Lakeside, Pullman Claim District Titles

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The Pullman girls’ surprising run through the District 7 tournament finally hit a big speed bump Friday night in the championship game at Mt. Spokane High School.

The speed bump was second-ranked Lakeside.

Pullman’s Greyhounds (11-13) defeated sixth-ranked Riverside and ninth-ranked Newport to reach the championship game, but it was the Eagles (21-1) who came away with a convincing 62-35 victory.

With its 20th consecutive victory, Lakeside advances as the district’s top seed into the state tournament. Pullman will face Riverside at Mt. Spokane High today at 6. Winner will get the second seed, the loser third.

The Pullman boys advanced as the No. 1 seed after a 50-35 win over Chewelah.

“Clearly, beating Newport and Riverside was sending a message to us,” said Lakeside coach Lisa Schultz. “We really focused on not overlooking this game.”

The Eagles jumped out to a 14-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. A 17-0 run to open the second gave Lakeside a 33-9 edge at the half. The Eagles benefited from 22 first-half Greyhounds turnovers.

Linsey Heebink led a balanced Lakeside attack with a game-high 16 points. Nikki Petticrew finished with 12 points, three steals and a block.

Christa Brossman had 13 points for Pullman. Melynnda Pedersen chipped in 12 points and three steals.

Lakeside 62, Pullman 35

Lakeside 14 19 14 15 - 62

Pullman 4 5 7 19 - 35

LAKESIDE (NINE MILE FALLS) - Neuchterlein 0, Vojtech 4, Giampietri 2, Heebink 16, Petticrew 12, Hamilton 5, Ryan 5, Jolley 8, Grubbs 6, Long 2, Reome 2.

PULLMAN - Brossman 13, Umbreit 2, Mirkovich 2, Keck 0, Pedersen 12, Paulson 0, Rydbom 0, Neill 2, Curry 0, Johnston 0, Pollastro 0, Couch 4.

Boys: Pullman 50, Chewelah 34

The fourth-ranked Greyhounds (19-3) broke open a one-point game late in the third quarter by going on a 13-0 run, with Nathan Brown scoring six of the 13 points.

Brown finished the game with 12 points, four assists and four steals.

The Cougars (16-7) managed just four fourth-quarter points.

Pullman won despite getting just nine points from Brent Cummings, who averages 21 points a game.

“He kind of struggled,” Pullman coach Ken Swanger said of his 6-foot-6 post. “There were rumors of some scouts being here and he kind of forced things.

“He stepped up when we needed him.”

Cummings scored five of his nine points in the second half. He also had eight rebounds. Ryan Harms chipped in 12 points.

Josh Parrish, Chewelah’s 6-7 center, finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Chewelah plays Medical Lake today for the district’s second and third seeds to state. Game time is at 7:45.

Pullman 6 11 17 16 - 50

Chewelah 10 10 10 4 - 34

PULLMAN - Brown 12, Cummings 9, Linehan 6, Camp 0, Bray 5, Harms 12, Randall 4, Camara 2, Poole 0.

CHEWELAH - Landram 8, Forsberg 4, Meserve 6, Miller 0, Nitschke 2, Churape 2, Kinley 2, Sunday 2, Parrish 10.

Medical Lake 56, Colville 50

The Cardinals (15-7) eliminated the Indians (13-10) despite 19 points apiece from Eric Anderson and Shane Meinhold of Colville.

It was the fourth time Medical Lake defeated Colville this season.

Brandon Moore led the Cardinals with 16 points and Andre Jackson scored 12.

Colville 7 14 14 15 - 50

Medical Lake 18 12 12 14 - 56

COLVILLE - Goble 0, Anderson 19, Ortner 0, Bateman 4, Meinhold 19, Mostek 4, I.Gordon 2, Shaw 0, E.Gordon 2.

MEDICAL LAKE - Jackson 12, Brown 7, Headlee 5, Meeks 4, Mitchell 0, Miller 9, Nichols 3, B.Moore 16.

Riverside 57, Chewelah 40

The Rams (17-4) used a 13-0 run in the second quarter and a 12-4 run in the third to eliminate the Cougars (14-9).

Jamie Rizzuto led the Rams with a game-high 15 points. Bernice Stime had 10 rebounds, 8 assists and five steals to go with her nine points. Abbey Woods finished with 13 points, seven of which were scored in the first quarter.

Chrissy O’Neal scored 14 for Chewelah.

Chewelah 13 9 7 11 - 40

Riverside 13 15 13 18 - 57

CHEWELAH - Edwards 4, Anderson 0, Harrison 0, Albertson 6, Grytdal 1, Halle 7, Moore 8, O’Neal 14, McCanna 0, Boone 0.

RIVERSIDE - Koesel 3, Rizzuto 15, H.Wood 2, Stime 9, A.Wood 13, Shorts 12, Lorenz 0, Snyder 3.

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