Colville Upsets Pullman In Finale

Frontier League

Just when a three-way tie for second place seemed probable among Frontier League boys, Colville popped up to pull a season-ending upset.

Tim Sprangers scored seven points in the third quarter and added seven rebounds as Colville (3-17, 2-10) upset visiting Pullman 71-61 to close out the regular season Saturday.

Pullman (12-8, 7-5) slipped to fourth place, negating the need for a tiebreaking procedure to determine pairings to the Excell District 7-AA Tournament.

Pullman opens district play at 9:15 p.m. Friday at Eastern Washington University against league champ West Valley. Cheney, which tripped WV 60-41 on Saturday, and Riverside, an 85-68 winner over Clarkston, meet at 5:45 in the other opener. Cheney and Riverside tied for second place.

This will be the final district tournament for Pullman’s Tim Busch, who coached there for 16 years. Busch announced his retirement Friday.

Colville 71, Pullman 61

Pullman 14 13 13 21 - 61

Colville 14 18 19 20 - 71

PULLMAN Svingen 4 0-0 10, Holmes 1 0-0 2, Schotzko 0 0-0 0, Berry 3 2-2 8, Wang 4 0-0 10, Donati 6 2-2 15, Wilde 2 0-0 5, Mirkovich 2 0- 6, Shinall 1 0-0 3, Marong 0 0-1 0, Watters 0 2-2 2. Totals 23 6-7 61.

COLVILLE - Hardison 3 1-2 8, Eslick 0 0-0 0, Johnston 4 9-11 17, Ortner 0 0-1 0, Kane 2 3-4 7, True 1 1-2 3, Sprangers 5 4-7 15, Day 3 1-2 9, Spears 0 0-0 0, Smith 3 1-3 7, Salina 2 1-3 5, Noble 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 21-35 71.

3-point goals - Svingen 2, Wang 2, Donati, Wilde, Mirkovich 2, Shinall, Hardison, Sprangers, Day 2. Total fouls - P 26, C 15. Fouled out - Wilde.

Cheney 60, West Valley 41

Rick DeMulling finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Blackhawks (10-10, 8-4), who have won six straight, over the visiting Eagles (16-4, 9-3).

West Valley 17 14 6 4 - 41

Cheney 10 16 15 19 - 60

WEST VALLEY Cardwell 1 0-0 2, Schillinger 4 6-10 16, Miller 0 0-0 0, Sweet 2 0-0 4, Whitney 1 0-0 3, Mortensen 0 0-0 0, Schroder 0 2-2 4, Gerrells 0 0-1 1, Bonner 3 3-4 9, Gregorak 1 0-0 2, Stockton 0 0-0 0, Pecht 0 3-6 3, Totals 12 14-23 41.

CHENEY Randall 3 2-2 9, Battien 2 1-2 5, Urdahl 4 0-0 11, Stewart 0 0-0 0, Parker 2 1-2 5, Malisani 2 0-0 4, Reiman 2 1-2 5, Olson 3 0-2 6, DeMulling 5 4-6 15, Stiffler 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-16 60.

3-point goals - Schillinger 2, Whitney, Randall, Urdahl 3, DeMulling. Total fouls - WV 15, Cheney 17. Fouled out - none.

Riverside 85, Clarkston 68

Kasey Ahrens scored 30 to win the league scoring title and the visiting Rams (14-6, 8-4) shot 54 percent from the field to beat the Bantams (8-10, 5-7).

Riverside 19 18 20 28 - 85

Clarkston 10 16 17 25 - 68

RIVERSIDE Otto 2 0-0 4, Hodgson 1 3-4 6, Koesel 1 2-2 5, Lundberg 1 4-4 7, Monroe 6 4-4 19, Johnson 5 1-1 11, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Ahrens 10 7-8 30, Finch 1 0-0 2, Danvel 0 1-2 1. Totals 27 22-25 85.

CLARKSTON Johnson 8 2-2 19, Cunningham 3 2-2 8, J.Martin 4 4-4 12, Burns 3 0-0 6, Jelinek 3 0-0 6, S.Martin 1 0-0 2, Chatigny 5 2-3 12, Porter 1 0-2 3, Orr 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 10-13 68.

