Lady Cougars End Season Victorious

October 28, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

The Lady Cougars ended their regular season with a pair of East Husker Conference wins.  In the home finally they bested Pender 3-1 on October 21.  This past Monday, they beat Tekamah-Herman in another 3-1 match.  The wins pull the girls’ record to 13-17.
They finished with a 5-7 mark in EHC games.  The Cougars posted a 9-12 mark in all matches against EHC opponents.

 

The girls will be the number two seed in the sub districts next week at Randolph.  They will play the winner of the Bancroft-Rosalie/Winside contest in the  8:00 P.M. game on November 3.  If they win they will face the winner of number one seed Wynot and bottom seed Wausa the next night.

 

The season should  have prepared the girls for the tournament .They have faced only two D-2 schools this season.  Of their thirty games they have been playing larger schools the twenty-eight of the matches.  The Cougars have had eight matches with D-1 school and ten with both C-1 and C-2 division teams.

 

The Cougars cranked out 15 Ace serves against Pender.    Lexie Bacon led the way with four and Tessie Collins had three.

 

Northeast also got a strong attack from Brianne Haskell and Kelly Wakeley.  Wakeley had a team-high 16 kills.  Haskell finished in double figures with 11.

 

The (7-20) Pendragons  came back after dropping the first game 25-18 to claim a 25-23 win.  The Cougars shut the door on their win hope with decisive 25-15 and 25-17 wins in games three and four.

 

Pender             18        25        15        17

LDNE              25        23        25        25

 

K         A         B          D

Madie              6          1          2          12

Brianne 11        2          0          21

Tessie               5          3          1          4

Abby                0          1          0          10

Victoria            0          0          0          9

Mickayla          2          0          0          3

Sophia              1          0          0          0

Kelly                16        2          0          12

Lexie                1          4          0          13

Darcey             5          2          2          25

Set Assists:  Darcey 11  Lexie 13,  Mickayla 4.

 

Both teams had identical 12-17 records in the season finale.  The Cougars had defeated the Tigers 2-0 at their tournament earlier in the season.

 

The Cougars got off to a fast start and took game one 25-21.  In the second game they took over after the team were tied at twelve. Northeast went on to a 25-22 victory.  Northeast looked like they would sweep the Tiger in game three.  After tailing by as much as four point they rallied to a 20-16 lead.   After a time out the Tiger ran off eight straight points before LDNE broke service.  Northeast battled hard, but lost 25-23.  The Cougars finished off the Tigers with a 25-20 win.

 

Unofficial stats show Mickayla with 11 kills,  Brianne with 10 kills and 2 aces, Kelly had 9 kills, Darcey had 8 kills and 1 ace,  Madie had 4 kills,  and Lexie had 2 kills and 3 aces.

 

After the tough contest Coach Hathaway said, “It was a team effort to get the win.  We have a lot of girls playing together.  They do what ever they have to do .”

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Lady Cougars Compete in Five Matches in One Week

October 21, 2014 Leave a comment


The Lady Cougars had five matches this past week.  All five were against East Husker Conference opponents.  Northeast had a regular season match against state rated North Bend Central  on Tuesday.  Thursday and Saturday they competed in the EHC tournament at Stanton.

 

The (21-3) NBC Tigers defeated the Cougars in straight sets.  Kelly Wakeley had a team-high 8 kills and 14 kills.

 

NBC                25        25        25

LDNE              19        20        13

 

K         A         B          D

Madie R           3          1          1          5

Brianne H         4          1          0          9

Tessie C           3          1          2          3

Abby P            0          0          0          7

Victoria            0          0          0          5

Mickayla          5          0          0          1

Kelly W           8          0          0          14

Lexie B            0          0          0          3

Darcey S          1          1          1          8

Set assists:  Darcey 13,   Lexie 9, Kelly 1 Mickayla 1.

 

The 9th seeded Cougars took down the 8th seeded Titans of Twin River in the first round of the EHC.

 

LDNE  `           25        25

Twin River        14        22

 

Madie R           3          1          0          4

Brianne H         4          0          3          7

Tessie C           3          0          3          3

Abby P            1          0          0          4

Victoria M        0          0          0          14

Kelly W           8          0          0          10

Lexie B            0          0          0          7

Darcey S          2          0          1          17

Set Assists:  Darcey 11,  Lexie  7.

