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The visitors from Belle Plaine took a 69-56 girls basketball win over the Highland Huskies Monday in Riverside. The Plainswomen started fast, leading 22-12 after the first quarter and held a 38-28 advantage at the half. Out of the locker room Belle Plaine added six more to their lead, with their second 20 point quarter of the night, and were on top 58-42 going to the fourth. Highland was unable to mount a push down the stretch to get back in the game. Despite the loss, Highland went nine of 14 from three point land, pulled down 39 rebounds, and had 18 assists but were derailed by 35 turnovers...

By Jeff Yoder The regular season tip-off finally arrived at Highland on Tuesday, bringing Louisa-Muscatine and Class 2A’s second-leading scorer to the Huskie gymnasium. With 24 points, Falcon senior Kylee Sanders finished slightly below her season average of 29 points per game, but it was still enough for L-M to leave with a 59-33 victory. Sophomore Dani Laughlin had 14 points and five steals for Highland, who was playing in its first game of the season while the Falcons were on their fifth.  Highland coach Jody Fink said the delayed start was not ideal, but it was good for his young team ...