Columbia Tops Springdale In Ot

A/B girls basketball

Josslinn Skidmore scored 31 Tuesday - including a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime - as Columbia (15-6) defeated visiting Springdale, 64-62 in overtime, to avoid an opening-game upset in the Panorama League Tournament.

Columbia’s Bobbi MacMillan got her only points on a rebound basket at the buzzer in OT.

Skidmore had 12 rebounds and scored 13 in the fourth quarter. Her sister Tanna, Columbia’s leading scorer, fouled out in the fourth quarter. Cindy Cates of Springdale (5-16) scored 23.

The tournament moves to Kettle Falls on Saturday. Columbia, the top seed from the North Division, plays Northwest Christian for a berth in the championship game. Springdale, No. 4 from the South, plays a loser-out game against Wellpinit.

Springdale 13 14 12 13 10 - 62 Columbia 10 11 12 19 12 - 64

SPRINGDALE A.Bade 0, Peone 16, Diedrich 5, K.Bade 0, C.Cates 23, Africa 16, Dixon 2, Thompson 0, S.Cates 0.

COLUMBIA T.Skidmore 17, MacMillan 2, J.Skidmore 31, Schwartz 2, Brisbois 8, Dashiell 4, Hofstetter 0.

St. George’s 81, Curlew 28

Chrissy Peterson scored 13 in the first quarter and had 13 rebounds as the second-ranked Dragons (20-1) defeated the visiting Cougars (6-14).

The Dragons play Inchelium on Saturday for a berth in the title game. Curlew meets Selkirk in a loser-out game.

Curlew 9 7 2 10 - 28 St. George’s 31 18 17 15 - 81

CURLEW Peterson 0, Taylor 2, Kaatz 2, Thiele 12, Beck 0, Somday 0, Hall 6, Meyer 6, Tresham 0, Bonwell 0.

ST. GEORGE’S Mann 4, Davis 7, DeNiro 0, Sadler 2, Innes 4, Trowbridge 8, Arthur 4, Routh 2, Swift 3, Harvill 14, Longinotti 8, Peterson 25.

NWC 62, Wellpinit 20

Heidi Simmons had five rebounds, five assists and five steals as the Crusaders (14-6) opened with a win over the visiting Redskins (8-13).

Wellpinit 4 6 4 6 - 20 NW Christian 17 14 17 14 - 62

WELLPINIT Stearns 2, Schmidt 0, Lynn 5, A.Abrahamson 2, Tonasket 0, B.Peone 6, Allen 1, B.Abrahamson 4, Ost 0, Wynecoop 0, Payne 0, Covington 0.

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN Kennet 9, Simmons 11, K.Smith 0, Storro 1, Greenup 3, E.Smith 2, Estes 2, Henry 4, Montague 2, Walker 5, Wright 13, Huston 10.

Inchelium 62, Selkirk 50

Kara Finley scored 18 of her 23 in the second half - including 10 in the key third quarter - as the Hornets (15-3) opened with a win over the visiting Rangers (12-9).

Emily Mallory and Tanna Finley had nine rebounds apiece for Inchelium, which had 13 steals.

Selkirk 13 15 9 13 - 50 Inchelium 16 11 19 16 - 62

SELKIRK P.Dickinson 8, T.Dickinson 15, Sharp 2, Smith 5, Grass 0, Pichette 5, Koontz 8, Dury 0, Porter 4, Carlson 3.

INCHELIUM K.Finley 23, Watt 13, Kohler 4, Mallory 12, Swan 1, L.Stensgar 5, Boyd 0, C.Stensgar 4, T.Finley 0.

NORTHEAST A

Colfax 89, M.Lake 48

Angie Hall scored eight points in the first half and had 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs (14-2, 15-5) clinched at least a tie for the league title by defeating the visiting Cardinals (0-15, 1-17).

Riverside and Lakeside can tie Colfax for the title by winning on Friday.

Medical Lake 4 12 18 14 - 48 Colfax 23 33 12 21 - 89

MEDICAL LAKE Davis 13, Duckett 9, Kaplan 0, Falson 4, Hodgson 5, Johnson 8, Kjelland 0, Musser 6, Searls 1, Walker 2.

COLFAX Gigray 8, Harder 18, Brownell 1, Hall 14, Tribbett 17, Widman 12, Pittman 9, Hansen 10.

Lakeside 74, K.Falls 40

Stephanie Guenther scored 17 of her 29 in the second quarter as the visiting Eagles (13-2, 16-3) beat the Bulldogs (4-11, 5-14).

Lakeside can tie for the league title by defeating Newport on Friday. The Eagles held league scoring leader Lisa Matter (17.7 ppg) to six points.

