Hanson 48. Colman-Egan 18
HURON — The Hanson Beaverettes ran their winning streak to 11 straight Tuesday afternoon, downing the Colman-Egan Hawks 48-18 to open Region 4B girls’ tournament action at Huron Arena.
Megan Guericke scored 12 points while both Heather Kayser and Jada Campbell added 10 for the Beaverettes, who push their season record to 18-3 with the win. Brooke Slaba, Brooke Weber and Kayser each claimed eight rebounds.
Madison Voelker scored seven points and had a game-high seven rebounds for the Hawks, who see their season end with a record of 7-14.
Hanson will play Sanborn Central-Woonsocket on Thursday at Huron Arena, for a ticket to the next week’s Class “B” Sweet Sixteen.

Colman-Egan       2   6 14 18
Hanson         16 26 38 48
Colman-Egan (7-14): Madison Voelker 2 1-2 7; Haleigh Nicol 1 0-0 2; Braiden Westley 2 0-1 5; Mackenzie Hemmer 2 0-3 4. Totals: 7 1-6 18.
Hanson (18-3): Brooke Slaba 1 2-2 4; Brooke Weber 4 1-2 9; Heather Kayser 3 3-4 10; Megan Guericke 3 3-4 12; Jada Campbell 5 0-0 10; Morgan Huber 0 1-2 1; Ellie Tuschen 1 0-1 2; Allison Bahmuller 0 0-1 0. Totals: 17 10-16 48.
FG: CE - 7-38 18%; H - 17-43 40%. 3-pt FG: CE - 3-14 (Voelker 2, Westley 1); H - 4-14 (Guericke 3, Kayser 1). Rebounds: CE - 33 (Voelker 7); H - 29 (Slaba, Weber and Kayser, 4 each). Turnovers: CE - 22; H - 8. Fouls: CE - 16 (Voelker out); H - 10.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket 47, Elkton-Lake Benton 22
HURON — The Sanborn Central-Woonsocket Blackhawks took their first step toward a third straight Class “B” State girls’ basketball tournament Tuesday, clamping down on the defensive end for a dominant 47-22 win over the Elkton-Lake Benton Lady Elks in Region 4B action at Huron Arena.
The Blackhawks jumped out to a 14-7 lead after one quarter and never let Elkton-Lake Benton get back in the game, holding the Lady Elks to 15 percent shooting to post the win.
Tristan Ziebart was the lone Sanborn Central-Woonsocket player to dent double figures - with 11 points - as nine Blackhawks got in the scoring columns in a balanced effort. Megan Poyer had 12 rebounds and Abby Doering snagged nine for the Blackhawks as well.
Samantha Schindler scored seven points and had seven rebounds for the Lady Elks, who see their season end with a record of 12-9.
SC-W, which improves to 13-8 with the win, will face top-seeded Hanson at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, for a trip to the “Sweet 16” tournament play-in game.

Sanborn Central-Woonsocket   14 25 38 47    
Elkton-Lake Benton                   7 11 15 22
Sanborn Central-Woonsocket (13-8): Megan Poyer 3 1-2 5; Sarah Morgan 2 1-2 5; Madi Moody 2 2-3 6; Tristan Ziebart 4 0-0 11; Abby Doering 2 4-6 8; Abby Vermuellen 3 0-0 6; Tesa Jensen 1 0-3 2; Erica Howard1 0-0 2; Kaylee White 0 2-2 2. Totals: 17 10-20 47.
Elkton-Lake Benton (12-9): Marie Robbins 1 0-0 2; Aubrey Wirth 1 2-4 4; Callie Otkin 2 0-0 5; Samantha Schindler 2 3-4 7; Rachel Colgrove 1 0-0 3. Ashley Skeels 0 1-2 1. Totals: 7 6-10 22.
FG: SCW - 17-54 32%; ELB - 7-46 15%. 3pt FG: SCW - 3-10 (Ziebart 3); ELB - 2-20 (Otkin and Colgrove). Rebounds: SCW - 53 (Poyer 12, Doering 9); ELB - 30 (Schindler 7). Turnovers: SCW - 17; ELB - 19. Fouls: SCW - 12; ELB - 16.

