A historic night for Spirit Lake sophomore KJ Veldman led to a seventh consecutive victory for the Indians, turning away the Storm Lake Tornadoes 48-30 Tuesday in a Lakes Conference battle. Veldman recorded a double-double of 27 points and twelve steals, setting a new school record for steals in the process. She also pulled down seven rebounds and connected on 5-of-7 shots from beyond the arc. Spirit Lake heads to Cherokee on Friday with an 8-2 record in league play and within a game of first place Estherville-Lincoln Central, which lost for the first time in Lakes Conference play, 39-35 at Spencer.
Emmetsburg needed overtime to get a third Lakes Conference victory, defeating LeMars 47-43. Paige Naig finished with a game-high 22 points. The E-Hawks limited LeMars to just two points in the extra session.
Okoboji had chances down the stretch to grab their second Siouxland Conference victory, but ultimately succumbed to a 51-48 defeat at Sheldon last night. Taylor Poppema turned in a 16-point effort, while Paisley Jones had 15 points and twelve rebounds for the Pioneers. Alexis Bart recorded eleven points to lead the Orabs. Okoboji is now 4-13 overall and 1-12 in the conference with a trip to Central Lyon up next.
Other girls basketball scores:
MOC-Floyd Valley 63, Sibley-Ocheyedan 27
Central Lyon 54, West Lyon 33
Sioux Center 43, Boyden-Hull 33
George-Little Rock 56, Rock Valley 32
WCLT 50, North Sentral Kossuth 45, OT
Clay Central-Everly 40, Ruthven-Ayrshire 24
North of the border:
Marshall 62, Jackson County Central 56, OT
Martin County West 62, Madelia 13
Red Rock Central 61, Round Lake-Brewster 57
