FREE PRESS SPORTS SPPORTSORTS Colby Free Press Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Page 11 Bulldog Colby wrestling trio girls win conquers Goodland opener Senior Austin Boehme and two City, in 1:08; and won 3-2 over K. by H. Hoss, Goodland, in 3:23; By Judy Rogers other Colby Eagles won champi- Thompson, Liberal. pinned M. Thomas, Holcomb, Golden Plains High School onships at Saturday’s Goodland 132B: Tyler Schritter placed in 3:55; and pinned D. Richards, junior varsity wrestling invita- second. He pinned T. Mason, Burlington (Colo.), in 4:49. The Golden Plains Lady Bull- tional. Goodland, in :57; was pinned by 195A: Austin Boehme won the dogs started off their varsity bas- The complete rundown of all E. Peralta, Liberal, in 2:58; pinned championship. He won 8-7 over ketball season with a 53-26 win Colby High placers: J. Hinde, Garden City, in 1:15; L. Hickey, Hugoton; and pinned P. over the Western Plains Lady 113 pounds: Tanner Reed placed and won by injury default over R. Grant, Liberal, in :16. Bobcats Friday night.. second. He pinned K. Summers, Sater, Holcomb. 220A: Colyn Gugelman placed The Lady ‘Dogs, who fi nished Colby, in :33; lost 8-6 to D. Kent, 138B: Brett Schroeder won second. He won 2-1 over A. Her- last season third in the state tour- Goodland; pinned A. Franco, Gar- the championship. He pinned T. nandez, Holcomb; won 1-0 over nament, hit the fl oor with three den City, in :06; pinned F. Nasta, Pool, Holcomb, in 1:49; pinned P. L. Coulter, Colby; and was pinned returning starters and a dedicated Atwood-Rawlins, in 1:01; and White, St. Francis, in :19; pinned by I. Rudzik, Ulysses, in 2:31. group of teammates who are cur- won 14-3 over C. Flores, Hol- A. Ochoa, Ulysses, in 1:49; 220B: Brady Slinger placed rently ranked No. 2 in Class 1A comb. pinned J. Acosta, Liberal, in 2:15; second. He was pinned by L. Cas- Division II by the Kansas Basket- 132A: Andrew Voss won the and pinned L. Flores, Holcomb, in taneda, Garden City, in 5:59; and ball Coaches Association. championship. He won 15-0 over :19. pinned R. Glover, St. Francis, in “It was great to be back on the G. DeLeon, Sterling (Colo.); 170C: Chase Holzmeister 1:14. fl oor with all the returning play- pinned S. Bassett, Goodland, in placed third. He lost 8-0 to C. Colby hosts the annual Eagle ers,” sophomore Kynndra Rush 1:26; pinned D. Carvajal, Garden Miller, Lamar (Colo.); was pinned Invitational Friday and Saturday. said. “We are looking forward to another successful season.” The girls were ready to play as they stepped on the fl oor in Ran- Golden Plains JV takes two som and quickly gained a 20-2 By Shania Finlay half with a renewed sense of de- game, sixth grader Karri Scha- lead in the fi rst quarter. Golden Plains High School termination and put in 21 points ben scored the only basket for They continued to play strong Golden Plains High School The Golden Plains Middle during the third quarter. the Bulldogs but they still came against the Lady Bobcats leading Golden Plains’ Madison Walz didn’t have too much trouble cov- School basketball teams traveled Seventh grader Kaycee Miller out above the Titans who did not 35-9 at the half. ering this Western Plains Bobcat in Friday varsity action. to Winona recently to play the Tri- scored 16 of those points. score in the fi rst quarter. Western Plains didn’t give up plains/Brewster Lady Titans. Also scoring were Sierra Finlay The Titans put in two points in and put in eight third-quarter points. seven. MiKayla Lobato and Mill- They played two full games, B and Jennifer Esparza. the second quarter, yet another points to the Lady Bulldogs’ 12, Other Bulldogs to score were er corraled three rebounds each. team and A team, and each game In the last quarter of the game, basket from Taryn Fleckenstein and outscored Golden Plains 9-6 Kami Miller with seven points With aggressive play, the girls ended with a win for the Bulldogs. the Lady Bulldogs extended their gave the Bulldogs a 4-2 halftime in the fourth. and Rush with fi ve. also had 11 steals and 