Fr e e Pr e ss Page 8 Colby Free Press Monday, January 10, 2011 SSpp o o r r t t ss Taking it to the mat Colby High girls end Holcomb’s streak The Colby High girls team Emilea Finley made a turnaround points and sophomore Lauren picked up a 51-38 win at Hol- shot to make it 21-15 Colby. Then Bell, Morgan’s sister, added 12. comb on Friday, spoiling the Lady the Lady Longhorns scored the Finley had 5, Katrina 4 and senior Longhorns’ perfect season on their last five points of the half. Kayla Hockersmith 2. home court. Bell nailed a three to start the Colby had 15 steals, 8 of them Holcomb brought a 7-0 record third. Senior Katherine Kaus, Ka- by Hockersmith. The Lady Eagles into the game, and the Lady Eagles trina’s twin, drilled a three pointer forced 21 turnovers, while com- only led 21-20 at the half. They in- and knocked down a long jumper mitting 17 of their own. The Colby creased that to 37-27 by the end just inside the three-point line, bench outscored Holcomb’s 17-5. of the third quarter, however, and extending Colby’s lead to 33-27. Colby made 17 of 31 free went on to take a convincing win. Two free throws by Bell at the end throws, while the Lady Longhorns Colby won the battle of the of the third gave the Lady Eagles only took 17 foul shots. The girls boards all evening, out-rebound- a 10-point lead. Colby committed shot only 31 percent in first half, ing the Lady Longhorns 35-19. no fouls in the third. but they made 44 percent in the Senior Katrina Kaus buried a The team picked up its first foul second. jumper, giving the Lady Eagles a of the second half two minutes With the win, the Lady Eagles 9-7 lead near the end of the first into the fourth. Buckets by Bell improved to 7-1. They will play quarter. Senior Morgan Bell, who and Kaus increased the girls’ lead Scott City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday led the girls with 15 points, made to 48-32, and they went on to win at the Community Building. a runner in the lane early in the 51-38. second. Later in the half, senior Katherine finished with 13

