West Branch Falls to Bellevue in RVC Dual

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West Branch fell to Bellevue 61-6 in a River Valley Conference dual on Thursday in Bellevue.

Cale Donovan picked up the lone win for West Branch with a first-period pin at 170 pounds.

Bellevue 61, West Branch 6
106 – Zach Roeder (BEL) pinned Barrett Walsh 1:29
113 – Double forfeit
120 – Gentry Owen (BEL) won by forfeit
126 – Austin Michels (BEL) dec. Dalton Depoorter 2-1
132 – Cade Smith (BEL) pinned John Hatfield 3:31
138 – Ethan Nemmers (BEL) maj. dec. Zach Wright 14-3
145 – Hunter Clasen (BEL) pinned Jacob Graves 5:22
152 – Harrison Haynes (BEL) pinned John Yates :31
160 – Lucas Knief (BEL) won by forfeit
170 – Cale Donovan (WB) pinned Justin Carrier :56
182 – Zach Bullock (BEL) won by forfeit
195 – Mason Lyons (BEL) pinned Nick Madsen 2:53
220 – Brandon Kafer (BEL) won by forfeit
285 – Double forfeit

Kabela Records Double-double in Win Over Durant

West Branch senior Cooper Kabela.

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New year, same old Cooper Kabela.

Kabela posted his fourth straight double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds as West Branch downed Durant 71-58 on Tuesday in a River Valley Conference South division contest in Durant.

The 27 points by Kabela paced fourth players in double figures as West Branch improved to 6-4 on the season and 5-4 in RVC play.

Beau Cornwell added 18 points, eight assists and four steals and Ben Thompson had 12 points for West Branch.

Tanner Lukavsky had 10 points, seven rebounds and five steals for the Bears.

Durant dropped to 4-4 on the season and 4-3 in RVC play.

West Branch   15 16 19 21 – 71
Durant            13 10 19 16 – 58

West Branch (71) – Cooper Kabela 27, Beau Cornwell 18, Ben Thompson 12, Tanner Lukavsky 10, Ted Bridges 4.

West Branch Starts 2017 With a Win

Tatum Koenig drives against Durant. Norv Coblentz/For Your Prep Sports.

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West Branch lost three of its final four games to close out 2016.

The Bears started the new year on the right track on Tuesday.

Tatum Koenig had 22 points to lead West Branch to a 58-37 win over Durant in a River Valley Conference matchup in Durant.

West Branch improved to 7-4 with the win and moved to 6-4 in RVC play while Durant dropped to 2-9 and 2-7 in conference play.

Koenig had five rebounds and five steals to go with her game-high 22 points and senior Haley Mullinnix added 16 points, five assists and four steals for the Bears.

Senior Abby Knoop had eight points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the win.

Durant           10  8  11  8 – 37
West Branch 18 11 13 16 – 58