Trio of Cardinals earn Big South All-Conference honors in basketball

The Big South Conference recently released its all-conference teams for boys’ and girls’ basketball.
A trio of Cardinals earned recognition for their play on the hardwood this past season.
For the boys, Bailey Cowell and Gannon Ahrendt both received all-conference honors.
Cowell and Ahrendt were the team’s two leading scorers and helped the Cardinals finish conference play with a record of 9-3 in the west division.
The other members of the all-conference in the west division were Connor Redman (Windom), Bryce Lance (Marshall), Josh Baker (Marshall), Dawson Kellen (Pipestone), Carson Woodford (Redwood Valley), Connor Josephson (Redwood Valley), Brock Bruns (Worthington) and Terbuto Ochothow (Worthington).
Christina Wagner was the lone representative for the Luverne girls’ basketball team.
Luverne finished the season with a record of 5-7 in the Big South Conference.
The other members of the all-conference team for the west division were Sadie Voss (Jackson County Central), Olivia Hayenga (Worthington), Jordyn Hilgemann (Marshall), Emily Meier (Marshall), Abby Wendorff (Marshall), Sydney Sommers (Redwood Valley), Haley Garman (Redwood Valley), Allison Letcher (Windom), and Delaney Smith (Windom).