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With less just over a week remaining until the district tournaments, teams in the 9C, 10C and 2B continue fight for positions in the conference standings to help their seeding at the all-important tournaments.
In the 9C, the Blue Sky Eagles have cemented themselves in as the league champs, despite suffering their third loss of the year this weekend.
Blue Sky opened the weekend with a 74-44 drubbing of Box Elder in Box Elder. The Eagles rolled to a 34-18 first-half lead and never looked back. Kaila Warren led all scorers with 23 points including three three-pointers. Blue Sky also got 16 points from Lindsay Anderson in the win. Box Elder had three players in double figures led by Rebecca Eagleman's 18 points. Shaneen Raining Bird and Ashley Parisian added 11 and 10 points, respectively in the loss.
The Eagles extended-winning streak came to a halt on Saturday night, falling to their 10C rival the Chester Coyotes 60-53 in Rudyard. Chester grabbed a 33-28 after three quarters and fought off a furious Blue Sky rally to pick up the win.
Mary DeVries led Chester with 19 points. Keyla Wendland added 14 and Shawnee Norick chipped in with 12 for the Coyotes, as they improved to 7-1 in the 10C and 13-3 overall.
The Eagles got a game-high 29 points from Anderson and 17 from Warren in the loss. Blue Sky still remains atop the 9C with a 12-2 conference record and a 13-3 overall record.
The real race in the 9C standings is for second place as a trio of teams fight it out to be the No. 2 seed in the 9C tourney.
The KG KouGars remained in second despite splitting a pair of games this past week. The KouGars fell to Chester 65-48 on Thursday night, but rebounded for a 54-38 win over Turner on Saturday in Turner.
Chester outscored KG 28-16 in the first half and never looked back on Thursday as DeVries scored a game-high 20 points. Norick added 12 points and Courtney Fraser and Amanda Violett chipped in with 10 points each in the win. KG was led by Cady Arifin with 16 points in the loss.
Against Turner, KG used an 18-5 first-quarter burst to put the Tornadoes away early. Arifin scored 18 points and Casie Toner added 16 in the win for the KouGars, who improved to 8-6 in conference and 10-6 overall. Kelsey Klindworth led Turner with 16 points while Britney Jones added 14 for the Tornadoes.
The Big Sandy Pioneers moved into a tie for third with Rocky Boy in the conference standings, picking up a pair of conference wins. The Pioneers picked up a critical 64-57 win over the Morning Stars on Friday night in Big Sandy. Big Sandy broke open a 29-27 game with a 24-10 burst in the third quarter to pull away. The Pioneers also had to weather a fierce Rocky Boy rally in the fourth quarter as the Stars outscored them 20-11, but came up short.
Ashley Goodian had a monster game for Big Sandy, scoring 36 points including eight three-pointers. Rocky Boy got 22 points from Marty Rae Stiffarm and 15 from Loni Belcourt in the loss.
Big Sandy scored its second win Saturday night in Hays with a 60-45 win over the T-Birds. Goodian scored a game-high 21 points while Sarah Yirsa and Naomi Williams added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Hays-Lodge Pole was led by Sheena Shambo's 16 points.
With the wins, Big Sandy improved to 7-7 in conference and 8-8 overall.
Rocky Boy suffered a second loss on the weekend, but it did not hurt the Stars in conference standings. District 2B Harlem picked up its second win of the season, and its second over Rocky Boy in a non-conference game in Rocky Boy.
The Wildcats outscored the Morning Stars 45-30 in the second half to pull away. Olivia Main had a huge game for Harlem, scoring 34 points, including four three-pointers. Colleen Filesteel and Carly Haluszka added nine points each in the win. Rocky Boy was led by Stiffarm's 19 points.
In other 9C action, the Box Elder Bears suffered a tough 74-35 loss to Belt on Jan. 26 in Box Elder. Shaneen Raining Bird was the only Bear player to reach double figures with 11 points.
The Hays-Lodge Pole T-Birds' woes continued with two more losses on the weekend. The T-Birds fell to rival Dodson 75-49 in Dodson on Thursday night. After trailing 28-27 at halftime, the T-Birds fell apart in the third quarter as Dodson outscored them 26-9 to pull away. Colette Hawley led Hays with 17 points while Sheena Shambo added 11.
On Monday night, the Turner Tornadoes edged the T-Birds 51-49 in Hays. No individual statistics were available for this game.
Also on Monday night, the Harlem Wildcats remained winless in District 2B falling to Plentywood 56-43. Olivia Main led Harlem with 19 points.
MONDAY, JAN. 26
BELT 74, BOX ELDER 35
Belt 22 18 23 10 - 74
Box Elder 10 6 13 6 - 35
Belt - Alice Wichman 4, Kaili Coughlan 9, Cass Gondeirio 4, Megan Wichman 15, Jessica Golden 6, Rachel Baumgartner 4, Melissa Runyan 4, Kelsey Baumgartner 27. Totals: 19 15-24 74
Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 6, Gerri Eagleman 8, Rebecca Eagleman 5, Ashley Parisian 5, Shaneen Raining Bird 11. Totals: 15 5-19 35.
Three-point goals - none. Team fouls - BELT 15, BOX 17. Fouled out - none.
WEDNESDAY
DODSON 75, HAYS-LODGE POLE 49
Hays-Lodge Pole 12 15 9 13 - 49
Dodson 7 21 26 21 - 75
Hays-Lodge Pole - Clarissa Cochran 4, Jean Whitecow 2, K. K. Kirkaldie 7, Jennifer Messerly 2, Vanessa Webb 6, Sheena Shambo 11, Colette Hawley 17. Totals: 19 6-12 49.
