By Lori EhdeFormer South Dakota Congressman Bill Janklow was sentenced to 100 days in jail last Thursday, Jan. 22, in the manslaughter case surrounding the death of Hardwick’s Randy Scott.In the week that followed, both local and regional reaction has ranged from outrage to compassion.At the Howling Dog Saloon, formerly the Scott family bar, "Scotty’s," bar manager Jodi Christy said reaction has been an equal mix of emotions."I’ve heard a lot people say he didn’t get enough — that he got off with only a slap on the hand," Christy said. "But I’ve also heard a lot of people say that if he had been anyone else — without so much media attention — they wouldn’t have gotten so much."With so many people voicing opinions on the outcome, the Scott family members themselves have reserved comment, in light of a wrongful death lawsuit underway.Scott, 55, was killed Aug. 16 when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a Cadillac driven by Janklow, who sped through a stop sign at a rural intersection in Moody County, S.D.Janklow was found guilty Dec. 8 of second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving, speeding and failure to stop at a stop sign.A 100-day prison sentence was suspended, and he’ll serve that time instead in the Minnehaha County Jail under several court conditions:oAfter 30 days behind bars, he’ll be allowed out of the facility six days a week for up to 10 hours per day to perform community service.oHe was sentenced to 30 days in jail for reckless driving, but that will be served at the same time.oHe was fined $5,000 and was ordered to pay Moody County $50 per day for the cost of his 100 days in jail.oHe was fined $200 each for the speeding and failing to stop at a stop sign.oHe must report to the Minnehaha County Jail in Sioux Falls on Feb. 7.oAfter his jail term, he’ll be on probation for three years during which time he won’t be allowed to drive.oIf he abides by all the conditions of his sentence, his felony record will be cleared after three years.A key witness in the trial and also in Monday’s sentence hearing was Luverne’s Terry Johnson who was with Scott on the fateful afternoon of Aug. 16."When I was called to the witness stand Thursday, I told them two things happened that day: 1. A man’s life was lost. 2. A man’s life was ruined," Johnson said."I don’t hate him for what happened, and I wanted to tell them that. It wouldn’t have been any different if it had been a farmer or any ordinary Joe that ran that stop sign."Johnson said he thinks some people wished he’d come down harder on Janklow when the judge asked for his opinion."I think some people wanted me to lash out when the judge asked me what kind of sentence Janklow should get." Johnson said."But what I said was that Mr. Janklow didn’t wake up that morning intending to kill Randy, and I don’t think a 10-year jail sentence would be right in this case."Johnson said he doesn’t necessarily agree with the judge’s decision to clear Janklow’s felony record after three years, but he said ordering community service is good for everyone."I think he’s better off talking to schools and teenagers about the dangers of speeding and driving recklessly," Johnson said.Johnson said he’d been asking Janklow for the past several months to call him so the two of them could speak personally.He got that chance two days prior to sentencing when Janklow called Johnson’s cell phone from Washington, D.C."I felt, from our conversation, he was remorseful about what had happened," Johnson said, declining to share specifics about the conversation.Christy attended Monday’s sentence hearing and said that she, too, had softened her opinion somewhat on Janklow."There were a lot of people who testified to his character, and I got to know a different Bill Janklow than what had been portrayed," she said.The 64-year-old Republican had been active in South Dakota politics for three decades, as governor and then congressman. Character witnesses pointed out the good Janklow’s done for so many people for so many years."Obviously he’s done a lot of good as a public official," Christy said."But the bottom line is Randy’s still gone. Nobody testified to the kind of person he was and the kind of person we lost."She said she’s encouraging everyone to channel emotions positively. "I’ve always tried to get people to remember Randy," Christy said. She did that last fall by organizing a memorial ride on Oct. 4 that drew more than 700 motorcycles to Luverne.Planners have decided to make it an annual event on the anniversary of Scott’s death on Aug. 16.This summer, the Scott Memorial Ride will be on Saturday, Aug. 14, with proceeds going to a charity of the Scott family’s choice.

