Area Girls Basketball

After opening the season 0-4, Colfax is one win away from clinching the Northeast A League championship.

After a 49-42 win over Reardan Friday night, Colfax sits atop the league with a 4-0 record, 10-8 overall. Reardan is its closest pursuer at 3-2 league, 9-10 overall.

The Indians got off to an early lead, thanks to Kristen Turner’s 12 first quarter points. Laura Widman’s 11 points in the third helped put the Bulldogs back in the lead. Widman also finished with eight rebounds.

Colfax 49, Reardan 42

Reardan 18 4 13 7 - 42

Colfax 9 13 18 9 - 49

REARDAN - Cassaro 6, Schwartz 5, Jayne 6, Krupke 0, Rinker 4, Hicks 0, Plummer 4, Turner 17.

COLFAX - Pittman 6, Mellor 2, B.VanTine 4, Rohner 8, La.Widman 27, Cocking 0, Baldree 2.

Great Northern League

Lakeside 72, Medical Lake 34

The second-ranked Eagles (13-1, 8-0) forced 32 turnovers to race past the visiting Cardinals (3-12, 0-9). Nikki Petticrew, Julia Vojtech and Brianne Jolley all had six steals for Lakeside. Jolley grabbed 11 rebounds.

Medical Lake 12 7 1 14 - 34

Lakeside 22 15 17 18 - 72

MEDICAL LAKE - Muelken 0, Blayne 0, French 4, Erickson 7, Ramirez 15, Simmons 8. LAKESIDE (NINE MILE FALLS) - Neuchterlein 4, Vojtech 15, Heebink 11, Petticrew 12, Hamilton 6, Ryan 0, Jolley 18, Grubbs 3, Long 3.

Riverside 54, Colville 32

The fifth-ranked Rams (11-2, 7-1) used a 17-0 run in the first and second quarters to hold off the visiting Indians (6-8, 2-6). Abbey Wood had 10 rebounds and Tracy Koesel added four assists for Riverside.

Colville 5 7 12 8 - 32

Riverside 12 14 15 13 - 54

COLVILLE - Shaw 0, Entwistle 16, McGrane 0, Janke 2, Matlock 0, Cornwell 7, Braff 0, Wollan 3, Lawson 4.

RIVERSIDE - Koesel 8, Rizzuto 8, H.Wood 3, Stime 13, A.Wood 10, Shorts 10, Lorenz 0, Snyder 2, Korling 0, S.Korling 0, Lyons 0, Shorts.

Newport 51, Chewelah 42

The sixth-ranked Grizzlies (12-2, 6-2) finished on an 8-0 run to hold off the host Cougars (9-5, 4-4). Chrissy O’Neal had seven rebounds for Chewelah.

Newport hit 10 of 14 free-throw attempts, while Chewelah was 9 for 14.

Newport 8 14 11 18 - 51

Chewelah 11 13 8 10 - 42

NEWPORT - Williams 5, Haptonstall 6, Opp 0, Lindburg 7, Olsen 2, McDirmid 6, Sauer 21, Schulz 0, Almond 4.

CHEWELAH - Edwards 2, Anderson 0, Rogers 0, Harrison 0, Albertson 5, Grytdal 2, Halle 5, Moore 7, O’Neal 19, McCanna 0, Boone 2.

Pullman 53, Deer Park 35

Christa Brossman’s 20 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals led the Greyhounds (8-6, 4-5) past the visiting Stags (7-7, 2-6).

Ali Johnston added 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots for Pullman.

Jennifer O’Brien had 10 rebounds and Amanda Oswalt four steals for Deer Park.

Deer Park 5 7 14 9 - 35

Pullman 18 5 12 18 - 53

DEER PARK - Smith 0, Hardie 7, Allen 0, Oswalt 12, Krieger 2, Fielder 0, Lanbehn 2, Scott 6, O’Brien 6.

PULLMAN - Brossman 20, Umbreit 2, Mirkovich 0, Pedersen 3, Paulson 0, Rydbom 4, Couch 0, Curry 6, Johnston 18.

