MONTICELLO — You might be able to stop one of the three Olson sisters on the Albany-Monticello girls basketball team. But, you’ll have a tough time stopping all three, especially when they all score in double digits.

Freshman Annie Olson scored 14 points, sophomore Heidi Olson scored 11 points, and senior Molly Olson scored 10 points to lead the Space Stallions past the Barneveld Eagles 46-39 in Six Rivers East Conference action on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

A tight first half saw AM tie the game at 6-6 on a basket by freshman Emerson Butts. Senior Hannah Esch of Barneveld hit a three with 8:04 left in the first half to give the Eagles a 16-13 lead. Sophomore Emma Thompson made two of four free throws, Annie Olson got free under the basket for a layup, and Molly Olson scored to put AM in front 22-18 with 2:00 left in the half. Neither team scored over the final 2:00, leaving the halftime score at 22-18.

The Space Stallions began the second half on a 10-4 run with Butts closing the run with a basket to give AM a 32-22 lead. After Molly Olson drained a three, the Space Stallions had a 35-27 lead with 10:51 left. Barneveld went on a run with a basket by Rowan Valcheff, a spinning layup by Izzy Durst and a basket and a free throw by Jayda Oimoen to make it a one-point game at 35-34 with 7:26 left. Barneveld looked to take the lead as Erin Lasse went to the free throw line with 6:59 remaining. But, Lasse missed both free throws and the Space Stallions maintained the lead the rest of the way.

Annie Olson provided AM with some breathing room with a three with 4:41 left to give the Space Stallions a seven-point lead at 41-34. Olson sealed it with a pair of free throws with under a minute to play to give AM a 10-point lead at 46-36.

Esch led the Eagles in scoring with 14 points. The Space Stallions did a great job on defense, limiting Durst, who averages nearly 20 points per game, to nine points. 

Albany-Monticello coach Derik Doescher was happy to see his team have success on offense and defense against Barneveld. 

“Coach (Jim) Myers of Barneveld, nobody teaches the match-up zone better than him. He’s a legend. He’s the best. We know that,” Doescher said. “We’ve played against his kids so hard because as soon as you run a man-to-man offense, they just trade you off for the next girl. So, at halftime, we just spread the floor, keep the ball in Heidi and Molly’s hands and make decisions and give them space to operate, and at times, it worked.”

Albany-Monticello (12-1, 5-1) was scheduled to host Highland at Monticello in a Six Rivers Conference crossover game on Friday, Jan. 16.

Monroe 72, Whitewater 34

MONROE — The Monroe Lady Cheesemakers got their largest margin of victory this season in a 72-34 win over the Whitewater Whippets in Rock Valley Conference, Valley Division action on Monday, Jan. 12.

The Cheesemakers led from beginning to end as 11 players scored in the game. Monroe was led in scoring by senior Alexis Gertsch who had a season-high 20 points. Sophomore Brynlee Scace scored 11 points for the Cheesemakers, who improved to 5-6 overall and 1-5 in the RVC-Valley.

Edgerton 90, Monroe 20

MONROE — Playing games on back-to-back nights is tough. Playing back-to-back games against Whitewater and undefeated Edgerton is a really tall task. The Monroe Cheesemakers found that out on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Crimson Tide, ranked No. 2 in the latest Bound Wisconsin/Zaleski Sports Division 2 girls basketball media poll, crushed the Cheesemakers 90-20 in a Rock Valley Conference crossover game.

The Crimson Tide played fast and relentless and took a 54-10 halftime lead. Sophomore Brynlee Scace was the high scorer for Monroe with 10 points.

Monroe (5-7, 1-5) has another back-to-back scheduled this weekend. The Cheesemakers hosted Brodhead on Friday, Jan. 15 in a Rock Valley Conference crossover game and traveled to West Carroll, Ill. to face Eastland in a nonconference game on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Darlington 70, Boscobel 27

DARLINGTON — After beginning the season with three straight losses, the Darlington Redbirds have rolled up nine straight wins after thumping the Boscobel Bulldogs 70-27 on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Three players scored in double figures for the Redbirds. Senior Sadie Goebel led the Redbirds with 16 points. Junior Lilly Ritchie came through with 14 points and senior Catie Hartwig chipped in with 12 points. The Redbirds were on fire from the outside with seven 3-pointers.

