MELLETTE – Northwestern pulled away from a one-point halftime lead and grabbed a 42-30 win over Ipswich in Lake Region Conference girls’ basketball action Thursday night.

Ashley Haven scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half, while Tara Blachford had eight of her 11 points in the final 16 minutes as well.

Marley Guthmiller scored 10 points for Ipswich, which slipped to 6-3 on the season.

IPSWICH (6-3): Bri Geditz 2 0-0 5, Anna Nierman 1 0-0 2, Marley Guthmiller 4 0-0 10, Jalyssa Hutson 2 1-3 6, Tristan Geditz 0 1-2 1, Emri Braun 0 1-2 1, Gabby Wald 1 2-2 5. Totals 10 3-9 30.

NORTHWESTERN (4-4): Tara Blachford 3 2-2 11, Ashley Haven 8 5-6 22, Sophia Troske 3 0-0 7, Mikaela Schmitt 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 70-8 42.

Ipswich 9 10 22 30

Northwestern 4 11 27 42

3-point field goals – B. Geditz, Guthmiller 2, Hutson, Wald; Blachford 3, Haven, Troske. Total fouls – Ipswich 11; Northwestern 12.

Wolsey-Wessington 57, Hitchcock-Tulare 51

HITCHCOCK-TULARE (2-7): Cambree Hoekman 4 4-6 15, Gracyn Bixler 3 4-9 11, Emmerie Arthurs 5 0-0 11, Regan Lutter 1 0-2 3, Jocelyn Wagner 1 0-0 2, Keilee Schone 1 0-0 2, Kenli Hooks 1 5-6 7. Totals 16 13-23 51.

WOLSEY-WESSINGTON (5-4): Taylor Eichstadt 4 0-2 11, Maria Nelson 1 5-6 7, Shae Uttecht 4 2-4 13, Payton Peterson 2 2-6 6, Kendal Uttecht 3 3-6 10, Raya Toupal 1 3-5 6, Preslie Jensen 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 15-29 57.

Hitchcock-Tulare 8 22 35 51

Wolsey-Wessington 10 24 41 57

3-point field goals – Hoekman 3, Bixler, Arthurs, Lutter; Eichstadt 3, S. Uttecht 3, K. Uttecht, Toupal. Fouled out – Bixler; Toupal. Total fouls – Hitchcock-Tulare 22; Wolsey-Wessington 25. Rebounds – Wolsey-Wessington 18 (K. Uttecht 6). Turnovers – Wolsey-Wessington 14.

Hamlin 54, Webster 21

WEBSTER (3-6): Chloe Mammenga 1 0-0 2, Georgia Vergeldt 1 0-0 2, Bailee Ninke 2 4-4 9, Ryan Johnson 2 0-0 6 Cartney Hanson 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 4-4 21.

HAMLIN (8-0): Addie Neuendorf 3 5-6 14, Sarita Stevenson 2 0-0 4, Paxton Neuendorf 1 4-5 7, Issie Steffensen 4 2-2 12, Addie Jensen 4 1-4 9, Ava Taschner 1 0-0 3, Paige Stormo 2 0-0 5. Totals 17 12-17 54.

Webster 4 9 17 21

Hamlin 13 29 46 54

3-point field goals – Ninke, Johnson 2; A. Neuendorf 3, P. Neuendorf, Steffensen 2, Taschner, Stormo. Total fouls – Webster 13; Hamlin 11.

Castlewood 49, Great Plains Lutheran 36

CASTLEWOOD (4-5): Claire Horn 7 0-1 14, Cydni Kudrna 0 1-2 1, Kendra Nielsen 1 0-0 2, Kayla Goens 2 0-0 4, Sophia Kudrna 3 0-0 6, Cassidy Kirwan 5 0-0 14, Ava Ruml 2 2-2 6. Totals 21 3-7 49.

GREAT PLAINS LUTHERAN (4-3): Kate Holmen 2 2-3 6, Katherine Prahl 6 3-4 16, Lillian Martens 1 0-0 2, Emily Moritz 2 0-0 6, Julia Prahl 2 0-2 4, Peyton Czerwan 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 5-9 36.

Castlewood 10 23 38 49

Great Plains Lutheran 5 21 23 36

3-point field goals –Kirwan 4; K.Prahl, Moritz 2. Total fouls – Castlewood 13; Great Plains Lutheran 12. Rebounds – Castlewood 27 (Ruml 8); Great Plains Lutheran 25 (J. Prahl 6). Turnovers – Castlewood 9; Great Plains Lutheran 19. Assists – Castlewood 6. Steals – Castlewood 13.

Milbank 55, Redfield 29

REDFIELD (2-6): Hayden Gall 4 1-2 11, Brynn Giblin 1 0-0 2, Charli Jungwirth 1 1-2 4, Kinley Smith 2 3-4 7, Rylan Frericks 1 0-0 2, Maddisyn Morrissette 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 5-8 29.

MILBANK (7-1): Susie Schuneman 5 0-0 13, Avery Schuneman 4 0-2 10, Adison Pauli 5 0-0 15, Belle Pauli 4 1-2 10, Anna Neugebauer 2 0-0 4, Violet Johnson 1 0-0 3. Totals 21 1-4 55.

Redfield 7 10 21 29

Milbank 8 17 38 55

3-point field goals – Gall 2, Morrissette, Jungwirth; A. Pauli 5, S. Schuneman 3, A. Schuneman 2, B. Pauli, Johnson. Total fouls – Redfield 12; Milbank 12. Rebounds – Redfield 21; Milbank 18. Turnovers – Redfield 25; Milbank 12.

Miller 45, Sully Buttes 12

MILLER (9-2): Paige Werdel 5 2-4 16, Madelyn Saienga 3 1-2 7, Jolie Palmer 2 2-4 7, Hailey Werdel 2 0-0 4, Kate Lichty 1 1-2 4, Jayce Pugh 1 0-2 3, Gracen Werdel 1 0-0 2, Kaihlyn Anderberg 1 0-1 2. Totals 16 7-15 45.

SULLY BUTTES (0-9): Jaydn Jaeger 2 3-7 7, Nevaeh Westphal 1 0-0 2, Scotlynn Kinney 0 2-2 2, Jaycee Jaeger 0 1-4 1. Totals 3 6-13 12.

Miller 11 32 43 45

Sully Buttes 2 8 9 12

3-point field goals – P. Werdel 2, Lichty, Pugh. Total Fouls – Miller 17; Sully Buttes 13.

Groton 71, Tiospa Zina 3

TIOSPA ZINA (4-6): Scoring not reported.

GROTON (7-4): Jerica Locke 5 1-2 11, Jaedyn Penning 5 0-0 10, Rylee Dunker 2 1-2 5, Taryn Traphagen 7 0-0 15, McKenna Tietz 3 0-0 6, Kella Tracy 4 1-2 9, Talli Wright 2 1-2 5, Sydney Locke 2 0-0 5, Makenna Krause 1 0-0 2, Tevan Hanson 1 0-0 3. Totals 32-53 4-8 71.

Tiospa Zina 1 3 3 3

Groton 30 49 57 71

3-point field goals – Traphagen, S. Locke, Hanson. Total fouls – Groton 6. Rebounds – Groton 33 (Penning 8, Dunker 6). Turnovers – Groton 8. Assists – Groton 21 (J. Locke 5, Traphagen 5). Steals – Groton 19 (Traphagen 7).