa wrestling
Class 2A Rock Valley Sectional: Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, MOC-Floyd Valley, Sheldon/South O'Brien, Sioux Center, Spirit Lake Park
Class 2A Algona Sectional: Algona/North Sentral Kossuth, Clear Lake, Estherville Lincoln Central, Forest City, Humboldt, Webster City
Class 1A Milford Sectional: Emmetsburg, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Okoboji, Sibley-Ocheyedan, West Lyon, West Sioux, Western Christian

Boys basketball
Jackson County Central at Saint James - on KRAQ and KKOJ.com
Marshall at Mankato East
Wabasso at Fulda

Girls basketball
Pipestone at Fairmont
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin at Mountain Lake Christian

Girls hockey
Windom Area at Fairmont, 5:15 p.m.
Luverne at LeSueur-Henderson/Saint Peter

Boys hockey
Fairmont at Redwood Valley
Luverne at Dodge County

College men’s basketball
Fergus Falls at Minnesota West, 3 p.m.
Iowa Lakes at NIACC, 3 p.m.
Penn State at Iowa, 2 p.m.
Iowa State at Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Creighton at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m.
Missouri State at Drake, 7:05 p.m.
Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 7:30 p.m.
Missouri-Kansas City at South Dakota, 7:30 p.m.
Augustana at Southwest Minnesota State, 8 p.m.
Wayne State at Minnesota State, Mankato, 6 p.m.
Bemidji State at Minnesota-Duluth, 4 p.m.
Upper Iowa at Saint Cloud State, 6 p.m.
Northern State at Minnesota-Crookston, 6 p.m.
Winona State at Concordia (Saint Paul), 6 p.m.
Mary at Minnesota State, Moorhead, 6 p.m.
Concordia (Moorhead) at Carleton, 3 p.m.
Bethel at Saint Olaf, 3 p.m.
Hamline at Saint John's, 3 p.m.
Macalaster at Saint Mary's, 3 p.m.
Saint Thomas at Augsburg, 3 p.m.
Coe at Buena Vista, 6 p.m.
Minnesota-Morris at Bethany Lutheran, 5 p.m.

College women’s basketball
Fergus Falls at Minnesota West, 1 p.m.
Iowa Lakes at NIACC, 1 p.m.
Texas at Iowa State, 1 p.m.
Evansville at Northern Iowa, 7 p.m.
Wichita State at Drake, 2:05 p.m.
Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 5 p.m.
Missouri-Kansas City at South Dakota, 5 p.m.
Augustana at Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m.
Wayne State at Minnesota State, Mankato, 4 p.m.
Bemidji State at Minnesota-Duluth, 2 p.m.
Upper Iowa at Saint Cloud State, 4 p.m.
Northern State at Minnesota-Crookston, 4 p.m.
Winona State at Concordia (Saint Paul), 4 p.m.
Mary at Minnesota State, Moorhead, 4 p.m.
Bethel at Saint Olaf, 1 p.m.
Macalaster at Saint Mary's, 1 p.m.
Saint Thomas at Augsburg, 1 p.m.
Concordia (Moorhead) at Carleton, 1 p.m.
Gustavus at Saint Catherine, 3 p.m.
Saint Benedict at Hamline, 3 p.m.
Coe at Buena Vista, 4 p.m.

NBA
Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m.

College men's hockey
Michigan Tech at Minnesota State, Mankato, 7:07 p.m.
Saint Cloud State at Wisconsin, 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota-Duluth at Alaska-Anchorage, 10:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at Nebraska-Omaha, 7:07 p.m.
Saint John’s at Saint Mary’s, 4 p.m.
Gustavus at Hamline, 7 p.m.
Saint Thomas at Bethel, 7 p.m.
Augsburg at Saint Olaf, 7:30 p.m.

College women's hockey
Minnesota at Saint Cloud State, 2:07 p.m.
Minnesota State, Mankato at Wisconsin, 2:07 p.m.
Ohio State at Minnesota-Duluth, 7:07 p.m.
Bemidji State at North Dakota, 7:07 p.m.
Hamline at Gustavus, 2 p.m.
Saint Catherine at Concordia (Moorhead), 2 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at Saint Benedict, 2 p.m.
Bethel at Saint Thomas, 7 p.m.
Saint Olaf at Augsburg, 7 p.m.

