PIRATE GIRLS BASKETBALL FALLS TO DGF 59-28

The Crookston Pirates Girls Basketball team fell to the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels 59-28 at the Crookston High School Gymnasium. 

FIRST HALF-
At the beginning of the game, both teams agreed to let Crookston’s injured senior, Halle Winjum, take the opening tip and deliver the game’s first basket and Winjum’s final basket of her high school career while allowing DGF to score a basket on the other end. Later, Crookston’s Chloe Boll knocked down a three to give Crookston an early 5-2 lead. Emma Gunderson for Crookston pulled up for a short jump shot, which ended a DGF 6-0 run to make it 8-7. With about four minutes left in the half, Isabelle Smith hit a three to make it 23-12, with DGF leading. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton would hold the lead at the half at 32-14. 

SECOND HALF –
In the second half, Crookston’s Naomi Johnson got off to a good start as she finished her post move with a short basket to make it 32-16. Later in the half, Grace Boll heaved a nice pass down the floor to Brooklyn Waldal, who banked in a layup for the Pirates to make it 40-18 with DGF still leading. Madilyn Bruggeman hit a short shot in the lane for the Pirates with about six minutes left in the game, with Crookston trailing 58-22. Halle Nicholas came off the bench for Crookston and, in the last minute of the game, buried a three for Crookston as the game would end with Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton winning 59-28. 

Crookston drops to 3-22 on the year and will take on Breckenridge on Friday on KROX. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton improves to 11-15 on the year as they close out their regular season.