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Fergus Falls 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team takes 3rd place in Hawley

By Alyssa Huseby, 12/07/21, 11:15PM CST

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With a field filled with Heart of Lakes teams, the 8th Grade Otter Girls had a chance to participate in a tournament featuring some of the area's best 8th graders. 

Fergus Falls ended up taking home third place honors out of the 7 teams participating, which included Hawley, Perham, Frazee, Barnesville, LPA, and DGF.

The morning started out strong with a 3 point victory over a very competitive Barnesville team. The Otters were down at halftime 13-16 and outscored the Trojans in the second half 17-11. They were led by Emma Dirkman with 11 points, followed closely by Hattie Fullhart with 8.

The day continued with a game against the Frazee Hornets. Ruby Ellison and Hattie Fullhart shared the title of leading scorer with 9 each. Ashtyn Lill scored 7. The Otters came out on top with a 32-23 victory.

Immediately following that game, it was another match up against Barnesville. This time was a different outcome with a losing score of 19-37. Ruby Ellison was the leading scorer with 9.

The Otters return home with a game vs. Wahpeton on December 7th before traveling to Detroit Lakes to take on the Lakers on December 9th.