Happy New Year

The holiday vacation, really didn't clear up anything as far as the 'power rankings' are concern for our Southwest Washington teams. Congratulations to the Battle Ground Tiger's for winning their own holiday tournament, and the Prairie Falcon's who went to Wyoming to win the tournament there. They will remain our top two teams in the rankings. Skyview and Evergreen both, went 2-2 in the Nike - Lake Oswego tournament. And Camas went 2-1 over the holiday. Mountain View is rising up the latter very fast, and Woodland is playing well, but for now, we'll leave the top five alone until next week.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

We'll try to keep you up on tournament scores over the holidays, your help would be appreciated.

Top 5 teams in SW Washington - Poll

Well honestly I feel the poll got it right, at least close to right. Considering all the teams in the area, they narrowed it down to the consensus best 5, even if I disagree with the final order.

Skyview and Battle Ground per the voters were 1 & 1A, Prairie was number 3 with Camas 4 and Evergreen 5.

NOW... let me release my power rankings after the first 3 weeks of play. This is not based on the potential of a team or the lack of potential, but based on the results thus far for the teams play.

Clearly the #1 team is Prairie, averaging over 70 points a game, and playing that great pressure defense. Defeating Skyview another team in the top 5, convincingly.

Number 2 is Battle Ground. Starting off the season 6-0, winning their first 2 league games, after only winning 2 league games all of last year, and preparing to host their winter tournament.

I will give the 3 spot to Skyview because they have beaten a team in the top 5 Camas, and their only lost was to #1 Prairie. Our prayers go out to Maddie Van Liew, looks like she'll be out for the season for the Storm.

Number 4 Evergreen. Yet to play with the full roster but coming around.

Number 5 Camas, also hit with the injury bug to Katelyn (Mo) Henson, out for the season, but their only lost came to Skyview in the season opener.

The "team to watch" - Woodland

The 2nd week of the season is in the books

Here we go, check the standings on the left. A few surprises but things look pretty much the way we expected. Prairie appears to be the top team in the area, thus far. Skyview and Evergreen are suffering through pre-season set backs with players out of the line up. Mattie Van Liew of Skyview might be down for the season, at least for a little while. Our prayers go out to her, and we hope for the best. Shamerica Scott is yet to play a minute for Evergreen, recovering from shoulder surgery. And Justine Joudrey - Evergreen went down with a knee injury and will sit out games.

Battle Ground is playing well, standing on top of the 4A, and they should be a factor all season long. Mountain View and Kelso have gotten off to good starts in the 3A. Woodland, Washougal, RA Long and Hockinson are looking competitive in the 2A.

Next week we will give you a Top Five power rating of South West Washington. Your input would be helpful. I hope to hear from you.

Openning week is in the books

Unlike last season where the 3A might have been the tougher conference, this year clearly the 4A will be the strongest conference here in SW Washington. In the pre-season many 4A schools play the local 3A schools preparing for the league games. 4A is dominating, at least thus far. The closest game, 'Skyview vs Camas' was still a 4A victory in the opening game for both teams. Prairie "the big dog in 3A" didn't play last week and will open tonight against Skyview.

It's why we play the game

Surprise, surprise, surprise... Who would have thought it. The poll for "Who will win the 3A title" ended with Fort Vancouver beginning the voters choice. Humm... Honestly it makes me feel as if I had a lot of readers out of the Vancouver area recently. But either way, 47% of the voters picked Fort. 28% pick the perennial champ Prairie, and 15% went with Camas.

But most of the voters don't play the game, and it's not done on paper, it's on the court that counts, so we'll see. Good luck to all.

The Adventure Begins

Today, November 15th, rain and cold weather in the forecast. It is the first day for winter sports in the state of Washington. Tryouts all over the state, it starts today. Balls a bouncing, and sweat rolling down the faces of kids everywhere. Coaches finally get an opportunity to start working with their kids. Here we go.

The readers have overwhelmingly spoken. They feel that the Skyview Storm will win the 4A league title again. Followed by Evergreen, Heritage and Battle Ground then Union. Well, the voting is fun, but the games aren't played on paper. We'll see. Obviously I feel different. Here we go.

A new survive for the 3A starts today. I think, obviously, again, Prairie will be the favorite. But will the Distict Champion Camas give them a fight this season. How about the new comers Mountain View and Kelso. Lets not for get about Columbia River, Hudson's Bay, and Fort Vancouver. Here we go.

We will be taking a look at the 2A also. Hockinson seems to have a leg up on the rest of the league. But never forget about Woodland. Washougal will be better, and lets not forget about our Longview friends, Mark Morris and R.A. Long. Here we go.

If there are stories, scores and/or information you'd like me to pass along. Please don't hesitate to contact me, we'll be happy to get it out there for ya. HERE WE GO.

Early signing period - signees

Congratulations to Justine Joudrey - Evergreen High School. She signed on Wednesday November 10th to be a Idaho State University Bengal basketball player. Also on Tuesday Justine was nominate as a McDonald's All American.

Congratulations to Melissa Williams - Camas High School. She signed on Wednesday November 10th to be a Eastern Washington University Eagle basketball player.

If there are any other players in the area that sign during this early signing period please let me know. I would be happy to give them the exposure.

P.S. Both of these young ladies (Melissa & Justine) have played with "Premier Elite" during the summer. (a little "pat on the back")

Big non-league games to keep an eye on.

This year's league schedule in the GSHL for both 3A and 4A will be very tight and difficult to follow. Let's hope no bad weather comes and we have to cancel and/or reschedule some games.

For now, here are some of the non league games you may want to go and see. We feel that all league games are worthy of your attendance.

November 30th Kelso at Battle Ground
December 3rd Evergreen at Mountain View
December 4th Skyview at Columbia River
December 6th Skyview at Prairie
December 8th Camas at Union
December 9th Washougal at Camas
December 10th Mountain View at Union
January 6th Evergreen at Prairie

Some teams are playing in some winter break tournaments that will give them some top level competition prior to league games. Prairie is traveling to Wyoming, Evergreen is playing in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Camas and Columbia River will be playing in the Battle Ground tournament, while Kelso will participate in the Mark Morris tournament.

Enjoy the season. Good luck

Southwest Washington Girl's basketball Preview

Reclassification's in the state has hit home hard in SW Washington. Prior to this season, each division, 2A 3A & 4A were all 6 team leagues. Now the GSHL 3A has become a 7 team league, and the GSHL 2A & 4A are 5 team leagues, making scheduling a nightmare. Each team will have 12 league games, with the 2A & 4A playing each other 3 times. Because of this, the district tournament and championships in the 4A have been eliminated. Two teams from the league will go to the regional playoffs, attempting to qualify for the state tournament.

With all that being said, this should be one of the most competitive and strongest GSHL 4A league season in a while. Skyview won the league title, with Evergreen winning the district championship last season. Both teams should be strong this season, with lots of key players from last season returning, and some key new additions. Heritage will be very competitive with the return of their two big post players and a cat quick guard returning, that sat out last season. Battle Ground will be competitive, with the addition of a talented transfer and the return of their talented post. Union will be the new kids on the block, and will be fighting hard to compete with these establish teams.