NHL
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, 7 p.m.

College wrestling
Iowa Lakes at North Country Open, Saint Cloud
Loras Open: Northern Iowa
Mary at Southwest Minnesota State, 2 p.m.

College baseball
Minnesota Pro Legends and Alumni, Metrodome, 3 p.m.
Saint Cloud State vs. Judson at Metrodome, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 results

Minnesota girls basketball
Jackson County Central 68, Martin County West 55
Worthington 60, Pipestone 36
Marshall 64, Luverne 27
Martin Luther 40, Granada-Huntley-East Chain 32

Minnesota boys basketball
Martin County West 60, Madelia 48
LeCenter 78, Martin Luther 67
Truman 82, Cleveland 80
Granada-Huntley-East Chain 76, Saint Clair 51
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 55, Nicollet 41
Redwood Valley 73, Windom 62
Worthington 73, Pipestone 41
Marshall 66, Luverne 48
Hills-Beaver Creek 70, Southwest Star Concept 65 (OT)
Westbrook-Walnut Grove 73, Round Lake-Brewster 50
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 72, Adrian 63
Fulda 74, Red Rock Central 41
Southwest Minnesota Christian 78, Murray County Central 37
Ellsworth 81, Edgerton 57
Fairmont 70, Saint James 32

Iowa boys basketball
Emmetsburg 57, Spirit Lake 46
LeMars 69, Estherville Lincoln Central 23
Western Christian 78, Spencer 52
Harris-Lake Park 56, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 36
Boyden-Hull 77, Okoboji 38
Sibley-Ocheyedan 54, Central Lyon 52
Sioux Center 57, Sheldon 52
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 48, Granville Spalding 36

Iowa girls basketball
Spirit Lake 36, Emmetsburg 32
Estherville Lincoln Central 50, LeMars 25
Western Christian 54, Spencer 44
Harris-Lake Park 37, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven Ayrshire 34
North Sentral Kossuth/Armstrong-Ringsted 48, West Bend-Mallard 36
Boyden-Hull 48, Okoboji 36
Central Lyon 52, Sibley-Ocheyedan 27
Sioux Center 46, Sheldon 37
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 48, Granville Spalding 39

Boys hockey
Windom Area 4, Waseca 2
Pierre 10, Worthington 2
Sioux Falls 6, Fairmont 1

Girls hockey
Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 2, Marshall 0

Gymnastics
Waseca 135.1, Martin County Area 135.025
Worthington 135.55, Pipestone 124.2

Red Bulls to host six-team tourney Feb. 3, 2012

SHERBURN - Fairmont/Martin County West will host the six-team Red Bull/Subway Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday at the Martin County West High School gym.

Wrestling starts at 10 a.m.

Joining the host Red Bulls will be Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther, Class 1A fourth-ranked Minneota, Pipestone, Saint James and Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster.

Fairmont/MCW then wrestles in the Valley Conference tournament next Friday at Springfield.

Huskies out to defend title at Fasnacht tourney Feb. 3, 2012

JANESVILLE - Jackson County Central will be in a field of seven teams for the fourth annual Mike Fasnacht Memorial wrestling tournament Saturday.

In addition to the Huskies and host Waterville-Elysian-Morristown/Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton Grizzlies, teams scheduled to compete are Chatfield, Saint Charles, Saint Clair/Mankato Loyola, Totino-Grace and Triton.

Wrestling will begin at 10 a.m.

The Class 1A top-ranked Huskies then close out their regular-season schedule with a dual meet at Class 2A No. 5 New London-Spicer next Friday.

Also Saturday, Luke Pygman and Kyle Kapplinger will represent the Huskies at the Ninth Grade League state tournament at Champlin Park.

Iowa postseason wrestling to get under way Feb. 3, 2012

SPIRIT LAKE - Iowa wrestling teams will start postseason competition Saturday with sectional tournaments.

Spirit Lake Park will compete in a Class 2A sectional at Rock Valley.

Other teams scheduled to compete are Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, MOC-Floyd Valley, Sheldon/South O'Brien and Sioux Center.

