Wv Forces Showdown With Cheney

Frontier League

When tournament time rolls around in the Frontier League, matters are rarely uncomplicated, and 1997 will be no exception, at least in the boys’ half of the bracket.

The Cheney Blackhawks traveled to West Valley Saturday night with an opportunity to lock up the Frontier’s No. 2 seed into the District 7-AA tourney that will send two teams to the State AA tournament.

Instead, they were handed a 52-42 loss by the Eagles, who forced a one-game playoff Tuesday night at East Valley. The winner will join regular-season champion Colville with a first-round bye, while Tuesday’s loser jumps into first-round loser-out action Friday.

WV (14-6, 8-4) hit their first three shots and never trailed the Hawks (13-7, 8-4), although Cheney crept within a basket late in the third period.

The Eagles played especially tough defense, although WV coach Joe Feist was quick to point out that “Cheney’s a much better shooting team than we saw tonight.”

The difference was most telling in the backcourt, where WV’s starting guards outscored Cheney’s 36-10. Cheney’s Tucker Urdahl was held to one field goal and eight points as the Eagles worked hard to keep the ball out of his hands.

The Blackhawks made only 3 of 18 first-half field-goal attempts, but stayed within five points, 20-15, with 9-for-12 free-throw shooting.

West Valley 52, Cheney 42

Cheney 4 11 15 12 - 42

West Valley 10 10 17 15 - 52

CHENEY Stiffler 1 0-0 2, Eggart 0 0-0 0, Waller 1 2-2 4, Urdahl 1 6-7 8, Goetz 0 0-0 0, Donnelly 0 1-2 1, Reser 1 0-0 2, Parker 2 6-8 10, Malisani 4 0-0 8, Stoddard 3 0-0 7, Sobotta 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 15-19 42.

WEST VALLEY McLachlan 0 0-0 0, Cardwell 6 5-6 18, Sweet 4 6-6 18, Deno 0 0-0 0, Groh 0 0-0 0, Mortensen 0 2-3 2, Gerrells 3 0-0 6, Spivey 0 0-0 0, Stockton 0 1-2 1, Gregorak 0 1-2 1, Pecht 3 0-2 6, Sly 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 15-21 52.

3-point goals - Stoddard, Sweet 4, Cardwell. Total fouls - Cheney 20, WV 15. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Colville 65, Pullman 41

The visiting Indians (14-6, 10-2) capped their title year by shooting 56 percent from the floor to beat the Greyhounds (10-10, 4-8).

Pullman, the No. 5 seed, opens against No. 4 Clarkston Friday in a loser-out.

Colville 20 16 12 17 - 65

Pullman 16 13 6 6 - 41

COLVILLE Eslick 0 3-4 3, Meinhold 2 2-4 8, Ortner 2 0-0 5, True 2 1-2 5, Sprangers 6 1-5 13, Day 4 1-4 11, Bowland 5 1-1 11, Smith 3 2-2 8, Salina 0 1-4 1. Totals 24 12-26 65.

PULLMAN Linehan 0 0-0 0, Randall 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 2, Harms 4 0-0 8, Holmes 4 0-0 11, Svingen 3 0-1 7, B.Cummings 0 4-4 4, A.Cummings 4 1-1 9, Marong 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-6 41.

3-point goals - Meinhold 2, Ortner, Day 2, Holmes 3, Svingen. Total fouls - Colville 14, Pullman 21. Fouled out - Svingen. Technicals - none.

Clarkston 58, Riverside 51

The visiting Bantams (14-5, 7-5) held the Rams (6-14, 4-8) to 28 percent shooting from the field to pick up the win.

Clarkston 14 11 19 14 - 58

Riverside 5 17 9 20 - 51

CLARKSTON Nielson 0 0-0 0, Johnson 2 1-2 6, Cunningham 1 8-8 10, Legg 2 0-0 4, Fleishinger 1 1-2 3, Stiffarm 1 0-1 2, Burns 4 2-2 11, Jelinek 5 1-6 12, Olson 4 2-3 10. Totals 20 15-24 58.

RIVERSIDE Otto 0 0-0 0, Monroe 4 6-8 17, Daubel 4 0-0 8, Beckham 0 0-0 0, Frowick 3 0-0 8, Leaf 2 2-2 6, Crance 2 2-4 6, Kapelke 0 0-0 0, Miller 2 2-2 6. Totals 17 12-16 51.