In the GSHL 3A, Prairie will be the cream of the crop, (ok what's new) with most of last years starters returning, along with the addition of some new big's. Camas who won the district championship over Prairie last season, will struggle with one of their key player suffering an ACL injury, but they still have enough talent to be competitive. Mountain View and Kelso joining the GSHL 3A, coming down from the 4A last season, will fight hard and make the 3A tough. Columbia River, Fort Vancouver and Hudson's Bay may struggle, but can surprise some teams if they don't watch out.

The GSHL 2A should be fairly even. Woodland, Washougal, and Hockinson will fight for the top spots, while R.A. Long and Mark Morris will shock some teams and play well.

Please remember these are all just one persons opinion, a coach trying to write a blog, what's your opinioin?

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME HOOPS

You can feel the tension growing. Anticipation is in the air. Players are starting to stretch out, loosen up, get that bounce in their step.
We are going to try to keep you as informed as possible with what's happening in Southwest Washington as far as girl's basketball is concern. Scores, news, changes, and highlights. Your help will be appreciated. There have been lots of changes and your assistance will be helpful.
Let's get ready, tryouts are just a few weeks away.

2011 Premier Elite grads on their way to the "Next Level"

This was an extremely successful summer college viewing tournament season for "Premier Elite" players. Unfortunately we didn't have the win/lose record we have had in previous years, but the main reason for having the team is to help our local athletes get the exposure for possible opportunities to play at the next level. And to that account, we have had several players get that attention and are on their way.

Congratulations are in order for several players,
Justine Joudrey from Evergreen High School has verbally committed to Division 1, Big Sky Conference, Idaho State University.
Melissa Williams from Camas High School has verbally committed to Division 1, Big Sky Conference, Eastern Washington University.
Shamerica Scott from Evergreen High School will be taking an official visit in October to Division 2, GNAC Conference, Western Washington University.
Katelynn Henson from Camas High School has taken a visit and received an offer from Division 3, Linfied College.
Tori Conley from Evergreen High School is being courted by several colleges including Western Washington University, Linfield College, and others.
Sarah Mason from Skyview High School has receive interest from Puget Sound University, Linfied College and others

Personally, I am very proud to have had the pleasure of coaching these young ladies and providing a fourm for them to show their talents. I believe they are well on their way to successful basketball careers and lives. Good luck.

SW Washington Girl's Basketball has taken on a completely different look since I started this site three years ago

These past two years have seen some tremendous changes in the landscape of women's basketball here in Southwest Washington. In the 3A & 4A there are only three coaches that have been with their teams for more than 3 years. (Prairie, Kelso, and Fort Vancouver) Out of the other 9 teams, none has had the same head coach for over 2 years. The 2A is just as crazy with only two coaches with more than 2 years on the job. Wow...

And now the league's have teams shifting classifications, Ridgefield HS moves from 2A to 1A. Mountain View HS and Kelso HS will go down to 3A and Union HS will go up to 4A. So the GSHL3A will now have 7 teams, and the GSHL4A & 2A will have 5 teams.

League play for the 2A and the 4A will have each team playing the other teams, 3 times. All 3 league's teams will now have 12 league games of their allotted 20 game schedule. Every week during league play, there will be one team with an off night, probably playing a team out of the other league. This will get confusing. Hang in there. Then there is the District Playoffs, hang on this will be interesting.

With new coaches and student athletes moving to different schools, this leaves the leagues wide open, with no real set favorites. It will be an interesting year. Stay tuned.

Summer is almost over

I read two great articles that I felt needed to be spread to all of you. They were from Hoopgurlz.com. I hope you enjoy.

For Parents - entitled 'Remember who has the final decision.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=5454817

and

For Athletes - Summer is over, it's time for you
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/news/story?id=5455009

Championship Monday EOT Shoot Out

Team Concept Heat (6-0) defeated Columbia Cascades (4-1) for the Championship Monday morning. The Vancouver Heat (4-1) defeated Way 2 Win Gold for 3rd place and Premier Elite Black (3-1) defeated Team Concept Fire for 5th place. The Northwest Bluez were defeated by Jesuit HS earlier today, and Columbia Reign defeated WVBA.

Congratulations to all the Vancouver base teams. Good showing in a tough tournament (2nd, 3rd & 5th). Team Concept Heat is one of the best teams in the country. Unfortunately Premier Elite Black face them early in the tournament, which prove to be their only defeat in the tournament, but the lost threw them into the 5th place bracket.

Vancouver Heat's only lost came to Oregon City Black, and Columbia Cascades were defeated in the Championship game by Team Concept Heat.

Great start for the Summer tournament season. If you have results you'd like me to pass along please don't hesitate to let me know.

Results after the 3rd day at the Shoot Out

And they call this the warm-up tournament, getting you ready for the 'Big Dance' July 6th-9th. Again what a fantastic, top of the line, tournament being put on by the Guys at the End of the Trial, in Oregon City. Here is some local team information.

THROPY GAMES SET FOR MONDAY:
Premier Elite Black (2-1) vs. Team Concept Fire (2-1)
@ 10:20am Oregon City HS
Columbia Cascades (4-0) vs. Team Concept Heat (3-0)
@ 1:15pm Oregon City HS (CHAMPIONSHIP GAME)
Vancouver Heat (3-1) vs. Way to Win Gold
@ 1:00pm Oregon City HS
Northwest Bluez (3-1) vs. Jesuit HS (3-1)
@ 10:20am Oregon City HS
Columbia Reign (1-2) vs WVBA Black / Juanita HS
@ 11:40am Clackamas Community College

End of the Trail "Shoot out"

On the 1st Anniversary of the death of the greatest entertainer of our life time, "MICHAEL JACKSON" the best tournament on the west coast, "the End of the Trail" starts it's 2 weeks of tournaments. Our local teams Premier Elite Black & Gold, Northwest Bluez, Columbia Cascades & Reign & Waves, Team Concept and the Vancouver Heat all got started in a victorious way.

Premier Elite Black won it's first game, Premier Elite Gold played twice and split 1 & 1, Columbia Cascades won it's first 2 games, as did the Vancouver Heat. Columbia Reign won it's first game and the Columbia Waves split going 1 & 1. Northwest Bluez also won. Great start for our local teams. Good luck. If you have no plans for the weekend, come and enjoy some great basketball at the End of the Trail in Oregon City.

BIG UPCOMING GAMES FOR SATURDAY:
Premier Elite Black vs. Team Concept Heat
11:40am Clackamas Community College
Columbia Cascades vs. 503 Flyers
10:20am Canby High School, Oregon
Vancouver Heat vs. Oregon City
5:00pm Clackamas Community College
Columbia Reign vs. Way to Win Gold
11:40am Oregon City High School
Northwest Bluez vs. Lake Elite
11:40am Canby High School, Oregon
Premier Elite Gold vs. Columbia Waves
3:30pm Clackamas Community College

Class of the Field 2010

What a great 1st 'day and an half' of the "Class of the Field" tournament for high school teams in Oregon City. GSHL teams playing in the tournament include, Woodland, Hockinson, Battle Ground, Mountain View, and Prairie. Every team from the GHSL except for Mt. View pick up at least one victory on Friday, with more games set for Saturday evening and Sunday.

