Marines beat Panthers, stay atop NEC Standings

MARINETTE – The Marinette girls improved to 10-2 in the North Eastern Conference with a 50-34 victory over Oconto Falls on Friday, Jan. 26.

In the win, which moved their overall record to 14-4, the Marines were led by 16 points from Bryanna Torkko, who also had six boards, four assists and two steals. Chloe Seymour had seven points to go along with 10 big steals, five assists and three rebounds,

The Panthers, now 7-5 in NEC play, were led by 14 points from Amber Otto.

Marines take care of Comets

WAUPACA – The Marinette girls improved their North Eastern Conference record to 9-2 with a 57-49 victory over Waupaca on Monday, Jan. 22.

Chloe Seymour turned in 14 points and also had 11 steals, six boards and three assists to lead the Marines while Madison Kunick had 13 points, five rebounds and three assists.

Cougars stump Cavalettes

MARINETTE – The Coleman girls held the home team Cavalettes to just a single point in the second half on Monday, Jan. 22, picking up a straightforward 46-7 victory.

Kiersten Jensen led the way with 14 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal for the Cougars while teammate Vivian Kostreva added nine points, nine boards, two assists, two steals and three blocks.

Wolverines win third straight

CRIVITZ – The Crivitz girls picked up their third-straight victory by knocking off Little Chute by a final of 54-38 on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Kiya Brand was the game’s top scorer with 18 while Megan Pusick added 12 and Taryn Tracy turned in 11.

Big night by Brooks leads Lena past Niagara

NIAGARA – Eva Brooks turned in 19 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, a steal and six big blocks on Tuesday, Jan. 23 as the Wildcats beat the Badgers 44-22.

Madilyn Thomson added 10 points, six boards, five assists, two steals and a block in the win.

For Niagara, Mallory Sanicki led the way with eight points, followed by seven from Bristol Sanicki.

Brooks, Wildcats topple Wolverines

LENA – The Wildcats had four players reach double-digit points totals on Thursday, Jan. 25 as they beat Crivitz 76-64 to keep their undefeated season on track.

Eva Brooks had a solid all-around performance with 23 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, three steals and four blocks. Madilyn Thomson had 19 points, eight assists, eight boards and a steal; Whitney Potter finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists while Kali Fischer turned in 10 points, five boards and two steals.

The Wolverines were led by a game-high 26 points from Kiya Brand, who also turned in four steals, five rebounds and an assist. Lucy Gruszynski had 15 points to go along with her two rebounds, an assist and a steal.

Cougars outlast Badgers

COLEMAN – The Cougars improved to 11-1 in M&O Conference action, one game behind Lena in first place, with a 51-40 win over the Badgers on Thursday, Jan. 25.

Kiersten Jensen led the Coleman offense with 14 points to go along with her seven rebounds and three steals. Alyssa Hoida had nine points and Callee Compe turned in seven points to complement a busy night on defense with five steals. Annabell Markiewiccz also had five steals, along with seven assists and three boards.

Niagara was led by a game-high 25 points from Mallory Sanicki.

Badgers suffer third-straight loss

NIAGARA – The Lady Badgers’ slide continued on Friday, Jan. 26 as the Tigers came to town and handed them a 42-35 defeat, making it three losses in a row for Niagara, now at 6-6 in the M&O standings, 9-9 overall.

Rachael Walker finished with nine to lead Niagara, along with seven from Mallory Sanicki and five apiece from Alivia Kleikamp and Sydney Swanson.

Bulldogs come close, fall to Wolves

PESHTIGO – The Peshtigo girls, down 17-12 at half, were within striking distance of the lead against Algoma on Friday, Jan. 26 but came up short as the Wolves left town with a 36-27 victory.

“Our defense was the best it’s been all season. The girls communicated extremely well and adjusted to everything Algoma threw at us on their own,” siad Peshtigo head coach Pete Villas. “Offensively, we had the most balanced scoring of the year. We still need some of the other girls to step up a little to help us get some wins.” 

Rylie Ellie led the way for the home team with eight points and four rebounds. Holly Pesch had seven points and three boards while Cameron Finger finished with seven points and five rebounds.

“These are the kind of improvements that will make us better, not only the rest of this season, but next year as well,” said coach Villas. “I hate to sound like a broken record but we are getting better each week even though the wins are still eluding us. We are much more competitive over the last month. Tonight was a perfect example of that. Algoma absolutely dominated us the first time. Tonight, we were a few made shots of pulling this one out. I could not be more proud of the way we played.”

Sloppy night sinks Bulldogs

STURGEON BAY – 15 points from Holly Pesch wasn’t enough to put Peshtigo into the win column on Monday, Jan. 22 as they took a 39-34 loss.

“We came out flat and played slow offensively,” said Peshtigo head coach Pete Villas. “We didn’t set screens to open up our shooters, stood around and did a poor job attacking their zone until the final 3 minutes of the game. By that time, it was too late and we couldn’t pull ahead. It’s frustrating because Sturgeon Bay didn’t do anything defensively that we hadn’t seen or worked on this season. We just didn’t attempt to execute the game plan.“

Rylie Ellie finished with 11 in the loss.