ELY- The Timberwolves are flawless thus far in 2023. They made it four straight wins on Monday against Cherry, as they topped the Tigers 66-42 in what Head Coach Max Gantt described as “a balanced attack.”
“Everybody on our team who checked-in played impressive defense,” noted Gantt. “Zoe Mackenzie and Maisy Sundblad gave us great minutes! We limited our turnovers against a pretty solid Cherry defense. We got a ton of offensive rebounds and just out worked them sometimes. (It was) a total team effort.”
Grace LaTourell poured in 15 points to lead the offensive attack. Clare Thomas notched 11 points. Hannah Penke tallied 13 points, while Madeline Perry brought great defensive energy and added nine points on offense. Madeline Kallberg added eight points, while Sarah Visser contributed with seven.
“I’m proud of how we are playing right now,” said Gantt. “We want to keep getting better as it’s only game 11 and we have a long season, but I’m very happy with where we are now!”
The Wolves had their toughest test of the new year last Thursday against North Woods. That game appears in a separate story on page 1B.
In a makeup game against Silver Bay on Saturday, the Wolves cruised to an 85-35 win over the Mariners.
Madeline Perry and Hannah Penke poured in 19 points apiece in the contest, while Clare Thomas added 14. Grace LaTourell tallied 13 points, while Sarah Visser added 10. Overall, the team notched eight treys and posted 22 steals.
“We played solid defense all game and took care of business,” said Gantt. I’m proud of how we have been improving defensively and sharing the ball on offense lately.”
The Wolves also topped Littlefork-Big Falls on Jan. 3, 86-31. Penke poured in 20 points to lead offensively, while Perry added ten points and six assists. Thomas added ten points and eight rebounds, while LaTourell added ten points and six steals.
The Wolves were set to take on Fond du Lac on Saturday and head to Duluth on Tuesday to take on Duluth-Marshall. They’ll return home next Thursday to host International Falls.