Fromm's 40 spoils return of Valley Christian varsity girls basketball program to WIAA and Trailways conference

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OSHKOSH - In their first game back competing at the varsity level in both the Trailways conference and the WIAA, the Valley Christian Warriors controlled a good majority of the contest, but turnovers proved costly in a 62-55 loss to Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah.

Valley led by three at the break, and as many as six points midway through the second half, but the Resorters shot their way into as much as an eight-point lead of their own with three minutes left to go. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah senior guard Coryn Fromm scored 16 points in the first half, including four three-pointers, and would go on to finish with a game-high 40.

Senior forward Anna Y. Giannopoulos paced the Warriors with a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double with five steals and two blocks. Freshman guard Mya Moran added 15 points and five rebounds for Valley. Sophomore guard Anna E. Giannopoulos also had five steals while dishing out eight assists and grabbing six rebounds.

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 23 39 - 62

Valley Christian 26 29 - 55

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah: Lisowe 1, Saeger 6, Tegen 3, Fromm 40, Bunke 8, Conrad 4. 3-pt: Fromm 6. FT: 12-22. Fouls: 13.

Valley Christian: Boevers 9, A.Y. Giannopoulos 24, Moran 15, Fink 7. 3-pt: Boevers 2, A.Y. Giannopoulos 2, Moran 2. FT: 11-19. Fouls: 17.

Laconia 60, Xavier 45

ROSENDALE - Laconia improved to 2-0, with back-to-back wins against Division 3 opponents, in a convincing victory over the Hawks.

The Spartans continued to let it fly, sinking another 13 three-pointers after making 11 on opening night, Tuesday, in the thrilling 82-78 win over No. 2 Oostburg.

Junior guard Aubrey Leonard scored 11 of her team-high 14 points in the first half, freshman guard Finley Morgan added four threes for 12 points, and junior guard Tierney Madigan had 11 to round out the scoring leaders for Laconia.

Elle Krull led Xavier with 11 points.

Xavier 25 20 - 45

Laconia 43 17 - 60

Xavier: Standish 4, J. Krull 2, VandeHey 9, Power 6, Martine 3, E. Krull 11, Hafner 4, Stempa 6. 3-pt: Power 2, Martine, E. Krull 2. FT: 6-7. Fouls: 8.

Laconia: Engel 9, Duel 1, Madigan 11, Vandeberg 5, Leonard 14, P. Morgan 8, F. Morgan 12. 3-pt: Engel 3, Madigan, Leonard 3, P. Morgan 2, F. Morgan 4. FT: 5-10. Fouls: 10.

Tuesday night's girls' basketball recap: Laconia High School girls basketball outlasts Oostburg in overtime on opening night

Oshkosh West 54, De Pere 52

DE PERE - After trailing by four at the half, Oshkosh West picked up a come-from-behind victory over the Redbirds to open their 2023-24 season with a win.

Paige Seckar scored 12 points in the second half to finish with a team-high 17 for the Wildcats.

Claire Bjorge made six threes to lead De Pere with a game-high 30 points.

Oshkosh West 20 34 - 54

De Pere 24 28 - 52

Oshkosh West: Schelfhout 2, Gehri 7, Lenz 6, Hammen 7, Jodarski 3, Martin 1, Toman 3, Seckar 17, Rasmussen 8. 3-pt: Gehri, Jodarski, Rasmussen 2. FT: 14-18. Fouls: 13.

De Pere: Tassoul 9, Ciesielczyk 4, Bjorge 30, Bierowski 2, Hafeman 7. 3-pt: Tassoul, Bjorge 6. FT: 3-10. Fouls: 13.

Lourdes Academy 60, Weyauwega-Fremont 22

OSHKOSH - Up by 18 at the half, the Knights left no doubt in mind, opening their 2023-24 season with a convincing victory over the Warhawks.

Hailee Bauer drained six three-pointers, finishing with a game-high 19 points. Ella Slusarski and Hannah McDowell each added 11 points apiece for Lourdes.

Olivia Witkowski had six in each half to finish with a team-high 12 points for Weyauwega-Fremont.

Weyauwega-Fremont 9 13 - 22

Lourdes Academy 28 32 - 60

Weyauwega-Fremont: Wohlt 2, Delwiche 4, Witkowski 12, Gunst 1, Pantzlaff 2, Samz 1. 3-pt: Delwiche. FT: 13-18. Fouls: 12.