Prairie started the tournament with a victory over Meadowdale from the Seattle area before falling to Prosser in the 2nd around. The Falcon's then pick up a victory over Ferris and face St Mary's of Portland Saturday night. Mt View has face some tough competition and have fallen 3 times but they are playing hard. Both Hockinson and Battle Ground won their first round games and lost their 2nd round games. The Tiger's lost their 3rd round game against East Valley and face South Eugene later today, the Hawks face Lewis & Clark from Spokane later this evening also.
Woodland lost to Lakes of Tacoma area in the first round but defeated Kings in the 2nd round and plays Skyline Saturday night.

I strongly recommend you stopping bye and checking out some good hoops as the brackets tighten, the better teams start facing each other. Good luck to the GHSL, I will keep you informed as information becomes available.

Congratulations to Premier Elite Gold

The Premier Elite developmental team, the Gold Team, went 4 - 0 this weekend in the Reynolds Summer Tournament in Troutdale Oregon. Good for you girl's, McKayla Bradshaw, Jennifer Patterson, Sydney Holland, McKynze Rogers, Dee Browning, Chaysee Tilles, Alyse Erickson, and Kat DeVera.

Prairie Tournament

Although you have to be careful not to make too much out of summer tournaments, Prairie played well as it hosted and won it's own tournament. Defeating Beaverton, Napavine, South Medford and Oregon City.

Skyview played in the tournament also, winning one game then losing to Southridge, River Ridge, & South Eugene, but played all three games very strong. We'd be remiss not to send out a "Get Well" to Mattie Van Liew who suffered an injury to the mid section, in the last game of the tournament.

Mountain View, Union, Camas and Battle Ground all participated taking more defeats then wins, but learning and getting better.

First day at Prairie Tournament

Wow, what an exciting opening day at the Prairie Tournament. I was able to see 4 quality games including our GSHL teams. Prairie handled Beaverton of Oregon.,Skyview hung tough but lost to Southridge, Mountain View was simply over matched by powerhouse Oregon City, and Battle Ground lost to Southridge.

There were some later games but I don't have results yet.

Games continue today and Sunday, stop bye Prairie if you get a chance, you'll enjoy the competition.

Summer tournament season is here

Man I don't know about you but I am excited. Lots of big tournaments going on around the area. Lots of high school teams playing in some high school tournaments, and a few of our club teams will be participating in some big tournaments around the area and up and down the west coast.

Hey if you play, have a kid playing or your a high school basketball fan, keep me informed on what is happening around SW Washington and I'll be happy to post it.

For now good luck to everyone and I'll see you out there.

WVBA tournament in Eugene Oregon

May 1st & 2nd, Eugene Oregon was host to a 9 team tournament. Well organize and well put together, I believe everyone enjoyed themselves. Great job Jeff. Sheldon High School won the overall tournament, defeating a injury depleted Premier Elite Black team. Count it, 4 of the 5 regular starters didn't play in this tournament due to injury. Many players from the Premier Elite Gold team played up with the Black team and the won their division and made it to the championship game. The Vancouver Heat was also at the tournament and went (3-2) with injuries, and the Pro-Am Flyers came down, and went (0-4) without a few of their key players.

Playing against good competition will go a long way towards making our individual players better. Happy to see the ladies competing. Good luck with the Summer events. And hey let's stay safe.

Local tourney at Reynolds High in Portland

Congratulations to the Oregon Reign for winning the Pro-Am Invitational at Reynolds High School this weekend, defeating the Northwest Elite Black team. Northwest Elite Bluez wins the 3rd place trophy over the Pro-Am Flyers. Premier Elite Black lost to the Oregon Reign by 2 and to the NW Elite Bluez in Overtime by 3, then won the next two to take 4th Place. Congratulations to Melissa Williams of Premier Elite Black for taking home the tournament MVP award.

Premier Elite players to the Next Level

Congratulations are in order for 4 of the 2009 Premier Elite alumni. There were only 4 2010 graduates on last years team, and all have received offers to go and play at the next level. This is unofficial until signings but, Haley Smith from Camas High has sign a letter of intent with Simpson University out of Redding, Calif., Kass Cloyd from Columbia River High has decided to play for Clark College. Caitlynn Jackson from Kelso High will be playing next year at Lower Columbia College and McKenzie Heberer has sign a letter of intent with Grays Harbor CC to play next year. Congratulations to all.

Spring college viewing period results

Well the two big tournaments on the west coast that hosted most of the teams from this area were Mid Summer Nights Madness "Spring Fling" out of Seattle, and Arizona Elite Spring Classic out of Phoenix. Our local teams performed well and are now focus on the summer.

Premier Elite "Black" went 3-1, losing to the Shock in the quarter final game of the Mid Summer Nights Madness Tournament. The Shock made it to the championship game. Premier Elite "Gold" got off to a tough start, but finish strong, going 2-2 for the tournament.

Local teams Pure Advantage and Northwest Elite (2 teams) also participated in the MSNM tourney and played well.

Team Concept and the Columbia Cascades participated in the Arizona Elite tournament, results where not published yet, but I'm sure they played well.

I will continue to try and keep you up todate on tournament activity throughout the club season. Please if you have some results let me know at lanpdx2003@yahoo.com Thanks...

The Spring Club Basketball season is alive & going

Most of the local club teams are getting their teams organize, having tryouts and maybe have already participated, or will be playing in tournaments within the next few weeks. GOOD LUCK to all.

I will post tournaments and scores as they come through to me. (please help keep me infomred) I'll be posting them as I get them. If you play or have a daughter play for a team let me know scores, schedules and news. Thanks.

Premier Elite went to Auburn-Riverside for their "Spring Fling" March 27 & 28. The Gold team had some struggles in the All-Star division, but they are learning and growing. The Black team lost in the Semi Final's to the eventual Champion in the Elite Division. A great start to the spring 2010 season. Congrats to Shamarica Scott, and Melissa Williams making the All Tournament Team, and Alysa Erickson All Tournament for the All-Star division.

Club / AAU teams are starting up

Hey believe it or not, it's time already for the club season. In order to get your talents to the level that will allow you to compete at the highest level, it takes hard work. Join a team and work hard and we'll see you next season.

I will try to keep you inform of what's happening in the area around the club world. If you have information, please font hesitate to contact me and let me know so I can put it on line.

Thanks, have a great off season.

Congratulations Union High School

No not the girl's but the boy's team won the Washington State 3A title.

Now, nationally the state of Washington is simply a dem bleep on the map. And honestly for the state of Washington, Vancouver is a dem bleep on the map. So it's nice to see our under estimate area get the title. Still not receiving all the respect deserved, Union did a great job, with great clutch play by the players and great coaching.