By Sara StrongThe Luverne Economic Development Authority decided not to help fund Loren Forrest’s travel and research for a new corn-to-fuel process.LEDA director Dan Statema said, "We decided that he and his partners could fund the research and come back to the board if they wanted a loan, and they can discuss it then."Forrest said he was confident that the new ethanol process will prove feasible. He may ask the city for a $250,000 loan for a new facility.The first request was for $25,000. The complicated process is through catalytic conversion, rather than fermentation, as used in the current ethanol plant in Luverne.The process uses less corn and can use plant residue, stover or silage. Forrest said he believes a ton of corn could produce up to 291 gallons of ethanol.He would like to eventually form a co-op with a manager handling day-to-day operations.Forrest said he would not proceed unless it proves viable and he gets detailed information to create a similar facility.Forrest, himself, has spent three years studying the process, down to complicated chemistry and how a plant would be physically set up. He said that since it can use silage and other forms of "biomass," that it makes it a good idea. It could be used even in drought years if crops were poor.

By Sara StrongThe wheels are in motion for the third contract between the city of Luverne and Rock County to be terminated. The Rock County Board of Commissioners and the Luverne City Council met Tuesday, and decided to end the assessing contract. Recently, the Pool and Fitness Center and dispatching contracts were ended. The city of Luverne will advertise for assessing proposals for next year, after the county turned down its idea for reducing Luverne’s fee.Rock County has provided assessing services for Luverne since 1980. The fee for 2004 was $35,700.Luverne wanted the fee brought down to $30,000 for 2005 and 2006, but Rock County said that wouldn’t be possible. County Administrator Kyle Oldre said, "If we can’t recoup our cost, we can’t do it." Rock County charges its contract cities based on the percentage of time the Assessor’s Office spends with that city. In Luverne’s case, the charge was 75 percent of one person’s time. The county also assesses for Steen and Hills.Breaking down the fee to a per parcel cost, Luverne pays $15.47. Comparing that to Hills ($13.35 per parcel) and Steen ($14.23 per parcel), the Luverne City Council thought its contract should be reduced.The county said that the amount of commercial and industrial property in Luverne simply takes more time to assess, and the fee reflects that.For comparison, Granite Falls pays $16.70 per parcel; Pipestone pays $11.24 per parcel; Magnolia pays $5.85 per parcel; Redwood Falls pays $16.71 per parcel, and Worthington pays $19.52 per parcel. With the equivalent of 75 percent of an assessing employee paid for by the city’s contract, a job could be on the line.Oldre said, "It’ll be an adjustment for us, that’s for sure. The County Board is going to have to discuss its options."The city will send out its requests for proposals to prospective assessors, including the county, this week.Mayor Glen Gust said he hoped the county would respond with a proposal. Councilman Pat Baustian said, "If we can keep our business local, that’s what we want to do."