Ethan 65, Dell Rapids St. Mary 26
HURON — The Ethan Rustlers took their first step towards returning to the Class “B” girls’ state tournament, with a 65-26 win over the Dell Rapids St. Mary Lady Cardinals, at the Region 4B tournament at Huron Arena Tuesday night.
Karly Gustafson led the Rustlers with a game-high 20 points and five rebounds, while Cameryn Logan tallied 18 more. Ethan improved its season record to 19-2 with the win.
The Lady Cardinals end their season with a record of 9-12. DR-SM was led by Ella Heinz with 14 points.
Ethan moves into the regional semi finals to be held on Thursday at Huron Arena.

Ethan     16 37 54 65
DRSM       9 14 20 26
Ethan (19-2): Karly Gustafson 9 0-1 20; Cameryn Logan 6 6-7 18; Jessica Bratscher 3 0-0 7; Adana Plastow 3 0-0 7; Callie Hohn 3 0-0 6; Maddie Miiller 2 1-2 5; Lexi Lingemann 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 7-10 65.
DRSM (9-12): Ella Heinitz 5 2-4 14; Clare Klein 1 2-2 4; Cassandra Geraets 0 2-2 2; Maddie Schwebach 1 0-0 2; Sydney Cook 1 0-0 2; Cassie Mullaney 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 6-8 26.
FG: E - 27-41 66%; DR - 9-31 29%. 3-pt FG: E - 4-8 (Gustafson 2, Bartscher 1, Plastow 1); DR - 2-9 (Heinz 2). Rebounds: E - 26; DR - 12. Assists: E - 7; DR - 2. Steals: E - 13; DR - 6. TO: E - 15; DR - 21. Fouls: E - 9; DR - 11.
Howard 70, Chester Area 60
HURON — The Howard Tigers escaped with a 70-60 win over the Chester Area Flyers to wrap up the quarterfinals Tuesday night at the Huron Arena.
Howard kept in the lead at each stop in the game, while Chester managed to pull within three at the end of the third. However, the Flyers were unable to recover.
Hilary Albrecht led Howard with a game-high of 26 points and eight rebounds, Kennedy Koespell followed with 17, while Josie Erickson tallied up ten more.
Makenna Larson led the Flyers with 16 points, while Dakota Alfson followed with 15 more. Alfson and Kenna Brown each tallied six rebounds.
The Howard Tigers improved to 13-8 with the win and will compete in the semi-finals on Thursday, while the Flyers ended their season with a 9-12 record.  

Howard         22 31 45 70
Chester Area     14 23 42 60
Howard (13-8): Hilary Albrecht 9 8-11 26; Kennedy Koespell 5 6-6 17; Josie Erickson 4 0-0 10; Citori Rentz 2 5-5 9; Cailey Hinker 3 0-0 6; Saddie Palmquist 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 22-19 70.
Chester Area (9-12): Makenna Larson 6 2-3 16; Dakota Alfson 7 1-1 15; Kenna Brown 4 1-2 9; Hanna Reiff 3 0-1 8; Jadon Wages 2 3-6 7; Jennilee Hoyer 2 1-1 5. Totals: 24 8-14 60.
FG: H - 24-44 55%; CA - 24-46 52%. 3-pt FG: H - 3-13 (Erickson 2, Koespell 1); CA - 4-13 (Larson 2, Reiff 2). Rebounds: H - 24 (Albrecht 8); CA - 24 (Alfson 6, Brown 6). Assists: H - 4; CA - 6. TO: H - 11; CA - 15. Steals: H - 10; CA - 7. Fouls: H - 16; CA - 16.

MIKE CARROLL/PLAINSMAN
Abby Doering of Sanborn Central-Woonsocket drives to the basket against Samantha Schindler of Elkton-Lake Benton during their District 4B game Tuesday at Huron Arena.

Next, Hanson’s Ellie Tuschen holds the ball on the perimeter as she is guared by Colman-Egan’s Haleigh Nicol during their Region 4B game Tuesday.

Next, Ethan’s Karly Gustafson puts up a shot against Dell Rapid St. Mary’s Sydney Cook during their Region 4B game Tuesday.

And next, Chester Area’s Dakota Alfson puts up a shot over Hilary Albrecht of Howard during their Region 4B game Tuesday.