Auburndale handed the Iola-Scandinavia girls’ basketball team a 36-30 nonconference loss Jan. 12.
Leighten Fischer scored 10 of her game-high 17 points for the Thunderbirds in the first half, but the Apaches led 16-14 at halftime.
Brooke Anderson scored 10 of her team-high 12 points for Auburndale in the second half as the visitors outscored the T-Birds 20-16 over the next 18 minutes.
Fischer added seven rebounds to her 17 points and; Mia Wandtke finished with six rebounds and four steals; and Kendall Johnson scored seven points.
The T-Birds will return to Central Wisconsin 8 play against Shiocton at home at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.
Iola-Scandinavia’s Mia Wandtke and Auburndale’s Rachael Bolder battle for position while going after a rebound Jan. 12 during a nonconference game in Iola.
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Payton Wester puts up a shot for the Thunderbirds against Auburndale.
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Brooke Anderson ties up Iola-Scandinavia’s Kendall Johnson.
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Auburndale’s Rachel Gronemeyer puts pressure on Iola-Scandinavia’s Bryanna Kisting as she moves the ball around the arch for the Thunderbirds.
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Leighten Fischer gets her hands in the air to stop Auburndale’s Brooke Anderson from passing the ball.
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Iola-Scandinavia senior Leighten Fischer scored her 1,000th point Dec. 22 in a win over St. Mary Catholic in Fox Crossing. From left are I-S girls’ basketball coach Mark Wester, Jackie Fischer, Leighten Fischer and Kyle Fischer.
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