The top two finishers at each weight class from these two sections advance to a district tournament at Cherokee on Feb. 11 to face teams from the OABCIG Sectional.

The top two teams go to a dual tournament at Sheldon Tuesday.

Estherville Lincoln Central is headed to a Class 2A Sectional at Algona.

Also there are Algona/North Sentral Kossuth, Clear Lake, Forest City, Humboldt and Webster City.

The top two finishers at each weight class from these two sections advance to a district tournament at Forest City on Feb. 11, while the top two teams go to a dual tourney at Forest  City.

Okoboji High School will host a Class 1A sectional.

Joining the Pioneers will be Emmetsburg, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Sibley-Ocheyedan, West Lyon, West Sioux and Western Christian.

Wrestling at all sites starts at noon Saturday.

Gymnasts top Cardinals in home finale Feb. 3, 2012

JACKSON - The Jackson County Central gymnastics team equaled its season-high score Thursday night as the Huskies closed out the home portion of their schedule by equaling their season high with a 141.9-121.95 Parents Night win over Redwood Valley.

Sydnee Donnelli had three first-place finishes as she won vault (9.45), floor (9.4) and all around (36.575). She was also second on bars (8.925) and third on beam (8.8).

Brandi Sether-Hassing had two firsts, winning bars (9.15) and beam (9.0). She was also second on floor (9.35), second in all around (36.45) and third on vault (8.95).

Also, Morgan Halverson was third on floor (9.125).

Jackson County Central won the JV meet with a season-high score in a 128.3-93.65 win.

Jadin Bezdicek won beam (8.2), floor (8.5) and all around (32.5). Makenna Donnelli won bars (7.6) and Mady Vancura was first on vault (8.7).

The Huskies go to Pipestone to close the regular season on Feb. 10.

JCC boys post win over TMB Feb. 3, 2012

TRACY - The Jackson County Central boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak Thursday with a 68-52 win over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. JCC led 32-25 at halftime.

Taylor Christopher and Jon Harmening each scored 14 points for the Huskies.

Darnell Taylor-Breck netted 13 points and Shadrack Wacker had nine points, eight assists and three steals.

JCC is 4-14 overall, while TMB is 8-10.

Parker Lanoue scored 19 points for the Panthers.

Jackson County Central travels to Saint James Saturday.

Fairmont/MCW matmen win Valley dual Feb. 3, 2012

TRUMAN - Fairmont/Martin County West won nine matches in claiming a 50-19 Valley Conference wrestling win over Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther Thursday.

Winners by fall for the Red Bulls were Levi Bulfer (106), Elijah Gronewold (126), Joe Weber (145), Brady Korn (160) and Jovan Ramos (195).

Forfeit winners were Luis Figueroa (220) and Kelvin Bahr (285). Trevor Schultz (113) won by technical fall at 113 and Kory Brown won a decision at 170.

The feature match of the night was a 152 pounds, where Class 1A second-ranked Adam Cooling of MTML won a 7-3 decision over FMCW's Class 2A fifth-ranked Bryan Andrews.

Both teams will be at the Red Bull/Subway Saturday at Sherburn.

Iowa Lakes men reach 800-win mark Feb. 3, 2012

ESTHERVILLE - Iowa Lakes Community College recorded the 800th men's basketball win in school history Thursday as the Lakers were 70-40 winners over the Briar Cliff JV.

The Lakers are 11-10 on the season.

ILCC had four players score in double figures, with Wendell Pelts scoring 16, Mark Rangeley 14, Josh Schaben 12 and Eric Allison 10.

The Lakers will travel to Mason City to play NIACC at 3 p.m. Saturday.

ESTHERVILLE - Iowa Lakes Community College was a 30-16 winner over NIACC in a college wrestling dual Thursday

The Lakers won four of the seven contested matches.

Kolby Baier won a decision at 165 pounds, Thomas Morman won a decision at 174, Jim Doyle won by fall at 197 and Matt Wyss won by fall at heavyweight.

Iowa Lakes will host Ellsworth Friday on Fan Appreciation and Pack the Gym Night.

The Criminal Justice Club will hold a chili feed fund-raiser from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $3, which includes: chili, crackers, cookies and milk.