3-point goals - Johnson, Burns, Jelinek, Monroe 3, Frowick 2. Total fouls - Clarkston 15, Riverside 21. Fouled out - Olson, Monroe, Daubel. Technicals - none.

Girls

Cheney 49, West Valley 43

The fourth-ranked Blackhawks (18-2, 10-2) pushed their advantage to 42-35 after two early fourth-quarter baskets by Tiffany Van Matre.

The Eagles (16-3, 11-2) got within two points twice later in the period, but Kara Weitman’s drive gave the Blackhawks a 46-41 lead with 1:55 left..

Cheney 14 11 13 11 - 49

West Valley 14 10 9 10 - 43

CHENEY Ewing 2 1-3 5, Weitman 4 1-3 10, Getz 5 0-0 12, Pischel 0 0-0 0, Edgett 1 0-0 2, Van Matre 6 4-6 16, Krogh 1 2-2 4. Totals 19 8-14 49.

WEST VALLEY Kallas 3 2-2 9, Shollenberger 1 5-6 7, Simpson 1 0-0 2, McClintock 5 1-2 12, Salfer 0 1-2 1, Sowers 0 0-0 0, Roberts 4 0-0 8, Huffman 2 0-1 4, Pedey 0 0-2 0. Totals 16 9-15 43.

3-point goals - Weitman, Getz 2, Kallas, McClintock. Total fouls - Cheney 16, WV 17. Fouled out - none.

Riverside 43, Clarkston 28

Nicki Snyder’s six steals and five assists helped the Rams (13-7, 9-3) beat the visiting Bantams (5-14, 4-8) at Chattaroy.

Riverside advances to district as No. 3 and opens Friday against No. 6 Colville in a loser-out game. Clarkston, the No. 4, plays Friday against No. 5 Pullman.

Clarkston 5 9 4 10 - 28

Riverside 12 12 6 13 - 43

CLARKSTON Blankinship 0 0-0 0, King 2 3-3 8, Tucker 1 0-0 2, Heytvelt 0 1-2 1, Jones 0 0-0 0, Johnson 4 2-2 10, Rodgers 0 0-0 0, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Fazzari 0 0-0 0, Haight 1 1-2 3, Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 7-9 28.

RIVERSIDE Lamarche 0 1-2 1, N.Snyder 1 2-2 5, Koesel 1 1-2 4, Rizzuto 0 0-0 0, H.Wood 0 0-0 0, Stime 6 2-3 18, A.Wood 3 3-5 10, McMurphy 2 0-0 4, Olson 0 0-0 0, Lorenz 0 0-1 0, B.Snyder 0 1-3 1. Totals 13 10-18 43.

3-point goals - King, N.Snyder, A.Wood, Stime 4, Koesel. Total fouls - Clarkston 18, Riverside 11. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Pullman 46, Colville 31

Melynnda Pedersen and Leah Wilde combined for 28 rebounds and Jamie Rydbom added six steals as the Greyhounds (5-15, 3-9) qualified for playoffs by beating the visiting Indians (6-14, 3-9).

A Colville win would have sent East Valley (2-10) into the playoffs because EV beat Pullman twice.

Colville 7 5 6 13 - 31

Pullman 9 9 14 14 - 46

COLVILLE Brown 0 0-0 0, McConnell 2 0-2 4, Spies 2 1-4 5, Matlock 0 0-0 0, Deardorff 0 0-0 0, Brown 2 1-5 5, Evans 4 0-2 8, Braff 0 0-0 0, Wollan 2 2-4 6, Lawson 0 0-0 0, Simpson 1 1-3 3. Totals 13 5-20 31.

PULLMAN Brossman 7 5-6 19, Keck 0 0-0 0, Pedersen 1 4-6 6, Schlettert 0 0-0 0, Rydbom 2 1-5 5, Couch 0 0-0 0, Curry 0 0-0 0, Wilde 5 5-6 16, Neil 0 0-2 0. Totals 15 15-25 46.

3-point goals - Wilde. Total fouls - Colville 19, Pullman 18. Fouled out - Brown, Simpson. Technicals - none.

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