Still in catch-up mode. But it's nice to say that I'm not as buried as I was just a few days ago. Things are looking up.
Area boys' basketball scores on December 2:
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 41, Sauk Centre 40
Maple Lake 81, Annandale 73 (a huge early-season win for the Irish against last year's Class 2A runner-up team)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 61, Norwood-Young America 58
Ortonville 87, Benson 75
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 73, New London-Spicer 51
Bertha-Hewitt 61, Osakis 48
St. John's Prep 60, Swanville 54
Henning 62, Sebeka 60 OT
Battle Lake 100, Ashby 39
Kimball Area 63, Royalton 15
Lac qui Parle Valley 64, MACCRAY 59
Renville County West 55, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 31
Area girls' basketball scores on December 2:
Minnewaska Area 50, Melrose Area 34
Kimball Area 55, Royalton 45
St. John's Prep 45, Holdingford 28
Norwood-Young America 61, Rockford Area 25
Pequot Lakes 59, Pierz 51
Eden Valley-Watkins 59, Litchfield 47
Milaca 73, Maple Lake 45
Sauk Centre 94, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 81
Yellow Medicine East 76, Benson 43
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 40, Paynesville Area 36
Parkers Prairie 74, Bertha-Hewitt 45
HL-W-W 78, St. Cloud Cathedral 56