 

Stanton defeated the Cougars on the way to winning the EHC title.  The Fillies have a perfect 26-0 record.  It was a tough contest for the Cougars as they had 18 hitting errors and thy ended up with -.095 hitting percentage.

 

LDNE              11        18

Stanton 25        25

 

Madie              1          0          1          3

Brianne 4          0          1          8

Tessie               1          0          0          1

Abby                1          0          0          0

Victoria            0          0          0          5

Kelly                3          0          0          7

Lexie                0          0          0          6

Darcey             2          1          0          7

Set Assists:       Darcey 5, Lexie 5.

 

The medal rounds found the Cougars and  Knights of O-C playing for the third time this season.  The rubber match went to O-C, but just like in their other meeting the scores were close.   The Knights needed a 30-28 extended play win to take the match.

 

LDNE              19        28

O-C                 25        30

 

Madie              3          0          2          4

Brianne 4          0          0          19

Tessie               3          0          0          2

Abby                0          1          0          5

Victoria            0          0          0          8

Kelly                7          0          0          11

Lexie                1          0          0          11

Darcey             1          0          1          17

Set Assists:  Darcey      5,  Lexie 4.

 

The seventh place match paired the Cougars against West Point-Beemer.  The Cadets came out on top, 2-0.  The hitting game was a problem for Northeast as they had only 11 kills against 13 hitting errors.  They hit -.040.

 

WP-B              25        25

LDNE              23        13

 

Madie              1          0          1          5

Brianne 2          1          0          7

Tessie               2          0          2          1

Abby                0          0          0          5

Victoria            0          0          0          5

Kelly                3          1          0          9

Lexie                3          0          0          8

Darcey             0          0          1          12

Set Assists:       Darcey 4,  Lexie 7.

 

Northeast will have their last home match this week.   They take on (6-19) Pender on Tuesday.  Northeast has an 11-17 record.

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Lady Cougars Compete in Two Triangulars

October 8, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Week five of the volleyball season was very busy as the Cougars had two triangulars meets during the week and an eight team tournament on Saturday at Clarkson. In all, LDNE played seven matches. The Ladies produced three wins while dropping four matches. Their season record is 8-13.

Tuesday’s matches were at Wisner. Lyons-Decatur took on two state rated teams, (16-3) Wisner-Pilger from C-1 and (10-7) Howells-Dodge from D-1. The Gators and Jaguars won in two sets.

The Cougars gave the Gators a game early in both matches. They were tied at nine in both, but the hosts pulled away for wins. They took a 25-13 win in game one. In the second set after a nine all tie the Gators pulled away for four point lead. Northeast back to a 20-18 score before falling 25-19.

Howells-Dodge took their match by scores of 25-17 and 25-13. Northeast was out hit by the Lady Jags 27 to 13. Madie Ronnfeldt toped the Cougars with 4 kills.

On Thursday, the Cougars breezed through Boys Town with 25-12 and 25-10 wins. Brianne Haskell topped with 7 kills; Darcey Simonsen had 4 ace serves, and Tessie Collins had 4 blocks.

Northeast took on another state-rated team in the second match. They gave (16-2) Cedar Bluffs a scare as the match went three sets. The Wildcats opened with a 25-22 win. The Cougars countered with a 25-17 win. The third set went to the Cedar Bluffs. 25-17. Kelly Wakeley topped LDNE with 9 kills and 2 aces serves. Madie Ronnfeldt had a team-high 4 blocks.

At the eight team Clarkson meet, the Cougars were bracketed with Pender in match one. The (5-13) Dragons took as 25-22 wins before Northeast closed out the match with 25-21 and 25-16 games. Topping the team was Brianne Haskell with 10 kills, Kelly Wakeley with 5 aces, and Tessie Collin with 3 blocks.

The winner’s bracket meant a second meeting with Howells-Dodge. The Jags found a tough opponent this time. They had two close matches with 25-19 and 25-21 wins. This time Northeast held them to a 24 to 17 advantage in kills. Kelly Wakeley had 6 kills.