After the meet, there will be bars and lemonade and fans will have a chance to meet current Iowa Lakes wrestlers. Admission to the dual is free for area K-12 students.

Thursday, Feb. 2 results

Gymnastics
Jackson County Central 141.9, Redwood Valley 121.95
Luverne 122.225, Marshall 109.425

Boys basketball
Jackson County Central 68, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 52

Girls basketball
Martin Luther 56, Cleveland 49
Truman 31, Madelia 29
Southwest Star Concept 60, Hills-Beaver Creek 47
Adrian 60, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 33
Fulda 83, Red Rock Central 40
Southwest Minnesota Christian 60, Murray County Central 52
Edgerton 49, Ellsworth 46
Fairmont 50, Saint James 46

Wrestling
Fairmont/Martin County West 50, Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther 19
Saint James 49, Saint Peter 24
Worthington/RLB triangular
Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster 61, Redwood Valley 3
Worthington/Round Lake-Brewster 51, Sioux City East 20
Sioux City East 58, Redwood Valley 21
Luverne triangular
Pipestone 40, Marshall 36
Pipestone 42, Luverne 21
Marshall 48, Luverne 18
Minneota triangular
Minneota 31, Wabasso/Red Rock Central 25
Minneota 66, Benson 15
Wabasso/Red Rock Central 70, Benson 0
South Sioux City triangular
Spencer 70, Sioux City West 6
Spencer 48, South Sioux City 25
South Sioux City 45, Sioux City West 33

Boys hockey
New Ulm 6, Marshall 3

Girls hockey
Luverne 7, Sioux Falls 5

College men’s basketball
Iowa Lakes 70, Briar Cliff JV 40
South Dakota State 75, Oral Roberts 60

College women’s basketball
Illinois 72, Minnesota 67
Iowa 85, Wisconsin 79
Northern Iowa 73, Southern Illinois 51
Missouri State 69, Drake 66

NHL
Minnesota Wild 1, Colorado Avalanche 0
Detroit 4, Vancouver 3 (2 OT)
Carolina 3, Boston 0
New Jersey 5, Montreal 3
Philadelphia 4, Nashville 1
Winnipeg 2, Tampa Bay 1 (OT)
Edmonton 8, Chicago 4
San Jose 5, Dallas 2

College wrestling
Iowa Lakes 30, NIACC 16
Minnesota State, Mankato 31, Minnesota State, Moorhead 6

Huskies to host Mavs in key seeding game Feb. 2, 2012

JACKSON - Jackson County will host Martin County West in nonconference girls basketball Friday. We'll have coverage on 105.7 KRAQ and KKOJ.com at about 7:15 p.m.

It'll be an important game for seeding for the upcoming Section 3AA South Sub-Section tournament.

MCW has won three straight and have a 14-4 record, while JCC is 12-8.

Friday will be Meet the Huskies Night as JCC players will hand out and sign posters after the game.

Martin County West then hosts Granada-Huntley-East Chain Monday on the first night of the Valley Conference Showcase, while Jackson County Central is off until hosting Pipestone next Friday.

MCW to take to the road to face Madelia Feb. 2, 2012

MADELIA - Martin County West is on the road for Valley Conference boys basketball Friday as the Mavericks travel to Madelia.

The Mavericks have won three straight games and have a record of 7-3 in the conference and 10-9 overall.

The Blackhawks are 5-5 and 9-7.

MCW is then off until hosting Windom next Friday.

Windom Area boys to host Waseca Feb. 2, 2012

WINDOM - Only two games remain on the regular-season schedule for the Windom Area boys hockey team. The first of those games is at 7 p.m. Friday at Windom City Arena as the Eagles entertain Waseca in a nonconference matchup.

Windom Area won the first game between the teams 6-4 at Waseca on Jan. 10.

The Eagles have a 9-7-1 record, while the Bluejays have won three straight and are 7-10.

Windom Area then closes out the regular season by hosting Fairmont next Thursday.

Midgets still second in 2A girls basketball poll Feb. 2, 2012

DES MOINES - Estherville Lincoln Central remains eight in the latest Class 2A girls basketball ratings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Midgets have a 19-1 record.