THE PLAYOFFS

4A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
First round,
Heritage 38, Battle Ground 21
Kelso 68, Mountain View 40
At Skyview High School
Second round,
Kelso 57, Heritage 40
Third round,
Kelso 37, Evergreen 51
District Championship,
Evergreen 29, Skyview 24
Pigtail to State against Kingco league from Seattle
Evergreen 29, Issaquah 57
Skyview 44, Newport 69
No GSHL team to state

3A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
At Hudson's Bay
First round,
Union 47, Columbia River 44
Second round,
Union 32, Camas 37
District Championship,
Camas 59, Prairie 46
Bi-district tournament
Camas 51, Mt Rainer 56
Prairie 64, White River 57
Union 50, Tyee 31
2nd round,
Bonney Lake 38, Prairie 44,
Capital 51, Union 30,
Camas 39, Yelm 45,
Championship Bi-district
Prairie 56, Kennedy 65
Prairie moves on to state - Good Luck

2A DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Loser-out games
W.F. West 51, Ridgefield 35
Woodland 57, Hockinson 47
Winners-to-state/losers-out
Saturday 3/6/10
Woodland 56, Tumwater 73

Not a good weekend for GSHL 4A teams

The GSHL 4A teams because of the way the playoffs were structured, faced a one game, winner goes to state, playoff against the KINGCO league out of Seattle Saturday night. Evergreen with their district championship hosted the 3rd place team from the KingCo district tournament. Unfortunately for the Plainsmen, it happen to be the #2 team in the state (via Maxpreps.com), Issaquah. They 3 point shot and pressured an underman'd and injured Evergreen team to a 57 - 29 victory. Shamerica Scott had 15 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn't enough. Mackenzie Schiltz scored 19 points, five 3 pointers and Blaire Brady scored 16, 4 for 4 from the 3 point line for Issaquah. The season is over for the Plainsmen, but they turned around an 0-20 season, to become District Champs. CONGRATULATIONS. We wish good luck to Issaquah at state.

Skyview played the #2 team from the Kingco district tournament, Newport HS ranked #1 in the state. Newport jumped out to a 12 point lead and never looked back defeating Skyview 69 - 44. Larissa Hamilton had 10 to led the Storm, Betsie Kingma had 30 for Newport.

IN THE GSHL 3A

The Prairie Falcon's do it again, Congratulations, they are going back to state. With a 64 - 58 victory over White River HS they have punch their ticket to state. They will still compete in the regional tournament but state is a lock with this win. Angela Gelhar's 20 led the Falcon's, Lauren Goecke had 10, Jackie Lanz scored 15, and Emily Rowe had 11.

The Union Titan's keep there hopes for state alive with a victory over Tyee HS 50 - 31. Brittney Blumenthal scored 14 points to led the Falcon's.

Camas stub their toe Friday night with a lost to Mt. Rainer 56 - 51. They still have a chance to back door their way into the state tournament, but it want be easy. Melissa Williams scored 16 and Katelyn Henson had 15 for the Papermaker's.

IN THE GSHL 2A

Things didn't go well this weekend for the GSHL 2A teams, all three teams lost, and the forth team Washougal was beaten and knocked out of the playoffs, earlier in the week.

After a tight 1st half and an injury to Kylie Moses, Woodland couldn't hold off Black Hills HS and was defeated 71 - 60. Taylor McCullough led the Beaver's with 13 points, Kylie and sister Kaityln Moses, along with Emily Smith ended the game with 10.

Ridgefield was defeated by Tumwater HS 54 - 42. Shelby Williams goes for 12 and Nichole Kates has 16 for the Spudder's.

Hockinson goes down to Elma HS 73 - 54. Ashley Haden and Amanda McCarty score 21 each for the Hawk's.

4A District Champion's Evergreen Plainsmen

In a tough defensive battle, Evergreen out lasted Skyview 29 - 24. Both teams played outstanding defense and Justine Joudrey prove to be the difference, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals before being hurt her elbow and leaving the game. Shamerica Scott with her hustle and presences dominated all game long, grabbing 14 rebounds and being instrumental with her defense. The girl's played hard and tough, congratulations and I'm very proud.

The Plainsmen hold serve and handle Kelso

After not playing a game for 12 days the Evergreen Plainsmen started a bit rusty, but once they shook their rust off in the 1st quarter, they controlled the game, and defeated Kelso 51 - 37. With great defense, they held the Lassie's to 8 points in the 2nd quarter and 6 points in the 3rd. Justine Joudrey showed why she's consider the best player in Southwest Washington scoring 19 points and just playing like a lchampion. Big time player, making big time plays, at big time moments. Shamerica Scott was the MVP of the game scoring 16 points and grabbing 13 rebounds for the Plainsmen. Carly Perkins scored 19 points and Natasha Martin 12, but only one other player scored for Kelso.

CAMAS the new King of the Hill in the GSHL 3A

Yep, you heard right, Camas upset Prairie 59 - 46. The lost of all those players from last year's team, caught up to the Falcon's. After a couple of closer then normal wins down the stretch in league, Prairie got their wings clip by the Papermaker's in the District Championship game. Melissa Williams, and Katelyn Henson the usual big scores for Camas, differed last night to Kendra Preuninger 11, Kayla Roche 16, and Haley Smith 17 and 10 rebounds. Prairie still has a promising future led last night by freshmen Emily Rowe with 19 and Jackie Lanz scoring 11. But the NEW CHAMPS of the GSHL 3A the CAMAS PAPERMAKER'S.

It was a complete victory for Kelso over Heritage 57 - 40, last night in the 2nd round of the GSHL 4A District tournament. Dispite a "box & 1" gimmic defense to try and stop Carly Perkins she still scored 22 points to led the Lassie's in scoring. Mackenzie Martin had 14. For Heritage they were led by Tashawna Gordon with 14.

So the 2A finish with no surprises

Well one surprise, R.A. Long stuns Washougal 57 - 43, but the Panther's back into the playoffs anyway. Tirzah Coalman scores 20 and Averie Bogner 10 to led the Lumberjill's to a victory in their final game. Alicia McElroy scores 27 for the Panther's.

Ridgefield gets by Mark Morris 53 - 45, Shelby Williams hits 22 points and Nichole Kates 16 to led the Spudder's. Christie Kirkpatrick leads the Monarch's with 14.

Woodland wrap up 1st place, with a 14 point, 4th quarter come back victory over Hockinson 47 - 44. Charity Arn scores 18 and Taylor McCullough 10 to led the Beaver's. The Hawk's Amanda McCarty scored 12 and Ashley Haden had 10.

DISTRICT PLAYOFFS IN 3A

Camas squeezes by Union 37 - 32. Melissa Williams scores 20 points and leads the Papermaker's to victory. Next up for Camas is Prairie for the 2A District Championship.

The final week for GHSL 2A and the Playoffs start in 3A & 4A

In the GSHL 2A, things look a little unsure now with Ridgefield defeating Woodland soundly 62 - 32. After a close first quarter, the Spudder's opened it up and ran away from the Beaver's. Shelby Williams scored 25 points and Penny Hughes 16 to lead Ridgefield. Charity Arn scored 10 for Woodland. With one game left, there is a one game lead for Woodland over Ridgefield.

A last second win for Washougal over Mark Morris 61 - 60, pushes a tie for the last playoff spot in the 2A. Alicia McElroy hit 3 free throws with one second left, after being fouled on her 3 point shot to give the victory to the Panther's. McElroy finished with 30 points, Maddie Downs added 13 and Darcy Akers had 10 for Washougal. Tayler Blackman scored 13, Kelee Lambert 11, Kylie Farmer 12 for Mark Morris.