The third place match was a rematch with(11-9) Oakland-Craig who narrowly beat LDNE earlier in the season in three games. Once again the teams proved to be equally matches as two points provided the victory margin in all three games. This time the Cougars came out on top as they got a 25-23 win in game three. The defense was able to stall the Knights as Brianne Haskell had 31 digs, Darcey Simonsen had 19, and Lexie Bacon and Kelly Wakeley added 14.

LDNE 13 19
W-P 25 25

K A B D
Madie R 2 0 0 4
Brianne H 5 0 0 19
Tessie C 1 0 1 1
Abby P 0 0 0 3
Victoria M 0 0 0 2
Mickayla P 0 0 1 0
Kelly W 4 0 0 11
Lexie B 0 0 0 1
Darcey S 1 0 0 3
Set assists: Darcey 4, Lexie 1, Kelly 2, Madie 1, Brianne 1, Mickayla 1.

LDNE 17 13
H-D 25 25

Madie R 4 1 0 0
Brianne H 3 0 1 11
Tessie C 1 0 1 0
Abby P 0 0 0 6
Victoria M 0 0 0 3
Mickayla P 1 0 1 3
Kelly W 2 0 0 8
Lexie B 0 3 0 8
Darcey S 2 0 0 8
Set assists: Darcey 6, Lexie 2, Brianne 1.

LDNE 25 25
Boys Town 12 10

Madie 3 0 0 1
Brianne 7 0 1 9
Tessie 2 2 4 2
Abby 0 0 0 1
Victoria 0 0 0 1
Mickayla 4 0 2 0
Sophia H 1 0 0 0
Kelly 0 7 0 4
Destanie F 0 0 0 0
Lexie 1 2 0 2
Darcey 1 4 3 2
Set Assists: Darcey 14, Lexie 4.

LDNE 22 25 17
Cedar B 25 17 25

Madie 3 0 4 5
Brianne 7 0 0 11
Tessie 2 1 1 6
Abby 0 0 0 6
Victoria 0 0 0 8
Mickayla 2 0 0 1
Kelly 9 2 2 8
Lexie 0 1 0 15
Darcey 3 1 2 15
Set Assists: Darcey 9, Lexie 7, Mickayla 2 Brianne 1.

LDNE 22 25 25
Pender 25 21 16

Madie 6 1 0 2
Brianne 10 1 1 7
Tessie 1 0 3 3
Abby 0 0 0 5
Victoria 0 0 0 1
Mickayla 3 0 2 5
Kelly 6 5 0 12
Lexie 0 3 0 8
Darcey 3 1 1 18
Set Assists: Darcey 14, Lexie 8, Mickayla 1.

LDNE 19 21
H-D 25 25

Madie 1 0 1 6
Brianne 2 1 0 11
Tessie 1 0 1 6
Abby 0 0 0 7
Victoria 0 0 0 6
Mickayla 3 0 1 6
Kelly 6 0 1 7
Lexie 0 0 0 1
Darcey 4 0 0 11
Set Assists: Darcey 9, Lexie 7, Mickayla 1.

LDNE 25 25 25
O-C 27 25 23

Madie 5 0 0 1
Brianne 11 1 0 31
Tessie 7 1 2 7
Abby 0 0 0 10
Victoria 0 0 0 5
Mickayla 5 0 4 4
Kelly 7 0 0 14
Lexie 0 0 0 14
Darcey 6 0 1 19
Set Assists: Darcey 15, Lexie 11, Mickayla 1 Brianne 1, Madie 1.

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Lady Cougars Go One and Two

October 3, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor
Northeast Volleyball went 1-2 during last week’s competition.  They suffered losses to Scribner-Snyder and Emerson-Hubbard while defeating Winnebago.  They have a 5-9 record.

