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by Coach Sam Schmitz Verndale 30, Bertha-Hewitt 49 The Verndale Pirates dropped a Park Region Conference game to the Bertha-Hewitt Bears 30-49 on January 13. The Pirates were hassled on perimeter defense and went through stretches of costly turnovers as the Bears had 28 steals. The Pirates had a higher free-throw percentage and three-point percentage than the Bears, but the Bears were able to score more points in the paint. Aspen Orlando led the Pirates with 9 points and 7 r

Girls Basketball had three games last week, starting on Tuesday against Browerville. Weather had forced this game to be rescheduled twice earlier in the season, but mother nature finally cooperated for the Bears to face off against the Tigers and ultimately a win for our girls 43-35... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

by Coach Jeni Burns The Tigers opened up the second half of their season with a road trip to Bertha-Hewitt to take on the section opponent. The Tigers started out the game two girls short due to injuries and an early injury to M. Riedel, and the Tigers would find themselves with a trove of different line-ups throughout the night. Despite the different line-ups, the Tigers did an incredible job stepping up and playing team defense against a very physical BH team. The Tigers,

by Coach Sam Schmitz After a quick start by the Pirates versus the Henning Hornets, foul trouble got the best of Verndale as they got down 23-38 at halftime. In the second half, Henning’s zone press gave the Pirates some issues, and the Hornets were able to extend the lead. Henning scored 31 points from Verndale turnovers. The Pirates fell 40-80... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

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Girls’ Basketball lost a pair of games last week to tough opponents in Menahga and Wadena. On Tuesday, they hosted Menahga and found themselves down early by 20 to start the game. Still, the Bears played strong late in the first half and early in the 2nd half, keeping it a 20-point game for most of the way before Menahga pulled away even more at the end to make it a 40-77 loss for the Bears... Subscribe to get the rest of the story...

by Coach Sam Schmitz Despite Emily Elfstrum’s 20-point night, the Verndale Pirates fell to the Sebeka Trojans 40-51 on December 11. Elfstrum hit three second-half three-pointers to keep the game within reach, but the Pirates were unable to get key defensive stops. The Pirates were 7 of 10 (70%) from the free-throw line, but the Trojans had more trips to the charity stripe and were 8 of 25 (32%). The Pirates gave up 32 points in the paint. Elfstrum also grabbed 8 defensive re

The Browerville-Eagle Valley Tigers girls basketball team hosted a home game on Saturday, December 6, facing off against the Benson Braves. In a close contest, the Tigers came up just short, falling 56-51. Subscribe and get more of your high school sports!

The Bertha-Hewitt girls basketball team faced a challenging early stretch of the season with four games over a five-day span, showing steady effort and growth despite mixed results. On Dec. 2, the Bears dropped a tight game to Henning, 61–58. Bertha-Hewitt battled on the glass with 58 rebounds and added 11 assists, 13 steals, and six blocks. The Bears shot 33 percent from the field and from three-point range, while connecting on 45 percent of their free throws... Subscribe t

by Coach Sam Schmitz In their first Park Region Conference game of the season on December 2, Verndale fell on the road to the New York Mills Eagles 23-73. The Eagles’ size and strength outmatched the Pirates. The Pirates were able to get shot attempts but were cold from both the field and the free-throw line as they made just 25% of their free-throw attempts and shot 21% from the field. Although the Pirates were outsized, they rebounded better in the second half and lost the