13 assists. The A team game started out lead to win the game 40-31. lead. Yet the Lady Bulldogs held on Gabrielle Schiltz, Ana Bermu- Golden Plains moved on to the with a layup from Kaycee Miller Contributing to the Bulldogs’ Fleckenstein achieved two for a 53-26 season-opening win. dez and Rachael Ritter tallied two Castle Rock tournament in Quin- and a basket from Triplains in win were Kaylie Schaben, Aman- more points in the third quarter as Seniors Jordan Christensen’s points apiece. teer and defeated Atwood, 50-39, the fi rst. Golden Plains scored six da Cheney and Tayler Lobato. the defense held the Titans score- 13 points and 12 from classmate The girls performed well be- Tuesday evening. points in the second quarter, but “We played a really rough fi rst less once again. Hailee Spresser paced the Golden neath the boards with a total of 37 No other details were obtained, the Lady Titans put in 11 for a half,” eighth grader Sierra Finlay The girls from Triplains-Brew- Plains attack. Madison Walz also rebounds led by Spresser’s nine , but watch for complete results in halftime lead of 13-8. said. “But we came back after ster fi nished the game with four reached double fi gures with 10 Christensen’s eight, and Walz’s an upcoming Free Press. The girls came into the second halftime with a better attitude and points in the fourth. overall more determination, I am Bulldog points from Malilah very proud of how we worked to- Green, Mabel Lugo, Paris Bailey gether to add another win to our and Sable Finlay was still able to Trojan women, men drop road tilts record.” give Golden Plains the 12-6 vic- In the fi rst quarter of the B team tory. Their quest to trounce Tabor for-three from beyond the arc and jan leaders Monday evening: The Trojans (8-6 record) were College’s junior varsity team hitting all four of her free throws Colby (51) — Tori Biddle 19 set to play at KSU-Salina Tuesday again uncovered a far more diffi - while tallying 13 points. points, Siera Green 6, Loren Ev- evening, but no details were avail- cult opponent for the Colby Com- Another two Tabor players ans 6, Amanda Miller 5, McK- able by today’s press deadline. League tourney tips munity College women Monday. scored 14 apiece as the Trojans enna Ortner 4, Deja Cato 4, Ariel Sophomore Branden Williams “Only a few of those girls couldn’t make enough stops. Hutchinson 3, Cordae McKelvy hit nine of 10 fi eld goals (21 played any many minutes at all,” “We just don’t have the intesti- 2, Semaj Blanton 2. Three-point points) to highlight Colby’s effort with Colby at home coach Antowin Edwards said af- nal fortitude right now to defend goals: Biddle 4, Ortner, miller, on Saturday. Williams went three ter his Trojans lost 74-51 to a Ta- for 40 minutes,” Edwards ob- Green. leaders: Biddle 9. for four from three-point dis- The Colby Middle School girls Hays handled B team action 35- bor team they defeated 81-62 last served. “We don’t really want to Assists: Cato 3, Biddle 3. Steals: tance. The Trojans shot 53 percent will be home for their Great West 14. month. “They were a lot better bear down and play defense. We Biddle 5. Blocked shots: Miller, overall with Jermiah Ingram (23 Athletic Conference basketball Hays also won both seventh- team Monday, and I’m not sure can do it, but it takes a lot of work. Cato, Hutchinson and Blaton points) shooting eight for 13. tournament fi rst-round games on grade contests by fi nals of 33-6 (A our players expected that.” We don’t want to do it every pos- swatted one apiece. Colby (89) — Jeremiah Ingram Thursday. game) and 31-8 (B). Guard Tori Biddle’s 19 points, session.” Tabor JV (74) — Kayla Wilg- 23 points, Branden Williams 21, Colby’s eighth graders tip off Other upcoming area sports: nine rebounds and fi ve steals An eight-for-21 effort at the foul ers and Kaleigh Troxell tallied 14 Terry Starks 17, Ramon Johnson this doubleheader with a 4 p.m. Thursday helped the visiting Trojans (2-11 line and 26 turnovers are other points apiece. 16, Gage Deis 6, Justin Talley showdown against Oakley in the Wrestling: Colby Triangular, 5 record) stay within nine through areas where the Trojans need im- Trojan men’s update 2, Joey Meyer 2, David Tait 2. Colby Elementary School gymna- p.m. (Oakley, Pine Creek) one half. provement. They’ll return to ac- A tough 96-89 overtime defeat Three-point goals: Williams 3, In- sium. Girls/boys basketball: Colby at However, the Tabor JV team tion at a Garden City tournament to Northeast (Neb.) Community gram 2, Starks. Rebound leaders: The seventh graders immedi- Hays, 6:30/8 p.m. piled on 38 more points after hal- this weekend, opening against College capped the Colby Com- Ingram 8. Assists: Starks 7. Steals: ately follow as they take their best Men’s college basketball: Air time to pull away. Northeast Oklahoma A&M (1:30 munity College men’s weekend Deis 2. Blocked shots: Williams 2. shots at defeating long-time rival Force Prep at Colby, 7 p.m. Bailey Clark was a lethal p.m.). at an Iowa Western tournament in Northeast (96) — No individu- Goodland. Friday weapon for Taylor, going three- The complete rundown of Tro- Council Bluffs, Iowa. al stats were available. Colby Middle School complet- Wrestling: Colby Eagle Invita- ed its regular season against Hays tional, 2 p.m. last week. The seventh grade A Basketball: Brewster Sagebrush Gators keep Kansas Jayhawks in slump team scored a 30-23 victory, while Shootout resumes. By The Wichita Eagle es on or before Dec. 10 since the guards Frank Mason and Naadir to double-digits on a trey from D&R PUMP SERVICE, LLC 2005-06 season. That, of course, Tharpe struggled to keep the of- Dorian Finney-Smith, his fourth GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The was the last time Self attempted fense in a rhythm or fl ow. By the of the game. And moments later, Domestic, Stock, Windmill, question marks continue for an- such a dramatic program reload. end of the night, the Jayhawks had Andrew Wiggins would turn the Lorentz Solar Pumps, Submersible, other day. And in those uncertain days, a recorded 24 turnovers. ball over in the lane, the Jay- On a night when Kansas coach young core of , The defense gave Kansas a hawks’ 21st turnover on the night. Irrigation, Repair and Sales. started four freshmen for Brandon Rush and chance, holding Florida to just 37 Even when Wiggins hit a three- With over 30 years of experience! the fi rst time in KU’s long and sto- needed a couple of months to fi nd percent shooting. But the rash of pointer to trim the Gators’ lead to ried history, the young Jayhawks themselves. turnovers and offensive problems 58-52 with 1:20 left, it didn’t quite Ron Shipley - (785) 675-1422 state licensed took their lumps against a veteran All three of Kansas’ losses have gave Kansas its second straight seem like the Jayhawks were re- Kansas and Nebraska member of the Kansas Florida team. come away from Allen Field- road loss. ally within striking distance. Devan Castle (785) 657-7217 Groundwater Association After nearly getting run out of house, with the string starting in a After falling behind 36-21 in Wiggins fi nished with a career- the building in the fi rst half, Kan- loss to Villanova on Nov. 29 in the the fi rst half, the Jayhawks cut the high 26 points on 7-of-15 shoot- sas’ late comeback effort came up Battle 4 Atlantis. But aside from lead to 47-39 on a three-pointer ing, including 4 of 9 from the a few possessions short in a 67- the location, there are some other from Mason with 11:55 left. But three-point line. He was more as- 61 loss to No. 19 Florida at the common themes. Florida would push the lead back sertive than recent games. O’Connell Center in the inaugural For another night, the Jay- year of the Big 12-SEC Challenge. hawks (6-3) struggled to attack In the span of 12 days, No. 13 a zone defense, crumbling under Kansas has now suffered three the weight of a 21-0 Florida run    losses in four games the fi rst during the fi rst half. For another time KU has recorded three loss- night, the Jayhawks’ two point

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