The Frazee Fly Girls Jazz Team placed fourth in the State Dance Team Competition Friday, Feb. 17. The dance team placed second behind Pelican Rapids in sections two weeks earlier after winning the Section 4A competition for the last three years.
The 25th annual Dorothy Noeske Memorial Blue Gill and Crappie Fishing Derby will be held Sunday, Feb. 26 from 1-3 p.m. on Straight Lake Mill Pond, right off Hwy. 34 in Osage sponsored by the Sportsman’s Club.
The Frazee FastBreak booster club will host its annual elementary basketball tournament Saturday, Feb. 25.
Hornet Grapplers finish 2nd in section 8A tourney; 16-3 dual record
Written by John Barlund
It took a nearly-perfect dual for Greenbush-Badger-Middle River (GBMR) to pull off an upset Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Section 8A wrestling tournament in Thief River Falls. GBMR tallied eight individual wins and three of those by pin to win 37-30.
The Frazee Hornet boys basketball team lost its last two games.
Tangen’s late basket lifts Lady Hornets past Perham
Written by Dave ConzemiusThe Frazee Lady Hornet basketball team picked up its biggest win of the season with a thrilling last-second basket by McKinzie Tangen. The shot lifted the Lady Hornets to a 37-35 victory over Perham Thursday, Feb. 16 in Heart O’Lakes conference action in Frazee.
“I am so proud of the composure that our kids showed tonight not only on the last possession but all game long,” said Dave Conzemius, head coach. “We played much better defense tonight than we did the first time we played them. The kids wanted this one really bad.”
Perham (10-12 overall, 5-6 HOL) won the first meeting earlier this season 65-47 and they had won eight straight games against Frazee (12-11 overall, 5-5 HOL), but the Lady Hornets were ready to turn the tables on the Yellowjackets.
Both teams played outstanding defense in the first half as baskets were tough to come by. Perham scored the last five points of the half to take an 18-13 halftime lead.
The Yellowjackets Becky Stoll nailed a 3-pointer on Perham’s first second-half possession to push the lead to eight points. Frazee responded with an 18-5 run over the next 12 minutes to take a 31-26 lead with about five minutes remaining.
Lexi Karvonen scored five straight points to tie the game for the Yellowjackets which set things up for a frantic finish.
Katie McCorquodale and Alexis Tappe scored on consecutive possessions for the Lady Hornets, only to be answered each time by Perham’s Katrina Moenkedick. Following a turnover by each team, Frazee got the ball with 18.4 seconds left and Tappe found a wide-open Tangen underneath the basket for the go-ahead basket with five seconds left.
Perham had no time-outs left and was able to get a desperation heave from half court that was off the mark.
“I give a lot of credit to our kids for battling on every possession tonight,” Conzemius added. “Perham has been playing some really good basketball lately and to be able to beat them tonight, we feel awfully good about it.”
Alexis Tappe led Frazee with a game-high 14 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Ashley Bachmann had 10 points and three steals and Taylor Tappe played a great floor game with seven points, seven rebounds and four steals.
Frazee returns to action Tuesday when they travel to battle HOL conference co-leader Hawley.
Stats: Frazee 37, Perham 35; Half: Perham 18, Frazee 13. FRAZEE: Alexis Tappe 14 (6 reb, 3 stl), Ashley Bachmann 10 (3 stl), Taylor Tappe 7 (7 reb, 4 stl), Katie McCorquodale 4 (4 reb), McKinzie Tangen 2. 2’s - 8/20; 3’s - 4/13; FT’s - 9/12; Fouls - 10; Rebounds - 25 (8 off); Assists - 9 ; Steals - 14; Turnovers - 24. PERHAM: Becky Stoll 11, Katrina Moenkedick 8, Lexy Karvonen 7, Analea Erickson 4, Allison Smith 2, Emily Tobkin 2), Suzanne Coleman 1. 2’s - 13/35; 3’s - 2/9; FT’s - 3/10; Fouls – 12; Rebounds - 23 (9 off); Assists - 7; Steals - 13; Turnovers - 20.
Girls Basketball • Tue, Feb. 21
Hawley 72, Frazee 28
Half: H 35, F, 17
F: T. Tappe 2, A. Tappe 9, Tangen 6, Hanson 2, J. Tappe 2, Hanson 2, Barlund 5, Bachmann 2.
H: Je. Noreen 11, Lura 2, Jo. Noreen 3, L. Olson 12, O. Olson 2, Petermann 6, Neumann 6, Danielson 2, Sannes 18, Mattfeld 6, Ritter 4.
The Lady Hornets varsity girls basketball team knocked down its last two opponents.
Frazee toppled Barnesville 53-39 Friday and buzzed the Breckenridge Cowgirls 61-47 Feb. 9.
Hopefully the winning streak can continue against Perham Thursday night on the Hornet’s home court. Varsity action will begin at 7:30.