Lakes Conference rival Western Christian (16-3) moved up a notch to seventh. OA-BCIG (20-0) remains first.

North Mahaska (19-0) still leads Class 1A, with Boyden-Hull (13-5) up three places to 10th and Central Lyon (16-3) down three to 11th.

Benton Community (17-0) still leads the Class 3A poll, with MOC-Floyd Valley (19-0) third.

In Class 4A, Southeast Polk (18-1) and Iowa City West (16-1) changed spots at the top of the poll.

For the complete ratings, click here.

PAYNESVILLE - Southwest Conference boys basketball leader Redwood Valley has dropped a notch to sixth in the latest Class 2A ratings by Minnesota Basketball News. The Cardinals are 15-1 after losing to Marshall Tuesday.

Braham (16-1) continues to lead the Class 2A poll, with Saint Peter (16-1) up a place to third, Montevideo (13-4) up a notch to ninth and Maple River (17-2) back in the poll at No. 10.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (16-0) again leads Class 1A, with Southwest Minnesota Christian (14-1) still second.

Benilde-Saint Margaret's (16-1) is again the Class 3A leader, with Eastview (17-0) again on top in Class 4A.

For the complete ratings, click here.

PAYNESVILLE - There was little change in this week's girls basketball ratings by Minnesota Basketball News.

Maranatha (15-3) still leads Class 1A, with Minneota (17-1) still eighth.

In Class 2A, Providence Academy (16-3) remains first, with Saint Peter (17-2) still ninth.

The other leaders are the same, Richfield (16-3) in Class 3A and Hopkins (18-0) in Class 4A.

For the complete ratings, click here.

MINNEAPOLIS - Each of the Class AA leaders is new in the latest hockey polls by Let's Play Hockey newspaper.

Hermantown continues to lead the Class A boys poll, with Duluth East back on top in the AA boys poll, with Minnetonka slipping to second.

Breck is again the Class A girls leader, with Hill-Murray jumping from third to first in the Class AA girls ratings, with Benilde-Saint Margaret's slipping to second.

For the complete ratings, click here.

Fairmont/MCW wrestlers to close out Valley schedule Feb. 2, 2012

TRUMAN - Fairmont/Martin County West will wrap up is Valley Conference wrestling schedule Thursday with a 7 p.m. match against Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther at the Truman High School gym.

Both teams are 3-2 in the conference.

The Red Bulls are 9-10 overall, while the Jayhawks are 6-12.

Fairmont/MCW then hosts the Red Bull/Subway Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sherburn.

JACKSON - The Jackson County Central gymnastics team will close out the home portion of its schedule Thursday by hosting Redwood Valley in a Southwest Conference dual. JV competition starts at 6:30 p.m.

It will be Parents Night for JCC.

The Huskies are 4-0 in the conference, while the Cardinals are 0-4.

Jackson County Central will wrap up its regular-season schedule at Pipestone on Friday, Feb. 10.

TRACY - Jackson County Central travels to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton for a nonconference boys basketball game Thursday as the Huskies play the middle game in a stretch where they'll play three road games in five days.

The Huskies have lost five straight and are 3-14 on the season. The Panthers have dropped three in a row and are 8-9.

Jackson County Central travels to Saint James Saturday and then hosts New Ulm Monday.

Athletes make college choices Feb. 2, 2012

Wednesday, Feb. 1 results

College men’s basketball
Riverland 65, Minnesota West 56
Iowa 63, Minnesota 59
Indiana State 61, Drake 54
Gustavus 64, Saint Olaf 63
Saint John's 61, Saint Thomas 56
Augsburg 99, Hamline 91
Carleton 73, Macalaster 64
Bethel 77, Concordia (Moorhead) 65
Buena Vista 68, Loras 65

College women’s basketball
Minnesota West 55, Riverland 41
Iowa State 73, Oklahoma State 52
Saint Olaf 67, Gustavus 55
Concordia (Moorhead) 65, Bethel 63
Saint Mary's 67, Saint Catherine 44
Saint Thomas 73, Saint Benedict 52
Macalaster 64, Carleton 46
Augsburg 57, Hamline 42
Loras 61, Buena Vista 42