Darlington (9-3) is in a three-way tie for first place with Fennimore and Cuba City in the SWAL with 5-1 records. Darlington played another SWAL game on Friday, Jan. 16 at Riverdale.

New Glarus 41, Dodgeland 27

NEW GLARUS — Junior Kate Parman delivered 12 points and sophomore Annabelle Curl added 10 points as the New Glarus Glarner Knights beat the Dodgeland Trojans 41-27 on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

It was a quality win for the Glarner Knights as the Trojans came into the game with a 10-4 record. It gave the Knights back-to-back wins for the first time since a three-game winning streak in the final week of November.

New Glarus (7-6, 1-0 Capitol South) traveled to Belleville for a Capitol South Conference game scheduled for Friday, Jan. 16.

Belleville 54, Wis. Heights 8

MAZOMANIE — Senior Toria Devoe lit up the gym for 27 points as the Belleville Wildcats pounded the Wisconsin Heights Vanguards 54-8 in Capitol South Conference girls basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Devoe made four 3-pointers and was 7-8 from the free throw line as the Wildcats won their second straight Capitol Conference game. Junior Nikole Schultz had eight points and senior Cora Funseth had six points for Belleville.

Belleville (7-6, 2-0) had New Glarus on their schedule for another Capitol South game at home on Friday, Jan. 16.

Brodhead 43, East Troy 23

EAST TROY — Senior Alecia Dahl scored 20 points and the Brodhead Cardinals’ defense allowed a season low 23 points in a 43-23 win over the East Troy Trojans in a Rock Valley Conference crossover game on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The Cardinals made 50% of their 2-point field goal attempts and scored 32 points in the paint in getting their 9th win in their last 10 games.

Senior Taiya Hawkins scored seven points and had three steals to help pace the Cardinals.

Brodhead (11-2, 4-2) were scheduled to play another Rock Valley Conference crossover game at Monroe on Friday, Jan. 16.

Argyle-Pecatonica 73, Prairie du Chien 28

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Four players scored in double figures to lead Argyle-Pecatonica to a 73-28 blowout over the Prairie du Chien Blackhawks in a nonconference girls basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Senior Kylie Butler led the 78ers in scoring with 20 points. Junior Brooke Wellnitz got a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Junior Avari Steiner and senior Loretta Tisch scored 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

AP won its sixth straight game and their 12th out of 13 games this season. The 78ers are ranked No. 2 in the latest Bound Wisconsin/Zaleski Sports Division 5 girls basketball media poll. Argyle-Pecatonica had a Six Rivers Conference crossover game on its schedule for Friday, Jan. 16 at River Ridge.

Black Hawk 64, Juda 40

JUDA — Junior Maddie Place racked up 34 points as the Black Hawk Warriors came alive in the second half and beat the Juda Panthers 64-40 in Six Rivers East girls basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The Warriors had to come from behind to get the win. The game was tied 19-19 with 6:48 left in the first half. Juda led 29-26 with 2:51 remaining before halftime when junior Jaci Kammes hit a three-pointer to tie it at 29-29. From that point, the Warriors outscored the Panthers 35-11 to get the win.

Senior Mya Milz had a double-double by scoring 13 points and collected 14 rebounds for Black Hawk. Kammes finished with 10 points for the Warriors.

Black Hawk (1-5, 4-6) played back-to-back Six Rivers conference crossover games with a road game at Belmont on Thursday Jan. 15 and a home game against Benton on Friday Jan. 16. Juda (3-10, 0-6) played a Six Rivers Conference crossover game at Potosi/Cassville on Friday, Jan. 16.