Lakeside 15 23 18 18 - 74 Kettle Falls 12 10 2 16 - 40

LAKESIDE Guenther 29, Eastwood 0, Traber 10, K.Rowse 3, B.Rowse 12, Schumacher 0, L.Jolley 2, Waddell 4, Hatch 2, B.Jolley 10, Lons 2.

KETTLE FALLS Marco 6, Fredrickson 6, Weathers 0, Harris 8, St. Pierre 6, Keenan 0, Burstein 8, L.Matter 6.

Riverside 66, Freeman 48

The eighth-ranked Rams (13-2, 16-3) shot 70 percent from the floor and countered a press by making just 10 turnovers in beating the host Scotties (2-13, 2-17).

If Riverside defeats Chewelah on Friday, it will tie for the title.

Misty Stark had 21 points and nine rebounds for Freeman.

Riverside 19 15 17 15 - 66 Freeman 14 9 13 12 - 48

RIVERSIDE Carlander 15, Snyder 1, Whittekiend 0, Thompson 10, Day 0, Stime 12, Wood 9, Shorts 4, Peterson 9, McMurphy 2, Nelson 4.

FREEMAN McCathern 6, Hyndman 5, Graham 1, Stark 21, Watkins 10, Smith 3, Boston 2.

Chewelah 44, Deer Park 34

Stacie Bauer scored seven in the second quarter and Melissa Myers had 12 rebounds as the Cougars (9-6, 10-9) came back from a 10-point deficit to beat the Stags (4-11, 5-13). Chewelah’s Holly Perkins added 11 rebounds.

Deer Park must defeat Kettle Falls on Friday to advance to the District 7-A Tournament. Chewelah will open the tourney, Feb. 17 at Mead High, in a loser-out game against Newport.

Deer Park 14 6 6 8 - 34 Chewelah 6 16 6 16 - 44

DEER PARK O’Brien 0, Michaels 2, Darrow 2, Watson 15, Axel 2, Stromberger 0, Nedved 0, Stone 7, Sims 0, Gest 6, Baker 0.

CHEWELAH Myers 2, King 2, Bauer 15, Perkins 5, Kristianson 11, Wood 4, Pickering 3, O’Neal 0, Naccarato 2.

BI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT

Odessa 36, Spr.-Harr. 32

At Sprague, Kori Walter scored eight in the third quarter as the visiting Tigers (6-15) eliminated the Falcons (4-17).

The tourney shifts to Reardan for the double-elimination portion. Odessa plays eighth-ranked Wilbur-Creston Friday.

Micaela Hampton had 15 rebounds for S-H.

Odessa 6 7 13 10 - 36 Sprague-Harr. 4 11 8 9 - 32

ODESSA N.Melcher 6, Hardung 0, Walter 11, Smith 9, Ramm 7, Watters 0, Schmierer 3, Shaw 0, J.Melcher 0.

SPRAGUE-HARRINGTON Maurer 2, Morton 0, Larmer 5, Hampton 13, Putney 0, Engles 8, Kissler 4, Walters 0, Bettes 0.

Lind 42, V.Christian 35

Jennifer Horpedahl scored seven in the fourth quarter, when the Bulldogs (6-15) went on an 8-0 run to eliminate the visiting Panthers (5-16).

Megan Fode had 16 rebounds for Lind.

The Bulldogs meet third-ranked Davenport on Friday.

Valley Chr. 6 12 11 6 - 35 Lind 12 5 9 16 - 42

VALLEY CHRISTIAN Monforton 0, Harken 3, Ferderer 16, Stoltey 0, Dixon 0, Evans 3, Hopson 0, Stout 0, Sears 6, Black 7.

LIND Kulm 4, Sheckells 11, Baker 1, Mackey 0, Thompson 5, Rott 4, Wills 3, Davis 0, Fode 2, Horpedahl 11.

WHITMAN PLAYOFF

Colton 42, Tek.-Oakes. 36

At Endicott, Dawn Wallace and Tammy Dudley scored four points apiece in the final 3-1/2 minutes and the Wildcats (12-7) defeated the Nighthawks (13-8) by scoring the final 10 points.

Colton had a 12-point lead midway through the third quarter, but the Nighthawks came back on 3-pointers.

Colton plays Garfield-Palouse on Friday for a chance to meet St. John-Endicott in the championship game. T-O plays a loser-out game on Saturday against Friday’s winner between Rosalia and LaCrosse-Washtucna.

Tekoa-Oakesdale 7 5 15 9 - 36 Colton 12 10 8 12 - 42

TEKOA-OAKESDALE Crider 4, Bruce 0, Palmer 1, Hay 10, Peringer 10, French 7, Brandt 4, Brown 0, Hansen 0, Lawhead 0, Heaton 0, Wagner 0.

COLTON Buck 2, Wallace 8, Egland 0, S.Merk 10, Dudley 8, Reisenauer 0, H.Merk 2, Giden 10, Arnhold 2.