GIRLS BASKETBALL
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023 | 15
LQPV banks on its size and strength After going 25-4 last season, the Eagles will have a new lineup
Lac qui Parle Valley junior guard Isabel Gerdes attempts a layup with Central Minnesota Christian junior Lauren Taatjes defending her during a game between the Eagles and Bluejays on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Prinsburg.
BY MICHAEL LYNE West Central Tribune
MADISON — The Lac qui Parle Valley girls basketball team lost much of its core from a 2022-23 season which saw the Eagles have a dominating season in the Camden Conference. LQPV had an 18-0 conference record and was 25-4 overall. The Eagles lost to Minneota, which made it to the Class A state tournament, in the Section 3A-North championship. But with the loss of four senior starters, three of which were All-Camden Conference picks and the other an honorable mention, LQPV enters the 202324 with plenty of new faces. LQPV losses are highlighted by All-Area First Team pick Taylor Shelstad and All-Area second team pick Camryn Lee, both of which were Class A All-State Honorable Mentions. The Eagles also graduated Rylee Lund and Ayanna Gipson. “As we start the year, we are a very inexperienced group,” said Eagles head coach Dylan Erickson, who enters his fourth season as LQPV’s head coach and has a 59-17 record. “Each girl will be in a new situation and new roles. It will take us some time to find a rhythm together with many new faces out for basketball and playing alongside each other.” LQPV’s sole returning starter is senior guard Isabel Gerdes. An
Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune
Michael Lyne / West Central Tribune
Lac qui Parle Valley head coach Dylan Erickson draws up a play for his Eagles against Yellow Medicine East on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at YME High School in Granite Falls. All-Camden Conference pick, she tore her ACL late last season and is still in the recovery process. “We don’t have a timetable for her return, but we are hopeful that she can return at some point for her senior season,” Erickson said. Jalyn Lee is a player to watch for the Eagles. She is a 6-foot junior guard/ forward who is LQPV’s only returning player with some varsity experience. She came off the bench in the sixth-player role. “We have a lot of size and length as a team,” Erickson said. “I am looking forward to using that to help us find some early success this year.”
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY EAGLES
Girls Varsity Basketball schedule 2023-2024 Monday, December 4 Monday, January 8 Saturday, February 3 Game 7:15PM ................................Ortonville Game 7:15PM ...........................Lakeview Game 1:30PM ....................Pipestone Area Ortonville High School LQPV High School Main Gym Pipestone Area High School Tuesday, December 12 Thursday, January 11 Tuesday, February 6 Game 7:15PM ...................Dawson-Boyd Game 7:15PM ........... Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Game 7:15PM .................................Wabasso LQPV High School Main Gym Tracy Area Public Schools Wabasso, MN Thursday, December 14 Friday, January 19 Thursday, February 8 Game 7:15PM ...................................... CMCS Game 7:15PM ................................ Minneota Game 7:15PM ........................Dawson-Boyd Central Minnesota Christian School Minneota High School Dawson-Boyd High School Friday, December 15 Saturday, January 20 Monday, February 12 Game 7:15PM .........................MACCRAY Game TBD ...............................................TBD Game 7:15PM .............................. Benson LQPV High School Main Gym Elkton Public School LQPV High School Main Gym Friday, December 22 Tuesday, January 23 Tuesday, February 13 Game 7:15PM ...... Yellow Medicine East Game 7:15PM ........ KMS Public Schools Game 7:15PM .......................Morris Area LQPV High School Main Gym LQPV High School Main Gym LQPV High School Main Gym Wednesday, December 27 Friday, January 26 Thursday, February 15 Game 6:30PM .......... Buffalo Lake-Hector Game 7:15PM .......................... Ortonville Game 7:15PM .............................. MACCRAY SMSU - Marshall LQPV High School Main Gym MACCRAY High School - Clara City
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LQPV sophomore Jalyn Lee, left, gets the ball away from D-B's Alyssa Swedzinski for a steal during a Section 3A-North quarterfinal game on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 at Montevideo. Joe Brown / West Central Tribune
Tuesday, January 30 Thursday, January 4 Game 7:15PM ......Renville County West Game 7:15PM ......................................Canby LQPV High School Main Gym Canby High School Friday, February 2 Friday, January 5 Game 7:15PM ...........Central Minnesota Game 7:15PM ............................Montevideo Christian Montevideo High School LQPV High School Main Gym
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