C-M girls down BGM for SICL win

COLFAX — A dominant fourth quarter pushed the Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team past BGM on Friday.

The Tigerhawks lost a halftime lead when the visiting Bears outscored their hosts by nine in the third, but Colfax-Mingo used a 17-point final frame to win the South Iowa Cedar League contest 45-33.

It was the first SICL win for C-M since defeating Tri-County 59-48 on Feb. 8, 2022. BGM is 9-8 against the Tigerhawks since 2015, but Colfax-Mingo has won five of the past seven meetings. The victory on Friday also snapped the Bears’ two-game win streak in the series.

Colfax-Mingo led 14-11 after one quarter and pushed the margin to eight at halftime. But BGM (2-2, 0-2 in the SICL) rallied with a 15-6 advantage in the third. The Tigerhawks won the fourth 17-4 to pull away for good though.

Isabelle Foglesong led the Tigerhawks (2-3, 1-1) with a career-best 21 points and two rebounds. She was 5-of-6 from 3-point range.

Blain Houseman added 11 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals, Lydia Hansen collected five points, five rebounds and two blocks and Mickinley Bucklin tallied three points and two rebounds.

Foglesong, Houseman, Hansen and Bucklin are all freshmen.

Victoria Woods registered six rebounds, two assists and three steals, Dakota Allen finished with four rebounds and two assists, Mallory Sipma pulled down three rebounds and Katelyn Steenhoek corralled two boards.

The Tigerhawks overcame 28.3 percent shooting from the floor and 20 turnovers. They made 7-of-18 from 3 and connected on 8-of-16 from the free-throw line.

HLV 43, Colfax-Mingo 26

COLFAX — A slow start plagued the Tigerhawks during their SICL matchup with HLV on Tuesday.

Colfax-Mingo couldn’t overcome a three-point first quarter and scored only two points in the third during a 43-26 home loss to the Warriors.

A tough shooting night was partly to blame. The Tigerhawks shot only 21.2 percent from the floor, made 4-of-23 from 3 and missesd their only free throw attempt. They also turned the ball over 22 times.

HLV shot 47.4 percent from the floor despite making only 4-of-14 from 3. The Warriors (2-1, 2-1) also turned the ball over 27 times and were only 3-of-9 from the foul line.

The Warriors led 19-3 after one in the game and outscored C-M 9-2 in the third. The Tigerhawks outscored HLV in the second and fourth.

Steenhoek matched a career high with 12 points and added four rebounds. She made four 3-pointers in the loss.

Hansen finished with six points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks, Allen chipped in six rebounds, five assists and two steals and Sipma collected seven boards and swiped two steals.

Woods contributed six points and two steals, Houseman posted two rebounds, two assists and two steals, Bucklin collected four rebounds and Foglesong grabbed three boards.

Ayla Hall led HLV with 15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals.