Ronan Maidens earn bye in first round of districts

Ronan 64 Florence 53

In a battle between the top two teams in the conference, the Maidens came out fast and furious. They took a 21-6 lead after the first quarter. For the rest of the game, Florence matched them with points, but the Maidens never let Florence cut into the lead, which hovered around 15 points for most of the game. Only when Ronan let some of their younger players take over did the Falcons cut into that lead with a few minutes left in the game. During the course of the game, sophomore starter Micalann McCrea scored her 400th career point and Alicia Camel brought in her 100th varsity career rebound. She also led all scorers with 20 points, followed by 17 from Lee Camel.

Florence- 6 16 15 16 – 53

Ronan- 21 18 17 8 – 64

FLORENCE – Danielle Zahn 17, Chloe Arthur 9, Rilee Mangun 8, Autumn Round 4, Ally Rust 4, Makenna Liles 3, Meghan St. Germain 2, Alexis Taulbee 2, Kourtney Kohlman 2, Joey Janetski 2.

RONAN – Alicia Camel 20, Lee Camel 17, Micalann McCrea 14, Jordyn Clairmont 5, Sadie Wirz 2, Gabriella Wirz 2, Siliye Pete 2, Ashley Peterson 2.

3FGs – F4 (Zahn 3, Arthur), R4-10 (L.Camel 3, Clairmont). REBOUNDS 32 (L.Camel 8, A.Camel 7, McCrea 7, Pete 4, Clairmont 2, Ashley Peterson, Gabby Houle, Tiana Ulutoa, Jaelynn Askan). ASSISTS *18 (L.Camel 7, McCrea 5, A.Camel *5, Clairmont). STEALS *14 (Clairmont *4, McCrea 2, Pete 2, L.Camel 2, G.Wirz *2, A.Camel, Peterson).

Ronan 55 Anaconda 47

Against Anaconda Ronan had another good first quarter but then let Anaconda sneak back in during the second. Ronan took a 21-17 lead into halftime, then extended that to a seven point lead after three. The fourth quarter was the highest scoring, and Ronan managed to hold of Anaconda. During the game Jordyn Clairmont surpassed her 200th varsity career point and Alicia Camel went over her 700th varsity career point. Micalann McCrea led the Maidens with 18 points.

Anaconda- 6 11 11 19 – 47

Ronan- 12 9 14 20 – 55

ANACONDA – Alexis Seitzinger 16, Sydnie Peterson 10, Molly Huber 8, Randee Jo Johnson 5, Katie Jorgensen 5, Shea Forsberg 3.

RONAN – Micalann McCrea 5 8-11 18, Lee Camel 3 6-12 13, Jordyn Clairmont 2 6-6 10, Alicia Camel 5 0-2 10, Siliye Pete 1 2-4 4.

3FGs – A4 (Peterson 2, A.Seitzinger, Jorgenson), R1-12 (L.Camel). REBOUNDS 28 (A.Camel 11, L.Camel 4, McCrea 4, Clairmont 4, Pete 3). ASSISTS 8 (McCrea 4, A.Camel 3, Clairmont). STEALS 7 (Clairmont 3, L.Camel 2, A.Camel, Gabby Wirz). BLOCK 1 (A.Camel).

Arlee 74 TER 43

In Pablo, Arlee and Two Eagle battled it out in a 14C match up. The Eagles stuck close in the first quarter thanks to Casadi Wunderlich, who had five of their seven points. In the second, Arlee used their height and scrappy defense to pull ahead, taking a 31-14 lead. The Eagles had a rough third quarter, then bounced back in the fourth, scoring 22 points. However, it was too little too late for TER, and Arlee won the game 74-43.

Bryndle Goyins and Carly Hergett each had 15 for the Scarlets, and Megan Schick added 11.

Casadi Wunderlich led the Eagles with 18 points, followed by Tyra Michel who had 15.

Arlee- 9 22 23 20 – 74

Two Eagle- 7 7 7 22 – 43

ARLEE – Becca Whitesell 8, Ella Lindbergh 3, Carly Hergett 15, Abby Yocum 4, Morgan Malatare 3, Megan Shick 11, Ashley Tanner 3, Alyssia Vanderburg 8, Megan Reed 4, Bryndle Goyins 15.

TWO EAGLE – Casadi Wunderlich 18, Misty Mendoza 4, Tyra Michel 15, Kristan Hewankorn 2, Naomi Stevens 2, Esperanza Orozco 2.

Arlee 52 Charlo 32

In Arlee on Saturday, Charlo was looking to avenge their loss to the Scarlets earlier in the season. Cheyenne Nagy had two 3’s and Mikaylan Roylance added another in the first quarter to put the Vikings up by four points. In the second, Charlo continued their assault, working the ball around to break down Arlee’s defense. They took a five point lead at halftime. In the third, the Scarlets switched up their defense, playing a box and one on Nagy. Arlee scored 20 and held the Vikings to just five in the third quarter. At one point, coach Bret Thompson put in his entire bench to try and get things going for Charlo, but Arlee had their number. In the fourth the Vikings struggled to get shots to fall and Arlee took the win, 52-32.

Last week, the Vikings took another hit to their team as they lost their second player to a knee injury. Freshman Tyrah Hammond was injured in their game against Philipsburg, and freshman Teaira Truman recently had knee surgery. Both freshmen were seeing significant playing time on the varsity team.

Against Arlee, Cheyenne Nagy led the Vikings with 10 points, followed by Mikaylan Roylance, who had eight.

The Scarlets were led by Becca Whitesell, who celebrated her senior night with 18 points to lead all scorers. Carly Hergett and Alyssia Vanderburg each added 13.

Charlo- 15 11 5 1 – 32

Arlee- 11 12 20 9 – 52

CHARLO – Cheyenne Nagy 10, Mikaylan Roylance 8, Brooklyn Faust 4, Ashley Tryon 2, Sakoya Gaustad 1, Kenzie Couture 3, Skylar Frame 4.

ARLEE – Becca Whitesell 18, Ella Lindberg 2, Carly Hergett 13, Morgan Malatare 5, Megan Shick 1, Alyssia Vanderburg 13.

Charlo 59

Hot Springs 12

On Friday, the Vikings traveled to Hot Springs, where they made quick work of their conference opponent. Charlo put up 23 points in the first quarter while holding Hot Springs scoreless. From there, the Vikings coasted to a 59-12 win. Cheyenne Nagy led the team with 18, followed by Skyler Frame with 12.

Charlo- 23 17 12 7 – 59

Hot Springs- 0 6 2 4 – 12

CHARLO – Cheyenne Nagy 18, Mikaylan Roylance 10, Kaitlyn Cox 1, Brooklyn Faust 6, Ashley Tryon 3, Sakoya Graustad 8, Kenzie Couture 1, Skylar Frame 12.

HOT SPRINGS – Stacy Gray 4, Danielle Cannon 3, Kalen Lane 3, Karly Lawson 2.

TER 34 Plains 60

On Saturday, Two Eagle hosted Plains, the top team in the conference. Plains jumped out to a big lead, then extended that lead to 31-6 at halftime. The Eagles didn’t get things going until the fourth quarter, when they outscored Plains by four points. The final score was 60-34 in favor of Plains.

Casadi Wunderlich led TER with 14 points.

Plains- 16 15 17 12 – 60

Two Eagle- 3 3 12 16 – 34

PLAINS – Kimberly Earhart 12, Kassidy Kinzey 5, Jade LaDeaux 6, Carley Vonheeder 8, Natalie Deschamps 1, Lily Huenink 9, Kara Altmiller 3, Jessica Thopmson 8, Leah Thopmson 8.

TWO EAGLE RIVER – Casadi Wunderlich 14, Misty Mendoza 9, Shay-lyn Andrew 4, Kristan Hewankorn 4, Tyra Michel 3.

Polson 27 Bigfork 58

By John Heglie

At Polson last Thursday, the host Lady Pirates were subjected to an experience similar to the plight of the Titanic when they were iced by a collision with some Bergs. After averaging four dozen in their preceding games against class B opponents, the visiting Valkyries victimized, then vanquished Polson by means of all-state 5-11 Lana Berg and 6-0 Jaime Berg, who combined to nearly counter home team point productivity. Further complicating matters were tangles with their tallest trajectory tormentor, 6-2 post Miranda Campbell. Trailing by teens after the first frame, the Lady Pirates narrowed the lead within ten, 27-17, and were poised on the precipice of whittling down the deficit further into single figures. But the culmination of Val steals in the high teens along with half a dozen blocks would rupture the hull of crucial Polson scoring opportunities.

Shifting perspective to brighter tones, Nichole Lake turned in a double-double, while the backcourt trio of Brenna Clarke, Marlee Congdon and Lauren Lefthand collaborated upon nine points and seven steals.

Bigfork- 20 17 7 14 – 58

Polson- 6 13 1 7 – 27

BIGFORK – Jaime Berg 14, Lana Berg 11, Miranda Campbell 10, Rakiah Grende 10, Haile Norred 6, Mattison McAnally 5, Shae Anderson 1, Lily Stewart 1.

POLSON – Nichole Lake 3 4-8 10, Makenna Weltz 1 2-2 4, Brenna Clarke 1 1-2 3, Lauren Lefthand 1 0-1 3, Marlee Congdon 3, Kaelyn Smith 2, Mollie Fisher 2.

