December 20, 2007 Vol. 36 Issue 7
Varsity
teams take first at Moran tourney
Boys end tourney with 4-0 record
By Michelle Sollars, sr.,
Opinion Editor
Taking first place, the Cubs proved to be a worthy opponent
in the Marmaton Valley tournament. The team competed against and defeated
three teams in the round robin tournament which began on Dec. 4 and lasted
until Dec. 7. Those three teams were West Elk, Marmaton Valley, and Northeast
Arma.
“We played great; we never gave up, and we came together as a team,”
said Devin Myers, sr. “It’s awesome; we deserved the win because
we worked hard for it and most importantly we played as a team.”
The Cubs played on the opening day of the tournament against West Elk, winning
64-42.
Disappointing the Marmaton Valley Wildcats in their own territory, the Cubs
came out the stronger feline winning their second game of the tournament on
Dec. 6 with a final score of 64-50.
The Cubs made 29 out of the 44 shots attempted and suffered eight turnovers
as a team.
Photo by Kristen Castle, jr.
Slam Dunk!
Sophomore Cory Henshall jumps up to dunk the ball in the championship
game against Northeast Arma in the Marmaton Valley tournament.
They took charge defensively with 20 defensive rebounds and
three blocks. On offense the Cubs racked up five rebounds and 10 assists.
Winning the Championship game on the final night of the tournament, the Cubs
received their first place title after defeating Northeast Arma 48-32.
“I felt that we worked hard to achieve first place. I feel it was a
great accomplishment,” said Josh Elder, jr. “I think as a team
we played a good game.”
Defensively against Northeast Arma, the Cubs pulled down 17 rebounds, made
four steals, and succeeded in two blocks.
On offense the Cubs pulled down three rebounds and completed three assists.
The team made 19 out of the 42 shots they attempted.
“We didn’t come out fired up against Northeast so we could have
done better,” said Drake Tilman, sr.
The next tournament for the Cubs will be Jan 14-19 at Pleasanton.
Ladies win three at tourney
By Randi Barnett, jr.
Sports Editor
After playing three nights of intense basketball in one week
the Lady Cubs fought their way to first place in the pre-season tournament
at Marmaton Valley. The Lady Cubs played West Elk, Marmaton, and Northeast
Arma.
The West Elk Patriots were the Lady Cubs’ first opponent of the tournament.
After four quarters of play the Lady Cubs came out on top with a final score
of 51-41.
The Marmaton Valley Wildcats were the second challenge for the Lady Cubs.
The Lady Cubs outscored the Wildcats by 12 points in the first quarter.
The Wildcats scored six points in the second and third quarters, while the
Lady Cubs scored three in the second and 10 in the third. In the fourth the
Lady Cubs scored six points while the Wildcats scored 10. The final score
was 33-24.
Junior Kelci Owens led the Lady Cubs in scoring with 18 points. Lenzie Boring,
jr. was second in scoring with seven points, Terra Woods, sr., and Adrienne
Gutierrez, sr., both scored four points. Sarah Works, sr., had two points,
Megan Dillow, jr., and Callie Umholtz, jr., each made one.
Photo by Kristin Castle, jr.
Two Points.
Junior
Lenzie Boring goes up for a jump shot against a defender from
Northeast Arma in the last game of the tournament. The Lady Cubs placed first.
“We all went out with a positive attitude. The girls all
played their best games on those three days,” said Gutierrez. “We
did not get over-confident when we played. Everyone stayed calm and did not
let our nerves take over.”
Northeast Arma was the only thing standing in the Lady Cub’s way of
winning the tournament. Northeast outscored the Lady Cubs in the first quarter
12 to 13.
In the second quarter the Lady Cubs scored 13 points and Northeast scored
10. The scores were tied in the third and fourth quarters.
In the third both teams scored six and in the fourth both teams put up nine
points.
The Lady Cubs came out on top in the end with a final score of 40-38.
“I thought we all worked hard and played well,” said Works. “We
improved greatly from last year, and I was happy we could get first for my
senior year.”
Getting first in the tournament this year is a big improvement from last year,
when the Lady Cubs left the tournament with a 1-2 record. This year, they
walked away with a 3-1 record.
“I was so happy when we won the Moran tournament,” said Gutierrez.
“Winning it made us realize that we can win any game as long as we play
hard.”
Junior varsity Cubs endure ups, downs
By Seth Morton, sr.
Reporter
The boy’s junior varsity has had a busy past couple of
weeks. On top of practices and a tournament, they have also competed in regular
season games.
In the Marmaton Valley Tournament held Dec. 4-7, the JV Cubs generated mixed
results.
The first game of the tournament versus West Elk proved difficult, as the
score was 23-38 with Derrick McCall, fr. leading in scoring with nine shots
completed.
On Dec. 6 the showdown against the home team Moran was also difficult as the
team lost 12-38. The lead scorer was junior Devin Onnen with 11 shots completed.
Sophomore Chris Coronado was a close second with seven shots completed.
The final game of the tournament ended better for the Cubs as they defeated
Northeast Arma 33-19.
“Overall, we played real hard,” said Tyler Gean. so. “But
against Moran we didn’t play to our full potential. I think we could
have done a lot better, but we gave it all we had.”
Photo by Baylie Morris, so.
Jump!
Sopomore Tyler Gean attempts to shoot
the ball over two Burlington players in their game on Dec.14.
The team ended the night wih a loss to the Wildcats. The team will play a
home on Jan.4 against Yates Center.
The team opened its home season in the new Fieldhouse against
Burlington on Dec. 14 and lost the game, 37-50. Onnen was the lead scorer
with 14 shots made.
Tuesday night’s game on the road against Caney proved to be a tough
one. The final score was 28-44.
The leading scorer for the game was Coronado with 11.
“I have good feelings for this year,” said Coronado. “So
far we’ve done really well, but we still have a lot to learn.”
Up next the junior varsity Cubs will play against the Yates Center Wildcats
on Jan. 4 at home.
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