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Sports Pennington County Courant • December 20, 2012• Page 6
Lady Eagles 3-1 for the season
By Assistant Coach Kier
On December 6, 2012 the Wall
Lady Eagles kicked off their basketball
season by playing the
Philip Scotties. The Eagles took
the win with a 45 to 22 final score.
Autumn Schulz led the way with
ranking in 10 points, followed by
Sadie O'Rourke and Carlee Johnston
with nine as well as Josie Blasius
with eight.
Schulz, also led the team in total
rebounds as she came down with a
whopping 17, followed by Blasius
with nine.
"The girls started off their season
with such a tenacity and drive,
that it was very fun basketball to
watch, coach, and to be a part of.
We have a bright season ahead,
and with such great leadership
and drive, good things are bound
to happen," adds Coach Hess.
Stats:
Lady Eagles: 16 10 7 12 = 45
Lady Scotties: 2 7 10 3 = 22
Scoring: Sadie O’Rourke 3-15
3-3 9, Bobbie Steffen 0-4 0-0 1,
Carlee Johnston 3-8 0-0 9, Kaitlin
Schreiber 1-5 0-0 2, Josie Blasius
2-7 0-1 8, Monica Bielmaier 3-7 0-
0 6, Autumn Schulz 3-14 0-0 10.
Totals: 15-63 1-4 45.
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3-point field goals: Lady Eagles
0-4 (O’Rourke 0-3, Blaius 0-1).
Field Goal Percentage: Lady
Eagles .238.
Rebounds: Eagles 50 (Schulz
17).
Fouls: Lady Eagles 16.
Steals: Lady Eagles 15 (Blaisus
4, Schulz 4).
Turnovers: Lady Eagles 26.
On December 13, 2012 the Lady
Eagles trecked through the dense
fog all the way up to Buffalo to face
off against the Harding County
Ranchers.
The Junior Varsity team started
off the night with a win as the final
score reached 36 to 17.
Katy Bielmaier led the young
team with 10 points followed by
Monica Bielmaier with nine
points.
Emily Linn guided the team in
rebounds as she tallied five rebounds
for herself as well as Monica
Bielmaier finishing the game
with four rebounds.
The girls played a quick paced
game, and not one of them let the
long drive effect the way they
played.
I am proud of all the girls, and I
am enjoying watching them im-
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prove on their basketball skills
with each game we play," said
Coach Kier.
The Varsity Eagles also came
away with a win against the
Ranchers with an ending score of
59 to 42.
"The girls played an extremely
fast paced and yet intense game, it
is exactly what we have been practicing
for at each practice thus far,"
said Coach Hess.
Johnston was the leader in scoring
as she ranked herself 16 points
followed by O'Rourke with 15, and
Blasius and Schulz both with nine
points apiece.
Blasius and Schulz also led the
team in rebounds as each earned
themselves 11 total boards.
"The Ranchers came out to the
floor with an extreme drive and intensity,
and our girls quickly had
to adjust to that type of game.
The girls did a great job hustling
and getting after things, and it
shows as we stole the ball 13 times
from the hands of the Ranchers,"
added Coach Hess.
Stats
Lady Eagles: 12 21 15 11 = 59
Ranchers: 12 9 8 13 = 42
Scoring: Sadie O’Rourke 5-171-4
15, Carlee Johnston 7-19 0-1 16,
Kaitlin Schreiber 2-8 0-0 8, Josie
Blasius 3-7 1-1 9, Monica Bielmaier
1-6 0-1 2, Autumn Schulz 3-
10 0-0 9. Total: 21-68 2-7 59.
3-point field goals: Lady Eagles
2-7(O’Rourke 1-4, Blasius 1-1,
Bielmaier 0-1).
Field Goal Percentage: Lady
Eagles .364.
Rebounds: Lady Eagles 36
(Schulz 11, Blasius 11).
Fouls: Lady Eagles 19.
Steals: Lady Eagles 13 (Johnston
4).
Turnovers: Lady Eagles 19.
On December 14, 2012 the Lady
Eagles made a second long road
trip to Murdo to play Jones County
in a double header.
The girls Junior Varsity started
off the day with a close game ending
in a loss of a final score of 19 to
25.