Luverne defenseman Tim Drost swipes at a puck controlled by Wadena-Deer Creek’s Andrew Murray during Saturday’s boys’ hockey game at the Blue Mound Ice Arena. The visiting Wolverines upended the Cardinals by an 8-0 tally.By John RittenhouseThe Luverne boys’ hockey team slipped to 3-14 for the season after dropping a pair of games since Saturday.Wadena-Deer Creek skated to an eight-goal win over the Cardinals in Luverne Saturday. The Cards lost by six goals in Worthington Tuesday.Luverne hosts Waseca Saturday.Worthington 8,Luverne 2The Trojans scored the game’s first eight goals during a convincing six-goal home win Tuesday.Ben Clark recorded a hat trick and Michael Wildeman scored twice for a Worthington team that outshot the Cardinals 45-26 in the contest.Clark opened the scoring at the 13:10 mark of the first period before Cameron Koopman made it 2-0 with 5:02 left in the stanza.Wildeman scored twice in the first 8:09 of the second period, and Jared Smith and Clark added goals 1:41 apart as the period progressed to make it 6-0.Clark completed his hat trick with 11:54 left to play in the third period. Paul Elsing added a goal at 6:58 to end Worthington’s eight-goal run.Luverne’s Nathan Boler scored after being set up by Andre Landtwing and Tyler Elbers with 1:45 left to play. Landtwing received his second assist of the game when Matt Reverts scored with 22 seconds remaining.Pat Bennett stopped 38 shots in net for LHS.W-DC 8, Luverne 0The Cardinals proved to be no match for a solid Wadena-Deer Creek team when the squads squared off in the Blue Mound Ice Arena Saturday.The Wolverines scored eight goals in the first two periods and outshot the Cards 43-15 in an 8-0 game.Luverne limited W-DC to goals by Mike Mays and Kyle Dickhaus in the first period, but the Wolverines exploded for six goals in the second period to settle the issue.Tyler Neu and Andrew Murray scored two goals each for W-DC in the second period. Brandon Kvaame and Dustin Postell netted one goal each in the stanza.Bennett, who kept the Cardinals in the game by making 15 saves in the first period, stopped 35 of 43 shots overall.

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne gymnastics team competed against Jackson County Central, a school with a rich gymnastics tradition, and some other top-notch teams during a pair of outings late last week.The Cardinals stayed within three points of JCC when they hosted the Huskies for a meet Thursday. Luverne finished eighth at the annual Sweetheart Invitational in Jackson Saturday.Luverne will compete in Windom tonight before hosting St. Peter Saturday.JCC inviteThe Cardinals placed eighth in a 10-team field during Saturday’s competition in Jackson.Luverne compiled 125.675 points at the event, topping Marshall (122.575) and Vermillion (121.45) in the final standings.New Prague (142.125), Mound-Westonka (139.225), Breck (139.2), Big Lake (137.225), Worthington (123.05), JCC (131.575) and Martin County West (126.425) led the field.Luverne athletes were unable to crack the top four positions in individual competition.Breck’s Marin McCarthy won the all-around (37.775), bars (9.7) and floor (9.7) championships. M-W’s Kristin Prins won the vault with a 9.3. NP’s Heidi Kick took top honors on the beam with a 9.4.Callen Bosshart turned in Luverne’s top scores in the all-around (32.4), vault (8.7), floor (8.55) and beam (7.55) competitions. Amanda Dooyema led the Cards with a 7.8 on the bars.Individual resultsVault: C.Bosshart 8.7, Brittany Mulder 8.25, Morgan Bosshart 8.2, Brittany Boeve 8.1, Victoria Arends 7.95.Bars: Dooyema 7.8, Mulder 7.7, C.Bosshart 7.6, Courtney Fodness 7.35, M.Bosshart 6.75.Floor: C.Bosshart 8.55, Mulder 8.35, Dooyema 8.15, M.Bosshart 7.65, Boeve 7.25.Beam: C.Bosshart 7.55, Boeve 7.525, Fodness 7.3, Dooyema 6.9, Mulder 5.9.JCC 135.125,Luverne 132.15Luverne’s third record-setting performance of the season wasn’t enough to stop the Huskies Thursday in Luverne.The Cardinals established a new school scoring record by compiling 132.15 points, but they fell three points short of JCC when the team scores were tallied.JCC’s Kylla Bargfrede led the Huskies to victory by winning the all-around (35.925), floor (9.3), beam (8.575) and bars (8.9) championships. She also shared the vault title (9.15) with Luverne’s Callen Bosshart and JCC’s Danielle Honnette.Bosshart, who placed second all-around with33.95 points, placed second on the bars (8.65), third on the beam (7.5) and tied for fourth place on the floor (8.65) with teammate Brittany Mulder.Mulder was third all-around (32.25) and fourth on the bars (8.0).Luverne’s Amanda Dooyema placed second on the beam (8.1) and third on the bars (8.55). Cardinals’ Brittany Boeve and Morgan Bosshart tied for second place on the vault with JCC’s Brenna Munoz with 8.85 efforts.Individual resultsBars: C.Bosshart 8.65, Dooyema 8.55, Mulder 8.0, M.Bosshart 7.6, Courtney Fodness 6.7.Beam: Dooyema 8.1, C.Bosshart 7.5, Boeve 7.25, Mulder 7.0, Fodness 6.5.Floor: Mulder 8.65, C.Bosshart 8.65, Boeve 8.4, Dooyema 8.3, Victoria Arends 7.3.Vault: C.Bosshart 9.15, Boeve 8.85, M.Bosshart 8.85, Arends 8.65, Mulder 8.6.

