Lady Badgers stay alive in districts
Travis Hinthorn Contributing Writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 11 months AGO
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans Miranda Wenk shot a well formed free throw.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans Kadi Bateman shoots to score against the last home game against Timberlake.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans The Timberlake ladies brought good defense to the game.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans Push as they did, they lost the game 49-71.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans The lady Badgers continue to push through the season, and they don’t make it easy on their opponents.
Photo by Tanna Yeoumans Holly Ansley brings the heat with her offensive skills.
COEUR d’ALENE — The Lady Badgers and the Kellogg Wildcats faced each other three times in 11 days ... and could have a fourth matchup on Friday.
After losing to the Wildcats in Monday’s 3A district opener, Bonners Ferry kept its season alive Wednesday afternoon with a 70-22 win over Priest River in a district loser-out game at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene.
With the victory, the Badgers (17-5) face the loser of Wednesday night’s Kellogg-Timberlake district championship game, which finished after press time. If two-time defending state champion Timberlake wins, the Wildcats will visit Bonners Ferry for a 6 p.m. second-place game on Friday night, with the winner heading to next week’s state tournament at Skyview High School in Meridian.
- In Monday’s opener, cold shooting in the first half, along with foul trouble and a tough Kellogg press in the second half, hurt the Badgers in their 44-40 loss to Kellogg Monday night at North Idaho College.
Jaron Figueroa hit 10 of 12 free-throws and scored a game-high 19 points to lead Kellogg. Kassy Skeen (12 points) and Holly Ansley (11 points) led Bonners Ferry.
BFHS 10 16 7 7 — 40
Kellogg 9 11 14 10 — 44
Bonners Ferry: Skeen 12, Pluid 10, Villelli 0, Wenk 4, Bateman 2, Ansley 11, Liermann 0, E. Blackmore 2.
Kellogg: Cates 9, Riekena 2, Rauenhorst 0, VanHoose 1, Senteny 2, ,Sheppard 4, Figueroa 19, Brandt 6, Ferriera 1, Allred 0.
ARTICLES BY TRAVIS HINTHORN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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