Josie Blasius led the team in
points with seven. Monica Bielmaier
was the team's leader in rebounding
as she earned herself
four followed by Katy Bielmaier
and Blasius with three rebounds a
piece.
"The girls unfortunately got
their first loss of the season.
However, each game, win or loss,
is a learning experience, and with
this game the girls learned that
each time we step onto the basketball
court; we need to be ready to
play with the same (or more) intensity
and focus as previous
games.
As we cannot let outside factors
determine how we play the game,"
added Coach Kier.
The Varsity Lady Eagles played
a short time later that day with a
heart wrenching, close game,
which ended in their first loss of
the season with a final score of 54
to 55.
Schulz, a senior, led the Eagles
in points with 14 points, followed
by Johnston, a sophomore, with 13
and Blasius, a freshman, with10
points.
Blasius also led the team in rebounds
as she earned herself 11
total boards.
"This game has left a sour taste
in our mouths. The girls played
such a hard game, and unfortunately,
we let Jones County come
back to win by just one point in
just the last few minutes of the
game.
The girls were exhausted after
being on the road two nights in a
row, but they did not let that show
while they were playing.
Overall, they played another
tough game, and they have that
"hunger" inside of them that will
help them walk away from this
loss a better and yet stronger team
as we face our next opponent," said
Coach Hess.
Stats:
Lady Eagles: 20 7 16 11 = 54
Jones Co.: 14 12 9 20 = 55
Scoring: Sadie O’Rourke 2-12
0-2 5, Emily Linn 1-2 0-0 2, Carlee
Johnston 6-10 1-1 13, Josie Blasius
5-5 0-010, Tayah Huether 1-2 0-0
3, Monica Bielmaier 2-10 0-1 7,
Autumn Schulz 6-11 0-0 14. Totals:
23-55 1-4 54.
3-point field goals: Lady Eagles
1-4 (Johnston 1-1).
Field Goal Percentage: Lady
Eagles .383.
Rebounds: Lady Eagles 35
(Blasius 11).
Fouls: Lady Eagles 14.
Steals: Lady Eagles 13 (Blaius
4).
Turnovers: Lady Eagles 29.
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Eagles come back in fourth
quarter to win over Jones Co.
By Coach Kent Anderson
C Wall Eagles team vs. Philip
The boys basketball season
opened Friday, December 7, as the
Wall Eagles faced the Philip Scotties.
Due to numbers and time, we
were fortunate to have a C and JV
game. This allowed us to have
more young players get some floor
time in game situations.
In the C game the Eagles competed
well but fell by the score of
12 to 26.
The young Eagles trailed from
the beginning but always played
hard.
Leading the way for the C - team
were Riley Fortune and David
Sykora with five points each.
Both of them made a three-pointer
and a two-point field goal.
Danny Muzik also scored a basket
to round off the scoring.
Other members of the C - team
were Rylee Schreiber, Camden
Sawvell, Alex Tysdal, July Kammerer,
Austin Huether, and Dusty
Dartt.
JV Wall Eagles vs. Philip
The junior varsity team took the
floor in the second of three games
that night. Although the game was
close the entire game, the Eagles
lost it at the end by the score of 31
It took nine days, but Oelrichs
barrel racer Lisa Lockhart won a
prestigious round and $18,257 at
the 10-day, $6 million Wrangler
National Finals Rodeo in Las
Vegas. The night prior, she had
reached the milestone of $1 million
By Coach Dinger
The Wall Eagles boys’ basketball
team dominated the first quarter
Friday night in Murdo when they
jumped out to a 22-12 lead.
The Eagles found themselves in
foul trouble in the second quarter,
but they were able to maintain a
slight lead at halftime 39-36.
The momentum turned in the
third quarter in favor of Jones
County as the Coyotes rallied back
to take a 45-51 lead by the end of
the quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles
found themselves in foul trouble
with three starters with four fouls
each.
Trevor Anderson fouled out with
six minutes to go in the game and
that’s when Tyler Peterson came
off the bench to spark the Eagle’s
comeback.
The team never gave up and
they recognized that Peterson had
the hot hand and continued to feed
him the ball until the Eagle’s had
a 63-60 lead.
Peterson finished the night with
a last second put back with less
than a second to play to give the
Eagle’s a 65-60 victory.
Peterson finished the game
going six - six from the field, one -
two from the free throw line, four
rebounds, and three steals.