 

LDNE              25        22        25        23        11

S-S                  20        25        13        25        15

 

(K  A  B  D)  Madie  5  1  5  7,  Brianne  13 1  0  24,  Tessie  8  2  1  3,  Abby  0  0  0  4,  Victoria  0  0 0  10,  Mickayla  3  2  4  6,  Kelly  16,  3  0  19,  Lexie  2  10  0  14,  Darcey  1 1  2  7.  Set assists: Lexie  18,  Darcey  16,  Brianne  1,  Mickayla 2

 

 

LDNE              25        25

Bago                12        15

 

Madie 1 1  1  2,  Brianne 5 0  0  6,  Tessie  4  0  1  4,  Abby  0  0  0  5,  Victoria  0  0  0 10,  Mickayla  2 0  2  0,  Kelly 5  0  1  11,  Lexie  0 3  0  8,  Darcey  0  0  0  12.  Set assists:  Darcey 12,  Lexie 3,  Madie 1,  Mickayla 1.

 

 

LDNE              21        17

E-H                  25        25

 

 

Madie 4  0  3  7,  Brianne  6 , 1  0  10,  Tessie  3  1  3  5,  Abby  0  0  0  4,  Victoria  0  0  0  11, Mickayla  0  0  0  1,  Kelly  0  0  1  9,  Lexie  0  0  0  4,  Darcey  1  0  1  2.  Set Assists:  Darcey  3, Lexie  4,  Mickayla 1.

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Lady Cougars Have Close Competitive Matches

September 25, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse, Sports Contributor

Cougar Volleyball played some very competitive games this past week. Oakland-Craig hosted a tri-angular meet with the Cougars and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy family.  All the matches went three sets as they teams were equally skilled.  Unfortunately, Northeast ended up losing both of the EHC contests.  (7-4) H/LHF won the final two sets after Northeast took the  first game 29-27.  All three sets were close as Oakland-Craig took their match 2-1.  The (5-3) Lady Knights took set one 26-24.  LDNE had a 25-23 win in the next game.  The tie breaker went to O-C 25-22.

 

H/LHF             27        25        25

LDNE              29        16        22

 

Madie R  2  3  3 3,  Brianne H  9  0 0  9,  Tessie C  1  1  2  0,  Abby P  0  0  0  8,  Victoria M 0  0  0  8,  Mickayla P  3  0  1  4,  Kelly W  9  1  0  9,  Darcey S  8  5  0  11.  Set Assists: Darcey 20,  Mickayla 2,

 

LDNE              24        25        22

O-C                 26        23        25

 

Madie  4  2  3  2,  Brianne  8  1  0  12,  Tessie  4  2  0  0,  Abby  0  0  0  7,  Victoria 0  0  0  12,  Mickayla  3  0  3  5,  Kelly  5  3  0  13,  Lexie  1 0  0  1,  Darcey  2,  2  1  9.  Set Assists:  Darcey  20,  Lexie 2.

 

 

Fort Calhoun    20        15

LDNE              25        25

 

Madie 0  0  0  3,  Brianne  7  2  0  11,  Tessie  1  0  1  3,  Abby  0  0  0  6,  Victoria  0  90  0  16,  Mickayla  2  1  0  3,  Kelly  6  0  0  12,  Lexie  0  1  0  0,  Darcey  0  1  2  6. Set
Assists:  Darcey  12

 

LDNE              25        25

T-H                  19        127

 

Madie  1  1  1  2,  Brianne  10  1  1  6,  Tessie  1  2  3  2,  Abby  0  0  0  2,  Victoria  0  0  0  4,  Mickayla  5  0  0  0,

 

Kelly  7  0  0  9,  Lexie  0  0  0  0,  Darcey  2  1  0  7.  Set Assists:  Darcey 15,,Lexie  3.

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35th Cougar Invite

April 22, 2014 2 Comments


By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The Thirty-fifth Annual Cougar Invitational Track Meet ended with Oakland-Craig winning both the boys and girls divisions.  The Northeast boys had an eighth place finish in the fourteen team contest.  They scored 38.5 points.  The Lyons-Decatur girls placed tenth with 18 points.

 

It took until the final event for the Cougars to claim a Gold Medal.  The  Northeast boys had a come from behind victory in the 4×400 relay.  The Cougars battled with he Knights of O-C.  David Bishop and Chevy Henneman rang the first two legs.  Freshman Benny Estrada handed to anchor Taylor Fuston with O-C leading by thirty meters.   The senior runner chased down the Knight and pulled out  two second win in 3:50.6.