Lourdes Academy: Schettle 3, Bauer 19, Ruedinger 6, Mullen 4, Huizenga 2, Machiros 4, Slusarksi 11, McDowell 11. 3-pt: Schettle, Bauer 6, Slusarski, McDowell. FT: 5-7. Fouls: 19.

Lomira 61, Winneconne 38

WINNECONNE - Lomira cruised to an opening night victory over the Wolves after battling throughout a tight first half.

Piersten Litterick and Addison Zahn tied for a game-high 14 points each and Savanna Frea added 11 points to lead the Lions. Litterick (four) and Zahn (six) also combined for 10 of Lomira's 12 steals as a team.

Jada Kaiser and Grace Mitchell each scored eight points to lead Winneconne. Mitchell grabbed nine rebounds and had four steals.

Lomira 20 41 - 61

Winneconne 17 21 - 38

Lomira: Litterick 14, Kretschmer 9, Dreikosen 5, Zahn 14, K. Chervenka 2, Norlin 2, R. Chervenka 2, Marshall 2, Frea 11.. 3-pt: Litterick, Kretschmer 2, Dreikosen, Zahn 3. FT: 12-24. Fouls: 13.

Winneconne: Kaiser 8, Stephans 6, Rogers 5, Gardner 6, Schaffer 2, Braman 4, Mitchell 8, Barkovich 1. 3-pt: Rogers, Gardner. FT: 6-18. Fouls: 15.

North Fond du Lac 55, Amherst 41

AMHERST - North Fondy outscored the Falcons by 14 in the second half to improve their record to 2-0 this season.

Lily Heidl led the way with 20 points and six steals for the Orioles and Allison Now added 18 points with five steals for North Fond du Lac. The team combined for 24 steals altogether.

North Fond du Lac 23 32 - 55

Amherst 23 18 - 41

North Fond du Lac: Dobke 2, Heidl 20, Now 18, Krupp 4, Stettbacher 6, Mastelic 5. 3-pt: Heidl 2, Now. FT: 4-8.

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Berlin 44, Waupaca 28

BERLIN - Callie Kurczek scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards to lead Berlin to 2-0. Claire Bartol pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

Waupaca 14 14 - 28

Berlin 20 24 - 44

Berlin: B. Bartol 3, Johnson 1, Sobieski 8, C. Bartol 4, Boegh 7, Hoffman 3, Kurczek 18. 3-pt: B. Bartol, Sobieski, Boegh, Hoffman. FT: 4-12.

Abundant Life/Saint Ambrose 45, Central Wisconsin Christian 28

WAUPUN - ALSA's Emma Belter put together a rare points-steals double-double with 16 points and 10 steals. Belter also grabbed six rebounds. Magdalen Simon had a more traditional double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, along with five assists and five steals. The Challengers collected 23 thefts as a team.

Kylie Beer led CWC with 13 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two three-pointers.

Tabitha Buwalda added seven points, eight boards and three assists, Taylor Hoffman had two points, six rebounds, a pair of assists and five steals, and Samantha Braskamp tallied three points with three assists and five steals. McKenzie Zuhlke rounded out the Crusaders with a three-point basket.

CWC 21 7 - 28

ALSA: Blahnik 2, Rockwell 4, Wetzel 8, Belter 16, Fiesel 2, Simon 11, Quam 2. 3-pt: Wetzel 2, Simon. FT: 6-10.

CWC: Buwalda 7, Hoffman 2, Beer 13, Braskamp 3, Zuhlke 3. 3-pt: Beer 2, Zuhlke. FT: 3-8. Fouls: 14.

Campbellsport 46, Washington County Home School 20

CAMPBELLSPORT - After dropping their season opener, the Cougars bounced back to win the home opener in convincing fashion.

Lilli Twohig recorded a double-double for Campbellsport with 14 points, 11 rebounds and grabbed six steals. Maddy Smith added 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Cougars.

WCHS 10 10 - 20

Campbellsport 22 24 - 46

Campbellsport: L. Twohig 14, J. Twohig 6, Helsell 2, Sabish 2, Rohlfs 2, Smith 10, Loehr 2, Lavernz 2, Beck-Sabish 4, Wernicke 2. 3-pt: none. FT: 0-2. Fouls: 8.

Oakfield 68, Rio 26

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This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Fond du Lac/Oshkosh area high school girls basketball roundup 11-16-23