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Esko Opens Season With Win

November 30th, 2016

Tyler Peterson-NSO

The Esko Eskomos opened their season up against their rivals, the Cloquet Lumberjacks. The Eskomos would come out on top, winning handily, 59-41.

The Eskomos held a 34-20 halftime advantage and continued throughout the second half, outscoring the Lumberjacks 25-21 to hold onto the season opening win.

Ava Gonsorowski led the way for Esko, scoring 20 points, while Selena Shady also got into double digits, chipping in 12 points. Rounding out the box score for the Eskomos was Karlie Kulas with 6, Mackenzie Holland, Mandi Dincau, and Eve Turner each with 5, and Macy Sunnarborg and Kaitlyn Bergerson with 3.

In the loss for the Lumberjacks, Allie Wojtysiak scored a team high 14 points. Carmen Foss added 9 points, while Nicole Blatchford scored 6. Also scoring for the Lumberjacks was Vanna Kelley with 5, Olivia Diver scoring 3, and Faith Carlson and Kendra Kelley each with 2.

The Eskomos open their season up 1-0. They will be back in action on December 1st when they host the Hermantown Hawks. The Lumberjacks start the season 0-1 and will look to bounce back on December 2nd when they host Litchfield.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com

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