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35 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, December 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend December 8, 2004 Panther girls break through with win over Springfield Girls Basketball Three South Medford seniors combined for 38 points to lead the Panthers to a 70-25 victory over Springfield Tuesday night in the South gym. Brittany Farrer had 14 points, 10 rebounds and four steals to lead the Panthers, who won their first game of the season following two losses. Fellow seniors Alyssa Watson and Katie Singler added 14 and 10 points, respectively, for South Medford. Casey Martin buried two first-quarter 3-pointers to help spark the Panther offense. "We played really well tonight," said South Medford coach Andrea Jaime. "I was really pleased with our effort and our fundamentals." South Medford, which suffered 38 turnovers in a loss to South Eugene last Saturday, coughed up the ball only 16 times Tuesday. Advertisement "That was a huge improvement for us," Jaime said. The Panthers, who jumped to a 23-point halftime lead, used an effective press that generated 22 steals. Jaime was pleased with her team’s execution. "This was a good opportunity for us to work on that (the press)," she said. "We played really well defensively. This was a confidence-builder." SPRINGFIELD (25) — Haines 1, Corona 0, Leighton 0, Kneen 2, Sarquar 0, Shrum 0, Grabler 2, Apelar 0, Nanes 2, Banks 3, King 0, Wiebe 15. Totals: 6 10-18 25. SOUTH MEDFORD (70) — Coker 2, Hooper 0, Martin 6, Mytinger 0, Banuelos 7, Grant 7, Glover 4, Singler 10, Towry 4, Farrer 14, Watson 14, Frodsham 2. Totals: 29 8-10 70. Springfield........................................8 6 9 2 — 25 South Medford..........................18 19 19 14 — 70 3-point goals — Springfield 3 (Wiebe 3), South Medford 4 (Martin 2, Banuelos 1, Grant 1). JV result — South Medford won ILLINOIS VALLEY 46, EAGLE POINT 37 — At Cave Junction, Illinois Valley scored a win over Class 4A Eagle Point thanks in part to a disparaging gap on the free throw line. The Cougars shot 72 percent from the charity stripe and converted more free throws than Eagle Point had attempts. Sarah Houston led all players with 19 points and Emily Dudley and Sheena Cole each scored 12 for Illinois Valley. Salina Sychla scored 18 points to lead Eagle Point (0-3). EAGLE POINT (37) — Schauffler 0, Whipple 2, Logan 7, Emigh 6, Sychla 18, Laff 0, Phillips 2, Wilson 2, Griggs 0. Totals: 16 4-14 37. ILLINOIS VALLEY (46) — Wylie 0, Tausaga 2, Cole 12, Ellis 0, Dudley 12, Houston 19, Barry 1. Totals: 14 18-25 46. Eagle Point....................................11 7 7 12 — 37 Illinois Valley.............................10 10 12 14 — 46 3-point goals — Eagle Point 3 (Sychla 3). Fouled out — Logan, Emigh, Laff. ROGUE RIVER 46, NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN 31 — At Rogue River, senior point guard Michelle Saaranen scored 11 points and senior shooting guard Tarra Prisbrey had 10 points and three steals to lead Rogue River (1-3) to its first victory of the season. Senior point guard Suzannah Carlino had a game-high 15 points for New Hope Christian. NEW HOPE (31) — Carlino 15, Martin 2, Scharf 2, N. Reebel 2, Heater 4, Bars 4, Parks 2, Petersen 0, Omley 0, Heisner 0, Dangelo 0, M. Reebel 0, Willingham 0. Totals: 14 1-6 31. ROGUE RIVER (46) — Hoffman 6, Tocher 7, Woodall 4, Lee 8, Saaranen 11, Prisbrey 10, Lea 0, Choate 0. Totals: 21 4-12 46. New Hope..................................... 6 10 12 5 — 31 Rogue River.................................14 16 6 10 — 46 3-point goals — New Hope 2 (Carlino 2). JV score — Rogue River 41, New Hope 31. CASCADE CHRISTIAN 55, BUTTE FALLS 25 — Cascade Christian improved to 3-1 on the season with a balanced attack and stifling defense against Butte Falls at Superior Gym. Melissa Gmur led all players with nine points for the Challengers and Sarah Brown and Katy Stieglitz added eight points apeice. Shawna Wright and Elysia Rodgers each scored five points to lead the Loggers. BUTTE FALLS (25) — Wright 5, Rodgers 5, Harms 4, Sutfin 4, K. Ferguson 2, Myers 2, B. Wright 3, Stephenson 0, Ross 0, Berg 0, F. Ferguson 0, Dyck 0. Totals: 9 8-11 25. CASCADE CHRISTIAN (55) — Gmur 9, S. Brown 8, Stieglitz 8, Bellamy 5, Muswieck 4, Duchien 4, M. Brown 5, O’Brien 2, Winner 6, McCandless 4, Cartwright 0, Teterud 0. Totals: 25 9- 13 55 Butte Falls.........................................7 4 6 8 — 25 Cascade Christian.....................19 13 13 10 — 55 3-point goals — Butte Falls 1 (Rodgers), Cascade Christian 4 (Stiegltz 2, Bellamy, Gmur). Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities