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SSPORTSPORTS Colby Free Press Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Page 9 Eagles boys C-team Lady Eagles crush McCook

By Andy Heintz Moments later, Katherine Kaus defeats Burlington Colby Free Press and junior Kelsey Shields ran a [email protected] textbook pick and roll that ended with Shields making an easy layup By Andy Heintz baseline to start the second half The Colby High Lady Eagles to make it 21-2. McCook fi nally Colby Free Press to make it 27-18. Later in the won their fi fth straight game on got its second basket of the game [email protected] quarter, Winger stole the ball Tuesday, pounding an outmatched cutting the Lady Eagles’ lead to and took it down court, where McCook team 63-29. 25-4 with 1:04 left in the half. The The Colby High basketball he faked a pass to Kane and The Lady Bison really struggled girls led 26-4 at the half. C-team boys strung together a scored on a layup while being at handling the full-court press Katherine Kaus caught the ball solid game Monday that proved fouled to give the boys a 31-23 Colby applied for most of the inside and fi red a pass across the to be too much for the Burling- lead. He missed his free throw. game. They turned the ball over lane to Shields who made an un- ton High squad from Colorado. The Cougars cut the lead to 32 times. The Lady Eagles scored contested layup extending Col- The Eagles picked up a hard- 33-26 a few minutes later. Bur- 20 points off of McCook’s turn- by’s lead to 28-4. Katherine Kaus fought 50-41 victory over the lington’s Patrick Carson mus- overs. had few more buckets in the third Cougars at the high gchool cled in a layup to bring his team “The scouting report on this including a nice spin move. The gym. Burlington took an early within fi ve. Moments later, Car- team showed they turned the ball Lady Eagles had several players 5-2 lead. Freshman Zane Wing- son hit a rainbow three-pointer over a lot,” said coach Parker Mc- contribute offensively in the third er hit sophomore Tate Query to make it 33-31. Kee. including freshman Kenzie Curry, under the basket with a cross- The Cougars tied the game at The game got off to an unusual Morgan Bell, Hockersmith and court pass that he laid in to cut 33 early in the fourth, but Col- start. A few minutes into the fi rst Katrina Kaus. the lead to 5-4. Moments later, by scored the next four points quarter, Colby players discovered With Colby fi rmly in control of freshman Todd Kane drilled a to give them a four-point lead. the game was being played with the game, Coach McKee played three-pointer from the right cor- Later in the quarter, Winger the men’s ball. It was replaced his substitutes for most of the ner to tie the game at 7. took the ball the length of the with a women’s ball and play re- fourth. They played well and the Later in the quarter, Kane hit court and made a contested sumed. Lady Eagles led 54-13 with 5:09 another three to give his team a layup to extend the boys’ lead to With Colby leading 2-0, Gretch- left in the fourth. The girls went 12-10 lead. Winger found Jared 43-36. Colby held on to its lead en Sehnert of McCook made a on to pick up an easy win. Nally with a bounce pass under throughout the fourth. jumper from the baseline to tie the Colby shot an unbelievable 73.3 the basket, and he laid a shot off Query caught a defl ected ball game at 2-2. It turned out to be the percent in the second half, making the backboard to make it 14-10. and scored inside while be- last points the Lady Bison would 11of 15 of it’s shots. They shot al- Colby created a turnover and ing fouled. He knocked down score in the quarter. most 58 percent in the game. Winger sped down court and his free throw to complete the Junior Kayla Hockersmith “Our defense created high per- made a contested layup to give three-point play and extend found sophomore Morgan Bell centage shots for us on offense in the Eagles an 18-10 lead. This Colby’s lead to 48-39 with 1:20 who made a layup while being the second half,” said coach Mc- remained the score for the rest left. The Eagles went on to pick fouled. She made the free-throw Kee. of fi rst quarter. up the victory. to give them a 5-2 lead. Hocker- Hockersmith scored a team-high Kane banked in a three point- Winger led the team in scor- smith buried a three to make it 9-2 13 on 6 of 8 shooting and Kather- er to early in the second period. ing with 14 and Kane added 13. a few minutes later. Colby contin- ine Kaus added 11. Morgan Bell Both teams had trouble scoring The boys lost to McCook 59- ued to extend its lead throughout had 8, Katrina Kaus scored 7 and in the second, and Colby led 25- 33 on Tuesday at Colby High the quarter. had a team-high 5 steals, Shields 16 at the half. School. Junior Katrina Kaus recovered added 4, freshmen Lauren Bell, Winger hit a jumper from the the ball off a McCook turnover Morgan’s sister; and Shelby Gard- and passed it ahead to sophomore ner both scored 4, Curry had 3, Morgan Bell who laid it in to ex- and junior Shelby Terrell chipped tend Colby’s lead to 17-2 with 8 in 1. seconds left in the quarter. With the win the Lady Eagles ANDY HEINTZ/Colby Free Press Chiefs pick up Junior Katherine Kaus dribbled improved to 6-2. The girls will Colby High junior Kayla Hockersmith looked for someone to pass in for a layup to give Colby a 19-2 play again at 6:30 p.m. Friday at to during the Lady Eagles’ game against McCook on Tuesday. New England staff lead early in the second quarter. Hoxie. Colby hammered the Lady Bison 63-29. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — ordinator and agreed last week to Just call them the Kansas City take that job with the Chiefs. Patriots. They’ll be working for Pioli, When they take the fi eld next who one year ago resigned as year, they Chiefs will have the Patriots personnel director to Brewster same , of- become general manager of the fensive coordinator and top front Chiefs. One of Pioli’s fi rst acts Motor Route offi ce executive who helped lead was to trade for Cassel and make New England to three him the foundation quarterback Carrier titles between 2002-05. for his long-term rebuilding proj- Delivery Throw in quarterback Matt Cas- ect in Kansas City. Work Monday, Wednesday, Thursday sel, who backed up Crennel’s agent, Joe Linta, said and Friday.... Work Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and during the Patriots’ dynastic run, Crennel would begin working for and the New England-Kansas City the Chiefs in a “couple of weeks” 2 to 2 1/2 hours each afternoon Friday.... connection becomes even stronger after attending to some family 2 to 2 1/2 hours each afternoon as attempts to reverse business and coaching in the East- $25 sign on bonus after 3 months the fortunes of the long-suffering West all-star game. The Chiefs de- $25 sign on bonus after 3 months Bonus for new subscribers Chiefs. clined comment. Bonus for new subscribers Romeo Crennel, the defensive Crennel and Weis will be join- No 2 routes are the same coordinator on the Patriots’ Super ing a franchise that has won only No two routes are the same Bowl teams, agreed Wednesday to 10 games in three years and went join the Chiefs in the same capac- 4-12 last year in ’s Stop in at 155 W. 5th Street Stop in at 155 W. 5th Street ity, his agent said. Crennel, who rocky rookie season as a head was out of football this past sea- coach. As defensive coordinator, or Call Kathryn 785-462-3963 or Call Kathryn 785-462-3963 son following hip surgery, will be Crennel will replace Clancy Pen- reunited with , who dergast, whose status on the staff was New England’s offensive co- has not yet been redefi ned.

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