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Izzy Hinkeldey scored 11 points and Micah Barnes added 10 to help send Alta-Aurelia to a 52-48 win over Trinity Christian in a nonconference game last Friday night at Alta.

Trinity Christian led 11-10 after the first quarter. It was     23-15 Alta-Aurelia at halftime and 37-35 Warriors heading into the fourth period of play.

Cristena Heschke scored eight points for Alta-Aurelia. Jenna Snyder added seven, D.J. Flores and Camryn Mork six apiece, and Hanna Westphal four.

Storm Lake was held to single digit scoring in all four quarters as Harris-Lake Park knocked off the Tornadoes      61-23 last Saturday at Lake Park.

The Wolves led 19-8 after the first quarter. It was 33-14 at halftime and 50-20 heading into the fourth period of play.

“We came out flat and our play reflected that,” Storm Lake coach Mel Fisher said. “Defensively, we were not very crisp. We allowed too many open shots and second-chance baskets. We have a handful of things to get taken care of before we start Lakes Conference play.”

Denison-Schleswig out-scored Storm Lake 12-2 in the first quarter and the Monarchs were never threatened after that as they handed the Tornadoes a 50-15 setback last Thursday night at Denison.

The Monarchs led 23-6 at halftime and 40-11 heading into the fourth period.

Naomi Castillo led Storm Lake with eight points, five steals and four rebounds. Haylee Lindquist added four points and two steals.

Diew Tay tallied two points and four rebounds. Nyajouk Lam scored one point. Teondra O’Brien had three rebounds.

Buena Vista made its home debut last Saturday by hosting the annual BVU Open. A total of 16 teams had wrestlers competing in the day-long event.

Slade Stiles highlighted the day for the Beavers with his third-place effort at 125 pounds. He picked up a 12-2 win in his first match before falling 18-0 in the next round.

However, Stiles fought back in the consolation bracket and got a rematch of that first loss and bounced back in a big way to earn a pin in 1:08 to caputre third.

Buena Vista had the tough task of opening its Iowa Conference schedule on the road at No. 8 Coe and saw the Kohawks earn bonus points in nine of the 10 matches en route to a 53-0 victory last Thursday at Cedar Rapids.

Coe earned pins in each of the first four matches, which began at 133 pounds. At 165 pounds, Seth Shatto went the distance for the Beavers against 10th-ranked Farai Sewera but came up short in the end, falling 13-3.

Of those in the lineup for the Kohawks, Sewera entered the dual with the longest win streak this season at six and improves to 10-2 overall.

Henry Sippel captured first place at 195 pounds to help lead Ridge View to a fourth-place finish in the Manson Northwest Webster Invitational last Saturday.

Ogden won the meet with 198 points. Ridge View scored 163 points.

Sippel won the title at 185 by pinning his opponent in 2 minutes, 50 seconds.

Tyler Ehrp placed second at 106 pounds, as did Jason Kenny at 145 and Luke Kliegl at 160. Matt Wandrey took third at 170, as did Evan Else at 220.

Manuel Murillo claimed the title at 170 pounds to help lead Alta-Aurelia to a third-place finish in the Manson Northwest Webster Invitational Saturday.

Ogden won the meet with 198 points. Alta-Aurelia had 165.

Murillo won the title by decision 5-2 in the finals. He also won by pin in 1:33 and by pin in 1:39 in his earlier matches.

Junior Molina took second at 152 pounds. Molina was defeated by pin in 28 seconds in the finals. He won by pin 5:35 and won by decision 11-8 in the first two rounds.