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth boys’ basketball team posted two wins in three outings since last Friday.The Panthers posted a 31-point victory over Lakeview in Cottonwood Friday before returning home to best Remsen (Iowa) St. Mary’s by 21 points Saturday. Ellsworth then lost a three-point overtime decision to Canby at home Tuesday.Ellsworth, 11-6 overall, plays road games against Dawson-Boyd Friday and George-Little Rock (Iowa) Monday before hosting Lake Benton Tuesday.Canby 58, Ellsworth 55The visiting Lancers outscored the Panthers 10-7 in overtime to win by three points in Ellsworth Tuesday.The game was tied at 36 after the third quarter and deadlocked at 48 at the end of regulation play. Canby, however, canned all six free throws it shot in overtime and beat EHS for the second time this season."We just didn’t get it done on defense," said Panther coach Ken Kvaale. "We didn’t shoot well from the outside, either."Ellsworth led 11-10 after eight minutes of play before being outscored 18-10 in the second period to trail 28-21 at the intermission.Curt Schilling, who turned in a 25-point, nine-rebound, six-assist performance, had a chance to make a game-winning shot at the end of regulation play. His eight-foot shot from the baseline was off the mark.Todd Alberty scored 11 points and nabbed eight rebounds for EHS. Cody Schilling led the Panthers with eight assists. Tom Janssen, who limited one of Canby’s top scorers to three points in the game, charted three steals.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 0 5-8 25, Janssen 3 0 0-1 6, Co.Schilling 0 3 0-0 9, Alberty 4 0 3-3 11, Farrell 1 0 0-2 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 45 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 33 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 91, RSM 70Playing their second game in less than 24 hours didn’t seem to bother the Panthers during Saturday’s 19-point home victory over Remsen St. Mary’s Saturday.The day after posting a victory in Ivanhoe, Ellsworth canned 52 percent of its field goals during a solid effort against RSM."We came out very poised in this game," said Panther coach Kvaale. "We went out on the floor and did what we do, and we did it right."The Panthers took a 23-14 lead in the first quarter and turned it into a 19-point halftime advantage (52-31) after outscoring RSM 29-17 in the second period. Ellsworth led by 25 points (72-47) after three quarters of play before settling for a 19-point victory in the end.Curt Schilling and Alberty, who charted eight and seven assists respectively, recorded double-doubles for the winners. Schilling had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Alberty added 18 points and 10 rebounds.Adam Sieff pumped in 24 points and passed for five assists. Janssen added 10 points and six assists to the winning cause.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 1 5-9 28, Janssen 2 2 0-0 10, Sieff 5 2 8-10 24, Alberty 4 3 1-1 18, Herman 1 1 0-0 5, Farrell 2 0 2-2 6.Team statisticsEllsworth: 22 of 64 field goals (52 percent), 16 of 22 free throws (73 percent), 42 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Ellsworth 71,Lakeview 40The Panthers bounced back from a home loss to Lincoln HI Jan. 20 by rolling to a 31-point conference win over the Lakers in Cottonwood Friday.Lakeview remained within striking distance of EHS in the first half after facing 13-6 and 31-21 deficits at the first two quarter stops, but the Panthers outscored the hosts 40-19 in the second half to win handily."Lakeview always seems to have a lot of big guys, but we got it done on the boards against them in this game. We played pretty well defensively, too," said Panther coach Kvaale.The Panthers extended their 10-point halftime lead to 19 points (51-32) in the third quarter before using a 20-8 scoring cushion in the final eight minutes of play to prevail by 31.Curt Schilling, who had five assists, led the Panthers with 30 points, 11 rebounds. Alberty chipped in 15 points and nine rebounds. Cody Schilling passed for nine assists and came up with four steals. Janssen chipped in five assists.Box scoreCr.Schilling 10 1 7-7 30, Janssen 2 0 2-2 6, Co.Schilling 1 0 3-4 5, Sieff 4 0 0-0 8, Alberty 5 0 5-7 15, Herman 0 1 0-0 3, Klaassen 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsEllsworth: 52 percent field goals (totals were unavailable), 17 of 20 free throws (85 percent), 36 rebounds, 12 turnovers.