Dodson - Deanna Bear 18, Suzi Kirkaldie 11, Belinda Horn 1, Jenelle Wing 4, Megan Martin 11, Deserae KillEagle 22, Amanda Messerly 8. Totals: 30 8-16 75
Three-point goals - K.K. Kirkaldie, Webb 2, Shambo 2, Bear 2, S. Kirkaldie 3, KillEagle 3. Team fouls - DOD 14, HLP 15. Fouled out - Hawley.
THURSDAY
Chester 65, KG 48
KG 6 10 14 18 - 48
Chester 14 14 20 17 - 65
KG - Cady Arifin 16, Heidi Donovan 4, Mandy Rambo 9, Casie Toner 6, Whitney Hanson 7, Britta Umbach 4, Janine Jorgenson 2. Totals: 18 8-18 48.
Chester - Amanda Violett 10, Shawnee Norick 12, Alisha Fossen 8, Mary DeVries 20, Courtney Fraser 11, Keyla Wendland 4. Totals: 23 19-31 65.
Three-point goals - Arifin 2, Toner, Hanson. Team fouls - CHE 20, KG 23. Fouled out - Toner, Hanson, Umbach, Fraser.
FRIDAY
Chinook 29, Glasgow 28
Chinook 5 14 4 6 - 29
Glasgow 4 9 9 6 - 28
Chinook - Monica Thackeray 6, Tiffany Cuerth 6, Kelsey Crampton 10, Georgia Barber 1, Brittany Williams 6. Totals: 11 7-12 29.
Glasgow - Alexa Etchart 2, Denise Enebo 6, Karissa Hughes 11, Chelsie Pattison 5, Tiffany Waters 4. Totals: 12 3-11 28
Three-point goals - Pattison. Team fouls - CHI 13, GLA 15. Fouled out - none.
Big Sandy 64, Rocky Boy 57
Rocky Boy 10 17 10 20 - 57
Big Sandy 19 10 24 11 - 64
Rocky Boy - Allie Sunchild 5, Loni Belcourt 15, Ronnie Jo LaMere 7, Tori Belcourt 2, Deidra Sunchild 2, Chelsey St. Pierre 4, Marty Rae Stiffarm 22. Totals: 19 18-30 44.
Big Sandy - Ashley Goodian 36, Naomi Williams 8, Sarah Yirsa 3, Shalayna Pearson 6, Sandy Zeiger 3, Jessica Amsbaugh 4. Brittany Marx 4. Totals: 24 8-17 57.
Three-point goals - Goodian 8, LaMere 1, . Team fouls - BS 20, RB 14. Fouled out - Williams, Pearson.
Blue Sky 73, Box Elder 44
Blue Sky 15 19 8 30 - 73
Box Elder 9 9 16 10 - 44
Blue Sky - Holly Haas 5, Kaila Warren 23, Lindsay Anderson 16, Robyn Schnitzmeier 9, Maia Aageson 7, Kile Patrick 6, Megan Warren 3, Jordan Han 3. Totals: 23 14-22 73.
Box Elder - Tasha Parisian 4, Gerri Eagleman 2, Rebecca Eagleman 18, Ashley Parisian 10, Shaneen Raining Bird 11. Totals: 20 4-21 44.
Three-point goals - Warren 3, R. Eagleman 1. Team fouls - SKY 18, BOX 17. Fouled out - A. Parisian.
HARLEM 78, Rocky Boy 63
Harlem 17 16 23 22 - 78
Rocky Boy 17 16 14 16 - 63
Harlem - Olivia Main 34, Alicia Shields 5, Carly Haluszka 9, Danielle Dirden 5, Amy Stiffarm 4, Kayla Horn 6, Leandra Thomas 2, Colleen Filesteel 9, Star Carrywater 4. Totals: 32 6-10 78.
Rocky Boy - Allie Sunchild 8, Loni Belcourt 9, Ronnie Jo LaMere 6, Tori Belcourt 9, Deidra Sunchild 7, Chelsey St. Pierre 5, Marty Rae Stiffarm 19. Totals: 20 21-30.
Three-point goals - Main 4, Shields 1, Horn 1, L. Belcourt 1, D. Sunchild 1. Total Fouls - HAR 25, RB 11. Fouled out - none.
SATURDAY
VALIER 52, J-I 31
Valier 14 11 14 13 - 52
J-I 9 3 9 10 - 31
Valier - Cayla DeBoo 11, Aisha Snyder 5, Emily Johnson 11, Emily Breding 6, McKayla Tatsey 8, Ashley Breding 5, Jenna Tatsey 4. Totals: 18 15-28 52.
J-I - Megan Herdina 12, Mandi Moss 1, Amanda Miller 6, Katie Bangs 2, Kayla Fusk 1, Katie O'Neil 1, Mariah Fusk 1, Hannah Pimley 7. Totals: 11 7-17 31.
Three-point goals - Herdina 2, DeBoo. Team fouls - J-I 24, VAL 22. Fouled out - Moss, O'Neil.
Chester 60, Blue Sky 53
Chester 12 10 11 27 - 60
Blue Sky 13 8 7 25 - 53
Chester - Amanda Violett 7, Shawnee Norick 12, Alisha Fossen 2, Mary DeVries 19, Courtney Fraser 6, Keyla Wendland 14. Totals: 23 12 -21 60.
Blue Sky - Holly Haas 3, Kaila Warren 17, Lindsay Anderson 29, Robyn Schnitzmeier 2, Kile Patrick 2. Totals: 19 11-19 53.
Three-point goals - Wendland 2, Warren 2, Anderson 2. Team fouls - SKY 20, CHE 19. Fouled out - Fossen, Fraser, Maia Aageson, .
KG 54, Turner 38
KG 18 16 10 10 - 54
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