NOW EARLY 1st ROUND PLAYOFF RESULTS

In the 3A, 1st round, Union defeats Columbia River 47 - 44, and secures themselves a trip to the bi-districts. Janae Davis scores 13 to lead the Titan's, and 3 other players Mandy White, Brittany Blumenthal and Mikyla Ogata each had 9 points. Kass Cloyd scored 18, but it was not enough for the Chieftain's.

In the 4A, 1st round, Kelso handles Mountain View 68 - 40. The Lassie's pretty much dominated the game from the tip. Carly Perkins scores 19 points and grabs 15 rebounds to lead Kelso. Mackenzie Martin scored 19 also and Yale Pritchett had 11. Haley Holboke scored 12 for the Thunder.

In the other game played in the 1st round Heritage out plays Battle Ground 38 - 21, and moves on to face Kelso at Skyview on Friday. Emily Myers had 12 to lead the Timberwolve's and Haley Grossman scored 10 for the Tiger's.

Season finally for 3A & 4A

Evergreen secures 2nd Place in GSHL 4A with a victory over Mt. View 40 - 38. Justine Joudrey refuse to lose, scoring 11 of her 19 points in the final quarter, to spur a come back from a 7 point deficit for the Plainsmen. Shamerica Scott held to 8 points but hit big shots when it matter late. Carly Holboke scored 24 points, hitting 5 "3's" for the Thunder.

Skyview defeated Heritage 52 - 43, slipping the Timberwolve's from 2nd place to 4th place in the GSHL 4A. The balance attack of the Storm and their height was the difference. Macy Mukensnabl scored 10 to led Skyview. Clara Russell had 10 for Heritage.

Kelso ran away early then cruised in to victory over Battle Ground 59 - 48, to secure 3rd place in the GSHL 4A. Carley Perkins scored 15 points and 15 rebounds and Mackenzie Martin had 12 to led the Lassie's. Haley Grossman scored 19 for the Tiger's.

Prairie's undefeated league record holds up for another year and another GSHL 3A league championship, beating Columbia River 69 - 63. Angela Gelhar's 27 and Lauren Goecke's 19 led the Falcon's to a come from behind victory. Kass Cloyd scored 19, Brittany Landon 10, Aimee Bolton 14 for the Chieftain's.

Camas 43 Union 33, the Papermaker's lock up 2nd Place in the GHSL 3A with the win. Melissa Williams scores 16 points and Katelyn Henson has 10 to lead Camas. Brittany Blumenthal had 10 for the Titan's.

Hudson's Bay gives Fort Vancouver it's 20th loss of the season with a 57 - 36 win. Alexis Gleason has 18, Kelsey Frasier, Ramona Vercher, and Treneisha Doyle all scored 10 for the Eagle's. Mar’shay Moore scored 13 for the Trapper's.

Washougal was taken to overtime by Hockinson's 30 point 4th quarter, but the Panther's held off the Hawk's in OT for a 70 - 63 victory. Alicia McElroy scores 34 points and Darcy Akers scored 11 for Washougal. The Hawk's were led by Ashley Haden scoring 31 and Amanda McCarty had 19.

It took Double Overtime for Ridgefield to defeat R.A. Long 59 - 55. Shelby Williams scores 23 and Nichole Kates had 17 for the Spudder's. Sadie Petersen had 21, Tirzah Coalman 15 and Christina Driscoll 11 for the Lumberjill's.

Woodland remain undefeated with a big win of Mark Morris 71 - 41. Hot outside shooting from Charity Arn with 14, Kylie Moses with 16, Emily Smith with 12 and Taylor McCullough scoring 12 also for the Beaver's was the difference.

Monday night scores

Skyview, regular season champs in the 4A. With a victory over Kelso 54 - 40 the Storm wraps it up. Macy Mukensnabl had 12 points and Katie Swanson finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Storm. Carly Perkins had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Kelso.

Mountain View searching for it's first league victory took Heritage to double overtime but came up short 46 - 41. Tashawna Gordon scored 12 and Nettie Gould 13 to led the Timberwolve's. Carley Holboke scored 22 for the Thunder.

Evergreen defeats Battle Ground 48 - 39. Justine Joudrey scores 22, Shamerica Scott 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Plainsmen. Kiley Thomas hits for 15 for the Tiger's.

Prairie was only able to squeeze out 4 points in the 4th quarter against Camas, but it was just enough to hold on to a 46 - 44 victory and maintain their undefeated in league streak. Angela Gelhar 22 and Jackie Lanz 10 led the Falcon's. Kayla Roche and Melissa Williams led the Papermaker's with 13 points each.

It took a while for Union to get started but the Titan's turned it up in the 2nd and 3rd quarter to walk away from Fort Vancouver 55 - 21. Mandy White scored 12 and Janae Davis had 10 for the Titan's.

A strong 4th quarter for Columbia River defeats Hudson's Bay 54 - 46. Tied at the end of 3, River out scored Bay 16 to 8 in the 4th. Lauren Heller hit for 15, Kass Cloyd 16 to pace the Chieftain's. Alexis Gleason scored 26 and Brittany Davis 12 for the Eagle's.

Woodland remains undefeated in league with a 21 point victory over Washougal 66 - 45. Emily Smith 24 and Charity Arn 14 pace the Beaver's. Alicia McElroy scores 13 and Maddie Down scores 11 for the Panther's.

Mark Morris holds off R.A. Long 40 - 30. Balance scoring led the way for the Monarch's. Sadie Petersen scores 12 for the Lumberjill's.

One game Friday nite in 3A GSHL

Melissa Williams has a coming out party for Camas against Columbia River. Widely considered one of the best players in SW Washington, Melissa finally breaks out with a 30 point game to led the Papermaker's to a 57 - 41 victory. Katelyn Henson also hit double figures with 10. Laura Luther scored 14 for River.

Thursday night in the Gym

Just when you thought things had settled in, in the 4A GSHL, Evergreen pulls off a big win over 1st place Skyview 51 - 45. After falling behind 17-6 in the first quarter and being down by 10 to end the third quarter, the Plainsmen score 23 points in the 4th quarter for the victory. Justine Joudrey scored 10 in the 4th, and 17 overall to led Evergreen. Sheleena Giles scored 13 and Audrey Frazier had 10 for the Plainsmen. Larissa Hamilton scored 11 to led the Storm.

Kelso used a balance scoring attack, no one in double figures, but held on to a 44 - 41 victory over Heritage. Emily Meyers scored 14 for the Timberwolve's. Clara Russell didn't play. Carly Perkins was in foul trouble all night and only scored 9.

Battle Ground squeezed out a 40 - 35 victory over Mountain View. The Tiger's held the Thunder to 5 points in the forth. Kiley Thomas scored 19 for the Tiger's. Emma Duchesne scored 10 for Mt. View.

Woodland holds on to first place and remains undefeated in the 2A with a victory over R.A. Long 52 - 33. Charity Arn scored 18 and Taylor McCullough hit for 10 to lead the Beaver's. Tirzah Coalman scored 10 for the Lumberjill's.

