Martin County West will open its girls basketball season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with a nonconference game vs. Edgerton at the Health and Wellness Center at Minnesota West in Worthington.
It’s also the opener for the Flying Dutchmen.
The Mavericks have a new head coach this season as Cliff Anderson moves over after a couple of decades as the head boys basketball coach at MCW. Carter Wille will be his assistant coach.
Martin County West had an 11-16 record last season in Rodger Taylor’s final season as head coach. The Mavericks defeated Madelia in the opening round of the Section 2A South Sub-Section tournament before falling to Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey.
Edgerton was 16-9, making it to the Section 3A South Sub-Section championship game, where it lost to crosstown rival Southwest Minnesota Christian.
There are two games at Minnesota West Saturday. Adrian/Ellsworth plays Springfield at 1 p.m.
MCW has a nonconference game at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Monday before opening its Valley Conference schedule at home in Sherburn next Friday vs. Nicollet.
MARTIN COUNTY WEST GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sat., Nov. 25: Edgerton at Minnesota West, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 27: at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, 7:15 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 1: Nicollet, 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 4: at Mankato Loyola, 7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 5: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 12: at St. Clair, 7 p.m.
Fri., Dec, 15: at GHECTML (Truman), 7 p.m.
Mon., Dec. 18: at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (Alden), 7 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 21: Windom, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 5: Madelia, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 8: at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 11: Fairmont, 7 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 16: at Nicollet, 7 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 19: Mankato Loyola, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 22: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 25: St. Clair, 7 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 29: Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey, 7 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 2: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 5: at Madelia, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 8: Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 10: GHECTML (Trimont), 5:45 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 12: at Blue Earth Area, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 15: Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s, 7 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 19: at St. James Area, TBA
Home games at Sherburn unless otherwise noted