Bi-County League

Wil-Cres 45, ACH 37

The Wildcats (12-5, 7-2) sealed up the second spot in the Bi-County West Division after holding off the visiting Warriors (3-15, 2-7).

Alyssa Erickson scored a game-high 22 points and added 15 rebounds and six steals. Lisa Arden finished with four assists.

A/C-Hartline 1 14 6 16 - 37

Wilbur-Creston 15 13 9 8 - 45

ALMIRA/COULEE-HARTLINE - Edwards 1, Evans 11, Pinar 1, Maes 0, Horter 4, Malone 13, Stokoe 3, Elder 0, Giese 1, Andersen 3.

WILBUR-CRESTON - Desautel 0, Sherwood 0, Harris 0, Mann 4, Deahl 1, Dreger 2, Erickson 22, Arden 8, Aubertin 2, Kemp 0, Nelson 6, Snavely 0.

Spr-Har 51, Davenport 45

The Falcons (13-7, 7-2) shot 81 percent from the free-throw line to down the host Gorillas (6-12, 3-5).

Mandi Walters had 11 rebounds and Stacey Whipple and Kylene Marriott combined for 11 steals for Sprague-Harrington.

Spr-Harrington 11 18 8 14 - 51

Davenport 8 9 10 18 - 45

SPRAGUE-HARRINGTON - Whipple 14, Walters 19, Hatten 5, Engles 11, Morse 0, Scoles 2, Maurer 0.

DAVENPORT - Swain 2, Marriott 15, Smith 1, Schreck 13, Lust 3, Kunz 2, Emory 5, Pauls 4.

Whitman County

Lac-Wash 68, SJE 47

The Tigercats (12-8, 8-1) moved within a game of winning the Whitman County League after defeating the Eagles (10-9, 5-4) in LaCrosse.

LaCrosse-Washtucna plays last-place Colton tonight.

Christine Conrath finished with three assists, five rebounds and nine steals and Jennifer Wigen added five steals and four rebounds for the Tigercats.

St.J Endicott 8 16 8 15 - 47

Lacr-Washtuncna 14 18 16 20 - 68

ST. JOHN-ENDICOTT - Ki.Ko.Colyar 2, Kjack 4, Bass 4, Stolmeier 11, Loomis 6, Schmick 8, Zuger 1, Gossard 5, Hedlund 2, White 4.

LaCROSSE-WASHTUCNA - Bay 9, Wigen 9, Cronrath 8, Kinch 4, N.Schneider 2, R.Schneider 16, Larsen 2, Baumann 10, S.Wigen 4, Mays 4.

Colton 46, Rosalia 45 (OT)

The Wildcats (3-16, 1-8) defeated the visiting Spartans (2-16, 1-8) in overtime.

Rosalia 4 9 18 18 9 - 45

Colton 8 8 5 15 10 - 46

ROSALIA - Quintana 0, Henning 1, Heinemann 13, Dale 4, Peringer 17, Willey 2, Bruce 8.

COLTON - Crim 2, Truong 6, Harrell 2, Maston 7, Morrison 4, Buck 4, Brotherton 0, Hall 6, Dubarr 0, Stout 15.

Panorama League

St. Geo’s 80, Springdale 42

The third-ranked Dragons (15-3, 12-1) hit 30 of their 54 shots and 18 of 32 free-throw attempts to defeat the host Chargers (1-19, 1-13).

Samantha Clarke was 6 for 6 from the line for St. George’s.

Springdale’s Rae Adolph was 8 for 15 from the floor to score a game-high 17 points.

St. George’s 22 21 22 15 - 80

Springdale 10 8 7 17 - 42

ST. GEORGE’S - Liu 5, Clarke 10, Philopant 6, Stothart 7, Henley 10, Blume 8, Grant 0, Nielsen 8, DePonty 9, Luber 5, Kutteruf 0, Moore 10.

SPRINGDALE - Olson-Axtell 6, Ramseyer 2, C.Rij 0, Tomsha 0, J.Rij 9, Franks 6, LeBret 2, Rav.Adolph 0, Rae.Adolph 17, Whitney 0.

