Hancock girls basketball is 6-0 after drubbing Ortonville in their second Pheasant Conference game of the year

In an always-tough environment to play in, the Hancock Owls girls basketball team defeated host Ortonville 51-33 in their second Pheasant Conference game of the season tonight.

The Owls' next game is next Tuesday (Dec. 21) at Ashby.

Owls girls hoops are 5-0 after surviving frigid shooting from the floor in a 55-43 win over CMCS

Going 0-for-10 from beyond the arc tonight, the Hancock Owls girls basketball team managed 19-of-27 shooting from the charity stripe to defeat visiting Central Minnesota Christian School in a non-conference game on December 14.

Hancock girls basketball is 4-0 after a hard-fought win over West Central Area on Friday night

Overcoming a typical physical battle from West Central Area last Friday night (Dec 10), the Owls girls basketball team built a 30-23 halftime lead and held on for a 60-49 non-conference win.

The Owls (4-0) made 26-of-48 shots from the field, shooting an outstanding 54% on the night, which includes a 3-for-8 performance from three point land. They also made 5-of-7 from the foul line.

Sophomore Courtney Greiner led the Owls with 17 points and 8 rebounds.

A very good Central Minnesota Conference Christian squad comes to town on Tuesday night this week for non-conference action. The Owls travel to Ortonville for Pheasant Conference action on Thursday.

Owls girls basketball improves to 4-0 with a win vs. West Central Area

After leading 30-23 at halftime, the Hancock Owls girls basketball team put up another 30 points in the second half in a 60-49 non-conference win over West Central Area.

More will follow over the weekend.

Hancock Owls girls basketball drubs rival C-G-B in Pheasant Conference opener

Final score from Hancock (3-0) on Thursday night: Hancock 56, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 16.

Last week Thursday, the Owls defeated Brandon/Evansville 47-33 to go to 2-0 on the year.

Hancock Owls girls basketball wins season opener by double digits at Montevideo

Final score from Montevideo tonight: Owls 53, Thunderhawks 29.

The 1-0 Owls shot 21-for-50 from the floor and 8-of-12 from the free throw line.

Hancock scoring: Aria Walstad 11, Kendra Schmidgall 19, Olivia Koehl 2, Sarandon Bigalke 3, Courtney Greiner 7, Illissa Koehl 11

Rebound leaders: Walstad 7, I.Koehl 7

Assist leaders: Walstad 7

Steal leaders: Walstad 5, I.Koehl 5

Up next for the Hancock girls basketball team: a home game against Pheasant Conference rival Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley on Tuesday, December 7.

Hancock girls basketball finishes 22-4 overall, loses a heartbreaker to Parkers Prairie 43-42 in Sub-Section 6A-South championship

The Hancock Owls girls basketball team lost in truly heartbreaking fashion after battling with all they had in 36 minutes of action-packed playoff ball against state-ranked and heavily-favored Parkers Prairie at the University of Minnesota-Morris on March 9.

It was their third appearance in a sub-section championship game since 2007, when the Owls finished as Class A State Runners-up.

Hancock Owls girls basketball team posts its third 20-win season in the last 4 seasons, bounces Barnesville 52-38

The Hancock Owls girls basketball team improved to 20-3 overall with a 52-38 non-conference win over Barnesville (14-11) on Thursday night on the road.

Kendra Schmidgall powered the Owls’ offense with 26 points and eight rebounds.

Up next for the Owls: the Sub-Section 6A-South quarterfinal game will be hosted by Hancock on Thursday, March 4 at 7pm. They'll face the winner of the Ashby/Henning game, which will be held on March 1.

Hancock Owls girls basketball falls in Pheasant/Little Eight Conference shootout at UMM, 67-59 loss to Parkers Prairie

The Hancock Owls (15-3) suffered only their third loss of the season at the University of Minnesota-Morris on Saturday night. Their 11-game winning streak was halted in the process.

Parkers Prairie improved to 18-1 overall.

Hancock Owls girls basketball picks up a tough road win by double digits at Minneota, 52-37 final score

The Minneota Vikings entered the game with a 12-2 record. They had just beaten a strong Marshall Tigers squad last week and had a ton of momentum coming into the game, which was hosted by the Vikings.

More will follow later.

Hancock improves to 12-2 with the win.

Hancock Owls girls basketball picks up double-digit win at Prinsburg on Thursday night

The Hancock Owls girls basketball team improved to 11-2 overall with a convincing 63-43 win over Central Minnesota Christian School. CMCS falls to 8-6 with the loss.

The Owls led 35-20 at halftime, as they shot just over 40 percent from three-point range with Schmidgall sinking three of the team’s seven treys before the break.

Owls scoring summary: Kaylee Voorhees 5, Lauren Nelson 6, Lindsie Cunningham 3, Bree Holleman 20, Kendra Schmidgall 20, Abby Ascheman 2, Illissa Koehl 7

3-point shots: Voorhees 1, Cunningham 1, Holleman 2, Schmidgall 3

Rebound leaders: Schmidgall 10, Nelson 7

Assist leaders: Holleman 5, Nelson 4, Cunningham 4

Steal leaders: Schmidgall 4

Up next for the Owls: a Saturday matinee trip to Minneota, to battle in a 1:00pm game against the tough-as-nails 12-2 Vikings. Minneota's only losses are to a #7 state-ranked, 14-1 Canby Lancers squad.

Hancock Owls girls basketball pummels Pheasant Conference rival Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 72-31

Senior guard Bree Holleman broke the West Central Tribune area girls basketball scoring record.

She finished the game with 2,055 career points.

Hancock Owls girls basketball survives a scare at Fergus Falls-Hillcrest

The Hancock Owls improved to 9-2 overall with a 45-42 win at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy on Thursday night.

The Owls led 22-19 at halftime over the host Comets (5-7).

Hancock Owls drubs Wheaton-Herman-Norcross in girls basketball action

The Hancock Owls girls basketball team defeated the rival Warriors of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross by a 55-39 margin tonight in a game held at Wheaton.

The Warriors fall to 3-7 overall, while the Owls improve to 6-2 with the win.

Hancock's next game is at home on Friday night against Pheasant Conference rival Ortonville (2-8).

Hancock Owls improve to 5-2 with convincing 58-34 win at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

The Hancock Owls started off the new year in style with a big 58-34 over sub-section rival B-B-E on Tuesday night.

The Jaguars remained winless with the loss, falling to 0-6 overall.