 

Madie Ronnfeldt and David Bishop were the top individual finishers for Northeast.  Madie took third place in the 300 M hurdles.  Her time was 54.0.  Bishop ran the 800M in 2:17.9, also for third.

 

Libby Henneman took fourth in the shot put.  She had a two and a half foot improvement in the event.  The sophomore threw 34 feet 11.5 inches.

 

Freshman Jon Christiansen had a personal best in the triple jump.  He leaped 39 feet 11 inches for fourth.  For the girls Kelly Wakeley took  fourth with 31 feet 11.75 inches and Madie Ronnfeldt leaped 31′ 4.5 inches for eighth.

 

In the sprints the boys got points from Taylor Fuston and Chevy Henneman.   Chevy ‘had a seventh in the 100 and fourth in the 200.  His times were 11.6 and 23.9. Fuston ran 11.6 in the 100 for sixth.

 

The 4×100 relay saw Northeast place fourth in 47.4.  Fuston and Henneman  teamed with Benny Estrada and Jon Christiansen.

 

Taylor Fuston had an off day in the long jump.  He tied for seventh.

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Tough Track Meet for LDNE

April 18, 2014 Leave a comment


Northeast’s track team took on some stiff competition at the Cadet-Tiger Meet held at West Point on April 8.  They were the only Class D team of the nine competing squads.   Arlington won the boys division and North Bend Central took the girls’ side.  Northeast settled for a ninth in the boys race with 13 points and the girls scored 17 points for an eighth place finish.

 

“We had some very good efforts,” said Coach Steve Hosch. “We did not score a lot of points against the big schools,  but we had some very good marks.”

 

The team had one first place.  Madie Ronnfeldt won the 300M hurdles.  She ran a time of 53.30.

 

“Madie was seeded in fifth for the race,” said Hosch.  “There was less than two seconds between top runners so we told her to go for it. She had the lead going into the last hurdle and was determined to win.  She kept her stride going over the last hurdle to hold off a challenger.”

 

The boys had a ten second improvement in the 4x400M relay.  They took second place in 3:36.40.  Team members were David Bishop, Tyler Hardeman, Benny Estrada, and Taylor Fuston.

 

Chevy Henneman lowered his personal best in the 100M to 11.60.  He placed fifth.

 

Darcey Simonsen took sixth in the discus.  She had a toss of 104 feet 3 inches.

 

In the girls’ triple jump the Cougars had two placers.  Freshman Kelley Wakeley took fourth with distance of 31 feet 9.5 inches.  Madie Ronnfeldt placed fifth on a 31 feet 7.5 inch effort.

 

Taylor Fuston placed in the long jump.  He had a best leap of 19 feet 8 inches.  The senior earned a fifth place.

 

Fuston led off the 4x100M relay.  It placed sixth in 48.10.  Chevy Henneman, Benny Estrada,  Dylan Hardeman were the other team members.

 

Boys Team scores:  Arlington 89, Bergan 87, Fremont JV 85, NBC 60, Wahoo 56, West Point-Beemer 51, Central Catholic 48, Logan View 38, Northeast  13.

 

Girls Team scores:  NBC 127,  Wahoo 118,  Central Catholic 73,  Fremont JV 56,  West Point-Beemer 55,  Arlington 49,  Logan View 24,  Northeast 17,  Bergan 7.

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Lady Cougars Take 4th and Cougars Take 5th Place at Stanton Meet

April 7, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The outdoor season began for the Northeast Track Teams with a six team meet at Stanton on April 1.  The boys finished in fifth place with 61 points.  The girls scored  64 points and took fourth place.

 

Taylor Fuston got the lone first place for the boys by winning the long jump with a leap of 19 feet 11.25 inches.   The senior also got a fourth place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.97.  Fuston teamed with Chevy Henneman, Jon Christiansen, and Benny Estrada to win the 400M Relay in 47.0.

 

Chevy Henneman scored in both sprints.  He took fifth in the 100M in 12.04 and third in the 200M in 24.16.

 

David Bishop brought home points in the 400M dash.  He clocked in a 56.31 for second place.

 

Dylan Hardeman scored in the 300M hurdles and 800 M run.  He picked up a fifth place over the barriers with a time of 48.5 and took sixth in the two lapper with a time of 2:23.4.

