Tornadoes struggle as conference play gets underway, fall to North Star and Fort Benton
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Wendy VanValkenburg
Senior Bret VanValkenburg attacks the basket Saturday against Fort Benton during the team's first home game of the season.
The Turner Tornadoes began conference play this past weekend. Friday the boys traveled to Gildford where they were defeated by the North Star Knights 82-42. Saturday the Fort Benton Longhorns topped Turner 45-30 in their home opener.
Friday in Gildford the Knights raced out to a 22-8 advantage earlier. Turner picked up a three point basket from senior Bret Vanvalkenburg in the first quarter and five more points in the second but the team trailed 42-17 at intermission.
Things evened out a bit in the second half but in the end Turner was defeated 82-42.
VanValkenburg led the Tornadoes with 15...
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