By John RittenhouseThe Adrian girls’ basketball team extended its current winning streak to seven straight games after thumping a pair of Red Rock Conference opponents.The Dragons topped Comfrey by 21 points in Adrian Friday before winning by the same margin at Edgerton Public School Tuesday.Adrian, 12-2 overall, plays in Round Lake tonight before hosting Windom Friday and Murray County Central Monday.Adrian 52, Edgerton 21A strong defensive performance by the Dragons set the stage for Tuesday’s 21-point win in Edgerton.Adrian limited the Flying Dutchmen to 10 points in the first half and never let the hosts back into the game in the second half."We played well defensively," said AHS coach Randy Strand. "We gave up three points in the first quarter and three field goals in the first half."The Dragons rolled to an 18-3 lead in the first eight minutes of play and led by 18 points (28-10) at the intermission. Both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter, but the Dragons used a 13-10 scoring edge in the fourth quarter to make it a 21-point difference at game’s end.Maria Gengler led the winners with 16 points and tied Amber Loosbrock for the team lead with eight rebounds. Kylie Heronimus and Ashley Cox passed for nine and six assists respectively.Box scoreHenning 1 0 1-2 3, Heronimus 3 0 2-3 8, Banck 1 0 0-2 2, Kruger 3 0 1-1 7, Cox 2 0 2-4 6, Lonneman 4 0 0-0 8, Gengler 6 0 4-8 16, Loosbrock 0 0 2-6 2.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 36 field goals (56 percent), 12 of 26 free throws (46 percent), 42 rebounds, 18 turnovers.Edgerton: 13 of 46 field goals (28 percent), four of nine free throws (44 percent), 18 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Adrian 68, Comfrey 47The Dragons turned in an outstanding shooting performance during Friday’s 21-point home win over the Rockets.Adrian cashed in on 68 percent of its field goals during a game that featured the Dragons leading by 42 points after three quarters of play."Comfrey led 8-6 early, then we went on a 17-0 run," said AHS coach Strand. "That was all she wrote. We shot the ball well. We had three players that didn’t miss a shot."Adrian doubled Comfrey’s scoring output (16-8) by the end of the first quarter before increasing the difference to 21 points (37-16) by halftime. The Dragons went on a 23-2 scoring run in the third quarter to open a 60-18 lead before Comfrey outscored Adrian’s reserves 29-8 in the fourth quarter.Gengler, who made 11 of 12 field goals, scored 24 points and collected 10 rebounds for Adrian. Loosbrock and Sarah Kruger nabbed eight and six rebounds respectively. Heronimus and Cox charted seven and six assists.Box scoreS.Henning 2 0 1-2 5, Heronimus 3 0 0-0 6, Honermann 0 0 1-2 1, Thier 0 0 1-2 1, Banck 4 0 1-2 9, Kruger 2 0 0-0 4, Cox 4 0 0-0 8, Lonneman 2 0 1-2 5, Gengler 11 0 2-2 24, Strand 0 0 1-3 1, Loosbrock 2 0 0-6 4.Team statisticsAdrian: 30 of 44 field goals (68 percent), eight of 21 free throws (38 percent), 44 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Comfrey: 17 of 54 field goals (31 percent), seven of 14 free throws (50 percent), 25 rebounds, nine turnovers.