NBA
Indiana Pacers 109, Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota 99
Orlando 109, Washington 103
Philadelphia 98, Chicago 82
Boston 100, Toronto 64
New Jersey 99, Detroit 96
Oklahoma City 95, Dallas 86
Phoenix 120, New Orleans 103
Milwaukee 105, Miami 97
San Antonio 99, Houston 91
Portland 112, Charlotte 68
Los Angeles Clippers 107, Utah 105

NHL
New York Rangers 1, Buffalo 0 (SO N.Y. Rangers 2-1)
Toronto 1, Pittsburgh 0
Florida 4, Washington 2
Dallas 6, Anaheim 2
Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2

REDWOOD FALLS - Windom Area has been seeded sixth for the Section 3A girls hockey tournament.

The Eagles, 0-17 with two regular-season games remaining, will travel to third-seeded Marshall (9-10-1) for a 7 p.m. first-round game on Friday, Feb. 10.

The Tigers have won both previous meetings, 9-1 and 8-0.

The winner of that game goes to second-seeded Luverne (10-8-1) for a semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 14.

On the other side of bracket, fourth-seeded Fairmont (7-13) hosts fifth-seeded Worthington (4-12-1) in the first round on Feb. 10, with the winner advancing to the semifinals at top-seeded New Ulm (11-11) on Feb. 14.

The championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at Redwood Falls Community Center.

Huskies top Cobras to win conference crown Feb. 1, 2012

MOUNTAIN LAKE - Jackson County Central won 11 of 14 matches in beating Windom/Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 50-12 in a Southwest Conference wrestling dual Tuesday.

The Huskies win the league title with a 6-0 record, while the Cobras finish second at 5-1. JCC is 18-1 overall, while Windom/MLBO is 14-4.

Four JCC wrestlers won by falls, Cameron Henning (126), Paden Moore (145), Luke Norland (152) and Cooper Moore (195). Moore won his match in nine seconds.

Keegan Moore (138) won by forfeit.

Winning major decisions were Eliot Jurries (132) and Darick Vancura (160).

Claiming wins by decision for the Huskies were Kyle Edlin (106), Jordan Biehn (120), Jack Ziemer (220) and Alex Tewes (285).

Winners for the Cobras were Wyatt Stevens by decision at 113, Matt Willaby by fall at 170 and Vincent Johnson by decision at 182.

Jackson County Central goes to the Fasnacht Invitational at Janesville Saturday, while Windom/MLBO will host Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday.

JACKSON - Jackson County Central took a big step toward another Southwest Conference gymnastics title by winning 140.3-135.5 over Worthington Tuesday.

The Huskies are 4-0 in conference duals with two meets left, while the Trojans are 4-1 with one league meet remaining.

Sydney Donnelli tied for first on vault (9.425) and was first on beam (9.175), floor (9.375) and all around (36.9). She was also second on bars (8.925).

Brandi Sether-Hassing won bars (9.2) and was second in the all around (36.075), second on vault (9.275) and third on floor (8.9).

Also, Morgan Halverson placed third on vault (8.9).

Jackson County Central won the JV meet 128-116.95.

Bailey Schneekloth won the all around (32.25) and beam (8.35), Jessica Voehl won bars (7.8) and floor (8.65) and Mady Vancura won vault (8.85).

The Huskies have their final home meet Thursday as they host Redwood Valley on Parents Night.

WINDOM - Jackson County Central went on the road and claimed a 45-37 victory over Windom in Southwest Conference girls basketball Tuesday. It was tied at 16-16 at halftime.

Whitney Burmeister had a double-double with 25 points and 17 rebounds and also had seven steals.

Kaylee Burmeister added nine points for the Huskies.

Abby Hayenga led the Eagles with nine points.

JCC is 6-4 in league play and 12-8 overall, while Windom is 0-9 and 3-14.

Jackson County Central will host Martin County West Friday.

WINDOM - Collin Lovell tied a Windom school record with seven three-point baskets to account for all 21 of his points as the Eagles beat Jackson County Central 54-37 in Southwest Conference boys basketball Tuesday. The Eagles led 23-19 at halftime.

Lee Holt added 16 points for Windom, which is 5-3 in conference play and 13-4 overall.