3-point goals - Hodgson, Koesel, Lundberg, Monroe 3, Ahrens 3, Porter, Johnson. Total fouls - Riverside 16, Clarkston 23. Fouled out - Chatigny. Technicals - Orr.

Girls

Cheney 50, West Valley 47

Anna Getz hit her third 3 with 28 seconds left and the league-champion Blackhawks (17-3, 11-1) used two 9-0 first-half runs to overcome the visiting Eagles (10-10, 4-8).

Cheney, the defending champ, opens the Excell District 7-AA Tournament at 7:30 p.m. Friday at EWU against fourth-seeded East Valley (11-9).

West Valley 11 11 12 13 - 47

Cheney 15 18 9 8 - 50

WEST VALLEY Kallas 1 0-1 2, Shollenberger 3 6-9 12, Simpson 0 1-2 1, McClintock 2 0-0 5, Frost 3 2-2 8, Salfer 1 1-2 4, Sowers 4 2-4 10, Roberts 1 1-4 3, Bonner 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 13-24 27.

CHENEY Ewing 3 0-3 6, Bifano 1 0-0 2, Weitman 2 0-0 4, Getz 9 0-0 21, Anderson 5 1-2 11, Sooy 0 1-2 1, Van Matre 0 0-0 0, Krogh 1 3-6 5. Totals 21 5-13 50.

3-point goals - McClintock, Salfer, Getz 3. Total fouls - WV 17, Cheney 20. Fouled out - none. Technicals - Weitman.

Riverside 58, Clarkston 41

Jill Thompson hit four 3s and Bernice Stime scored six points during a 12-1 fourth-quarter run as the visiting Rams (13-7, 8-4) beat the Bantams (1-18, 1-11). Riverside, the No. 2 seed, opens districts at 4 Friday against third-seeded Pullman.

Riverside 12 18 15 13 - 58

Clarkston 5 12 14 10 - 41

RIVERSIDE Lamarche 1 0-0 2, Snyder 2 0-0 6, Whittekiend 0 0-0 0, Thompson 4 0-0 12, Day 2 0-0 4, Stime 5 1-3 12, Wood 3 0-0 7, McMurphy 4 1-1 9, Shorts 2 2-4 6, Koesel 0 0-0 0, Olson 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 4-8 58.

CLARKSTON Frei 0 1-2 1, Blankinship 1 0-0 2, King 4 0-0 10, Knopes 1 0-0 2, Martin 0 0-0 0, Anderson 1 0-0 2, Heytvelt 1 2-4 4, Poskey 3 3-7 9, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jacobs 0 0-0 0, Metcalf 2 1-4 5, Haight 2 2-3 6. Totals 15 9-20 41.

3-point goals - Snyder 2, Stime, Thompson 4, Wood, King 2. Total fouls - Riverside 16, Clarkston 9. Fouled out - none.

Colville 64, Pullman 44

Heather Wood scored 24 and Melissa Wollan added nine second-quarter points to guide the Indians (9-11, 5-7) to a win over the visiting Greyhounds (7-13, 7-5).

Pullman 6 8 16 14 - 44

Colville 11 22 19 12 - 64

PULLMAN Umbreit 1 0-1 2, Clancy 2 0-0 4, Fisher 3 5-6 11, Schlettert 0 0-0 0, Weeks 6 1-3 13, Montez 2 0-0 4, Wilde 2 2-2 6, Paulson 2 0-0 4, James 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-12 44.

COLVILLE Wood 10 2-3 24, Sherwood 1 2-2 4, McConnell 0 0-0 0, Hedrick 1 1-2 3, Deardorf 1 0-0 2, H.Brown 1 4-6 6, Anderson 2 0-2 4, T.Brown 0 0-0 0, Wollan 7 2-6 16, Simpson 2 1-2 5. Totals 25 12-23 64.

3-point goals - Wood 2. Total fouls - Pullman 16, Colville 17. Fouled out - Anderson. Technical fouls - Pullman coach Merk, Montez (ejected).

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