Owatonna Basketball Teams Split; Gymnastics Team Triumphs

Owatonna High School boys basketball dominated Century 75-53. The OHS girls lost at Mayo 63-33. The gymnasts scored 144.6 while sailing by Northfield.

The OHS boys basketball team shot well and dominated the boards in beating the Panthers on Tuesday night 75-53. Mason Thein led the way with 21 points. Alex Emanuelson scored 13 and Nolan Malo added 11. The Huskies (5-4) host Milwaukee South on Tuesday, December 29, in the first round of the Federated Holiday Tournament.

The Owatonna girls were limited by a swarming Rochester Mayo defense in a 63-33 loss. The No. 4 Spartans held the Huskies to six made field goals in the second half. Owatonna (3-4) plays at St. Cloud Tech in a holiday tournament December 28-29.

Owatonna's No. 3 ranked gymnasts scored 144.6 while beating Northfield. The Huskies' junior varsity outscored the Raiders varsity 129.1-122.

Scoreboard, December 22
Boys basketball
Owatonna 75, Century 53
NRHEG 79, Blooming Prairie 52
Austin 72, Winona 64
Goodhue 43, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 35
Kasson-Mantorville 65, Stewartville 40
Lakeville North 63, Eden Prairie 60
Mankato East 75, Albert Lea 52
Pine Island 69, Hayfield 61
Rochester Lourdes 50, Cannon Falls 42

Girls basketball
Rochester Mayo 63, Owatonna 33
Blooming Prairie 45, NRHEG 31
Byron 58, Lake City 38
Goodhue 62, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 34
Hayfield 48, Pine Island 31
Rochester JM 49, Faribault 37
Rochester Lourdes 43, Cannon Falls 38
USC 64, Alden-Conger 55

Boys hockey
Mankato West 8, Winona 0
Rochester JM 4, Century 0
Rochester Mayo 5, Hastings 1 (win No. 699 for Mayo coach Lorne Grosso)
Waconia 7, Northfield 3

Girls hockey
Dodge County 3, New Ulm 1
Faribault 2, Rochester JM 1
Hutchinson 4, Waseca 0
Lakeville South 4, Lakeville North 2
Red Wing 4, Century 1 (Wingers outshot Panthers 70-14.)