Tyler DriesengaTue, March 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC·1 min readELSIE, Mich. (WLNS) – On the opening night of the district tournament at Ovid-Elsie, the host Marauders advanced with a 51-32 win over Chesaning and Ithaca advanced with a 41-34 win over St. Louis.
Ithaca’s win over St. Louis was the first game of the night. The Yellowjackets jumped out to a 24-4 lead and led by 18 points at halftime.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSt. Louis held Ithaca to just 10 points in the second half and clawed back down the stretch, but the Yellowjackets’ big first half was too much to overcome.
Libby Maurer led the way for Ithaca with 12 points. Emma Pavlik led St. Louis with 13 points.
The win avenges the Yellowjackets’ 53-52 loss to St. Louis less than two weeks ago. They advance to face Pewamo-Westphalia in the district semifinals on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Ovid-Elsie High School.
In the second game of the night, Mid-Michigan Activities Conference rivals Ovid-Elsie and Chesaning squared off for the third time. The Marauders won the first two meetings in the regular season.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe game was close for much of the first half, and a basket-and-foul by Chesaning’s Lydia Tithof cut the Marauder lead to 19-17 with 3:34 to play in the second quarter.
However, Ovid-Elsie reeled off a 15-0 run over the next 6:21 of game time to pull away.
Alyson Moore led the Marauders with 20 points and Kendal Tokar chipped in 16.
Tithof led Chesaning with 15 points.
Ovid-Elsie advances to face Hemlock in the district semifinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Ovid-Elsie High School.
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