Vikings defeat Jets, 51-27

BARAGA — The Baraga Vikings girls basketball team came out fast and used the momentum built off a 14-2 start to defeat the Jeffers Jets, 51-27, in the Baraga Gym Friday.

The Vikings came out strong with Allison Durant leading with 15 points, most in the final eight minutes of the game. Jaylyne Lindemann brought in 14 points. Rylie Koskinen had 13 points.

“We came out strong in the first quarter but struggled in the second quarter,” said Baraga Vikings coach Tom Goodreau. “Jeffers tightened defensively and we made some poor decisions on offense with our shot selection. We came out in the second half and played more determined on both ends of the floor.”

Heidi Hillstrom lead the Jets with 11 points, three in the first half and six in the last 14 minutes.

Jeffers 2 11 2 12 – 27

Baraga 14 3 10 24 – 51

JHS: Kinnunen 14, B. Heinonen 2, Hillstrom 11, Asiala, 3, Johnson 4, Jurmu 1, M. Heinonen 4, Lorenzetti 2; Fouls: 16; Fouled out: none; 3-point field goals: Hillstrom 1

BAR: M. Jahfetson 3, Kamarainen 3, Koskinen 13, Osterman 3, Lindermann 14, Durant 15; FoulsL 18; Fouled out: Lindemann; 3-point field goals: Koskinen 3, Kamarainen 1

Copper Kings win, 48-33, over Modetowners

GWINN — At Gwinn, the Modeltowners were plagued by poor shooting all game as they fell to the Copper Kings.

Marybeth Halonen led Calumet with 16 points, while Emily Curtice had 11 for Gwinn.

“We got got down early and stayed down,” Modeltowners head coach Ben Olsen said. “We were down by 10 early and cut it to four at the half. Calumet built a 14-point lead early in the fourth, and we cut it to six midway, and just couldn’t overcome the early deficit. They had an answer for every run we tried to make. It was another difficult night, shooting three quarters in single digits. Lots of credit to Calumet, who played zone and made us try to make shots, which we were unable to do.”

Gwinn travels to Westwood Tuesday.

Summary (field goals, free throws, total points)

Calumet — Anderson 2-0-4; Kiilunen 4-1-9; Larson 2-0-4; Djerf 2-7-11; Halonen 6-2-16; Torola 2-0-4. Totals 18-10-48.

Gwinn> — Mallory Delmont 2-0-6; Marissa Delmont 2-2-7; Curtice 3-4-11; McGuire 2-3-7; Ruokolainen 0-2-2. Totals 9-11-33.

Score by quarters:

Calumet 10 11 17 10 — 48

Gwinn 7 10 7 9 — 33

FG shooting: Cal 18 of 40 (45 percent); Gwn 9 of 34 (26.5 percent); FT shooting: Cal 10 of 15 (66.7 percent); Gwn 11 of 14 (78.6 percent); Rebounding: Cal 25 (Marybeth Halonen and Elli Djerf, 7); Gwn 22 (Megan Ruokolainen 6).

Lakes earn win over Cardinals, 49-36

LAKE LINDEN — The last time the Lake Linden-Hubbell Lakes faced the Wakefield-Marensico Cardinals, Lakes coach Bill Rivest felt that his team left something on the floor in a 19-point loss. Friday, the Lakes got a measure of revenge, winning at home, 49-36.

Mackenzie LePage had a big night, with seven points in the first quarter en route to a 15-point night.

The Lakes outscored the Cardinals 15-6 in the four quarter, getting scoring from five different players in the period.

Wakefield 11 4 15 6 – 36

Lake Linden 13 8 13 15 – 49

WM: Bachand 8, C. Yon 7, Hokans 3, A. Yon 5, Hataja 11, Londo 2; Fouls: 19; Fouled out: none; 3-point field goals: Hataja 3, A. Yon 1

LLH: LePage 15, Corrigan 12, Hendrickson 4, Karanen 3, Perala 8, Dostaler 7; Fouls: 10; Fouled out: none; 3-point field goals: LePage 1, Corrigan 1