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STRATFORD – The Stratford girls basketball team dominated the second half and pulled past Shullsburg 51-40 to win the championship game of its home Stratford Holiday Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Stratford High School.
Shullsburg led 19-17 at halftime before the Tigers pulled away in the second half with a 13-point advantage to win by nine.
Bailey Linzmaier had 19 points, Tessa Berg added 14 points, and Lauren Kraus had 11 rebounds for Stratford, which is now 6-3 this season.
Stratford returns to Marawood Conference South Division action Tuesday at Wausau Newman Catholic.
Tigers 51, Miners 40
Shullsburg 19 21 – 40
Stratford 17 34 – 51
SHULLSBURG (40): Hailey Duerst 0 0-0 0, Silvia Bombin 2 0-0 6, Camden Russell 6 5-5 17, Olivia Brown 3 0-1 7, Taylor Russell 2 1-2 5, Paige Russell 1 0-0 3, Emmie Coppes 0 0-0 0, Ella Woodworth 0 1-2 1, Alexis Alt 0 1-2 1. FG: 14. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 4 (Bombin 2, Brown 1, P. Russell 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Duerst. Record: 6-6.
STRATFORD (51): Ella Heidmann 0-1 3-4 3, Tria Tubbs 0-1 0-0 0, Tessa Berg 7-12 0-0 14, Lauren Kraus 2-4 0-0 4, Bailey Linzmaier 6-7 6-10 19, Sailor Kauffman 1-2 0-0 2, Lexie Christopherson 0-5 0-0 0, Ashley Hollatz 3-4 0-0 6, Daisy Yoder 2-6 0-0 4. FG: 21-36. FT: 9-14. 3-pointers: 0-5 (Kauffman 0-1, Christopherson 0-4). Rebounds: 29 (Kraus 11). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-3.