Big night from Bremer helps Arcadia split conference games
Freshman Amaya Schlesser of Arcadia drove the net for a layup attempt during the second half of a 57-51 win over Onalaska Luther at Arcadia High School. (Times photograph by Benjamin Pierce)
Arcadia junior Kaitlyn Bremer found her spot in last Tuesday’s game against Onalaska Luther.
Bremer hit four of her six attempts from the three-point line and scored a team-best 14 points to help Arcadia earn their third consecutive Coulee Conference win, a 57-51 victory.
Arcadia lost their first conference game of 2023-24 last Thursday against the Coulee favorites in West Salem. The Raiders are now 3-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play.
A pair of Trempealeau County teams are set to face the Raiders this week — G-E-T (3-4, 2-1 Coulee) hosted Arcadia on Tuesday, and Independence/Gilmanton (4-3, 2-1 Dairyland Conference) is scheduled to visit the Wanek Center this Thursday.
Arcadia 57 Luther 51
Bremer’s big night was complimented by another Raider who filled the scorebook.
Freshman Tatum Drazkowksi scored 11 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds on a night Arcadia out-rebounded Luther 44-26.
Senior Casidi Pehler added 12 rebounds for the Raiders.
Luther (3-2, 2-1 Coulee) got 15 points from Sienna Kreidermacher and trailed by only four points at halftime.
Arcadia (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-fouls-points)—Bremer 4/6-2/2-2-2-14; Slaby 1/3-0/0-4-2-2; Grotjahn 3/8-0/1-1-0-8; Lockington 0/1-0/0-1-0-0; Drazkowski 5/10-1/2-18-2-11; Pehler 2/16-4/8-12-3-8; Schlesser 4/4-0/0-3-1-9; Sonsalla 2/6-0/1-3-1-5.
W. Salem 60 Arcadia 27
West Salem’s Megan Johnson scored 19 and teammate Josie Brudos had 12 as the Panthers (6-0, 3-0 Coulee) handed the Raiders their first loss in conference play this season.
West Salem is fresh off a 2022-23 season that ended at the WIAA Division Three state tournament.
Drazkowski paced Arcadia in points (nine) and rebounds (13).
Arcadia (field goals/attempts-free throws/attempts-rebounds-points)—Bremer 0/2-0/1-2-0; Walters 0/3-0/0-1-0; Slaby 0/0-0/0-1-0; Grotjahn 3/9-0/0-4-7; Lockington 0/1-0/0-1-0; Drazkowski 3/4-3/7-13-9; Pehler 0/5-2/2-7-2; Anderson 0/1-0/0-1-0; Schlesser 2/3-0/0-1-5; Schlosstein 1/1-0/0-1-2; Sonsalla 0/5-2/2-4-2.
