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In a game for the ages, the Lady Red Storm 7th and 8th grade B-Teams battled it out on Wednesday night. In what most would call an instant classic the 7th grade team came out with a 22-21 victory. With 15 seconds left the score was 21-20 in favor of the 8th grade when the 7th grade brought the ball down the court. Claire McDonald hit the go ahead (and what would be game-winning) shot with 7 seconds left in the game. The 8th grade had a chance as Aumrie Weiss's shot with no time left bounced off the rim. For the 7th grade, C. McDonald would finish with 10 points, Lauren Manges with 6, Amaya Ameling with 2, Rilynn Ames with 2, and Elaine McDonald with 2. Getting in the scoring column for the 8th Grade was Sydney Rice with 11, Kieara Himes with 4, Aumrie Weiss with 2, and Leah Tanner with 2. Both B Teams will be in action Thursday night playing against Knox. The 7th grade will be at Lincoln and 8th grade will be traveling away.
The 8th grade Lady Red Storm traveled to Laporte Boston on Monday. Offense did not come easy for the ladies as they fell short by a final score of 18-12. In a game that went back and forth, two threes by Laporte Boston helped create the gap they needed to win. The Lady Red Storm fought hard, but could not find and answer for Boston's outside shooting. Leading the way for Lincoln was Hannah Friberg with 6 points. Asia Haines pitched in 4, and Leah Tanner had 2. The Red Storm A Team will be traveling to Triton on Wednesday with a game time at 6:00 while the B Team will be playing an exhibition game at home against the 7th Grade B Team starting at 4:30.
The 7th grade Lady Red Storm traveled to LaPorte Boston for one game Monday evening. The girls came out strong scoring 10 points in the first quarter which came from 5 different players. They played tough defense, worked hard, and moved the basketball. High scorer for the evening was Lauren Manges with 8 points followed by Claire McDonald with 6. They came away with a win beating Boston 26-10.
The 8th grade Lady Red Storm hosted Urey on Monday night at Lincoln. The Lady Red Storm played solid defense, used precision passing, and played team ball that resulted in a 36-6 win. Each player got into the scoring column, led by Sydney Rice with 13, Lauren Rumpler added 8, Guadalupe Jimenez chipped in 6 points. Keiara Himes added 4 points, Emily Sutterby scored 3 while Kami Burkett closed out the scoring with 2 points. Rumpler, Himes, and Burkett did a great job running the offense to get everyone involved. Sutterby did a good job on the boards while Jimenez played awesome team defense that resulted in several fast break opportunities. The Red Storm return to action on Wednesday as the A team travels to Triton while the B team plays an exhibition game at home.
On Saturday, the Lady Red Storm basketball team traveled to Indian Springs for the NELMSC tournament. They opened up against Bremen in the semifinals. The Red Storm started out fast and were up 16-2 at halftime and continued their solid play after the break that earned them a 38-9 victory. The Red Storm would face Edgewood in the championship game. Lincoln and Edgewood went back and forth in the first quarter, as Edgewood held a 2 point lead. In the second quarter, the Red Storm shooting went cold as Edgewood took a lead into halftime. In the end, Edgewood took the conference championship 40-21.
Thursday evening, March 1, the 7th grade Lady Red Storm took on Lakeview in the first game of the NELMSC conference tourney. The Red Storm came out sluggish and struggled to put the ball through the hoop. By the end of the 3rd quarter the girls woke up and were ready to go, but it was too late. Kennedy Hayden broke out of her shell after dealing with an injury early in the season and flu half way through. She was high scorer with 13 points. Followed by Taylor Delp, Jadyn Beran, and Halle Hopple all with 2 points each. The Red Storm look to finish out their season on a positive note finishing up with 4 games in the next 7 days.
