HURON — The Wessington Springs Lady Spartans are en route to play for fifth place in the 281 girls’ basketball tournament, after a smashing 59-21 victory over the Iroquois Lady Chiefs on Monday.
Wessington Springs improved their season record to 3-6, while the Lady Chiefs dropped to 0-11 on the season.
Two players landed double figures for the Lady Spartans, Grace Gran led the team with 19 points and six rebounds, while Cadee Schelske had 11.
Kaitlyn Maas led the Lady Chiefs with seven points and two assists, while Allie Diehl and Niah Rogers each added four more points.
Wessington Springs will be back in action to battle the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders on Thursday afternoon at the Huron Arena.

Wessington Springs     15 33 49 59
Iroquois           3   8 13 21
Wessington Springs (3-6): Grace Gran 7 5-7 19; Cadee Schelske 5 1-2 11; Piper Jones 2 3-4 7; Angie Paulson 2 3-4 7; Chloe Munsen 3 1-1 7; Keah Munsen 1 1-1 3; Makayla Dornbusch 1 0-0 2; Chasity Vissia 1 0-2 2; Sierra Swensen 0 1-2 1. Totals: 22 15-23 59.
Iroquois (0-11): Kaitlyn Maas 1 5-8 7; Allie Diehl 2 0-0 4; Niah Rogers 2 0-0 4; Katie Dubro 0 2-2 2; Harley Nelson 0 2-3 2; Tarlyn Ironhawk 1 0-0 2. Totals: 6 9-13 21.

FG: WS - 22-61 36%; I - 6-42 12%. 3-pt FG: WS - 0-1; I - 0-3. Rebounds: WS - 25 (Gran 6, C. Munsen 6, Jones 3, Vissia 3); I - 18 (Dubro 6). Steals: WS - 16 (Gran 5, Dornbusch 4); I - 1 (Knutson 1). Assists: WS - 15 (Vissia 3, Trinity Flowers 3); I - 5 (Maas 2). TO: WS - 16; I - 30. Fouls: WS - 12; I - 17.
Sunshine Bible Academy 53, James Valley Christian 43
Two players landed with double figures to assist the Sunshine Bible Academy Crusaders in a 53-43 win over the James Valley Christian Lady Vikings, in girls’ 281 conference basketball action.
The Crusaders, now 4-5 on the season, were led by Susan Wilken with 19 points and seven steals, while Linsdey Wilken had 15 points, 10 rebounds and a three-point shot.
Brenna Held led the Lady Vikings with 17 points and eight rebounds. Avery Shumaker snatched up 14 points, while Rebekah Williams made a three-pointer.
The Crusaders are set to play for fifth place against the Wessington Springs Lady Spartans on Thursday.

Sunshine Bible Academy     12 21 31 53
James Valley Christian     14 18 26 43
Sunshine Bible Academy (4-5): Susan Wilken 5 8-10 18; Lindsey Wilken 4 4-8 15; Beth Konechne 4 1-1 9; Cassidy Clark 2 1-2 5; Savanna Roghair 2 0-0 4; Shariah Brockel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 14-21 53.
James Valley Christian (2-8): Brenna Held 8 1-7 17; Avery Shumaker 6 2-4 14; Rebekah Williams 0 1-2 4; Elizabeth Mendel 1 0-0 2; Summer Gross 1 0-0 2; Karilyn Wieting 1 0-0 2; Josalyn Wipf 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 4-19 43.
FG: SBA - 18-44 41%; JVC - 18-48 38%. 3-pt FG: SBA - 1-9 (L. Wilken); JVC - 1-9 (R. Williams). Rebounds: SBA - 33 (L. Wilken 10, Konechne 9, Brockel 7); JVC - 29 (Held 8, Williams 6). Steals: SBA - 17 (S. Wilken 7; L. Wilken 3); JVC - 7 (Wieting 2, Mendel 2). Assists: SBA - 8 (S. Wilken 3, L. Wilken 3); JVC - 2. TO: SBA - 14; JVC - 18. Fouls: SBA - 14; JVC - 18.

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Allie Diehl of Iroquois, left, and Piper Jones of Wessington Springs battle for the ball during the consolation semifinals of the 281 Conference Tournament on Monday at Huron Arena.

Next, Chloe Munsen of Wessington Springs dribbles against pressure by Niah Rogers of Iroquois during the consolation semifinals of the 281 Conference Tournament on Monday at Huron Arena.

And next, Sunshine Bible Academy’s Lindsey Wilken puts up a shot against a trio of James Valley Christian defenders during the consolation semifinals of the 281 Conference Tournament on Monday at Huron Arena.