Jon Harmening scored 12 points to lead JCC, which is 1-8 and 3-14.

The Huskies will travel to Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Thursday.

MCW wraps up second in Valley girls standings Feb. 1, 2012

SHERBURN - Martin County West claimed second-place honors in the Valley Conference girls basketball standings with a 63-48 win over Saint Clair. The Mavericks led 25-21 at halftime.

MCW's Morgan Williamson scored a game-high 21 points, with Kate Thiesse adding 16 for the Mavericks. Madyson Larson grabbed 12 rebounds and Bailey Tish eight.

Ashley Thofft led the Cyclones with 18 points, with Katelyn Weber netting 12.

MCW is 9-1 in conference play and 14-4 overall, while Saint Clair is 8-2 and 14-6.

In other Valley Conference girls basketball Tuesday, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial topped Alden-Conger 53-35 as the Knights wrap up the league title with a 10-0 record. MCW finished second and Saint Clair third.

The Mavericks play at Jackson County Central Friday.

Eagles drop league finale to Cardinals Feb. 1, 2012

LUVERNE – Host Luverne was an 8-1 winner over Windom Area in Southwest Conference boys hockey Tuesday night at Blue Mound Ice Arena.

Adam Eisenmenger scored the lone goal for the Eagles, with Joe Voth getting an assist.

Jonny Solma had two goals for the Cardinals, with six other players scoring one goal apiece. Skyler Wenniger had a goal and three assists for Luverne.

The Cardinals outshot Windom Area 53-21. Ben Stubbe made 45 saves for the Eagles.

It was the final league game for both teams. Luverne finishes 8-1-1 and Windom 4-5-1. The Cardinals are 15-3-2 overall, while the Eagles are 9-7-1.

Also in the Southwest Conference Tuesday, Marshall beat Morris/Benson 6-3. The Tigers win the league title with a 9-1 record.

Windom Area will host Waseca at 7 p.m. Friday.

Red Bulls split in home triangular Feb. 1, 2012

FAIRMONT - The Fairmont/Martin County West wrestling team split a pair of duals in a triangular Tuesday at Cardinal Gym.

The Red Bulls topped Luverne 51-27 before losing 63-18 to Adrian.

Two Fairmont/MCW wrestlers won twice on the night as Bryan Andrews and Jovan Ramos each won one match by fall and one by forfeit.

Also winning for the Red Bulls against the Dragons was Jeff Brickner by fall at 182.

In the Luverne match, Trevor Schultz won by fall at 113, Christopher Krenz by technical fall at 120 and Phillip Bowie by major decision at 160. Picking up forfeit wins were Elijah Gronewold (126), Mike Evans (152), Luis Figueroa (195) and Kelvin Bahr (285).

Fairmont/MCW is 9-10 on the season. The Red Bulls will face Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther at Truman Thursday.

Mavericks win road game over Saints Feb. 1, 2012

SAINT JAMES - Martin County West claimed a 73-65 road nonconference boys basketball win over Saint James Tuesday. The Mavericks led 32-31 at halftime.

Austin Krumwiede had a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for MCW and also had three blocks.

Also scoring in double figures were Mitch Sitzmann with 15 points, Cordell Weber with 13 and Tyler Sinn with 11.

Zach Brandts paced the Saints with 28 points, with Joe Nelson scoring 12.

MCW is 10-9, while Saint James is 2-16.

The Mavericks travel to Madelia for a Valley Conference contest Friday.

Magic finish in middle of triangular Feb. 1, 2012

Iowa Lakes men reach .500 mark Feb. 1, 2012

Huskies face Cobras for league title Jan. 31, 2012

MOUNTAIN LAKE - Jackson County Central and Windom/Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin will face off for the Southwest Conference wrestling title Tuesday at the Mountain Lake High School gym. We'll have coverage on 105.7 KRAQ and KKOJ.com at around 7 p.m.

Both teams are 5-0 in conference duals.

The Huskies have outscored their conference opponents by an average of 59.2-13.2, while the Cobras have outscored their opponents 55.6-17.4.

JCC is 17-1 overall in duals, with its loss coming to 2A No. 4 Kasson-Mantorville. Windom/MLBO is 14-3 with losses to Saint James, Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley and Minneota.

