A late basket by Tyler Wolbeck gave the Osakis boys basketball team a 63-61 win on the road over the Minnewaska Lakers on Thursday in Glenwood.

“The guys continue to amaze me as we’ve had a lot of games with very little practice,” Osakis head coach Matt Hoelscher said. “Overall it was a pretty sloppy game for us as we struggled rebounding at times, we got caught in back defensive matchups, and we were stagnant offensively. We had some foul trouble in the first half, and we settled for shots when we were tired instead of being aggressive. We did a better job the second half of limiting Minnewaska to one shot and Seth [Staloch] ate up the boards once again which was crucial in getting the win.”

Seth Staloch had a double-double, 10 points and 18 rebounds on Thursday. Andrew Jones led Osakis’ offense in scoring with 18 points.

Tenzin Dahl led Minnewaska’s offense with 21 points, while Kaiden Harvey nearly had a double-double, nine points and 10 rebounds.

“We knew it was going to be a 36-minute battle,” Minnewaska head coach Zach Traphagen said. “We had opportunities to stretch our leads in the second half to double digits but weren’t able to convert some makeable shots. Credit to Osakis for finding a way to win.”

Osakis (14-8) plays at Upsala (17-5) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, while Minnewaska (11-13) plays at BOLD (15-9) at 7:15 p.m.

Osakis (14-8) – 29 34 – 63

Minnewaska (11-13) – 30 31 – 61

OSAKIS TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 26/54; 3-POINTERS – 6/20; FREE THROWS – 5/9; ASSISTS – 9; BLOCKS – 5; REBOUNDS – 30; STEALS – 4; DEFLECTIONS – 7; FOULS – 9; TURNOVERS – 7

OSAKIS INDIVIDUAL STATS – Austin Dickinson – 8 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 3 deflections; Andrew Jones – 18 points, 2 assists, 1 block, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 deflections; Wyatt Klimek – 13 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Seth Staloch – 10 points, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 18 rebounds, 1 steal; Tyler Wolbeck – 10 points, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 rebounds; Landon Chisholm – 4 points, 1 block, 3 rebounds; Taven Ebnet – 2 assists, 1 rebound

MINNEWASKA TEAM STATS – FIELD GOALS – 23/61; 3-POINTERS – 6/19; FREE THROWS – 9/9; ASSISTS – 14; BLOCKS – 1; REBOUNDS – 31; STEALS – 5; DEFLECTIONS – 1; FOULS – 12; TURNOVERS – 9

MINNEWASKA INDIVIDUAL STATS – Tristan O’Niel – 4 points, 2 assists, 4 rebounds; Marc Gruber – 15 points, 4 assists, 1 block, 4 rebounds, 1 steal; Zachary Palmer – 2 points, 1 assist, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 1 deflection; Levi Johnson – 2 assists, 1 rebound; Luke Danielson – 2 points, 2 rebounds; Tenzin Dahl – 21 points, 2 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal; Kaiden Harvey – 9 points, 2 assists, 10 rebounds; Owen Meulebroeck – 8 points, 1 rebound

Parkers Prairie girls shut down Henning

The Parkers Prairie girls basketball team held the Henning Hornets to seven points in the second half of a 61-25 win on Thursday in Parkers Prairie.

"We had a slow start but turned things around and played very solid defensively in the second half,” Parkers Prairie head coach Hunter Haggenmiller said. “This opened things up for our offense as we finished strong. It was a great night to celebrate our three seniors: Annie Bode, Ellie Koep, and Hayley Johnson. They led the way for us to earn a win tonight and win our regular season finale on our home court."

Koep and Alyssa Revering both had 16 points for Parkers Prairie on Thursday. Evy Grinager had a double-double, 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Parkers Prairie enters the Section 6A Tournament on a 5-game winning streak.

The Section 6A Tournament bracket has yet to be revealed. The Section 6A Tournament begins on Monday.

Henning (3-22) – 18 7 – 25

Parkers Prairie (16-10) – 31 30 – 60

Alex boys win 16th straight

The Alexandria boys basketball team increased its win streak to 16 with an 80-42 win over Sartell-St. Stephen (11-11) on Thursday.

Stats from this game are currently unavailable.

Alexandria, who is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A, hosts Bemidji (14-8) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.

Other area scores from Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025