There have been a number of individual performances that have leaped out in the last few weeks among area girls basketball players. But none was quite to the level of Seifert’s, JM’s double-double machine. It came in a 71-58 loss to Austin, but the 6-foot-2 senior scored 32 points and grabbed 27 rebounds — yes, 27. For the season, Seifert is averaging 17.3 points and 15.1 rebounds per game.

The Tigers junior guard seems to wind up in this Top Performers list every installment. She’s done it again, this time based on a 36-points outburst against No. 1 Class 1A ranked Goodhue on Jan. 11, a 77-70 Tigers comeback win. She also had a 28-points, 10-rebounds outing on Jan. 24 in a lopsided win over Cannon Falls.

Sauer was at her offensive best on Jan. 27 in an 86-74 win over Plainview-Elgin-Millville, scoring a Cotter record 37 points. She used the occasion to knock down six 3-pointers. Sauer will play next year at Division II Augustana University.

Harvey has been the area’s top scorer all season. On Jan. 18, she hit a personal high, scoring 38 points and burying four 3-pointers in a 92-79 win over New Ulm. Harvey was 8-for-14 on 2-pointers, 4-for-11 on 3-pointers and 10-for-11 on free throws. The senior guard also contributed 4 steals, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. She’ll play next year at Division I University of North Dakota.

The star junior forward went off for 34 points on Jan. 23 in a 67-48 win over Pine Island. Ohm was 11-for-23 from the field, including 4-for-8 on 3-pointers. She also had 8 steals, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

A senior guard, Agwa has been blistering recently, including scoring 31 points on Jan. 18 in a 76-62 win over Fridley. Agwa was 4-for-8 on 3-pointers and also had nine steals and seven assists.

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Carrier had her fingerprints all over K-M’s 81-78 overtime win over St. Paul Como Park on Jan. 18. It was Carrier who hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the contest into overtime. She finished with 29 points, four 3-pointers, was 9-for-9 on free throws and had 4 assists, 6 steals and took 2 charges.

Klug has been on an absolute tear the last month, routinely scoring in the 20s and 30s. The junior forward’s best night came Jan. 16 when she finished with 37 points and eight 3-pointers in a 75-45 win over Lewiston-Altura.

Bold has a nice long-distance shooting stroke. The junior guard/forward was really feeling it on Jan. 14, with six 3-pointers made and 32 points scored in a 78-36 win over LeRoy-Ostrander.

A sophomore guard, Mierau has had her share of big nights this season. One of them came Jan. 25, as she poured in 27 points in a 65-53 win over Cannon Falls. Teammate Emma Templin hit six 3-pointers in the same game and scored 24 points.

The Tigers’ senior guard sizzled on Jan. 16, scoring 36 points in an 80-72 win over Cannon Falls. Sanders was 13-for-22 from the field and 7-for-10 on free throws. She also had 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 rebounds.

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A sophomore point guard, William showed she can do a lot more than dish the basketball as she erupted for 29 points and five 3-pointers in a 67-37 win over Pine Island. Williams was 11-for-18 from the field, including 5-for-11 on 3-pointers and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line. She also had a whopping 7 steals, along with 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

A 6-foot senior, Palmby turned in her best game of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 29, scoring a career-best 34 points in an 89-63 win over Lewiston-Altura. Palmby was 10-for-17 from the field and 13-for-17 from the free-throw line.

Queensland is Grand Meadow’s do-everything 5-foot-11 senior. She did everything on Tuesday, Jan. 28 as the Superlarks beat Randolph 41-32. That included scoring 24 points and grabbing 15 rebounds (seven offensive). Queensland was 8-for-12 on 2-pointers and 2-for-7 on 3’s. For the season, she’s averaging 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game.

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It was a heck of a last week and half for southeastern Minnesota players joining the 1,000-career points scoring club.

Four different players did it — Lourdes junior forward Lauren Hust, Byron junior forward Madison Ohm, Caledonia junior forward Aubrie Klug and Kasson-Mantorville senior guard Keigan Cummings.