By Fred Gray
The Lady Owls lost their opening basketball game of the season to Miami, 40 – 55, on December 4. Salem Shelp led the Lady Owls in scoring with 11 points. Kati Adams added another 10, followed by Bailey Wood with 9, Kortney Burton with 6, and Sierra Wheatly added 4 points.
The Lady Owls opened the Ft. Elliott tournament with a 23 – 49 loss to Shamrock, on December 6. All the Lady Owls scored in the single digits, led by Bailey Wood and Charlie Neeley with 5 points each. Kassie O’Dell added 4 points, and Kati Adams contributed 3 points. Marijke Tidden, Hedley’s foreign exchange student from the Netherlands scored 2 points, as did Salem Shelp and Kortney Burton.
In the second game of the Ft. Elliott tournament the Lady Owls hit their stride, blowing by the Lefors girls, 57 – 25. Bailey Wood threw in 17 points and Kati Adams added 14. Kortney Burton scored 9 points, followed closely by Salem Shelp, who scored 8 points. Sierra added 5 points, and Holland’s own Marijke Tidden added another 2 points, as did Charlie Neeley.
The Lady Owls closed out the Ft. Elliott tourney with a strong effort against McLean, 32 – 18. Kortney Burton poured in 21 points to dominate the scoring. Kati Adams added 5 points, and Bailey Wood scored 3 points. Salem Shelp added a bucket, and Charlie Neeley hit a free throw.
The Lady Owls play in the Valley tournament on the 13, 14, and 15 of December. They open their home season on December 18, at 6:00 p.m. Be there.
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