Wellpinit 59, Republic 44

Miranda Payne’s 22 points led the visiting Redskins (15-3, 12-2) over the Tigers (10-9, 7-7).

Wellpinit hit 13 of 19 freethrow attempts in the fourth quarter.

Wellpinit 16 13 11 19 - 59

Republic 12 18 11 3 - 44

WELLPINIT - Covington 5, Pakootas 12, Stearns 2, Allen 11, Ramos 2, Tonasket 3, Wynecoop 2, Payne 22.

REPUBLIC - Campobasso 4, Ciais 11, Hover 2, An.Merrit 0, C.Merrit 2, Am.Merrit 4, Starkey 0, Wilson 16, Young 5.

NWC 59, Cusick 35

The Panthers’ (3-16, 3-10) 27 turnovers helped the host Crusaders (8-11, 7-6) at Mead Junior High.

NWC was missing starting point gaurd Natasha Nicaloi after she was hit by a car before the game. Nicaloi was not seriously injured.

Jolin Pilling and Abi Ogle had five steals apiece and Sara Mountague added 12 rebounds for the Crusaders. Stephanie Cofer and Allyson Cofer combined for 20 rebounds.

Cusick 6 8 7 14 - 35

NWC 18 11 16 14 - 59

CUSICK - Norton 5, Pickerel 2, Cutshall 4, Whiting 5, Car.Haas 7, Cas.Haas 6, Cook 0, Chitwood 6, Nelson 0.

NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN - Silver 7, Cofer 2, Klees 0, Pilling 12, Ogle 8, Nelson 0, Montague 12, Casimir 7, Strandy 4, Clouse 7.

Northport 62, Columbia 41

Karen Sauvola scored 28 points and Candace Young added 23 as the Mustangs (14-5, 11-3) raced past the Lions (2-17, 2-12) in Hunters.

Northport can clinch second place in the Panorama North Division with a win at Inchelium today.

Northport 15 18 17 12 - 62

Columbia 10 7 13 11 - 41

NORTHPORT - Burke 0, Wilson 0, Day 8, Goodwin 0, Lenhard 0, Sauvola 28, Jimenez 5, Godes 0, Young 23, Brunette 0.

COLUMBIA - Dale 0, Lee 2, Schrach 0, Etue 3, Hudspeth 11, Nicodemus 16, Strickler 0, MacMillan 2, Horne 9, Anderson 0.

Inchelium 71, Curlew 50

The Hornets (8-10, 6-8) clinched the fourth and final playoff spot in the Panorama North Division as Crystal Stengar scored 23 points to lead Inchelium past the visiting Cougars (5-13, 4-10).

Stensgar and Bonnie Boyd had 10 rebounds apiece and Tanna Finley had six assists for Inchelium. Johanna Paul hit five 3-pointers for Curlew.

Curlew 15 9 16 10 - 50

Inchelium 16 18 11 26 - 71

CURLEW - Brown 6, Paul 17, Zerck 2, Phillips 7, Craw 16, Bi.Branam 0, Bo.Branam 2.

INCHELIUM - T.Finley 12, G.Finley 12, B.Mollenberg 12, Stensgar 23, A.Seymour 2, Boyd 10.

Non-Leaue

Odessa 42, Wilson Creek 40

Chris Ryan hit two free throws with 12 seconds left to lead the Tigers (6-12) past the visiting Devils. Ryan scored six points in the fourth quarter and Sydney Haponstall hit two 3-pointers in the final four minutes.

Nicole Hunt finished with 12 rebounds.

Wilson Creek 13 12 7 8 - 40

Odessa 15 9 6 12 - 42

WILSON CREEK - Andrews 15, L.Freeman 4, W.Freeman 10, Knight 7, Armistead 4, Hancock 0.

ODESSA - Iksic 7, Schmierer 2, Haptonstall 10, Strohmaier 3, Ryan 12, Hunt 6, Knerr 2, Weishaar 0.

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