Staff report
The Russia girls dominated Sidney from the start and went on to whip the Lady Jackets in the season opener for both squads Friday night at Sidney, 54-41.
The Lady Jackets will try to bounce back tonight and get their first win when Lehman invades the Sidney High gym.
The Lady Raiders will try to make it two in a row tonight when they travel to Bradford for a non-league game.
The loss ended a 40-game regular-season winning streak for Sidney, which finished last season with a 22-0 record before tournament play began. It also ended Sidney’s streak of 22 consecutive wins at home.
Russia led 16-10 after one quarter, then had the score doubled at halftime at 28-14.
Any thoughts of a comeback by the Lady Jackets were squelched by Russia’s Maria Herron, who hit a pair of three-pointers in the third quarter, after win the margin was 36-30.
“Russia has threats everywhere,” said Sidney head coach Megan Mummey. “They did a good job of guarding Celena (Taborn) inside. Their defense is good and we couldn’t guard all their scorers. They pretty much have them all over the floor.”
Herron ended up with four three-pointers and finished with 13 points, and Laurissa Poling added 10 points.
Tiffany Hatcher was held scoreless in the second half, but her seven-point first half helped the Lady Raiders build their big margin at the break.
For Sidney, Taborn finished with 15 points in just over three quarters of play, thanks to early foul trouble. And Alina Kindle added 11 points.
Sidney got to the line 27 times but cashed in on just 14. Russia also struggled at the line, going 6-for-15.
Russia — Cordonnier 8, Poling 10, Hatcher 8, Wilson 6, Pleiman 3, Herron 13, Gaerke 6.
Sidney — Miller 2, Kindle 11, Powers 3, Lee 3, Johnson 7. Taborn 15.
Score by quarters:
Russia`16`28`46`54
Sidney`10`14`30`41
Three-pointers: Russia 6 (Herron 4, Hatcher 2), Sidney 1 (Lee).
Records: Sidney 0-1, Russia 1-0.
Reserve score: Russia 29, Sidney 18.
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Anna 60, New Bremen 48
ANNA — Anna jumped to a 31-16 halftime lead and rolled to a 60-48 victory over visiting New Bremen in non-league girls basketball Friday at Anna.
The Lady Rockets will be back in action Tuesday at Fort Loramie.
Anna put three players in double figures, led by Emily Aufderhaar with 16. Breah Kuck added 13 and Macey Huelskamp 12.
Kelly Naylor had 14 for New Bremen.
New Bremen — Stachler 7, Homan 7, Bergman 6, Brown 3, Naylor 14, Smith 6, Tenkman 5.
Anna — Aufderhaar 16, Gaydosh 5, Meyer 1, Freytag 2, Huelskamp 12, Kuck 13, Scully 3, Kauffman 8.
Score by quarters:
NB`9`16`33`48
Anna`17`31`45`50
Three-pointers: NB 4 (Naylor 2, Stachler, Brown); Anna 2 (Gayosh, Kuck).
Records: Anna 1-0, NB 0-1.
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Covington 53, Houston 49
COVINGTON — Houston led by 10 with four minutes to go, but Covington went on a 14-1 run and defeated the Lady Wildcats 52-49 in non-league action Friday night at Covington.
The Lady Wildcats are 0-1 and will host Newton tonight.
Sarah Monnier was outstanding for Houston, pouring in 26 points. Jess Monnier added nine points.
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Minster 52, Kalida 29
MINSTER — Minster rolled to a 53-29 victory over Kalida in head coach Mike Wiss’ debut Friday night at Minster.
The Lady Wildcats, 1-0, will return to action Thursday at home against Celina.
After a right opening quarter that saw Minster lead 11-10, the Lady Wildcats ooutscored Kalida 16-6 in the second quarter and 14-6 in the third to open up a 41-22 lead.
Taylor Kogge and Lindsay Roetgerman led the way for the Lady Wildcats. Kogge had 14 and Roetgerman 13 along with eight rebounds.
Kalida — Lucke 13, Langhals 7, Kaufman 6, Kimbal 1, Wurth 2.
Minster — Fischer 2, Roetgerman 13, Westerbeck 6, Borgerding 2, Prenger 8, Baumer 3, Thobe 5, Kogge 14.
Score by quarters:
Kalida`10`16`22`29
Minster`11`27`41`53
Three-pointers: Kalida 1 (Langhals); Minster 2 (Roetgerman, Baumer).
Records: Minster 1-0, Kalida 0-1.
Reserve score: Minster 30, Kalida 6 (one half only)
