Lady Eagles Dump Marion County
Lady Eagles Dump Marion County By David Sharp Great second half defense overcame a less than desirable shooting performance, leading sixth seeded Knox County (5-7) to a 38-30 upset victory over Marion County (3-7) in North Shelby Tournament first round girls’ play. The January 15, contest saw The Lady Eagles sink only nine…
Read MoreLaPlata Edges Brashear For N. Shelby Third Place
LaPlata Edges Brashear For N. Shelby Third Place By David Sharp Justine Bane sank a LaPlata free throw with 13 seconds remaining in the girls’ third place game of the 2008 North Shelby Tournament, lifting the Lady Bulldogs (8-5) to a 41-40 win over Brashear. Emily Ladwig sank a 15 footer with 70 seconds…
Read MoreBobcats and Canton Girls Crowned Palmyra Champs
Bobcats and Canton Girls Crowned Palmyra Champs By David Sharp Second seeded Bowling Green and second seeded Canton took home the first place trophies from the 65th Annual Tony Lenzini Tournament, held January 14-19 at Palmyra HS. The Bobcats (13-0) held off top seeded Palmyra (12-3) by a 54-51 margin in the boys’ championship…
Read MoreNorth Shelby Edges Brashear Tigers
North Shelby Edges Brashear Tigers By David Sharp Brashear opened a nine point lead late in the third quarter of their boys’ North Shelby Tournament consolation semi-final. The Tigers (9-4) were unable to record a fourth quarter point until Ryan Ferdig sank a free throw with 1:39 showing on the clock. Seventh seeded…
Read MoreBrashear Girls Win First Round Match
Hailee Kelsey led all scorers with 16 points and Christina Scudder added 15, leading Brashear (8-4) to a 50-45 win over an improved Atlanta team in first round North Shelby Tournament action. The conference rivals battled to a near first half draw. Brashear led by a field goal at the half. Both teams…
Read MoreEagles Rebound For North Shelby Boys Third Place Plaque
Knox County’s boys recovered from the disappointment of losing their championship semi-final contest to Marion County and claimed the third place award of the 2008 North Shelby Tournament by a final score of 58-54 over a scrappy Schuyler County Ram team. Both teams rallied from large deficits to take first half leads.
Read MoreSchuyler County Girls Repeat As NS Champs
By David Sharp First seeded Schuyler County (11-2) held off a valiant Knox County effort and won the girls 2008 North Shelby Tournament championship with a deceiving 56-46 victory. The Lady Eagles were within four points at the 2:52 mark of the fourth quarter. All-district guard Tahnee Poe was 11-12 at the free throw line…
Read MoreIndians Show Improvement In Palmyra Tourney
By Herb ButlerOn Tuesday evening January 15 the Clark County Indians played their first game of the Palmyra Tournament against the Mark Twain Tigers.The Tigers started five sophomores. In the opening quarter Javis Vineyard hit a pair of threes, Michael Brennan added 6, and the Indians took the quarter 20-13.The second quarter saw Brennan add…
Read MoreLady Indians Advance In Palmyra
By Herb Butler The Clark County Lady Indians opened the Palmyra Tournament on Monday, January 14 against the Bowling Green Lady Bobcats.They went into the tournament seeded 5th and the Lady Bobcats seeded 4th. The Lady Indians had no trouble handling Bowling Green with their press that Clark County is known for.The Lady Indians in…
Read MoreLady Indians Take Third Place
By Herb Butler The Clark County Lady Indians battled the Highland Lady Cougars for third place in the Palmyra Tournament, after losing to Palmyra by one point in the semi finals.In the opening quarter the Lady Indians came out behind Daryle Goldie and Amanda Winters, with 4 points each, and Clark County took the quarter…
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