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Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg Harley Rhoades, 22, senior of Douglas, Wyoming, moves a plastic ball with a pizza box during halftime entertainment at the women’s basketball game against Adams State University, Saturday in the Chicoine Center.
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Story Beats The Cake Remains
By Abigail Swanson
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White frosting gleamed like bird poop in the middle of the road. Wrinkles from when she pulled off the tinfoil squished the cursive “Jenna and Jeremy” to an indecipherable black mass in the center. But hey, it looked pretty good for a three-year-old piece of cake. Better than she did.
Trees lining the county road chirped with birds. Robins swooped over the new offering. Could birds get sugar rushes? Jenna vetoed rice at the wedding to avoid having bloated birds on her conscience, no matter how much Jeremy’s mom complained. Maybe she should clean up her mess afterward, just in case.
Jenna reversed the car a few yards down the county road. She hadn’t wanted to save the stupid cake anyway but Jeremy’s mom insisted.
The woman cut their names straight out of the center of the sheet cake like she was afraid the five guests who showed up would claw right past the cut and plated side pieces and ruin any hope of a lovely anniversary.
So what if they did? It was just a court wedding. She didn’t even wear a white dress.
At least Jeremy agreed with her. He threw that slab of cake to the back of the freezer and forgot it existed. She only rediscovered it yesterday.
Jenna put the car in drive. And back in neutral. What would Jeremey’s mother say?
Of course, she’d never say that. The woman just pinched her lips and aimed thought daggers at Jenna’s soul.
A bird landed beside the cake. Greedy thing would stick itself in the frosting. Jenna hit the horn and the bird flickered back to the trees.
She would make a great mom, whatever Jeremey’s mother said.
Jenna shifted back to drive, but kept her foot planted on the break. Was it really worth covering the car in cake bits? She’d come this far. What would she do, wrap it back up and return it to the freezer? That would make Jeremy’s mom judge her more than just murdering a cake.
The woman kept strong opinions on decision making. “Go right or go left. There’s too many flat birds in the middle of the road.”
Well then. If anyone asked, Jenna just followed Jeremy’s mom’s advice like a good daughter-in-law.
Her foot landed on the gas. Birds scattered from the trees. The car flew into the cake like an airplane hitting a runway. The front tire plowed a pass through the white sugar and the rear tire impressed perfect tracks through their black frosted names.
She should have done this sooner.
The ruins glowed like Grecian architecture in the rearview mirror.
Jenna grabbed the crumpled foil from the center console and swung the car door open. She walked back to scavenge the cake remains. Hey, she might need it again next year.
ABOVE: Riley Aiono (4), left, sophomore of Bountiful, Utah, goes up for a shot against Grizzly defenders during the women’s basketball game against Adams State University, Saturday in the Chicoine Center.
RIGHT: Olivia Waufle (10), front, freshman of Thornton, Colorado, and Ashayla Powers (20), freshman of Longmont, Colorado, share a hug after Powers made a buzzer-beater shot to win the women’s basketball game against Adams State University, Saturday, in the Chicoine Center.
CSC powers through games
Powers earns a double-double both Saturday and Sunday night against RMAC competition
Story and photos by Mackenzie Dahlberg
Chadron State women’s basketball team powers to a buzzer-beater win against Adams State University, 63-61, Saturday before going into over time against Colorado State University-Pueblo, Sunday, and taking a close loss, 77-74.
Ashayla Powers, redshirt freshman of Longmont, Colorado, saw high numbers for both nights of games, reaching a double-double both nights.
“Honestly, I was very proud of myself,” Powers said. “I set goals going into both of those games and I achieved both. Even though I wish we would’ve won the second game, I believe I played well.”
Against the Grizzlies, Powers went on a run for about a minute and a half in the third quarter and for about six minutes in the fourth where she was the only player to put points on the board.
With 14 seconds left of the game, Powers made a layup to put the Eagles three points ahead, but the Grizzles answered back 10 seconds later to tie up the score at 61 points with a three pointer from Stephanie Ruiz, redshirt senior of San Antonio, Texas.
Powers finished out the game with a buzzer-beater layup, keeping the game from going into overtime. She had 13 rebounds and 27 points.
The Eagles also held the Grizzles to six points total in the third quarter.
“We as a team never gave up and energy on the court and on the bench has been the best it has ever been,” Powers said. “Being engaging on the bench helps everyone playing and can change the energy of the whole game.”
Despite another strong night from Powers, the Eagles were unable to take the win during Sunday’s game, which was originally scheduled for Friday.
With three minutes remaining in the third quarter, Powers tied up the score at 49 with a layup before scoring again nearly a minute later to put the Eagles in the lead for the first time of the game.
Even though the lead was lost by the end of the third, Jori Peters, senior of Mitchell, gained the lead again with a three-pointer and later a free throw.
Despite her attempt at the end of overtime, Peters was unable to make her last three-point shot and the Eagles fell to the ThunderWolves.
Powers finished the night with another double-double, putting up 21 points and rebounding 13 shots.
Olyvia Pacheco, sophomore of Rawlins, Wyoming, had 18 points for the night, making all three of her shots from the arc. She was also six of nine for field goals and three of five for free throws.
CSC will hit the road again, playing New Mexico Highlands University at 5 p.m., Friday in Las Vegas and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs at 5:30 p.m., Saturday in Colorado Springs. The next home game for the Eagles will be at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday against Black Hills State University.
Samiyah Worrell (2), right, sophomore of Fountain, Colorado, looks up at the basket while being defended by Grizzly Elaina Watson (11), freshman of Farmington, New Mexico, during the women’s basketball game against Adams State University Saturday in the Chicoine Center.
ABOVE: Tatum Peterson (14), right, senior of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and ThunderWolf Jazzy Hughes (32), senior of Tucson, Arizona, fight for possession of the ball during the women’s basketball game against Colorado State University-Pueblo Sunday in the Chicoine Center.
LEFT: Jori Peters (12), right, senior of Mitchell, drives past Tomia Johnson (13), sophomore of Colorado Springs, toward the paint during the women’s basketball game against Colorado State University-Pueblo Sunday in the Chicoine Center.
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