Luverne’s Dustin Donth (bottom) tries to break the grasp of Adrian’s Tony Sauer during the 152-pound match of Tuesday’s wrestling match in Luverne. Sauer pinned Donth to help the Dragons record a 76-6 victory over the Cardinals.By John RittenhouseTwo wrestling programs from the Star Herald coverage area squared off in a match Tuesday in Luverne.Adrian, a team expected to draw the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Section 3AA Team Tournament, did nothing to tarnish that status during the match against the Cardinals.The Dragons turned six forfeits and seven victories on the mat into a 76-6 victory against an undermanned LHS squad.Luverne’s lone victory of the night came at 135 pounds, where Anthony Boyenga pinned Andy Heitkamp at 3:01.Adrian received pins from Brandon Croat (1:28 over Brad Donth at 125), Tyler Wagner (5:14 over Kerry Fink at 140), Tom Slater (1:25 over Kelsey Petersen at 145), Nate Engelkes (2:56 over Dustin Donth at 152), Tony Sauer (4:42 over Jesse Saravia at 160) and Josh Winselman (1:15 over Roth Anderson at heavyweight).Adrian’s Dillon Miner notched a 12-3 major decision win over Mike Fletcher at 103 pounds.The 0-13 Cardinals host a triangular against Pipestone and Worthington tonight.Adrian, 22-4 overall, wrestles in Minneota Friday and at the Kasson-Mantorville Tournament Saturday before hosting Wabasso Tuesday.Match wrap-up103 (A) Miner m.d. Fletcher.112 (A) Gades by forfeit.119 (A) Z.Reker by forfeit.125 (A) Croat pins B.Donth.130 (A) J.Reker by forfeit.135 (L) Boyenga pins Heitkamp.140 (A) Wagner pins Fink.145 (A) Slater pins Petersen.152 (A) Engelkes pins D.Donth.160 (A) Sauer pins Saravia.171 (A) Reverts by forfeit.189 (A) T.Bullerman by forfeit.215 (A) Lutmer by forfeit.275 (A) Winselman pins Anderson.

By John RittenhouseThe Ellsworth girls’ basketball team ran its record to 8-6 after winning three straight games since last Thursday.The Panthers nipped Lakeview by one point in Ellsworth Thursday before edging Remsen (Iowa) St. Mary’s by two points in Ellsworth Saturday. EHS recorded its third straight victory by besting Canby by 10 points in Canby Tuesday.Ellsworth, 5-4 in the Camden Conference, hosts Dawson-Boyd tonight before playing road games against George-Little Rock Monday and Lake Benton Tuesday.Ellsworth 59, Canby 49A second-half rally gave the Panthers a 10-point win in Canby Tuesday.After trailing 10-9 and 26-23 at the first two quarter breaks, Ellsworth battled back to outscore the Lancers 36-23 in the second half to post its third straight win."We decided to play some good basketball in the last quarter and one-half," said Panther coach Dean Schnaible. "Our field goal shooting, getting a lot more opportunities at the free-throw line and our man-to-man, full-court pressure were the differences in the game."Ellsworth began its rally in the third quarter, when it moved in front 41-39 by period’s end. EHS outscored the Lancers 18-10 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.Laurel Drenth scored 15 points and passed for four assists for EHS. Brittney Kramer added 15 points to the cause, and Marla Groen chipped in 12 points and three assists. Amy Tiesler led the Panthers with eight rebounds. Amy Timmer and Rachel Kvaale charted three steals each.Box scoreTiesler 1 0 1-5 3, Leuthold 0 0 0-0 0, Kvaale 2 0 2-2 6, Ly.Drenth 0 0 0-0 0, Lr.Drenth 4 0 7-8 15, Groen 2 1 5-8 