 

Several freshmen scored points for the team.  Jon Christiansen took third in the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet 7 inches.  Benny Estrada added a fourth in the long jump with a 17 feet 8 inch leap.  Joey O’Connor picked up a fifth in the 3200M run with a time of 12:16.00.  Christiansen, Estrada and Tyler Hardeman teamed with Taylor Fuston to place third in the 1600M Relay.

 

The girls scored well in the field events.  They picked up 44 points before the track events started.

 

Darcey Simonsen led the discus throwers with a winning toss of 111 feet 3 inches.  Together with Vanessa Peterson’s 92 foot throw for third and Abby Peterson’s 89 feet 10 inch effort for fourth Northeast picked up 20 points in the event.

 

In the shot pout the Lady Cougars garnered twelve points.   Libby Henneman placed third with a 31 feet 7 inch heave.  Darcey Simonsen added a fourth with a  30 feet 11 inch toss and Abby Peterson came in fifth with a 29 feet 8 inch throw.

 

In the horizon jumps Kelly Wakeley got third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.  Her jumps measured 14 feet 6.5 inches and 33 feet 2 inches.  Madie Ronnfeldt added a fifth in the long jump with a 14 feet 4.75 inch leap.

 

On the track Tessie Collins scored in the 1600M run.  Her ‘6:28.6 clocking brought in a fifth place.

 

Madie Ronnfeldt placed third in the 300M hurdles with a time of 54.47.  There were three placers in the 200 M dash.   Kelley Wakeley  got third in 29.50; Cierra French took fourth in 29.53; and Madie Ronnfeldt was fifth in 29.82.

 

Victoria Maslonka, Libby Henneman, Sophie Hsu and Lena Horak teamed for a sixth in the 400M relay.  Their time was 1″06.52

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Two Lady Cougars Earn Honorable Mention

March 28, 2014 Leave a comment


By Clare Wiltse

Sports Contributor

The East Husker Conference announced their All-Conference Team this week. None of the Lady Cougars were among the eighteen players on the top three teams, but two were given honorable mention accolades. Senior Vanessa Peterson and sophomore Brianne Haskell were duly noted for the 2013-14 efforts.

 

Brianne was the top scorer for the team with a 10.2 average She went down with as leg injury after 16 games. Brianne was on pace to break the school record for assists before the injury. She averaged 3.4 assists per game.

 

Vanessa had a 7.6 scoring average and topped the team with 238 rebounds for a 9.9 rpg count. Vanessa was an accurate shooter with 47% conversion rate on her two point shots.

 

Coach Andy Cronin commented on his two EHC honorees:

 

“Vanessa Peterson modeled work ethic, persistence and grit for her teammates. Vanessa was second in the conference in rebounding per game, averaging 9.9 rebounds per contest. Vanessa’s defense was a staple for or team in the lane all year long. She was so valuable to the team that there were several games she didn’t sub out. Vanessa lead the team in scoring with 183 total points and rebounds with 238 rebounds and led the team in scoring 6 games this season. Vanessa had a career high in points scored with 22 vs. Walthill

 

Brianne Haskell lead the team in assists and was on pace to challenge the season record of 83 prior to her injury. Brianne broke the single game record for assists with 11 vs. Winside. She also lead the team in points per game with 10.2 and amassed 163 total points in her interrupted season. She also led the team in scoring 5 times with a game high of 18 vs. Omaha Mercy”

 

Vanessa is the Daughter of Lawrence and Grace Peterson. Brianne is the daughter of Rex and Deb Haskell.

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One and One for the Lady Cougars

February 19, 2014 1 Comment


By Clare Wiltse

Lady Cougar Basketball. All Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen, LDNE.

Lady Cougar Basketball. All Photo Credit/Rhonda Hansen, LDNE.

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LDNE              13        11        9          12        -45

Wi-Pi               10        21        16        14        -61

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Madie R           1          1          0/0       0          5          5

Darcey S          5          0          0/3       2          0          10

Kelly W           0          0          0/0       1          0          0

Haley B            2          0          2/5       2          1          6

Tessie C           1          0          0/0       1          1          2

Lexie B            0          3          0/0       2          1          9

Libby H            0          3          0/0       2          2          9

Vanessa P        0          0          2/5       7          3          2

Abby P            0          0          2/5       4          0          2

Team                9          7          6/15     21        13        45

Wi-Pi               29        1          0/3       36        16        61

 

 

A competitive game fell apart with three minutes left in the first half as Northeast fell to (9-14) Wisner -Pilger 61-45.

