As published in the February 8 edition of The Mountain-Ear.

Barbara Lawlor, Nederland.

In the last week, the Nederland High School girls’ basketball team had two home games, the first

was a loss against the Alexander Dawson Mustangs and the second was a hard fought loss against the

Gilpin High School Eagles.

Tuesday’s home game against Dawson resulted in a 14-43 loss as the Mustangs put up a strong

defense. Ned’s power scorer, Karen Sorokach, managed to reach out for rebounds, but couldn’t get to

the basket.

Individual Statistics:

Rylee McCollum: 1 rebound

Breegan McClish: 4 rebounds

Avy Henrikson: 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 blocks

Sydney Nation: 4 points, 1 rebound

Eileen Lintier: 1 rebound

Karen Sorokach: 3 blocks, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 4 points,

Alex Sorokach: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Clementine Miller: 1 rebound

Eileen Lanthier 1 rebound

On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Panthers hosted the Eagles and it was a valiant effort all the

way to the last minute of the game, but Gilpin prevailed, 21-24.

Individual Statistics:

Rylee McCollum: 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal

Breegan McClish: 2 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Clementine Miller: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Karen Sorokach: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 6 steals, 2 blocks

Avy Henrikson: 3 rebounds, 3 blocks

Alex Sorokach: 3 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, 1 block

Sydney Nation: 2 rebounds

Eileen Lanthier: 2 rebounds, 1 assist

Ned came out strong; it was a 9-11 game at halftime. In the third quarter, the Panthers tied the

game at 13, but Gilpin’s Cicely Lepro hit a three pointer and then a few field goals and the score was 17-

24 entering the fourth quarter.

The Ned girls played smart, inviting fouls and making free throws. They made a great effort for a

score of 21-24 with 11 seconds in the game, but time ran out and the Eagles took the victory.

Nederland played one of their better match ups and at the end, it was a competitive back and

forth, never a dull game.