Ridgefield jump out to a 20-6 lead on Washougal and rolled in for victory 75 - 44. Nichole Kates had 20 points, Shelby Williams 15, and Penny Hughes 10 for the Spudder's. Alicia McElroy's 13 leads the Panther's.

Hockinson defeats Mark Morris 47 - 36. Ashley Haden scored 18, Jenna Haagen hits for 10 and Amanda McCarty scored 12 for the Hawk's.

Prairie takes control early and cruises in to victory over Fort Vancouver 62 - 20. Meghan Lindsley had 13 for the Falcon's.

Union held Hudson's Bay to just 2 points in the first quarter and held on for a 52 - 34 victory. Janae Davis led the Titan's with 12 points, Bre Ongley and Mandy White scored 10 each. Alexis Gleason scored 15 for the Eagle's.

Clearing up the standings in 4A

Heritage ran out early and stayed versus Evergreen 57 - 47. The Timberwolve's broke the press early and had several break away layups to defeat the Plainsmen and take sole position of 2nd place in the GSHL4A. Tashawna Gordon was routinely the beneficiary of those breakaways and ended the game with 18 points. Clara Russell hit 3 "3 pointers" and scored a total of 13 points for the T-wolve's. Justine Joudrey had a team high 20 for Evergreen and Sheleena Giles scored 14.

Skyview tighten it's grip on 1st place with a 50 - 29 victory of Battle Ground. Nice to see Nikki Bond get a few minutes in her come back from ACL injury. Tori Conley led the Storm with 12 points and Maddie Van Liew scored 10. Aubri Squires had 14 for the Tiger's.

Kelso rolled Mt. View 75 - 57. Carly Perkins scored 23, Yale Pritchett 11 and MacKenzie Martin had 15 to pace the Lassie's. The Holboke sisters again led the way for the Thunder, Haley getting 19 and Carly scoring 18.

In the 3A GSHL Prairie continues to roll right along, defeating Hudson's Bay 81 - 38. Leading the scoring for the Falcon's Angela Gelhar with 16, Marielle Ibaretta had 10 and Katarina Vela 11. Alexis Gleason scored 17 to led the Eagle's.

Columbia River picked up a big win over Union 51 - 44. Kass Cloyd scored 14 and Laura Luther added 11 to pace the Chieftain's. Janae Davis and Felicia Odle scored 10 for the Titan's.

Camas keeps a hold of 2nd place with a 68 - 29 thumping of Ft. Vancouver. Melissa Williams gets 18, Haley Smith 16 and Kendra Preuninger tossed in 10 for the Papermaker's. Mar'shay Moore had 10 for the Trapper's.

Thursday and Friday scores

Heritage gets out early and holds on to defeat Battle Ground 56 - 46. Nettie Gould and Clara Russell score 14 points each to led the Timberwolve's, Allison Howbert also throws in 10 points. For the Tiger's they were led by Haley Grossman with 15 and Kiley Thomas with 10.

Skyview has very little trouble handling Mt. View 41 - 25. Katie Swanson scored 13 to led the Storm. Haley Holboke had 16 of the Thunder's 25 total points.

Carley Perkins scores 19 points to led Kelso past Evergreen 56 - 46. Justine Joudrey had 29 points for the Plainsmen.

It took Prairie a half to get started but they were finally able to put Union down 52 - 38, and hold on to their 10 year undefeated league record. Angela Gelhar scored 15 & Lauren Goecke had 11 for the Falcon's. Janae Davis lead the Titan's with 10.

Columbia River gets four girls in double figures and defeats Ft. Vancouver 68 - 48. Laura Luther 21, Brittany Landon 15, Kass Cloyd 15, and Monica Sobolewski had 11. Cindy Coronel and Mar’shay Moore had 14 each for the Trapper's.

Camas methodically dismantled Hudson's Bay 60 - 41. Katelyn Henson (Mo) scores 18 points, Haley Smith adds 13 and Melissa Williams scores 10 to led the Papermaker's. Alexis Gleason has 18 and Kelsey Frasier scores 11 for the Eagle's.

R.A. Long squeezed out a forth quarter victory against Washougal 46 - 41. Sadie Petersen and Tirzah Coalman scored 12 each, but it was the defense, holding the GHSL 2A leading scorer for the Panther's Alicia McElroy to just 12 points that led to the victory for the Lumberjill's. Maddie Down scored 14 for Washougal.

Woodland just too much for Hockinson 57 - 46. Emily Smith scored 27 points and Kylie Moses had 15 for the Beaver's. The Hawk's were led by Ashley Haden with 20 and Amanda McCarty 13.

Ridgefield defeats Mark Morris 63 - 45. Nichole Kates has 25 and Shelby Williams tosses in 18 for the Spudder's. Tayler Blackman and Kelee Lambert score 11 each for the Monarch's.

Tuesday night rumbles with hoops

The Battle for 2A's first place, took place last night in the small town of Ridgefield between Woodland and Ridgefield High. There was a raucous crowd there. The Beaver's held on for victory over the home team Spudder's 58 - 51. Kaitlyn Moses had 14 points and Kylie Moses 13 both transferred from Ridgefield to Woodland and really heard it all night from the home crowd. Charity Arn had 14 points and Emily Smith 11 all four in double figures for the Beaver's. Shelby Williams had 16 points and Nichole Kates ended with a game high 27 for the Spudder's.

Hockinson traveled to Longview and faced off with R.A. Long in the strangest of games. After falling behind 13-3 in the first quarter, the Hawks came back with a 12-0 second quarter, and held on the rest of the game for a 35 - 31 victory. Only 3 players for Hockinson scored. Ashlely Haden with 16 points, Amanda McCarty with 17 and one other player with 2. The Lumberjill's were led by Christina Driscoll's 10.

With a 22 point third quarter , Washougal comes from behind to win a squeaker versus Mark Morris 50 - 49. Alicia McElroy scored 23 points to led the Panther's. Maddie Down added 10. Tayler Blackman had 12 for the Monarch's.

The Evergreen / Mt. View rivalry continues to grow. Both the boy's and girl's cross'd Mill Plain and traveled the 1 mile to the Thunderdome and walked away with victory. In a game controlled by Evergreen all night the Plainsmen girl's team could never put the Thunder away. "3" point shooting and timely "and one" shots and free throws, kept the game close, but despite a valiant effort the Thunder could never climb over the Mountain 47 - 43. Justine Joudrey had another outstanding game with 28 points and 10 rebounds. The Holboke sisters led the Thunder in scoring, Carly with 18, (5 three pointers) and Haley with 11 points.

Hudson's Bay out last Fort Vancouver 50 - 40. Alexis Gleason and Brittany Davis score 13 each to led the Eagle's. Cindy Coronel back from injury scores 14, Mar’shay Moore has 11 for the Trapper's.

Union uses a big second and forth quarter to defeat Camas 50 - 38. Brittany Blumenthal's 13 and Janae Davis scores 11 to led the Titan's. Melissa Williams (playing with a broken nose) has 10 points to led the Papermaker's.

Prairie continues to roll in league with a 66 - 34 victory over Columbia River. Freshman Jackie Lanz scores 14 and freshman Emily Rowe hits for 15 for the Falcon's. Kass Cloyd scores 12 for the Chieftain's.

