Area roundup: Scheffler nets 2,000th point, Larson wins 300th game for Springfield
Boys’ basketball
Springfield 95, GFW 52
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s Decker Scheffler scored his 2,000th career point as Springfield defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 95-52 on Tuesday in a Tomahawk Conference boys’ basketball game.
Springfield head coach Lance Larson also earned his 300th career win.
Scheffler scored 43 points for Springfield. Also for Springfield, Nolan Hovland scored 11 points and Dylan Rubey scored 10 points.
GFW was led by Damian Hopp with 17 points and Johnnie Ambrose with 14 points.
Springfield plays at 6 .m. on Friday at Cedar Mountain. GFW hosts Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Fairfax.
St. Clair 96, Madelia 61
ST. CLAIR — St. Clair defeated Madelia 96-61 on Tuesday in a Valley Conference boys’ basketball game.
Madelia was led by Ja’Sean Glover with 37 points and 11 rebounds and Ethan Arndt with 10 points and six rebounds.
Madelia (6-9, 4-4) hosts Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
Girls’ basketball
Springfield 49, GFW 37
WINTHROP — Springfield defeated Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 49-37 on Tuesday in a Tomahawk Conference girls’ basketball game.
Sydney Hauger led Springfield with 19 points.
GFW was led by Kaity Lee with 11 points.
GFW plays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. Springfield plays at 8 p.m. on Friday at Cedar Mountain.
Girls’ hockey
New Ulm 9, Fairmont 0
FAIRMONT — The New Ulm girls’ hockey team routed Fairmont 9-0 in Big South Conference hockey action on Tuesday.
Ally Steffensmeier and Jayda Helget each scored two goals for the Eagles. Molly Scheid, Jada Rahe, Evie Sellner, Afton Hulke and McKenna Strong also scored a goal for the Eagles.
Ava Brennan stopped eight shots for New Ulm.
Prep wrestling
Waseca 55, New Ulm 15
WASECA — Waseca defeated New Ulm in a Big South Conference wrestling match on Tuesday night.
Cole Ranweiler earned a pin at 170 and Carter Brandes (120) picked up a decision. Colby Wenninger earned a pin at heavyweight for New Ulm.
Waseca (WASE) 55.0
New Ulm Area (NUA) 15.0
106: Kaden Johnson (WASE) over Parker Kamm (NUA) (Dec 11-4) 113: Mason Gehloff (WASE) over Logan Lee (NUA) (Fall 3:01) 120: Carter Brandes (NUA) over Luke Osweiler (WASE) (Dec 7-4) 126: Oliver O`Brien (WASE) over Marqavion Haefner (NUA) (MD 11-2) 132: Grant Cox (WASE) over Isaiah Rieser (NUA) (Dec 3-0) 138: Christian Rodriguez (WASE) over Brayden Gibson (NUA) (Fall 1:50) 145: Tyler Klinger (WASE) over (NUA) (For.) 152: Blake Wendland (WASE) over (NUA) (For.) 160: Payton Garza (WASE) over (NUA) (For.) 170: Cole Ranweiler (NUA) over Brandon Lopez-Huerta (WASE) (Fall 0:41) 182: Daniel Kuhns (WASE) over Carter Lang (NUA) (Fall 3:25) 195: Liam Aberle (WASE) over Dylen Carreon (NUA) (Fall 3:29) 220: Payten Haack (WASE) over Julian Hernandez (NUA) (Dec 7-4) 285: Colby Wenninger (NUA) over Jacob Hertzog (WASE) (Fall 3:05)
Wabasso/RRC 49, Springfield 18
LAMBERTON — Wabasso/Red Rock Central defeated Springfield in prep wrestling action on Tuesday.
Wyatt Schmidt earned a pin at 120 and Owen Bertram pinned Aubrey Mathiowetz at 126. Ashtin Johnson picked up a decision at 160 for the Tigers and Joe Anderson had a decision at 152 for Springfield.
Wabasso- Red Rock Central (WRRC) 49.0 Springfield (sprf) 18.0
106: Adryen Tietz (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 113: Zackary Zimmerman (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 120: Wyatt Schmidt (sprf) over Carter Beranek (WRRC) (Fall 1:07) 126: Owen Bertram (sprf) over Aubrey Mathiowetz (WRRC) (Fall 0:21) 132: Double Forfeit 138: Chase Irlbeck (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 145: Mason Irlbeck (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 152: Joe Anderson (sprf) over Hayden Determan (WRRC) (Dec 12-5) 160: Ashtin Johnson (sprf) over Josh Hesse (WRRC) (Dec 9-8) 170: Damian Osland (WRRC) over Ethan Langseth (sprf) (Fall 3:09) 182: Ty Altermatt (WRRC) over Colen Moudry (sprf) (MD 11-2) 195: Lance Wagner (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 220: Derek Werner (WRRC) over (sprf) (For.) 285: Cory Anderson (WRRC) over Shane Clemon (sprf) (Dec 2-1)
New Ulm boys rout Fairmont
FAIRMONT — The New Ulm boys’ hockey team crushed Fairmont 16-2 in a Big South Conference boys’ hockey game on Tuesday.
Glavine Schugel scored four goals and Noah Wilmes scored three goals. Teagan Kamm and Ethan O’Connor each scored two goals. Nolan Drill, Keagan Schiro, A.J. Arneson, Jacob Berg, Josh Gulden also scored a goal for the Eagles.
Kyle Esser had 21 saves.