12, Kramer 6 0 3-6 15, Timmer 2 0 4-6 8.Team statisticsEllsworth: 18 of 38 field goals (47 percent), 22 of 35 free throws (63 percent), 25 rebounds, 23 turnovers.Canby: 20 of 62 field goals (32 percent), six of 10 free throws (60 percent), 30 rebounds, 17 turnovers.Ellsworth 49, RSM 47A late field goal by Laurel Drenth gave the Panthers a two-point home victory over Remsen St. Mary’s Saturday.Ellsworth played right with the talented team from Iowa and won the contest with Drenth’s decisive shot.The score was tied at 47 with 48 seconds left to play, and the Panthers opted to go for the last shot at that point. The ball ended up in Drenth’s hands in the high post, and she drove to the basket before turning a layup into the game-winning points with 2.2 seconds remaining. EHS intercepted RSM’s ensuing in-bounds pass to ice the win."Our girls played quite well," said Panther coach Schnaible. "It was a great team-effort. RSM has a very big, quick and good team. This was a nice win for the girls."Ellsworth led 11-9 after eight minutes of play before facing 24-21 and 35-33 deficits at the second and third quarter breaks.Drenth’s game-winning hoop capped a 23-point, six-assist performance. Kramer added 11 points and eight rebounds to the winning cause. Tiesler charted six rebounds and four steals. Groen passed for four assists.Box scoreTiesler 2 0 2-2 6, Leuthold 0 0 0-0 0, Kvaale 1 0 2-2 4, Ly.Drenth 0 0 0-0 0, Lr.Drenth 8 0 7-7 23, Groen 0 1 0-2 3, Kramer 5 0 1-3 11, Timmer 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsEllsworth: 18 of 45 field goals (40 percent), 12 of 16 free throws (75 percent), 28 rebounds, 17 turnovers.RSM: 15 of 46 field goals (33 percent), 14 of 22 free throws (64 percent), 19 rebounds, 16 turnovers.Ellsworth 41,Lakeview 40Clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch by Laurel Drenth helped the Panthers snap a two-game slide Thursday in Ellsworth.Drenth, who produced a double-double in the game by scoring 16 points and collecting 10 rebounds, drained four free throws in the final minute to clinch the victory for EHS.Drenth’s final two free throws gave the Panthers a 41-38 lead that was whittled down to one point when the Lakers hit a field goal late in the game. A stolen in-bound pass gave Lakeview an opportunity to win the game, but a last-second shot from six feet away was off the mark."This was a confidence-builder for us," said Panther coach Schnaible, who noted that EHS snapped a string of 20-plus turnover games against the Lakers. "We came into the game with two losses in a row and three poor performances. The 18 turnovers we had were much improved over the last three outings."Ellsworth, which led 12-10 after eight minutes of play only to fall behind by two points (24-22 and 35-33) at the next two quarter breaks, received an 11-rebound, three-steal effort from Kramer. Tiesler grabbed eight rebounds in her second varsity start. Groen charted four assists and two deflections in the game.Box scoreTiesler 2 1 0-0 7, Leuthold 1 0-0 2, Kvaale 0 0 0-0 0, Ly.Drenth 0 0 0-0 0, Lr.Drenth 5 0 6-7 16, Groen 3 0 0-0 6, Kramer 4 0 0-1 8, Timmer 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsEllsworth: 17 of 55 field goals (31 percent), six of eight free throws (75 percent), 38 rebounds, 18 turnovers.Lakeview: 17 of 43 field goals (40 percent), five of 16 free throws (31 percent), 25 rebounds, 10 turnovers.