Light night Monday in girl's hoops

Only two games in the 4A were played last night.

Kelso traveled to Battle Ground and held on to a big 20 point lead going into the 4th quarter to win 59 - 52. The Tiger's out scored the Lassie's 24-11 in the 4th quarter, but couldn't get over the hump. Carly Perkins scored 17, Natasha Marith had 12 and Madeline Zbaeren finish with 11 to led the visiting Lassie's. Haley Grossman had 12 and Kiley Thomas had 10 for the Tiger's.

Skyview and Heritage locked horn's last night. The Storm was just to big with all those 6 footer's for the Timberwolve's winning 63 - 47. Brooke Bowen scored 21 points and Delaney Keser had 12 for the Storm. Clara Russell led the Timberwolve's with 14.

We Love You Marykate

She (Marykate) continues to do it in Woodland. We did a feature article on her last year, prior to her surgery. After her surgery, she's back working harder than ever. And teaching us all great lessons. Please read this link.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jan/24/woodland-junior-lost-arm-to-cancer-but-not-her/

A busy Friday in girl's hoops

Prairie vs Camas. The big match up in the 3A. An injury stricken Falcon's team beat the injured Papermaker's 78 - 52. No Heather Coral, and Melissa Williams miss most of the 1st half, nursing a broken nose and ending with just 8 points, took some of the luster off the game. Katelyn Henson scored 12 and Haley Smith tossed in 16 but not enough the the Papermaker's. Angela Gelhar hit for 24 points and Lauren Goecke had 17 for the Falcon's.

Evergreen was pushed into overtime by Battle Ground before holding on for a 64 - 60 victory. It took some late game heroics by Justine Joudrey 25 points 9 rebounds and 7 assist, and Shamerica Scott 10 points 16 rebounds (7 rebounds in the 4th quarter). But the biggest points came from Sheleena Giles scoring 10 points, and hitting 6 straight free throws down the stretch to help send the game into O.T. A miss jumper by the Tiger's at the buzzer gave the Plainsmen new life. Haley Grossman scored 14 and Tori Dixson had 17 to lead the Tiger's.

Heritage was pushed by Mountain View but held on for the victory 55 - 49. Tashawna Gordon lead the Timberwolve's with 17, Clara Russell had 13 and Allison Howbert 12. For the Thunder Carly Holboke scored 13 and Emma Duchesne had 11.

Skyview shut down Kelso in the 2nd half holding them to 10 points and winning 59 - 33. The Storm's size was just too much for the Lassie's. Delaney Keser led Skyview with 15 and Macy Mukensnabl scored 12. Carly Perkins had 14 for Kelso. (personal note, nice to see you back)

Hudson's Bay pulled away in the 4th quarter to defeat Columbia River 47 - 42. Alexis Gleason led all scores with 21 and Treneisha Doyle's 10 for the Eagle's. Aimee Bolton and Kass Cloyd scored 10 points each for River.

Union jumped out early and cruised home against Fort Vancouver 47 - 25. Felicia Odle scored 10 points to led a balance scoring attack for the Titan's. Mar’shay Moore had 10 for the Trapper's.

Woodland made this "battle of undefeated teams" a laugh'er winning 69 - 39 over a injury riddled Mark Morris team. The Beaver's had 4 players in double figures, Charity Arn 12, Kylie Moses 11, Kaitlyn Moses 18 and Taylor McCullough with 13.

Washougal couldn't hold on to a slim lead at the half and fail to Hockinson 53 - 47. Alicia McElroy scored 30 points but is wasn't enough for the Panther's. Amanda McCarty had 23 to led the Hawk's.

Ridgefield held on to defeat R.A. Long 53 - 46. The Spudder's "big two Shelby Williams and Nichole Kates scored 15 each. Christina Driscoll scored 17 and Sadie Petersen had 13 to lead the Lumberjill's.

3A action on this Tuesday

Camas held off a feisty Columbia River team 63 - 55. With a big 20 point 3rd quarter Camas pulled away from River. Katelyn Henson who scored 10 of her 16 points in the 3rd made the difference in the game. Melissa Willams also had 16 points and Haley Smith finish with 12 for the Papermaker's. For the Chieftain's Aimee Bolton had 12, Laura Luther 10, and Kass Cloyd scored 15.

Union squeezed out a tight one over Hudson's Bay 43 - 41. Mikyla Ogata led the Titan's with 15 points and Janae Davis added 11. Lexi Gleason scored 17 and Treneisha Doyle had 13 to lead the Eagle's.

Prairie 72 Fort Vancouver 23 in another lopsided victory for the Falcon's, and another lopsided defeat for the Trapper's. Jackie Lanz had 15 to led Prairie and Meghan Lindsley scored 11. Mar'shay Moore had 12 for Fort.

Hockinson toppled LaCenter 49 - 41. Amanada McCarty led all scoring with 21 points and Ashley Haden added 14 to lead the Hawk's. Hannah Trigg had 16 and Marissa Moore scored 10 for the Wildcat's

Friday night action

The defending 4A champion Skyview Storm showed why they are on top of the heep, pulling away in the 2nd half and defeating Evergreen 49 - 36. Composure down the stretch, and pounding inside, prove to be to much for the upstart Plainsmen. Macy Mukensnabl 12, Brooke Bowen 11, Katie Swanson 10 led the balance scoring from the "big's" of Skyview. Audrey Frazier 11 points and Justine Joudrey 10 were the leaders for Evergreen.

Heritage traveled up to Kelso and came away with a 51 - 44 victory. After taking an early 18 - 9 lead, the Timberwolve's held on to win by 7 from a scrappy Lassie team. The Lassie's were without post player Carly Perkins out with the flu for this game. Clara Russell and Tashawna Gordon had 12 each to lead the T-wolve's. Yale Pritchett's 12, Madeline Zbaeren's 11, MacKenzie Martin 13 pace the Lassie's.

Also up in Longview, the high school girl's basketball version of the "civil war", between R.A. Long and Mark Morris took place, and it didn't disappoint, with the Monarch's holding on to a one point victory 40 - 39. Kylie Farmer had 16 points for the Monarch's and the Lumberjill's were led by Tirzah Coalman with 11 points.

Battle Ground pulled away in the 4th quarter to win a hard fought game against Mt. View 57 - 45. Aubri Squires and Tori Dixon scored 17 each and Haley Grossman added 13 to led the Tiger's. The Holboke sister's lead the Thunder, Carly with 14 and Haley with 13.

Prairie rolls past Hudson's Bay 69 - 39. Emily Rowe with 13, Angela Gelhar had 11 and Lauren Goecke had 10 to led a balance attack for the Falcon's. Treneisha Doyle scored 16 for the Eagle's.

Columbia River had a 22 point 4th quarter explosion and put away Union 53 - 36. Aimee Bolton's 15 points, Laura Luther with 14 and Kass Cloyd scored 13 to lead the Chieftain's. Janae Davis had 10 for the Titan's.

Melissa Williams scores 22 as Camas defeats Fort Vancouver 71 - 30. Katelyn Henson scored 10 for the Papermaker's, and Mar'shay Moore scored 13 to lead the Trapper's.