Quick start carries Lady Hornets past Barnesville
The Frazee Lady Hornets jumped out to an early nine-point lead and never looked back as they defeated the Barnesville Lady Trojans 53-39 in Heart O’Lakes conference action Friday night in Frazee.
Ashley Bachmann knocked down three 3-pointers early in the game for Frazee (11-11, 4-5 HOL) as Barnesville (8-13, 2-8 HOL) struggled to find the Lady Hornet shooters.
Although the Lady Hornets cooled from the field after the hot start, the Lady Trojans were unable to cut into the lead as Frazee played solid defense from start to finish.
“This was a solid team effort tonight as everyone who played contributed to the win,” head coach Dave Conzemius said. “We did a nice job of contesting their shooters and making them earn their points.”
Frazee defeated Barnesville earlier in the season 71-55.
Alexis Tappe led the way for the Lady Hornets with 14 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. McKinzie Tangen and Bachmann each had 11 points, Katie McCorquodale had nine points, and Taylor Tappe chipped in with eight points and rebounds.
Frazee has now won four of the last five games as they head into the final stretch of the regular season.
“We have been playing very well as of late and we will need to continue to play well as our schedule is very tough here at the end of the season,” Conzemius added.
Frazee will travel to play conference leader Hawley Feb. 21.
Frazee 53, Barnesville 39.
Half: Frazee 28, Barnesville 21.
FRAZEE: Alexis Tappe 14 (12 reb, 9 ast, 3 stl), McKinzie Tangen 11 (5 reb, 3 ast), Ashley Bachmann 11 (4 reb), Katie McCorquodale 9, Taylor Tappe 8 (8 reb), 2’s - 15/34; 3’s - 4/12; FT’s - 11/17; Rebounds - 33 (7 off); Assists - 16; Steals - 7; Turnovers - 20.
BARNESVILLE: Sydney Boom 18 (6 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl), Jasmine Meyer 8 (4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl), Kailee Martinson 5, Ali Buth 4 (4 reb), Holly Vancura 2 (5 reb, 5 stl, 3 ast), Brooke Hendrickson 2; 2’s - 16/48; 3’s - 1/7; FT’s - 4/4; Rebounds - 29 (9 off); Turnovers – 20.
Lady Hornets knock off Breckenridge
The Lady Hornets used a strong rebounding effort to defeat the Breckenridge Cowgirls 61-47 Feb. 9 in Heart O’Lakes conference girl’s basketball action in Frazee.
Frazee dominated Breckenridge (7-12 overall, 2-7 HOL) on the glass as the Lady Hornets out-rebounded the Cowgirls 42-21 and Frazee only allowed two offensive rebounds for the game.
“We have not been rebounding all that well lately and tonight we really did a good job of going after the ball,” Conzemius said. “We had almost as many offensive rebounds (15) as Breckenridge did total rebounds.”
Breckenridge led 33-31 early in the second half when Katie McCorquodale nailed a three-pointer to spur the Lady Hornets on a 13-2 run to take control of the game. From that point, the Cowgirls never got closer than seven points.
Alexis Tappe led Frazee with 22 points to go with eight rebounds, seven assists, six steals and two blocked shots. McCorquodale and McKinzie Tangen each added 10 points and Tangen also had a game-high 13 rebounds and added five assists.
“This was a nice team effort by the kids tonight, and this will be the kind of effort that we need as we approach the playoffs,” Conzemius added.
Frazee 61, Breckenridge 47.
Half: Frazee 25, Breckenridge 22.
FRAZEE: Alexis Tappe 22 (8 reb, 7 ast, 6 stl, 2 blk), Katie McCorquodale 10, McKinzie Tangen 10 (13 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl), Taylor Tappe 8 (6 reb), Kennady Barlund 7 (5 reb), Heidi Seeger 2, Ashley Bachmann 2 (6 reb). 2’s - 20/42; 3’s - 3/13; FT’s - 12/29; Fouls - 13; Rebounds - 42 (15 off); Assists - 20; Steals - 12; Turnovers - 16.
BRECKENRIDGE: Sierra Steckler 12, Katrina Dahlgren 10, Kennedy Conzemius 7, Haley Bommersbach 7, Amber Vold 6, Alison Beyer 5.
2’s – 18/37; 3’s – 1/6; FT’s - 8/16; Fouls – 19.
The Frazee boys basketball team put another notch in its belt with a 45-40 win over Barnesville Friday.
The Frazee Fly Girls jazz team placed second at the Section 4A Dance Team Tournament Saturday in Hawley.
Grapplers wrap up season at 14-2, capture 2nd at Big Ole Tourney
Written by John Barlund
The No. 6 ranked Frazee mat men completed their regular season with a solid performance at the 42nd annual Big Ole Tournament in Alexandria over the weekend by placing six wrestlers in the top two of their weight classes.