 

The Lady Cougars held a 24-23 lead on a Haley Bacon free throw with 2:56 left in the second quarter.  They did not score again until Libby Henneman nailed a trey with 5:30 left in the third period.   In that time the Lady Gators spurted to a 39-27 lead.

 

“That 16-0 run by Wisner-Pilger really did us in,” said Coach Cronin.  “They were just too physical for us to handle under the boards.  They got so many second chance baskets.”

 

The Gators had a 36 to 21 advantage in rebounding.  They had 15 offensive rebounds.

 

After the Gators got the lead in the first quarter the Cougars battled back.  Darcey Simonsen had two quick scores. Madie Ronnfeldt and Haley Bacon added goals and tied the score at eight apiece.   Ronnfeldt’s  trey at the 2:25 mark put Northeast in the lead and Tessie Collins followed with a deuce to give the Cougars a 13-8 advantage.

 

Lexie Bacon got the Cougars on the board with two three pointers at the start of the second period..  Northeast led  19-14.  After a Gator three, Darcey Simonsen added a basket. Then W-P got three second chance scores to take a 23-21 lead.

 

Northeast cashed in on three free throws to retake the lead.  Abby Peterson sank a pair while Haley Bacon made the first of three after a three point shooting foul.  Wisner closed out the period with eight points in the paint to take a 31-24 lead.

 

It was more of the same after intermission as the Gators took advantage of three offensive boards to run off eight more points before Henneman connected for Northeast.

 

W-P stretched their lead to 22 in the fourth quarter before threes by Henneman and Bacon brought the Cougars back to a 16 point deficit.

 

Darcey Simonsen was the Cougar’s top scorer with 10 points  Lexie Bacon and Libby Henneman each had three treys for nine points.

 

 

LDNE              10        5          6          22        -52

LV                   5          3          10        12        -30

 

 

2pt       3pt       FT        Rb        F          TP

Madie R           0          0          1/2       2          4          1

Darcey S          3          0          2/4       5          2          8

Kelly W           0          0          2/2       3          0          2

Haley B            1          2          4/4       5          1          12

Tessie C           1          0          0/0       1          0          2

Lexie B            1          3          0/1       4          0          11

Libby H            0          2          0/0       0          1          6

Vanessa P        3          0          0/2       4          4          6

Abby P            1          0          2/2       3          4          4

Team                10        7          11/16   28        14        52

L V                  10        1          5/13     19        17        30

 

The Lady Cougars ended the regular season by defeating winless Logan View 52-30.  The Lady Cougars will take a 7-15 record into their sub-district game against Walthill.  The Lady Raiders fall to 0-21.

 

Northeast started slowly as Logan View got four quick points from a goal and two free shots.  Darcey Simonsen scored first for the Cougars.  Madie Ronnfeldt  added a free shot and Northeast got the lead on a Vanessa Peterson lay-in.  Northeast closed out the period with a deuce by Lexie Bacon and trey by Libby Henneman.  They led 10-5 at the end of one.

 

Northeast used the long bomb for all their second period scoring.  Libby Henneman and Haley Bacon each had one trey while Lexie Bacon connected twice.

 

Logan View could not muster much of an offense as they made only one of eleven shots and one of four free shots.  Northeast led 22-8 at the half.

 

After making only 3 of 14 shots in the third period the Cougars closed with a fury by hitting on 7 of 12 fourth quarter attempts.  They ran up 28 points while the Raiders had 22 in the second half.

 

Senior Haley Bacon led the Cougars with 12 points.  Her freshman sister, Lexie, followed with 11.  Lexie’s thirty footer at the buzzer brought her season total to 29 for three pointers.

 

Coach Cronin was happy with the team’s play.  “We limited turnovers and put up shots.  For the season the number of shots we take is about equal to the number of points we score.   Tonight we only had eight turnovers and we got off 45 shots.”

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