3FGs – B5-11 (J.Berg 3, Grende 2), P2-16 (Lefthand, Congdon). REBOUNDS 27 (Lake 10, Sampson *5, Weltz *3, Clarke *2, Smith 2, Congdon 2, Lefthand, Mollie Fisher, Quinn Motichka). ASSISTS *7 (Clarke 3, Lake 2, Lefthand, *Motichka). STEALS – B19 (McAnally 6, L.Berg 5), P16 (Clarke 3, Lefthand 3, Lake 2, Motichka 2, Congdon 2, Fisher 2, Sampson, Weltz). BLOCKS – B6 (Campbell 3, J.Berg 2), P*3 (*Lake, Lefthand, Weltz)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s): tm27r (Clarke 5r, Sampson 4r, Weltz 2r), tm6a (Motichka 0a), tm2b (Lake 0b).

Polson 42 Libby 38

At Libby after a stark start, the visiting Lady Pirates strung together their second highest sequence of consecutive double digit quarters this season to rally past host 7B Libby in the final frame.

Senior guard Brenna Clarke claimed game high scoring honors with a dozen points for a new varsity career high as well as lifted lots of Lady Logger loot with eight steals.

Lauren Lefthand, Nichole Lake and Kaelyn Smith collaborated upon another two dozen tallied into the treasure trove of the team.

Polson (5-12) hosts visiting Whitefish for Senior Night on Thursday, February 18 with an opportunity to net their first conference win. The Lady Pirates could flip the script in the lower strata of the conference hierarch with a three point victory or better, thereby relegating the Lady Bulldogs to the doghouse of the standings by leapfrogging over them into third place. Polson lost their previous encounter in the final seconds 33-31 on account of a pair of late steals that were cashed in at the free throw line to capture the contest.

Polson 0 14 10 18 – 42

Libby 12 7 10 9 – 38

POLSON – Brenna Clarke 4 4-6 12, Lauren Lefthand 3 0-5 9, Nichole Lake 3 2-4 8, Kaelyn Smith 3 1-2 7, Makenna Weltz 1 1-2 3, Mollie Fisher 1 0-2 2, Marlee Congdon 1.

LIBBY – Abby Ennenga 10, Shannon Reny 9, Trinity Wallace 7, Jayden Winslow 7, Madisen Monigold 3, Ashley Walker 2. 15 6-13 38

3FGs – P3-12 (Lefthand 3), L2-7 (Wallace, Winslow). REBOUNDS 20 (Lake *9, Erin Sampson 3, Weltz 2, Clarke 2, *Smith, *Fisher, Congdon, Lefthand). ASSISTS *11 (Clarke 5, Lake *2, Smith 2, Lefthand, Weltz). STEALS 23 (Clarke 8, Lake 5, Lefthand 3, Smith 3, Fisher 2, Congdon, Weltz). BLOCKS 3 (Lefthand, Weltz, Fisher). (Sa13Feb16)

Asterisk (*) denotes stat variant(s): tm20r (Lake 7r, Smith 2r, Fisher 2r), tm10a (Lake 1a).

Mission 32

Valley C. 53

On Thursday night, the Bulldogs hosted Valley Christian and brought out their throwback uniforms for the occasion. Mission had previously beat the Eagles, but Valley jumped out to a 10 point lead after the first quarter, leaving the Bulldogs with a big hole to dig themselves out of. They cut into it during the second, pulling within six at half. In the second half, Valley extended their lead to nine, then doubled it in the fourth quarter to take the game 53-32.

Jordyn Eichert and Bryar McCrea led the Bulldogs with 10 points apiece.

V. Christian- 14 2 13 24 – 53

St. Ignatius- 4 6 10 12 – 32

VALLEY CHRISTIAN – Kaytlin Kelly 8, Lilly Schulz 15, Kelcie Hill 12, Emma Hiltz 4, Tara Messner 14.

ST. IGNATIUS – Sydney Castor 4, Bryar McCrea 10, Jordyn Eichert 10, Afton Brander 4, Pam Anderson 2, Ran’Dee Charlo 2.

Mission 34

Troy 58

On Saturday Mission played their last game of the regular season against Troy. Troy jumped out to a 12 point lead and didn’t look back, extending that lead in each of the next three quarters to win the game 58-34. Bryar McCrea led the Bulldogs with nine points followed by Jordyn Eichert with seven. Three others had four points for Mission.

St. Ignatius- 8 9 11 6 – 34

Troy- 20 11 13 14 – 58

ST. IGNATIUS – Sydney Castor 3, Bryar McCrea 9, Jordyn Eichert 7, Afton Brander 4, Pam Anderson 4, Nalani Linsbigler 3, Ran’Dee Charlo 4.

TROY – A Becquart 7, A Coldwell 10, O. Roach 8, K Downey 4, S Rohrich 4, A.Brown 11, A Lewis 12, K Carr 2.