ANDY HEINTZ/Colby Free Press Colby Recreation Department Two of the more than 500 young wrestlers at the annual Colby Kids Wrestling tournament battled it out Saturday at the Community Building. The Colby Wrestling Club holds the tourna- ment each year. offering adult cooking classes The Colby Recreation Depart- 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Fridays at director, teaches the class, which ment will hold a one-hour adult the Community Building. The costs $20 per month. Colby boys’ slow start cooking class, called RECipes, cost is $15 a month. The annual Water Aerobics class starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. Recreation Director Stacy Lee goes from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday 24, at the Community Building. said there are still open slots for and Thursdays at the Colby Col- This month, Kristie Mengel, kids interested in signing up for lege pool. The class teaches the mother of Skyler, Haley and Mor- sixth-grade girls basketball clinics power of water resistance for ton- leads to lopsided defeat gan Mengel, will be the guest at Sacred Heart School. The clin- ing, cardiovascular development chef. She will be demonstrating ics, taught by Brenda Mazanec, and stretching. The spring semes- The Colby High Eagles basketball team fell be- Longhorns led 65-37 going into the final quarter. The four recipes with egg-roll wrap- will start Wednesday and continue ter cost is $50. Today’s class was hind early and never recovered in its 77-44 loss at Eagles continued to play hard in the fourth, but they pers. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 19 and 26 and Feb. 2. The cancelled. Holcomb on Friday. were unable to cut into the Holcombs’ lead. Holcomb Monday, Jan. 17. The cost is $10 cost is $25. New Active Yoga and Yoga The Longhorns scored the games first 16 points in picked up a 77-44 win. per class. Fitness classes resumed at the Sweat classes also were to start the first quarter before senior Corbin Stephens ended Goosen had a team-high 13 points on 6-of-11 The third annual Kids a Cookin Community Building today, but Monday. The Active Yoga class the Eagles’ scoring drought with a three pointer. shooting and senior Kale Arnberger had 8. Ste- class will resume for the spring there are openings, Lee said. focuses on basics like breath- “We came out slow and were not ready for their phens had 6 and seniors Spencer Tubbs and Andrew semester starting Thursday at the The fourth annual Boot Camp, a ing, balance and flexibility from speed,” coach Jerad Johnson said. Ketchum and junior Braden Sager each had 5. Tubbs Community Building. The class high intensity course that includes 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday and Colby trailed 25-11 at the end of the first quar- and Sager both had 4 assists and Tubbs also had 4 for third through sixth graders is sprints, endurance and circuit Wednesday or at noon at Tuesday ter. The Longhorns increased their lead to 41-23 by blocks. taught by Dianne Gerstner, moth- training for toning and weight loss and Thursday. Bethany Williams halftime. The Eagles were out-rebounded 31-24. The boys er of Colby High senior Kim Ger- takes place from 5:45 to 6:30 a.m. is teaching the six-week course, Andrew Homer of Holcomb buried a long shot scored 13 points off turnovers and the Longhorns stner. She is the family and con- on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri- which costs $30. early in the third quarter. Then Stephens made a re- 20.The coach said the team gave up too many offen- sumer sciences agent for Thomas days. Lee teaches the class, which The Yoga energy class features verse layup that cut the Longhorns’ lead to 46-26. sive rebounds, adding that Holcomb just played more County Extension. lasts six weeks and costs $30. advanced poses and stretches in a Holcomb extended its lead to 53-28. Senior Clint aggressive than they did. The Longhorns scored 20 The class, which meets once a The third annual “Sweatin heated room. The six-week class Goosen knocked down a three pointer, drilled a seconds chance baskets and Colby 5. month, teaches kids safety, nutri- with Oldies” offers low-impact lasts from 6 to 6:45 a.m. on Tues- jumper from the elbow and made a reverse layup in With the loss, the boys fell to 0-8 and 0-3 in the tional information and hands-on aerobics with light cardiovascu- day and Thursday at the Commu- the third, but the Longhorns continued to increase Great West Activities Conference. They will play cooking. The program is free, but lar workouts, light weights and nity Building. Williams teaches their lead. Scott City at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Community it’s limited to 20 participants. The stretching. It runs from 10 to the class, which costs $25. Holcomb controlled the glass throughout the quar- Building. department is also holding Kids 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday ter, leading to second chance buckets on offense. The Korner, where preschoolers can mornings for those 55 or older. play season crafts and games from Tess Smith, assistant recreation Trojan’s huge rally falls short; Chiefs’ offense gets shut down KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – in the second round of the AFC stopped what Kansas City does Colby loses to Cloud County Maybe the great Baltimore de- playoffs, a showdown between best. The No. 1 rushing offense fense isn’t aging as quickly as bitter division rivals who split in the NFL was held to 108 yards A second-half comeback fell 13 points and pulling down 10 re- fort this season. The Trojans out- some people thought. their season series. on the ground. Cassel was sacked short for the Colby College Tro- bounds, and Carson Konrade had a rebounded Cloud County 43-42. The battle-tested Ravens hum- And yes, said Pro Bowl line- three times. The Ravens forced jans men, who lost 68-63 to Cloud team-high 14 points and 7 boards Johnson was called for an inten- bled a youthful Kansas City of- backer Terrell Suggs, this one is five turnovers. And Pro Bowl County Community College in on 6-of-11 shooting. Freshman tional foul and Colby’s bench was fense in a smothering second half personal – but not just between wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who Concordia on Saturday. Kevin Jefferson had 10 points and whistled for a technical foul in the Sunday, holding the Chiefs to 25 the teams. led the league with a team-record Coach Dustin Pfeifer said the freshman A.J. Barber had 9 points games closing minutes. yards over the final two quarters “It’s personal between the two 15 receiving touchdowns, did not Thunderbirds hit 10 of their first on 3-of-13 shooting. Freshman With the loss, the Trojans on the way to a 30-7 victory. Now cities, Baltimore and Pittsburgh,” catch a pass. 13 shots and led 31-9 at one point Hurley Johnson had 7 points on dropped to 10-6 and 1-1 in the it’s back to Pittsburgh on Saturday said Suggs, The Ravens (13-4) in the first half. Cloud led 47-23 at 3-of-12 shooting and sophomore Kansas Jayhawk Community Col- halftime. Terrell Bruce went 3 for 4 and fin- lege Conference Western Divi- The Trojans came roaring back ished with 7 points. sion. in the second half, cutting Cloud The Trojans went 26 for 68 They will play at 8 p.m. Wednes- County’s lead to 66-63 near the from the field and 5 of 24 from the day at Seward County Commu- end of the game. three-point line. They went 6 for nity College in Liberal. Pfeifer “We battled and battled and 12 from the foul line. said avoiding turnovers will be battled,” Pfeifer said, adding that Colby forced the Thunderbirds a “big-time challenge” because he was proud of the way his team to commit 20 turnovers and held Seward’s opponents are averaging played in the second half. them to 29 percent from the field 23 a game. Sophomore Michael Morris in the second half. Pfeifer said it posted a double-double, scoring was the team’s best defensive ef- ARE COMING TO COLBY! Jayhawks best Michigan in overtime COLBY COMMUNITY BUILDING Thursday, January 13 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Af- fair to these guys.” and 4 of 24 from 3-point range. 7:00 p.m. ter barely escaping with an over- The Jayhawks will welcome Michigan (11-5) was even worse

time win over Michigan, Kansas the comparison if they go on at 33 percent from the field and 4 coach Bill Self is a little hesitant to win the national title, but for of 28 from long distance, but the Brought to you by the Colby/Thomas County Chamber of Commerce to compare this year’s Jayhawks now, they’ll have to settle for the Wolverines fought back from a with his national championship school’s best start since that 2007- 13-point second-half deficit to team from three seasons ago. 08 season. Marcus Morris scored force overtime on Darius Morris’ “That wasn’t a good team,” Self 22 points as third-ranked Kansas turnaround shot in the final minute Andy Heintz Mike Wiens said. “That was a great team. I outlasted Michigan 67-60 on Sun- of regulation. VS think that this team that we have day to improve to 15-0 in noncon- “Neither team made shots,” Self Brian Williams Preston Mackley is a good team with a chance to ference play. said. “That was a miserable dis- Clint Horinek Rusty Grafel 5.687 in. become really good. ... The Jayhawks overcame a play of shooting, but probably a Cory Swartz Sage Hemmert “I’ve also got to be careful of dreadful shooting day. They fin- pretty good display of both teams Jason Siruta Scott Focke comparing to that team. It’s not ished at 36 percent from the field guarding.” Jay Sanderson Stacy Lee Leslie Focke Ted Hart PART PART Mary Beth Flanagin Tess Smith PLUS Melinda Cheney

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