The Wessington Springs Spartan girls suffered two tough losses over the Holiday Break.
On Monday, December 29 the Spartan girls basketball team took on Colman-Egan in the Huron Arena at the Huron Classic. Both teams came into the game with 4-0 records. The Spartans got off to a good start and held a 12-9 lead after one quarter of play. Colman-Egan got it going in the 2nd quarter by outscoring the Spartans 19-8 and Colman-Egan led 28-20 at halftime. The Spartans came out strong in the 3rd quarter and cut the lead to 4 points, but were unable to get any closer and Colman-Egan held 42-32 lead going into the final quarter. Again the Spartans were able to initially cut into the lead but could get no closer than 6 points and the Spartans were forced to start fouling and forcing shots and Colman-Egan was able to secure a 5742 win over the Spartans. Kenzie Kolousek led the way with 18 points. Kaitlyn Braun had 9 points and 5 rebounds. Kendall Kolousek had 6 points and 7 rebounds. Kerstynn Heim had six points and six rebounds.
On Saturday, January 3 the Spartan girls basketball team hosted the 5-0 Highmore-Harrold Pirates in a 281 conference game. Scoring was tough to come by for both teams all game long. The Spartans jumped out to a 6-0 lead with 2 quick 3-pointers from Masynn Mebius. The Spartans were able to hold an 8-6 lead after one quarter. Highmore-Harrold outscored the Spartans 9-6 in 2nd quarter and led the Spartans 15-14 at halftime. The Spartans took a lead early in 3rd quarter on a 3-pointer by Kerstynn Heim but scoring was hard to come by for the Spartans the rest of quarter and Highmore-Harrold led 25-20 going into the 4th quarter. The Spartans had a little run to start the 4th and took a one point lead. However it was short lived and Highmore-Harrold retook the lead and held on to defeat the Spartans by a score of 36-30. Kenzie Kolousek led scoring with 9 points. Kerstynn Heim had 7 points and 10 rebounds. Kendall Kolousek had 6 points and 9 rebounds. Masynn Mebius chipped in with 6 points.
The 4-2 Spartans have a busy week coming up. On Tuesday, January 6 the Spartans travel to Faulkton to take on the 5-1 Trojans. On Thursday, the Spartans will host another 281 game vs SBA. The Spartans finish the week with a trip to Ethan on Friday to take on undefeated and highly ranked Ethan Rustlers.