ST. FRANCIS — Bethany Cressman’s 20 points helped the Lake Region Hornets to a 61-40 victory over Cambridge in the championship game of the St. Francis tournament Saturday.
Cressman added nine rebounds, five steals and four assists helping her to the tournament’s Most Valuable Player honor.
Marlee Moore finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots and Emily Beltran added 12 points and nine assists for the undefeated Hornets.
Lake Region beat Prior Lake 50-24 in Saturday’s semifinal. Cressman scored 15 and Moore added 12 points
Cambridge 18 22 — 40
Lake Region 25 36 — 61
LAKE REGION
Emily Beltran 12, Liz Anderson 1, Marlee Moore 17, Grace Czeczok 2, Bethany Cressman 20, Sam Snow 9. FG 25-62 (40 percent), FT 10-19 (53 percent). 3-point 1-1 (100 percent). Conference: 7-0. Overall: 9-0. Next: hosts Foreston Tuesday 4:30 p.m.
■ Esko 84,
Pequot Lakes 46
PEQUOT LAKES — Despite Kayla Miller’s 17 points, the Pequot Lakes Patriots suffered an 84-46 loss to Class 2A’s fourth-ranked Esko Saturday.
Vanessa Lane added 11 points, followed by Jessica Kreitz’s 10 points for the 8-5 Patriots.
Claudia Turner tallied a game-high 24 points for Esko, which has won 10 straight after opening the season with a loss to Class 4A’s top-ranked Hopkins.
Esko 51 33 — 84
Pequot Lakes 27 19 — 46
ESKO
Erika Shady 5, Kallyn Knutson 7, Marisa Shady 16, Claudia Turner 24, Brooke Schramm 8, Ashley Bergerson 2, Hailey Salo 4, Savanna Trapp 18. FG 32-52 (61 percent), FT 7-11 (64 percent). 3-point 13-20 (65 percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
Hayley Wiebolt 2, Brittny Bzdok 4, Vanessa Lane 11, Katie White 2, Kayla Miller 17, Jessica Kreitz 10. FG 20-44 (45 percent), FT 6-10 (60 percent). Overall: 8-5. Next: at Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Monday.
■ Frazee 58,
Wadena-Deer Creek 55
FRAZEE — Emily Miron scored 13 points for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a 58-55 loss to the Frazee Hornets in a non-conference game Saturday.
Melissa Moenkedick notched 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolverines, who had won their last two games and four of their last five before Saturday’s loss.
Frazee 26 32 — 58
Wadena-Deer Creek 20 35 — 55
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Hope Theisen 8, Caitlin Volkmann 7, Macy Hartman 4, Emily Miron 13, Courtney Dumpprope 8, Melissa Moenkedick 11, Jennifer Craig 4. FG 21-54 (38 percent), FT 8-13 (61 percent). Overall: 8-5. Next: at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
