Cougars outlast Wolverines

COLEMAN – In a hard-fought M&O matchup in Coleman on Monday, Jan. 8, the Cougars got past the Wolverines 63-57 and improved their conference mark to 7-1, 11-3 overall.

Kiersten Jensen led the way for the home team with 23 points, six rebounds and two steals, backed up by 18 points, four boards, two assists and three steals from Callee Compe and another 12 points, a block, two steals, six assists and five boards from Alyssa Hoida.

Crivitz, now 8-5 overall and 4-4 in M&O play, were led by a game-high 24 points from Kiya Brand, who also turned in three steals, three assists and two rebounds. Kirsten Pusick added 13 points and six rebounds.

Bulldogs nearly break through

PESHTIGO – The Peshtigo girls went into the locker room at halftime with a 18-10 lead over the visiting Vikings of Gibraltar and looked to be headed for their first Packerland Conference victory of the season on Thursday, Jan. 11, only to be overtaken over the final minute of play in a tough 39-37 defeat. 

“We played a very good game tonight.The girls did a good job executing our plan,” said Peshtigo head coach Pete Villas. “We started off great especially on the defensive end and led for over 35 of the 36 minutes. This was a heartbreaking loss for us. I feel awful for our girls to play such a great game and lose at the buzzer.”

Gibraltar took its first lead of the contest at 36-34 with just under a minute left on the clock. Ther Bulldogs, according to coach Villas, made a couple of big stops on the defensive end before Kylie Villas made a free throw to cut it to one. Holly Pesch took down a rebound on the defensive end and then Kylie hit Rylie Ellie cutting to the basket to take a 37-36 lead with 24 seconds to go. 

“Again we made a stop and got the ball back forcing them to foul us. Unfortunately, we couldn’t connect on our free throws with 8 seconds remaining,” said coach Villas, recapping the end of the game. “Gibraltar got the rebound, went up the floor and hit a 3-pointer from 25 feet out at the buzzer to win it.”

Ellie led the Peshtigo offense with 13 points while Audra Bauman finished with eight.

Blue Devils dispatch Bulldogs

OCONTO – The Oconto High girls got 17 points, nine rebounds, three assists and four steals from Addisyn Viestenz on their way to a 61-25 victory over the visiting Peshtigo Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Blue Devils, now 5-1 in Packerland Conference play and 8-5 overall, also got 10 points, 10 boards and two steals from Natalie Schlueter.

The Bulldogs, who found themselves in a 33-12 hole at halftime against Oconto, were led by 11 points from Holly Pesch and, with the loss, fell to 1-12 overall.

Badgers take care of North Dickinson

FELCH, MI – In a non-conference clash north of the state line on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Niagara girls cruised past the Nordics 49-41 to improve their overall record to 8-5.

Mallory Sinicki led the way for Niagara with 17 points, followed by 13 from Alivia Kleikamp.

The Badgers are currently in a two-way tie with Oneida Nation for third place in the M&O Conference standings at 5-3.

Marines pound Maroons

MARINETTE – The Marinette girls overwhelmed their opponents from Menominee to the tune of a 40-18 halftime advantage en route to a 64-49 victory on Monday, Jan. 8.

Chloe Seymour was Marinette’s high scorer with 18 points to go along with four steals, four assists and five rebounds. Riley Kieffer scored 16 points and had six boards, three steals, a block and an assist to go along with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block from Kaya Bodam. The Marines improved to 11-3 overall with the win and are still on top of the North Eastern Conference standings with a 7-1 mark.

The Maroons were led by a game-high 24 points, followed by 12 points from Gianna Coduti.