COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
St. Mary’s 72, Anderson 33
The Anderson University women’s basketball team lost to St. Mary’s on Tuesday in the season opener in South Bend.
Tiffany Bowsher led the Ravens with eight points and 14 rebounds, hitting four of seven shots from the field. Lauren Leisure had 10 points, and Ellen Thompson added four points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.
AU shot just 26 percent from the field compared to 40 percent for the Belles. St. Mary’s had the advantage in rebounds (39-35), assists (15-8), turnovers (22-36) and steals (27-11).
AU (0-1) hosts Muskingum on Friday in the AU Tip-Off Tournament. The game will be carried live on the Internet from O.C. Lewis Gymnasium at 8 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Shenandoah 60, Blue River 34
Three Raiders scored in double figures as the team cruised to its first win of the season.
Michelle Fites led the way with 14 points,and Emily Eller and Leighann Pittsford added 13 each. Pittsford and Brittany Lyons, who finished with eight points, led the way with six rebounds each.
Shenandoah (1-1) travels to Cambridge City Lincoln on Saturday.
International 31, Liberty Christian 25
Karon Earley scored 12 points, and Shelly Lehman added eight for the Lions.
Liberty Christian (0-2) travels to Elwood on Friday.
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Area roundup: Raven women fall in opener
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Five for fighting
Like other coaches, Alexandria wrestling coach Jack Grimaldi sometimes has to worry about how to motivate his charges as they head into their matches. That shouldn’t be an issue for him with his five Tigers heading into Saturday’s individual semistate at New Castle.
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Red-hot Lapel limiting miscues
Like any basketball coach, Jimmie Howell knows how important it is for a team to be playing its best basketball as the state tournament draws near.
But what’s going on in Lapel might be redefining that theory.
With a 60-42 win on the road over Class 3A No. 6 Guerin Catholic on Saturday, the Bulldogs pushed their winning streak to eight games. Over the 32-minute course of the game against the Golden Eagles, Lapel committed a microscopic four turnovers. -
PH moves on
On the roster of every successful team is a player or two who will do the unpleasant work. The ones who actually find satisfaction in this pursuit are worth their weight in wins to any coach. Pendleton Heights sophomore Kiawna Cottrell was just that player Tuesday as the Arabians advanced to the second round of sectional play with a 55-45 victory over Greenfield-Central.
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Indians slay Spartans
The last time these two girls basketball teams met on Jan. 17, Anderson defeated Connersville 83-74 in overtime. Lady Tribe coach Chad Cook knew the Spartans would come out with a chip on their shoulder ready for revenge in Tuesday’s opening round of the Class 4A sectional.
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Eagles eke by Raiders
Back in November, the Frankton girls basketball team handled Shenandoah by 29 points. Tuesday’s sectional opener at Shenandoah wasn’t as easy, but the end result was the same as Frankton moved on with a 44-43 win over the host Shenandoah Raiders.
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Wapahani ends Lapel’s season
With both teams scrapping for loose balls and rebounds often, the second game of the first-round girls basketball sectional Tuesday night at Shenandoah seemed destined to become a backyard brawl. And as is so often the case, the more experienced team came out on top. A sloppy but hard-fought contest turned into little more than a war of attrition late as finally Lapel ran out of gas, falling to Wapahani 49-33.
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Madison-Grant survives, advances
Madison-Grant girls basketball coach Kyle Douglas reminded his team before Tuesday’s Class 2A sectional opener that the state tournament marks the beginning of a new season. With 4.6 seconds remaining against Alexandria, Argylls senior Taylor McNutt held the first game of that new season in her hands at the free-throw line. She calmly made her first attempt, and wild scramble for the loose ball erupted when her second try glanced off the rim. The clock expired before either team could gain possession, and Madison-Grant (14-8) escaped with a 58-57 victory and a ticket to Round 2.
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Daleville bucks Liberty Christian, heads into Class A semifinals
Not much changed in Sectional 55 on Tuesday at Wes-Del as Daleville pressured the Lions into submission on the way to a 51-24 win and the chance to face the host Wes-Del Warriors.
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Tribe win over Spartans 50 - 46
Photos from the opening round of the Class 4A Sectional at Greenfield-Central on Tuesday.
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Arabians advance after 55-45 win over Cougars
Photos from the Greenfield-Central sectional as the Pendleton Heights Arabians faced the Cougars.
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