December 7, 2007 Vol. 36 Issue 6
Moran tournament basketball
action
Team shows progress
By Michelle Sollars, sr.
Opinion Editor
Clobbering the West Elk Patriots in the Marmaton Valley tournament,
the varsity boys left the gymnasium in high spirits, winning by 22 points.
With a score of 64-42, the Cubs made major headway in the tournament on Tuesday
afternoon.
“We played well as a team,” said Tevin Strack, so. “Winning
the first game of the tournament helped us get going and get the jitters out.”
Photo By Emily hauser, SR.
Jump.
Sophomre Cory Henshall fights through West Elk defenders in the Moram tournament
trying to score.
Mauling the Patriots to a pulp, the JV boys sent their opponents
home sad and defeated with a final score of 38-25.
“We played as a team and hustled well,” said Derrik McCall, fr.
The results of last night’s game against Marmaton Valley were unavailable
at press time and could not be posted in today’s paper.
The Cubs will play this afternoon: JV at 4:00, varsity at 5:30 against Northeast
Arma.
Ladies start with win
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
The first week of December brought the 10th annual Marmaton
Valley Pre-Season Tournament.
In their first game of the tournament the Lady Cubs played the West Elk Patriots.
“I feel sad [about my last Moran Tournament], I’m definitely going
to miss it,” said Terra Woods, sr. “We need to work on staying
calm and running the plays through. We need to stop rushing things.”
Kelci Owens, so., led the team in scoring with 20 points. Randi Barnett, jr.,
was second in scoring with 13 points, four of the points were free-throws.
Photo By Emily Hauser, Sr.
Drive
Junior Megan Dillow dribbles past the West Elk defenders while looking for
an open teamate.
Juniors Megan Dillow and Lenzie Boring scored six points a piece.
Woods scored four points, and Callie Umholtz, jr., added two.
The results of Thursday’s game against Marmaton Valley were not available
at press time.
The Lady Cubs will play at 4 pm tonight followed by the JV.
Cubs dominate season opener at Neody
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
On Nov. 30 the boy’s basketball team competed against
the Neodesha Bluestreaks in Neodesha.
The junior varsity began its season in a convincing win against the Bluestreaks
with a final score of 40-20.
The starting line-up for the varsity team was: Sam Norris, sr., Devin Myers,
sr., Zach Cole, sr., Thad Wells, jr., and Cory Henshall, so.
The Cubs got the jump ball and moved the ball down-court for a lay-up, starting
the game with a two-point lead.
“I wasn’t really that nervous [about the first game]. I was just
focused.” said Wells. “I think everyone shared the ball well.
No one was selfish.
Photo by Tiffany Zimmerman
Steal It!
Junior Josh Elder plays defence on a Bluesreak guard during their
first game
on Nov. 30. The Cubs won the game with a Final
score of 53-37.
We worked the ball in to Cory and we won.”
Henshall led in rebounds with four. Norris, Cole, and Myers were close behind
with three rebounds each. Wells had two rebounds.
Norris led in assists with two. Cole, Myers, Wells, and Henshall had one assist
each.
Cole came in first in steals, making three. Norris had two steals and Myers
had one.
“I think our team’s biggest strength is how we play together,
nobody is selfish, and we play aggressive defense.” said Cole.
The Cubs brought home their first win of the season with a final score of
53-37.
Girls suffers first loss
By Alexis Hosack, so.
News Editor
The girl’s basketball team launched their season on
Nov. 30 at Neodesha.
The junior varsity team lost a two-quarter game with a close score of 11-16.
After a slow start in the first half, the varsity Lady Cubs fought their
way back in the second half, ending just short of victory with a final score
of 53-65.
Leading in points was Kelci Owens, so., who scored 20 points, Adrienne Gutierrez,
sr., made 14 points.
Senior Terra Woods made six points and junior Randi
Barnett scored five points.
“
They did a good job hustling and rebounding, but we need to come out of the
locker room ready to play,” said coach Jeff Wilkerson. “I expect
these girls to put this loss behind them and focus on the rest of the season.”
Back to Cubtracks