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Warbirds defeat Leola-Frederick for state tourney berth

Wolsey-Wessington’s Payton Kemnitz handles the ball under pressure by Leola-Frederick’s Laura Sumption during a SoDak 16 game Thursday night at the Huron Arena. Photo by Mike Carroll/Huron Daily Plainsman

HURON – Top-seeded Wolsey-Wessington is headed to the Class B girls’ state basketball tournament after the Warbirds took control early and rolled to a 58-23 win over Leola-Frederick in the SoDak 16 on Thursday night.

Wolsey-Wessington will face Jones County in the opening round of the state tournament at noon on Thursday at the Huron Arena, the same venue where the Warbirds won the 281 Conference tournament championship, their Region 2B semifinal game, and now their SoDak contest.

Mallory Miller led the victory with 22 points to go along with four rebounds and four steals. Leah Williams followed with 15 points, and Mya Boomsma contributed eight points. Wolsey-Wessington improved to 21-2 on the season.

Leola-Frederick ’s Sofia Losure drives against Wolsey-Wessington’s Mallory Miller during a Class B SoDak 16 game Thursday night at Huron Arena. Photo by Mike Carroll/Huron Daily Plainsman

Sofia Losure led the Titans with eight points and Chloe Arneson followed with six. Leola-Frederick finished its season with a 16-7 record.

LEOLA-FREDERICK (16-7): Chloe Arneson 1 4-4 6, Sofia Losure 4 0-0 8, Laura Sumption 1 1-2 4, Jillian Ellwein 0 0-2 0, Jocelynn Ellwein 1 0-0 3, Kaitlyn Mueller 1 0-0 2. Totals 8-36 5-8 23.

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON (21-2): Leah Williams 6 3-3 15, Lainey Uttecht 0 3-3 3, Taylor Horn 2 0-0 4, Mya Boomsma 4 0-0 8, Mallory Miller 9 1-2 22, Peyton Kemnitz 2 0-0 4, Kaitlyn Kahre 1 0-0 2. Totals 24-51 7-8 58.

Leola-Frederick 4 11 19 23

Wolsey-Wessington 11 33 48 58

3-point field goals – Sumption, Jocelynn Ellwein; Miller 3. Total fouls – Leola-Frederick 9; Wolsey-Wessington 10. Rebounds – Leola-Frederick 24 (Sumption 5); Wolsey-Wessington 33 (Uttecht 4, Boomsma 4, Miller 4). Turnovers – Leola-Frederick 15; Wolsey-Wessington 12. Assists – Wolsey-Wessington 8 (Uttecht 3). Steals – Leola-Frederick 10; Wolsey-Wessington 15 (Miller 4, Uttecht 3).

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