Peterson and Tyler Trask were
the leading scorers for the Eagles
with 13 points each, while Tucker
O’Rourke and Clancy Lytle had 12
points and 11 points respectively.
Lytle’s hot free throw shooting
was also a key to the team win as
he was six - six from the line and
he also led the team with five assist.
Trevor Anderson added nine
points, while Lane Hustead finished
with four points to contribute
to the team win.
O’Rourke lead the Eagle’s with
eight rebounds, while Laketon
McLaughlin finished the game
with six rebounds.
The team was 23-61 from the
field for 38 percent and 14-23 from
the free throw line for 61 percent.
I am very proud of how well the
team played together and they didn’t
panic after losing an early 10
point lead and trailed by eight
points early in the fourth quarter,
before they rallied to a five point
victory.
Stats:
Eagles: 22 17 6 20 = 65
Jones Co: 12 24 15 9 = 60
Scoring: Tyler Trask 4-10 2-3
13, Trevor Anderson 3-9 2-4 9,
Lane Hustead 2-8 0-1 4, Clancy
Lytle 2-14 6-6 11, Tucker O’Rourke
6-10 0-1 12, Carson Johnston 0-4
2-2 2, Laketon McLaughlin 0-0 1-2
1, Ben Linn 0-0 0-2 0, Tyler Peterson
6-6 1-2 13. Totals: 23-61 14-23
65.
3-point field goals: Eagles 5-18
(Trask 3-5, Anderson 1-3, Hustead
0-3, Lytle 1-6, Johnston 0-1).
Field goal percentage: Eagles
.377.
Rebounds: Eagles 32 (O’Rourke
8).
Fouls: Eagles 19.
Fouled out: Anderson.
Assists: Eagles 14 (Lytle 5).
Steals: Eagles 7 (Peterson 3).
Blocked Shots: Eagles 3
(O’Rourke 2).
Turnovers: Eagles 19.
Wall Eagels C and JV
teams basketball results
to 38. The Eagles JV led by six
after one and three at halftime. At
the end of the third we trailed by
two.
Many players rotated throughout
the game and received quality
time. There were many positives
offensively and defensively.
Muzik led the Eagles with 11
points. Ben Linn had seven and CJ
Schulz added six. Ryder Wilson
had three points, Carson Johnston
and Huether rounded out the scoring
with two points each.
JV Wall Eagles vs. Edgemont
The Eagles faced the Edgemont
Moguls on Saturday, December 8,
at Edgemont.
The JV team was able to even
their record as they defeated the
Moguls by the score of 32 to 26.
Once again Muzik led the JV
with 10 points. Ben Linn had six,
Wilson and Dartt each had four
points. Johnston, Schulz, Huether,
and Schreiber each had two points.
All 13 boys saw action in the
night. We played hard and competitively
the entire game. It was nice
to rebound the next day with a
win.
Next Action for the JV will be at
Jones County on Friday, December
14.
Oelrichs cowgirl wins
big at Wrangler NFR
in earnings through her 12-year
career.
“When you really put things in
perspective and see the stats on
how few have reached that level, it
makes it that much more sweet to
know it’s a very elite group,” said
Lockhart. “I’m honored.”
Only the top 15 contestants in
each of seven events qualify for
rodeo’s Super Bowl, which kicked
off in UNLV’s Thomas and Mack
Center on Dec. 6 and wraps up December
15.
Lockhart, a wife and mother of
three, is competing in her sixth
straight Wrangler NFR. Riding a
horse she calls Louie, 47-year-old
Lockhart raced around the cloverleaf
pattern in 13.66 seconds for
the win, which brought her total
NFR earnings to $63,409.
Lockhart entered the NFR in
fourth place in the world championship
standings and, aside from a
penalty she took in Round Two for
a tipped barrel, she’s placed in
every round but one. Still, she
trails leader Mary Walker by
nearly $100,000 and has no chance
at a gold buckle this year.
“You come in here hoping you
can have the rodeo you’re capable
of having,” said Lockhart. “Sometimes
you do and sometimes you
don’t. It happens to all of us; it’s a
roller coaster. I’m thrilled it’s
turned out as good as it has.”
With one more solid run Saturday
night, she has a chance to earn
$46,821 in addition to the nightly
first-place money of $18,257.