Lady Cards Drop Three to Close Out Year

Oakesdale 47, Waitsburg, 38

WAITSBURG – On Saturday, the Lady Cardinal hosted the Oakesdale Nighthawks. Although Harshman and Araya kept it tough for the Nighthawks under the basket, the Cardinals were unable to overcome errors, leading to a 47-38 victory for the visitors.

Waitsburg sputtered at the start, putting up only 14 points in the first half when their shots just wouldn't seem to fall.

Not throwing in the towel, the Cardinals came out stronger in the second half. Harshman scored 12, with fellow post Araya adding 11. Harshman led all players with a game-high rebound tally of 17.

At the end of three, Waitsburg trailed the Nighthawks 36-25. During the final quarter, the Cards played their best game of the night, outscoring the Hawks, 13-11.

Foul trouble hit the Cards early in the fourth quarter. Lexi Brannock came out to sit on the bench after committing her fourth foul just 30 seconds in.

In the first five minutes of the final quarter, the Cards narrowed the gap. After a pair of free throws by Chloe Pearson, quickly followed by another pair by Harshman, the Cardinals trailed 39-36 with just under three minutes in the game.

In an attempt to send the Nighthawks to the line, Analisea Ayara fouled out with 1:02 left. Brannock returned to the lineup and fouled out with 51 seconds left.

Jacey Johnson led Oaksdale with 17 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Emily Perry added 11

Oaksdale 14 12 10 11 - 47

Waitsburg 6 8 11 13 - 38

Oakesdale - Hockett 2, Johnson 17, Perry 11, Perry 4, Reed 9, Shrope 4, Baljo 0.

Waitsburg - Forney 0, Harshman 12, Lee Jones 3, Pearson 6, Sandau 3, Williams 0, Miller 0, Brannock 0, Lewis

Touchet 57, Waitsburg 30

WAITSBURG - Touchet needed a little time to warm up before beating Waitsburg, 57-30, in a non-league girls' makeup game here Tuesday.

The Indians (3-0) led 10-7 after the first quarter and took a 32-13 lead into the locker room at halftime. Waitsburg was unable to gain any traction to come back in the second half.

Sophomore Center Devon Harshman led both teams with a game-high 16 points. Analisea Araya score eight, Chloe Pearson added five and Taylor Lee Jones added a free throw for the Cards. Although the Cards were able to force Touchet into committing fouls, they went just 12 of 21 from the line, while the Indians went three for five. Turnovers were another sore spot for future focus, as the Lady Cards lost the ball 22 times.

For Touchet, juniors Katie Skramstad and Dana Jaggar led the Indians, each scored a team-high 13 points. Caitlin McGreevy added 12 points, and senior Abby Grudzinski 10. Skramstad and McGreevy each hit a pair of 3-pointers.

The Cardinals were strong on the boards, outrebounding Touchet 36-22. Harshman led on the boards as well with 12.

Touchet 10 15 16 16 - 57

Waitsburg 7 10 7 6 - 30

Touchet (57) – Richartz 1 0-0 2, K. Skramstad 5 1-2 13, E. Skramstad 1 0-0 3, McGreevy 5 0-0 12, Kromm 2 0-0 4, Fraizer 0 0-0 0, Grudzinski 4 1-2 10, Jaggar 6 1-1 3, Team 24 3-5 57.

Waitsbrg (30) – Harshman 4 8-11 16, Jones 0 1-2, Sandau 0 0-2 0, Pearson 1 3-4 5, Araya 4 0-2 8. Williams, Forney, Hays 0 0-0 0. Team 9 12-21 30.

3-point goals – Touchet 6 (K. Skramstad 2, McGreevy 2). Total Fouls-Touchet 20, Waitsburg 8. Fouled Out Touchet (Grudzinski). Technical fouls – None. Rebounds – Touchet 24 (Grudzinski 6), Waitsburg 39 (Harshman 12). Turnovers – Touchet 8, Waitsburg 22.

Pomeroy 53, Waitsburg 12

POMEROY – In Friday's SE1B game, Pomeroy's Sidney Smith and Madison Dixon each scored 14 as the Pirates defeated Waitsburg 53-12.

Devon Harshman led the Cardinals with six points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.

The Pirates put up a lot of shots, going 23 for 67, or 34%, from the field. The Pirates controlled the ball, committing just 9 turnovers and 8 fouls, and sending the Cardinals to the line only once.

Waitsburg (12) – Brannock 1-2 0-0 2, Harshman 3-9 0-0 6, Jones 0-4 0-0 0, Sandau 0-3 0-2 0, Forney 0-1 0-0 0, Hays 0-1 0-0 0, Pearson 0-1 0-0 0, Araya 2-5 0-0 4, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Williams and Miller 0-0 0-0 0.

Pomeroy (53) – Halbert 5-7 0-0 10, Gingerich 1-4 0-0 3, Watko 2-4 0-0 4, Halverson 1-2 0-0 2, Smith 5-18 4-5 14, Dixon 6-17 2-4 14, Caruso 3-13 0-0 6, Wolf 0-2 0-0 0, Heytvelt, Lindgren and Davis 0-0 0-0 0.

3-Point Goals – Pom (Gingerich). Total fouls – Pom 8, Waits 13. Fouled out – none. Technical – none. Rebounds-Waits 22 (Harshman 14), Pom 37 (Dixon 9). Turnovers – Waits 32, Pom 9. Assists Wait 2 (Brannock, Hays), Pom 17 (Halbert 4, Smith 4).