Free Throws Scuttle Bucs By One Point

Marcella Weissbeck made two free throws with no time left on the clock Tuesday as Whitman (2-0, 7-5) defeated Whitworth 53-52 in a Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges women’s basketball game at Walla Walla.

Jennifer Tissue of Whitworth (1-1, 6-10) missed the front end of a one-and-one with 7 seconds left. Weissbeck rebounded the miss, drove the length of the court, and was fouled while shooting a layup.

Annette Sweeney scored 13, and Sherri Northington had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Whitworth. The victorious Missionaries shot 18 of 22 from the line.

Frontier wrestling

The Clarkston Bantams (1-1) defeated the visiting Pullman Greyhounds (0-2), 41-20, for their first league win in three years and the first for coach Dan Randles.

Clarkston’s Corey Thivierge, wrestling up one weight class, defeated regional veteran Joe Gecas 14-5. Justin Parks of the Bantams, trailing by six points, pinned Andy Ofallen in the third round.