The Huskies then go to the Fasnacht Invitational at Janesville Saturday.

FAIRMONT - The Fairmont/Martin County West wrestling team will host a triangular Tuesday at Cardinal Gym that brings together three Section 3AA South Sub-Section teams.

Wrestling starts at 5 p.m. with Adrian facing Luverne.

The host Red Bulls wrestle the final two duals, first meeting the Cardinals and then the Dragons in the nightcap.

Fairmont/MCW then has a dual with Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther Thursday at Truman and then hosts a tournament in Sherburn Saturday.

JACKSON - The final two unbeaten teams in Southwest Conference gymnastics meet Tuesday when Jackson County Central hosts Worthington. The JV meet starts at 6:30 p.m., with the varsity meet to follow.

The Trojans had a season-high score of 136.65 in their most recent meet on Friday. The Huskies average for the ratings is 140.517.

It's also Senior Spotlight night for JCC, which will close out its home schedule Thursday vs. Redwood Valley on Parent’s Night.

SAINT CLOUD - Jackson County Central is eighth in the latest Class A ratings by the Minnesota Girls Gymnastics Coaches Association.

The Huskies have an average of 140.517. Worthington is 15th (134.875).

Melrose Area is again first in the Class A ratings with a 147.25 average.

Northfield again leads Class AA (148.459).

For the complete ratings, click here.

WINDOM - Jackson County Central travels to Windom for a Southwest Conference girl-boy basketball doubleheader Tuesday.

The girls game starts at 6 p.m.

The Huskies are 5-4 in league play and 11-8 overall, while the Eagles are 0-8 and 3-13.

Jackson County Central won the first meeting 72-50, pulling away late.

The boys game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start.

Windom's boys are 4-3 in conference play and 12-4 overall, while JCC is 1-7 and 3-13.

The Eagles won the first boys game 64-55.

The Jackson County Central boys will play at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Thursday, while the girls host Martin County West Friday.

Mavericks, Cyclones to play for second place in Valley Jan. 31, 2012

SHERBURN - Second place in the Valley Conference girls basketball standings will be on the line Tuesday when Martin County West hosts Saint Clair.

Both teams are 8-1 in conference play, each losing to Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, which is 9-0 in the league.

Tuesday is the final night of conference play. LCWM will try to finish an unbeaten conference schedule at home against Alden-Conger.

The Mavericks' last game was a 68-27 win over Madelia, which put its overall record at 13-4. MCW is outscoring its opponents 51.5-44.8.

The Cyclones beat Granada-Huntley-East Chain 63-34 Friday. They're 14-5 overall and outscoring their opponents 50.5-45.0.

Martin County West will play at Jackson County Central Friday.

Windom Area boys head to Luverne Jan. 31, 2012

LUVERNE - Windom Area will travel to Luverne for a Southwest Conference boys hockey matchup Tuesday. Game time at Blue Mound Arena is 7:30 p.m.

The Eagles beat Worthington 8-6 in their most recent game last Tuesday and have won two straight and seven of nine and are 4-4-1 in conference play and 9-6-1 overall.

The Cardinals tied Morris/Benson 3-3 Saturday and are unbeaten in their last 11 games with nine wins and two ties. Luverne is 7-1-1 in league play and 14-3-2 overall.

Luverne won the first game between the teams 10-2 in Windom on Dec 19.

The Eagles then host Waseca at 7 p.m. Friday.

DES MOINES - Harris-Lake Park has slipped a notch to sixth in the latest Class 1A Iowa boys basketball ratings by the Associated Press. The Wolves are 18-0 after beating Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne in a makeup game Monday.

HLP changed places in the poll with No. 5. Boyden-Hull (15-2). Danville (17-0) is again first in Class 1A.

In two of the classes, the top two teams changed places.

West Fork (16-0) is the new No. 1 in Class 2A, with West Marshall (16-0) slipping to second, while MOC-Floyd Valley (17-0) is the new Class 3A leader, with Waverly-Shell Rock (15-1) second.

Iowa City West (15-0) continues to lead the Class 4A poll.

For the complete ratings, click here.