The "Big Two" at Ridgefield lead the Spudder's past Hockinson 58 - 39. Shelby Williams scores 25 and Nichole Kates had 22 points. Ashley Haden and Amanda McCarty had 14 each for the Hawk's.

Woodland prove to be to strong for Washougal running away with a 78 - 51 victory. Charity Arn scored 17, Kylie Moses had 14 and Emily Smith led all scoring with 24 points for the Beaver's. Kendall Utter scored 13 and Alicia McElroy tossed in 21 points in defeat for the Panther's.

Tuesday night in SW Washington

It is refreshing to see that Carly Perkin's of Kelso was back on the basketball court. She played in the 2nd quarter of the Kelso vs Mt. View game last night. Kelso won 69 - 26. Carly ended the game with 10 points for Lassie's, Mackenzie Martin also had 10, Natasha Marith scored 11, and Brooke Hendrickson had 10. The Thunder were led by Haley Holboke with 11.

Justine Joudrey put back her own shot with 3 seconds left on the clock, to lift Evergreen past Heritage 42 - 41. Justine ended the game with 19 points, none bigger than that last put back shot. Shamerica Scott had 14 points & 1o rebounds for the Plainsmen. Clara Russell scored 14 for the Timberwolve's.

Skyview handled Battle Ground 60 - 40. The Storm got out early and held on to win the game going away. Delaney Keser scored 14 and Macy Mukensnabl had 12 to lead Skyview. Aubri Squires had 14 and Haley Grossman 10 for Tigers.

Camas opened up a close game, late against Hudson's Bay and win going away 54 - 39. Caitlin Bower scored 10, Melissa Williams had 15, and Haley Smith had 14 for the Papermaker's. Alexis Gleason led with 16, Treneisha Doyle had 10 for the Eagle's.

Prairie beat Union 57 - 32, A solid victory for the Falcon's without injured Heather Corral (out for the season) were led by Angela Gelhar 17 points and Michelle Bolliger had 11.

Columbia River shut out Fort Vancouver in the 1st half, and cruised to victory 41 - 8. Aimee Bolton and Kass Cloyd scored 13 points each to lead the Chieftain's.

Mark Morris defeated Hockinson 44 - 33. Lindsay Cappa led the Monarch's with 10 points. Ashley Haden had 11 for the Hawk's.

Woodland had a big 2nd and 4th quarter to defeat R.A. Long 51 - 33. Emily Smith had a big game with 24 points and Charity Arn tossed in 14 for the Beaver's. Sadie Petersen scored 15 to lead the Lumberjill's.

ON MONDAY

Ridgefield defeated Washougal 41 - 20. Shelby Williams lead all scores with 13.

Wednesday night hooops results

Kelso minus Caitlynn Jackson (Knee) and Carly Perkins (Medical) still had enough in the tank to hold off a game rival, R.A. Long squad 49 - 42. Playing with out their two stars, the Lassie's look for some one else to step up and Yale Pritchett came through with 19 big points. She had help from Mackenzie Martin who scored 13 points. The Lumberjill's were lead by Tirzah Coalman with 14 points.

Evergreen held of a scrappy Washougal team 44 - 33. Shamerica Scott had a double/double scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Justine Joudrey had 14 points and 7 rebounds and fought through double teams all night. Alicia McElroy was the scrappiest of the Panther's scoring 15 points.

Mark Morris won their 4th straight defeating LaCenter 57 - 52. Kelee Lambert paced the Monarchs with 15 points, Kylie Farmer came off the bench to score 13, and Nicole Duscha had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Lauren Baker lead the Wildcat's with 22 points.

Despite a big game from the "Big 2" of Ridgefield, the Spudder's couldn't hold off Aberdeen and lose 61 - 53. Nichole Kates went for 22 points and Shelby Williams tossed in 19 but not enough to overcome the balance scoring of Aberdeen.

Tuesday night in SW Washington hoops

Greater St. Helen's League 2A was the only league in action last night.

Woodland hosted W.F. West. A close game for 3 quarters but Woodlands inability to score a single field goal in the forth quarter was there down fall as the lost 60 - 46. Kaylee Hartman lead West with 23 points, Emily Smith had 20 for the Beaver's and Charity Arn scored 10.

Washougal took it to White Salmon 40 - 29. Alicia McElroy lead all scores with 22 points, Mary Kratovil scored 11 points and had a nice inside game for the Panther's.

River Ridge smacked Hockinson 75 - 38. Balance scoring (4 players in double figures for RR) and defensive pressure was too much for the Hawks, who played without leading scorer Amanda McCarty. The Hawks were lead by Jordan Rennaker with 10 points.

Full slate of games for the 1st Monday

At Kelso, Carly Perkins was taken to the hospital following the Lassie's victory over Columbia River 56 - 54. Perkin's suffers from irregular heart beat, and her hurt was beating rapidly after the game, and causing chest pain, so she was rushed to the hospital. No other information was available. Our prayers are with her and the family.
Perkins lead the Lassie's with 24 points and made a big defensive play late to save the game. The Chieftain's were lead by Kass Cloyd 30 points, 18 in the 4th quarter & Amiee Bolton with 11 points, but River came up short of a big 4th quarter comeback.

Evergreen continue it's great start with a 53 - 36 victory over Hudson's Bay. Justine Joudrey lead the way with 15 points, Shamerica Scott had 11 & 6 rebounds, and Sheleena Giles had 10 points & 6 rebounds to lead the Plainsmen. Alexis Gleason had 13 points for the Eagles.

After a tough start of the season, Camas seems to have found their "sea legs", defeating Battle Ground, 42 - 36. Katelyn Henson's 11 points and Melissa Williams with 10 lead the Papermaker's in scoring.

Skyview took down Union 52 - 31, Delaney Keser scored 10 and Macy Mukensnabl had 12 points to lead the Storm, Janae Davis scored 11 points for the Titian's

Fort Vancouver still can't seem to get things going, losing to Heritage 64 - 16. Marshane Moore had 12 of the Trapper's 16 points. The Timberwolve's were lead by Tashawna Gordon with 16 points and Claire Russell with 11.

The Mountain View Storm got an opportunity of a life time, to play a basketball game in Portland, at the Rose Garden. Unfortunately they lost to Forest Grove of Oregon 38 - 32. Still I'm sure it will be a memorable experience. Haley Holboke lead the scoring for the Storm with 10 points.

Greatess come back of the year.

Marykate Hughes... That's it hands down. This story deserves national attention. Well done by the Longview/Kelso newspaper. Please take a minute and read this article.

http://www.tdn.com/sports/article_07e827fe-f825-11de-ac06-001cc4c03286.html

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Ok, the pre-season is whining down. By the end of the week all the pre-season games will be over and regular league games will begin. These count. The pre-season is design to give you a chance to see where your team stands, if the players are catching on to what coaches or trying to teach, and exactly how much talent the team has. Some teams take on stiffer, stronger, better competition than other teams. Some teams go deeper in their bench then others to see how back up players react in game situations. A lot of testing and tweaking takes places. So don't look at the records to give you some impression as to where your favorite team is. The real deal is about to begin.

Good Luck...