Tolt nearly
upsets Issaquah
The talk around the league was how is anyone going to defeat Issaquah this year. Tolt’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team nearly pulled it off last week in an exciting 50-43 game.
The Thunderbirds shocked Issaquah by jumping out to an early 15-10 lead. The game then see-sawed to the end, but the powerhouse Issaquah team pulled out the win.
The Thunderbirds shot an amazing 58 percent from the field and surprisingly only went to the free-throw line one time. The offense was executing so well it created early shots. The defense played great and gave the team a chance for the upset.
Karen Lawton scored 16 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Jamie Coe had her best performance with 10 points, seven assists and eight steals. Emily Oakes added eight points and Stephanie Whims scored seven with 10 boards.
“It was a good team effort as each player contributed something to this fun game. I couldn’t be any more proud of these girls,” said coach Hough.
SMS beats Chief Kanim
The Snoqualmie Middle School seventh-grade girls’ basketball team played its best game of the season last week, defeating Chief Kanim 22-12.
Danielle Carlson and Andrea Fort led with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Camille Weber and Kelsey Parsons also played solidly.
The team played well in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hawks 10-0.
Girls defeat Hawks
The Snoqualmie Middle School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team played a complete game against Chief Kanim, beating the Hawks 34-18.
Lisa Crow had three great plays that really helped the team. Erin Dunklee had six assists and Allyson Rosman contributed a lot of hustle.
Jenney Daley and Karli McCaskill each had eight points to lead in scoring.
Chief Kanim wins over Beaver Lake
The Chief Kanim Hawks eighth-grade girls’ basketball team defeated Beaver Lake last week 39-22.
Britta Safstrom, Chelsey Potoshnik and Katie Morgan combined for 14 points in the fourth quarter to ice the game. Defensively, the team stepped up in the fourth to only allow two points.
Scoring for the Hawks were Tanya Divers with one, Alisha Fischer with two, Erin Middleton with eight, Morgan with seven, Potoshnik with 17 and Safstrom with four. Catlin Lutz, Katrina Zwick and Ashley White also played important roles in the victory.
Morgan led the team in assists with five, while Lutz and Divers led in steals with four each. Potoshnick led in rebounds with 18 and had six blocked shots.
Offensive players of the game were Potoshnik, who also had defensive honors, and Middleton. Divers was also recognized as a defensive player of the game. Best off the bench were Lutz and Fischer.
“This was a good win for us,” said coach Dick Kirby. “We played again without one of our starters and with only nine girls total. Erin Middleton stepped in for Krisi Lund and was outstanding.”
