Clearwater rallies past Halstead

By Michael Buhler TSnews

The Clearwater Indians girls basketball team found itself in a dogfight to open the new year last Tuesday at Halstead, not taking the lead for good until the game’s final few minutes in a 56-52 win.

“It was good for this team to battle all game and make the plays necessary down the stretch to win the game,” Clearwater coach Casey Carlson said. “I’m really proud of the fight and not giving up.”

The Indians also defeated Rose Hill 45-26 last Friday.

At Halstead, Clearwater scored 11 of the game’s first 12 points, only to see the host Dragons immediately answer with a rally of their own to take the lead as Halstead sophomore Dominque Shutte scored 28 points and drained six 3-pointers, a couple from 30 feet.

“We scouted and knew she was their best player,”

Coach Carlson said. “We had a couple of defensive lapses that allowed her to knock down a couple wide open threes and once a good shooter sees a couple go through, they get extremely confident. Her confidence spread to the rest of her team and they were hot through the first three quarters.

“Their defense really gave us issues pressuring us all game and we got sped up and were taking shots after one pass. We’ve been stressing for two weeks to flip the court offensively, but, we failed to do this. We have to be more patient and take advantage of what they are giving us.”

However, the Indians trailed by just two points midway through the fourth quarter and finally took the lead for good in the game’s final two minutes.

Elizabeth Tjaden led Clearwater with 23 points.

“Elizabeth played well offensively again and just

Colts fall short vs. Hutch

By Travis Mounts TSnews news@tsnews.com

The Campus Colts girls basketball team battled hard at home on Friday, but fell short in a 42-33 loss to the Hutchinson Salthawks.

The Colts’ defense was stellar against the 5-1 Salthawks, getting plenty of stops and frequently limiting Hutchinson to one shot per possession.

Campus head coach

Robbie Wright praised the Colts’ defensive effort against a tough team. Hutchinson was able to go inside in the first half, but Campus shut that down in the second half by switching to a 2-3 zone defense.

“Our defense has been pretty good the last few games. We got them to do what we wanted them to do,” he said. Hutchinson held a slim continues to get better each game,” Coach Carlson said. “She is hard to guard and when she gets going downhill, you just can’t stop her from getting to the rim.”

The Indians game with Mulvane scheduled for earlier this week was postponed until Friday, Jan. 21. Clearwater takes on Wellington Friday and heads to El Dorado Tuesday.

Clearwater: Tjaden 23, Carli Carlson 13, Brooke Berlin 9 (rest not available).

Clearwater took control of the game late in the first quarter and led by 23 points (41-18) by the start of the fourth quarter, thanks in part to outscoring the host Rockets 32-12 in the paint and forcing a Clearwater-record 35 turnovers.

Tjaden and Berlin led the Indians with 15 and 12 points, respectively.

Clearwater: Tjaden 15, Berlin

12, Carli Carlson 9, Laurel Streit 4, Kaylee Hampton 3, Camryn Clevenger 1, Taylee Hatton 1.

CS girls drop 2022 opener at Chaparral

By Michael Buhler TSnews

The Conway Springs Cardinals girls basketball team fell victim to a second-quarter surge and could not overcome it in a 50-31 loss to the Chaparral Roadrunners last Tuesday at Anthony.

Conway Springs (0-7) trailed just 8-7 after the opening period, but the Roadrunners held Conway Springs to an Olivia Lange 3-pointer and a Katelyn

Koester free throw to take a 25-11 lead to the locker room. Chaparral outscored the Cardinals 13-6 in the third quarter and led 38-17 entering the final period.

“We struggled shooting the ball and they shot pretty good,” Conway Springs coach Sheri Mercer said.

Conway Springs also had some struggles at the foul line, hitting just eight of its 21 free throws for 38 percent. The Cardinals did hit five 3-pointers in the game, two each from Allyson Lange and Haylee Osner and one from Olivia Lange. lead at halftime, 24-20. But the Colts managed just 4 points in the third quarter as the Salthawks expanded their lead to 9 points, 33-24.

The Cardinals’ scheduled game against Medicine Lodge last Friday was postponed.

Conway Springs took on Belle Plaine earlier this week and heads to Garden Plain on Friday.

Conway Springs: Allyson Lange 7, Melissa Ebenkamp 6, Osner 6, Caitlyn May 4, Koester 3, Olivia Lange 3, Loren May 2.

“That third quarter was a drought for us. The other three quarters, we played them pretty even,” Wright said. He said the Colts got the looks they wanted, but they could not get shots to fall.

Tya Tindall sparked the Campus offense most of the night. She made a pair of 3-points shots and also scored on drives into the lane, leading the Colts with 18 points. Brylie Laake added 9 points, but the Colts struggled to find points elsewhere in the lineup.

Campus: Tya Tindall 18, Brylie Laake 9, Kara Smith 4, Mya Free 2.

The Campus Colts girls basketball team stayed competitive with the Maize Eagles for a half on

Jan. 4, but ultimately fell 51-29. The loss dropped the Colts to 1-5 this season. Campus played even with Maize for a quarter, with the Eagles going up 12-11 at the start of the second quarter. But the Eagles grabbed momentum in the second, holding the Colts to just 3 points in the quarter. At halftime, Maize led 32-14.

The Colts faced off against the Panthers in Derby on Tuesday of this week, and will go on the road again this Friday to take on the Salina South Cougars this Friday. The girls will have next week off as the boys take part in tournament play in Dodge City. The Lady Colts will play in the Mulvane Wildcat Classic Jan 27-29. Campus: Tya Tindall 13, Kara Smith 5, Tristin Smith 4, BreAna Garrett-Tillemans 3, Sadie Hubbard 2.

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